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Ohio State vs Rutgers
Final · Fri Jan 2 · 8:00 PM ET · Jersey Mike’s Arena
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-off- Spread: Rutgers +9.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 151.5 (153 points).
Recap
Ohio State beat Rutgers 80-73 at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway on Jan 2, 2026 to move to 10-3.
The lead changed hands 12 times.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSU | 37 | 43 | 80 |
| RUTG | 41 | 32 | 73 |
Team stats
- FG
- 27-52
- 27-64
- 3PT
- 7-16
- 6-22
- FT
- 19-23
- 13-17
- Rebounds
- 33
- 31
- Assists
- 15
- 14
- Turnovers
- 12
- 8
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Ohio State · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amare Bynum F | 33 | 9 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Devin Royal F | 36 | 16 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Christoph Tilly C | 20 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bruce Thornton G | 37 | 20 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| John Mobley Jr. G | 33 | 12 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Colin White F | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Noel F | 20 | 14 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gabe Cupps G | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Taison Chatman G | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Badalau F | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Grant F | 31 | 14 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Emmanuel Ogbole C | 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Harun Zrno G | 9 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamichael Davis G | 21 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryce Ruglass Dortch F | 23 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Nwuli F | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kaden Powers G | 10 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lino Mark G | 20 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tariq Francis G | 27 | 17 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Buchanan Jr. G | 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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