PITT

OHIOST

High-scoring Ohio State primed to test vs. Pitt

FLM
Nov 28, 2024

After routing three straight mid-major opponents, Ohio State moves up a weight class to host Pittsburgh on Friday.

The Panthers (6-1) will play in Columbus without one of their key players in guard Damian Dunn, who underwent surgery Monday to repair a right thumb injury, according to the school. Dunn has started every game and is averaging 11.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while shooting 49 percent from the field and making 52.6 percent of his 3-pointers.

He was injured early in the Greenbrier Tip-Off against No. 15 Wisconsin on Sunday. The loss of his playmaking and veteran leadership may have factored in the Panthers blowing a 14-point lead in 81-75 defeat.

Panthers coach Jeff Capel is pleased with his team's early season effort for the most part.

"I feel really good about where we are," he said. "We had an opportunity to win a championship against a top-20 team. We were right there. We had a big lead in the first half. We weren't able to sustain it.

"Our first half defense was really good. To give up 54 in the second half was really disappointing."

Focusing on defense will be crucial against the Buckeyes (5-1), who have been ruthless the past three games against Evansville (80-30), Campbell (104-60) and Green Bay (102-69).

John Mobley Jr. and Bruce Thornton share the team scoring lead at 15.2 points per game but five Buckeyes are averaging at least 10.5 ppg this season.

Ohio State topped the 100-point mark in consecutive games for the first time since the first four games of the 1990-91 season.

The Buckeyes against Campbell had seven players in double-figures for the first time since exactly 34 years earlier against Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 25, 1990. Ohio State had 20 assists on 38 field goals.

"This was another game where we shared the ball at a high level," Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said. "Our assist total to made field goals was north of 50 percent. That speaks to our combined growth offensively.

"To have seven guys in double figures, it's hard to key in on one guy when you have that versatility."

--Field Level Media

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
39
OSU
Buckeyes
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Buckeyes gains possession)
19:36		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:34		Buckeyes offensive rebound
19:30	+3	Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	0-3
19:07		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
19:05		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
19:04		Micah Parrish personal foul
18:55		Sean Stewart shooting foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
18:55	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-3
18:55	+1	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
18:38		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
18:36		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
18:29		Amsal Delalic turnover (Sean Stewart steals)
18:23		Micah Parrish turnover
18:13		Cameron Corhen misses two point layup
18:11		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
18:08	+2	Cameron Corhen makes two point layup	4-3
17:46		Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot
17:44		Panthers defensive rebound
17:32		Sean Stewart blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point layup
17:30		Panthers offensive rebound
17:15		Jaland Lowe turnover (Micah Parrish steals)
17:02	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson Jr. assists)	4-5
17:02		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
17:02		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:02		Cameron Corhen defensive rebound
16:43		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
16:41		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Devin Royal makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:12		Amsal Delalic misses two point layup
16:10		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
16:04		Sean Stewart misses two point layup
16:02		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	6-7
15:26		Devin Royal misses three point jump shot
15:24		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
15:16	+3	Amsal Delalic makes three point jump shot	9-7
14:53	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Devin Royal assists)	9-10
14:18		Micah Parrish personal foul
14:18		TV timeout
14:18	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
14:18		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:18		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
14:02	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson Jr. assists)	10-12
13:48		John Mobley Jr. personal foul
13:42		Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
13:42		Zack Austin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:42	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-12
13:32		Sean Stewart offensive foul
13:32		Sean Stewart turnover (offensive foul)
13:23		Austin Parks personal foul
13:23	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
13:23	+1	Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-12
13:04	+2	Austin Parks makes two point layup	13-14
12:47		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
12:45		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
12:35	+2	Meechie Johnson Jr. makes two point layup	13-16
12:20		Amsal Delalic misses three point jump shot
12:18		Meechie Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
12:08	+3	Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot	13-19
11:42	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	16-19
11:17		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:15		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
10:58		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
10:55		Buckeyes defensive rebound
10:55		Cameron Corhen personal foul
10:55		TV timeout
10:31	+2	Austin Parks makes two point dunk (John Mobley Jr. assists)	16-21
10:17	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	18-21
9:59	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup	18-23
9:45		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
9:43		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
9:35	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	18-26
9:35		Panthers 30 second timeout
9:11		Jaland Lowe turnover (traveling)
8:55		Cameron Corhen personal foul
8:48	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot (Meechie Johnson Jr. assists)	18-28
8:21	+3	Brandin Cummings makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	21-28
8:00	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup (John Mobley Jr. assists)	21-30
7:41	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	23-30
7:30	+2	Devin Royal makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	23-32
7:12	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot	25-32
6:58		Zack Austin shooting foul
6:58		TV timeout
6:58	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-33
6:58	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-34
6:42		Amsal Delalic turnover (Evan Mahaffey steals)
6:35	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	25-37
6:19	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	27-37
5:57	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	27-39
5:37	+2	Amsal Delalic makes two point layup	29-39
5:15		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
5:13		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	31-39
4:32	+2	Devin Royal makes two point jump shot	31-41
4:20		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover
4:08		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:06		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	33-41
3:30		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:28		Zack Austin defensive rebound
3:17	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	35-41
2:52	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup (Austin Parks assists)	35-43
2:34		TV timeout
2:23		Ishmael Leggett turnover (Meechie Johnson Jr. steals)
2:17		John Mobley Jr. turnover
2:03		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
2:01		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
1:57		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (Evan Mahaffey steals)
1:50	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	35-46
1:26		Amsal Delalic turnover (out of bounds)
1:14		Meechie Johnson Jr. turnover
0:55		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
0:53		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
0:47	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	37-46
0:42		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:34	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	37-48
0:05		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-48
0:05	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-48
0:03		Zack Austin personal foul
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
38
OSU
Buckeyes
29

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Jaland Lowe turnover (out of bounds)
19:31	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	39-50
19:31		Cameron Corhen shooting foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul)
19:31	+1	Sean Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-51
19:04		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
19:02		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
18:49		Micah Parrish turnover (Ishmael Leggett steals)
18:44		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
18:42		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
18:35		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
18:35		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
18:35	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot	41-51
18:35		Devin Royal shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
18:35		Ishmael Leggett misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:35		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
18:25	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	41-53
18:18	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	43-53
17:41	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot	43-55
17:18		Ishmael Leggett misses two point layup
17:16		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
17:16		Papa Amadou Kante personal foul
16:53		Devin Royal misses two point layup
16:51		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
16:43	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	46-55
16:19	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	46-57
16:03		Jaland Lowe misses two point jump shot
16:01		Zack Austin offensive rebound
15:56		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
15:54		Buckeyes defensive rebound
15:54		TV timeout
15:38		Papa Amadou Kante shooting foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul)
15:38		Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:38		Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:38		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
15:24	+2	Papa Amadou Kante makes two point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	48-57
15:09		Bruce Thornton turnover (Ishmael Leggett steals)
15:02		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
15:00		Jaland Lowe offensive rebound
14:42	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point jump shot	50-57
14:42		Meechie Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
14:42	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-57
14:18		Bruce Thornton turnover
14:08		Sean Stewart shooting foul
14:08	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-57
14:08	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-57
13:47		John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:45		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
13:36		Amsal Delalic misses three point jump shot
13:34		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
13:26		Meechie Johnson Jr. turnover (Papa Amadou Kante steals)
13:05	+3	Ishmael Leggett makes three point jump shot (Papa Amadou Kante assists)	56-57
12:56		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
12:56		TV timeout
12:35		Micah Parrish turnover (Zack Austin steals)
12:13	+2	Papa Amadou Kante makes two point layup (Ishmael Leggett assists)	58-57
12:13		Austin Parks shooting foul
12:13	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-57
11:56		Jaland Lowe personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:50		Jaland Lowe blocks John Mobley Jr.'s two point jump shot
11:48		Zack Austin defensive rebound
11:23		Papa Amadou Kante misses two point layup
11:21		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
11:03		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
11:01		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	61-57
10:36		Papa Amadou Kante personal foul
10:22		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
10:21		Buckeyes offensive rebound
10:21		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
10:18		Meechie Johnson Jr. turnover (traveling)
10:02		Amsal Delalic misses three point jump shot
10:00		Panthers offensive rebound
10:00		Sean Stewart personal foul
9:50		Cameron Corhen misses two point hook shot
9:48		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
9:31		Meechie Johnson Jr. turnover (Zack Austin steals)
9:26		Zack Austin misses two point dunk
9:24		Cameron Corhen offensive rebound
9:08		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
9:06		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
8:59		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
8:59		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:59	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
8:43	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	63-58
8:22	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	63-61
8:22		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-62
7:57		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
7:55		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
7:45		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:43		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
7:37		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
7:35		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
7:15		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
7:13		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
7:10	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup	63-64
6:47		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
6:45		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
6:31		Bruce Thornton misses two point layup
6:29		Zack Austin defensive rebound
6:05	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	66-64
6:02		Panthers 30 second timeout
6:02		TV timeout
5:36		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:34		Micah Parrish offensive rebound
5:30	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Micah Parrish assists)	66-67
5:12		Papa Amadou Kante offensive foul
5:12		Papa Amadou Kante turnover (offensive foul)
4:49		Evan Mahaffey misses two point jump shot
4:47		Devin Royal offensive rebound
4:45		Jaland Lowe personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
4:45		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:45	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-68
4:34		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Papa Amadou Kante draws the foul)
4:34		Papa Amadou Kante misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:34	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-68
4:13	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	67-71
3:51		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
3:49		Papa Amadou Kante offensive rebound
3:42		Zack Austin misses two point jump shot
3:40		Papa Amadou Kante offensive rebound
3:39		Bruce Thornton personal foul
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
3:39		Papa Amadou Kante misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:39		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
3:25		Papa Amadou Kante blocks Devin Royal's two point layup
3:23		Buckeyes offensive rebound
3:18		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
3:16		Devin Royal offensive rebound
3:13		Cameron Corhen personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-72
3:13	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-73
3:01	+2	Papa Amadou Kante makes two point layup (Jaland Lowe assists)	70-73
2:35		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
2:33		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
2:24		Devin Royal personal foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-73
2:24	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-73
2:08	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson Jr. assists)	72-76
1:40		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
1:38		Meechie Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
1:37		Zack Austin personal foul (Meechie Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
1:37		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37	+1	Meechie Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-77
1:24	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Ishmael Leggett assists)	75-77
1:21		Panthers 30 second timeout
1:02		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses two point layup
1:00		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
0:53		Jaland Lowe misses two point layup
0:51		Papa Amadou Kante offensive rebound
0:33	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	77-77
0:26		Buckeyes 60 second timeout
0:07		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
0:05		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
0:02		Panthers 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

OT
PITT
Panthers
14
OSU
Buckeyes
13

Time		Play	Score
5:00		(Panthers gains possession)
4:45		Ishmael Leggett turnover (carrying)
4:17	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson Jr. assists)	77-80
3:54		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
3:52		Papa Amadou Kante offensive rebound
3:51		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Papa Amadou Kante draws the foul)
3:51		Papa Amadou Kante misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:51	+1	Papa Amadou Kante makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-80
3:25		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
3:23		Buckeyes offensive rebound
3:23		Ishmael Leggett personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-81
3:23	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-82
3:11	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	80-82
2:46		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:44		Micah Parrish offensive rebound
2:25		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:23		Zack Austin defensive rebound
2:11		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
2:09		Buckeyes defensive rebound
2:07		Papa Amadou Kante personal foul
2:07	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-83
2:07	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-84
1:55		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
1:53		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
1:53		Ishmael Leggett personal foul
1:53	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-85
1:53	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-86
1:37		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
1:35		Brandin Cummings offensive rebound
1:34		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 3	81-86
1:34		Jaland Lowe misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:34	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 3 of 3	82-86
1:06		Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot
1:04		Devin Royal offensive rebound
1:04		Jaland Lowe personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
1:04		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:04	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-87
0:55	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point layup	84-87
0:55		Devin Royal shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	85-87
0:34		Jaland Lowe personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
0:34		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-88
0:25		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
0:23		Meechie Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
0:17		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:17		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:16		Marlon Barnes Jr. personal foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul)
0:16		John Mobley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16	+1	John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-89
0:10		Evan Mahaffey blocks Jaland Lowe's two point jump shot
0:08		Panthers offensive rebound
0:07		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Jaland Lowe draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 1 of 3	86-89
0:07	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 2 of 3	87-89
0:07	+1	Jaland Lowe makes regular free throw 3 of 3	88-89
0:06		Marlon Barnes Jr. personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
0:06		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:06	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-90
0:02	+3	Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)	91-90
0:00		End of period

+ 3

Zack Austin makes three point jump shot (Jaland Lowe assists)