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Thornton Scores 19 of 21 After Halftime, Ohio State Beats West Virginia, 89-88, in 2OT

  • On Saturday, Ohio State Buckeyes beat West Virginia Mountaineers 89-88 in double overtime at the Cleveland Hoops Showdown at Rocket Arena, with Bruce Thornton hitting the go-ahead jumper.
  • After building a large lead late in regulation, the West Virginia Mountaineers led 51-37 with 13:52 left before Ohio State Buckeyes rallied, capped by John Mobley Jr.'s contested 3 with 52 seconds remaining.
  • Freshman Amare Bynum started the second half and scored 15 of his season-high 17 points for Ohio State, while Brenen Lorient, West Virginia guard, finished 7-of-7 for 18 points.
  • The loss is being framed as a momentum setback as Honor Huff led West Virginia Mountaineers with 24 points and five 3-pointers despite the narrow defeat.
  • Up next, West Virginia Mountaineers host Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 22, and season evaluations will factor in this result and ongoing stock reports.
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Ohio State, Thornton knock off WVU in double OT, 89-88 - The Dominion Post

MORGANTOWN — Bruce Thornton got the last good punch on Saturday night and Honor Huff likely left Rocket Arena in Cleveland wishing his foot size was half […]

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Ohio State 89, West Virginia 88, 2ot

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WVU men's basketball: Mountaineers lose big 2nd-half lead, fall to Buckeyes in 2OT

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Ohio State nips West Virginia in second OT to claim Cleveland Hoops Showdown win

Bruce Thornton hit a lean-in jumper with 3.6 seconds left in double overtime to give Ohio State an 89-88 win over West Virginia at the Cleveland Hoops Showdown on Saturday.

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Thornton scores 19 of 21 after halftime, Ohio State beats West Virginia 89-88 in 2OT

Bruce Thornton scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime — which included the go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left — and Ohio State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat West Virginia 89-88 in double overtime at the Cleveland Hoops Showdown.

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Ohio State men’s basketball fights back in 89-88 double OT win over West Virginia

Ohio State battled back from a 14-point deficit to edge out West Virginia after two overtimes.

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The Columbus Dispatch broke the news in Columbus, United States on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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