University of Minnesota Athletics
Tuesday, January 20
Columbus, OH
5:30 PM
University of Minnesota
10-9,3-5Big Ten
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at
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Ohio State
13-5,5-3Big Ten
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Minnesota
28
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74
Ohio St.
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36
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Team Stats
MINN
OSU
FG%
.397
.477
3FG%
.286
.292
FT%
.800
.722
RB
31
42
TO
9
10
STL
6
6
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
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Gophers Fall in Overtime at Ohio State
1/20/2026 8:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson scored a career-high 26 points and added eight rebounds, Cade Tyson had 15 points, and Isaac Asuma had 12 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals, as Minnesota rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to force overtime, but John Mobley Jr. had 26 points and Bruce Thornton added 23 points and seven rebounds to lead Ohio State (13-5, 5-3) to an 82-74 win over Minnesota (10-9, 3-5 B1G) at the Schottenheim Center.
Crocker-Johnson scored 20 points after halftime, helping Minnesota rally from a 41-30 deficit early in the second half to take a 50-46 lead. The lead changed hands 11 times over the final 4:16 of regulation, and Langston Reynolds had a chance to win it for the Gophers, but his driving layup rolled off the rim. Crocker-Johnson made 11-of-19 field goals, and 3-of-4 free throws to surpass his previous career-high of 23 points versus Stanford on Nov. 27. The 20-point game was his third in a row and his fourth this season.
Tyson reached double-figures for the 19th time this season with his 15-point outing, but he fouled out in overtime. Asuma made three three-pointers, and Reynolds finished with 12 points and five assists. Bobby Durkin added six points and four rebounds, and Grayson Grove had three points and three boards. As a team, Minnesota made 23-of-58 (.397) field goals, including 8-of-28 (.286) three-pointers, and 20-of-25 free throws.
OSU was led by Mobley and Thornton, who combined for 49 points, while Devin Royal had 16 points, and Christoph Tilly had 11 points. The Buckeyes were 31-of-65 (.477) from the field, which included 7-of-24 (.292) from beyond the arc, and 13-of-18 (.722) at the line. OSU held a 42-31 rebounding advantage and had a 46-26 advantage in the paint.
Ohio State jumped out to a 10-0 lead, as Minnesota missed its first six field goal attempts, forcing Niko Medved to call a timeout with 16:06 left in the half. The Gophers missed two more field goal attempts before Tyson made a pair of free throws to cut it to 10-2. Reynolds went 4-of-4 at the free throw line to pull Minnesota within 10-6 with 14:02 remaining. Royal ended the 6-0 Gophers run with a pair of free throws, but Tyson hit a corner three for Minnesota's first field goal at the 13:25 mark to cut it to 12-9. Crocker-Johnson made a pair of free throws to cut OSU's lead to a point, and Durkin's three-pointer and a layup from Crocker-Johnson made it a 16-2 run to put the Gophers up 16-12 with 11:36 left.
Mobley's second three-pointer ended a field goal drought of almost five minutes and pulled the Buckeyes within one, and his floater in the lane put OSU back on top 17-16. Reynolds' layup made it 18-17, but a 5-0 OSU run put the Buckeyes up by four before Durkin's second three-pointer cut it to 22-21 and Asuma's trey tied the score with 6:14 remaining. A Thornton three put OSU up by three, but Crocker-Johnson made an eight-foot jumper in the lane and Reynolds added a pair of free throws for a 28-27 lead. Thornton's two field goals were the only scoring during the final 4:17, and the Buckeyes led 31-28 at the half.
Reynolds paced the Gophers with eight first-half points, while Crocker-Johnson had six points and five rebounds, Durkin had six points, and Tyson added five points. As a team, Minnesota made 7-of-25 (.280) field goals, including 4-of-13 (.308) three-pointers, and 10-of-11 (.909) free throws. Mobley led the Buckeyes with 13 points at the break, with Thornton and Royal each adding seven. The Buckeyes made 11-of-27 (.407) field goals, including 4-of-15 (.267) three-pointers, and 5-of-5 free throws, while holding a 19-14 rebounding advantage.
Ohio State opened the second half with a 7-0 run to extend its lead to 38-28 before Crocker-Johnson banked in a six-foot shot in the lane. Thornton stretched the lead to 41-30, but Crocker-Johnson connected on a three-pointer to pull the Gophers within eight. Asuma and Tyson added three-pointers, and a Reynolds layup made it an 11-2 run to trim the deficit to 43-41 with 13:36 remaining. Tyson added a pair of free throws to extend the run to 13-2 and tie the score with 11:26 left. Mobley snapped a six-minute, nine-second scoring drought for OSU with a second-chance three-pointer to put the Buckeyes up by three points, but Asuma made a pair at the line to cut it to 46-45.
Asuma came up with a steal and found Reynolds for a layup to retake the lead, and then Asuma knocked down a corner three from in front of the Minnesota bench to put the Gophers up 50-46 and force an OSU timeout with 8:00 left. That three from Asuma, his third of the game, made it a 17-3 run over a 7:34 span. Tilly scored to pull the Buckeyes within two, but Asuma made a free throw for a 51-48 lead. A 7-2 OSU run put the Buckeyes back in front, 55-53 with 4:16 left, but Crocker-Johnson's three-point play put the Gophers up 56-55.
Royal's alley-oop dunk put OSU back in front, but Tyson made a pair at the line for a 58-57 lead. The lead changed again, as Tilly scored on a play where it looked like he traveled, but Crocker-Johnson's layup put the Gophers up 60-59. Mobley's jumper put OSU back up by one, but Crocker-Johnson banked in a short shot for a 62-61 lead with 1:52 left. Mobley made a three-pointer for a two-point lead, but Tyson's three-point play made it 65-64 with 1:17 left. Thornton answered with a three-point play to put OSU up by a pair, but Crocker-Johnson scored to tie the score and was fouled. He missed the free through, though, and after Minnesota got a stop at the other end, Reynolds' layup attempt rolled off the rim to send the game to overtime.
A Crocker-Johnson layup tied the score at 69-69 early in zOT, but the Buckeyes put together a 7-2 run to extend the lead to 76-71 with 1:49 left, and Medved called timeout. Asuma attempted a three-pointer that was off the mark, but Crocker-Johnson grabbed the rebound and scored on a layup to trim it to 76-73. Thornton scored to put OSU back up by five, and Grove made 1-of-2 at the line to make it 78-74 with 0:54.1 left. Thornton's free throws with 25.5 seconds left made it 80-74, and the Buckeyes secured the win.
Minnesota returns home to play host to No. 7/7 Nebraska on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff at Williams Arena is set for 11:00 a.m. CST, and the game will be televised on FS1.
Crocker-Johnson scored 20 points after halftime, helping Minnesota rally from a 41-30 deficit early in the second half to take a 50-46 lead. The lead changed hands 11 times over the final 4:16 of regulation, and Langston Reynolds had a chance to win it for the Gophers, but his driving layup rolled off the rim. Crocker-Johnson made 11-of-19 field goals, and 3-of-4 free throws to surpass his previous career-high of 23 points versus Stanford on Nov. 27. The 20-point game was his third in a row and his fourth this season.
Tyson reached double-figures for the 19th time this season with his 15-point outing, but he fouled out in overtime. Asuma made three three-pointers, and Reynolds finished with 12 points and five assists. Bobby Durkin added six points and four rebounds, and Grayson Grove had three points and three boards. As a team, Minnesota made 23-of-58 (.397) field goals, including 8-of-28 (.286) three-pointers, and 20-of-25 free throws.
OSU was led by Mobley and Thornton, who combined for 49 points, while Devin Royal had 16 points, and Christoph Tilly had 11 points. The Buckeyes were 31-of-65 (.477) from the field, which included 7-of-24 (.292) from beyond the arc, and 13-of-18 (.722) at the line. OSU held a 42-31 rebounding advantage and had a 46-26 advantage in the paint.
Ohio State jumped out to a 10-0 lead, as Minnesota missed its first six field goal attempts, forcing Niko Medved to call a timeout with 16:06 left in the half. The Gophers missed two more field goal attempts before Tyson made a pair of free throws to cut it to 10-2. Reynolds went 4-of-4 at the free throw line to pull Minnesota within 10-6 with 14:02 remaining. Royal ended the 6-0 Gophers run with a pair of free throws, but Tyson hit a corner three for Minnesota's first field goal at the 13:25 mark to cut it to 12-9. Crocker-Johnson made a pair of free throws to cut OSU's lead to a point, and Durkin's three-pointer and a layup from Crocker-Johnson made it a 16-2 run to put the Gophers up 16-12 with 11:36 left.
Mobley's second three-pointer ended a field goal drought of almost five minutes and pulled the Buckeyes within one, and his floater in the lane put OSU back on top 17-16. Reynolds' layup made it 18-17, but a 5-0 OSU run put the Buckeyes up by four before Durkin's second three-pointer cut it to 22-21 and Asuma's trey tied the score with 6:14 remaining. A Thornton three put OSU up by three, but Crocker-Johnson made an eight-foot jumper in the lane and Reynolds added a pair of free throws for a 28-27 lead. Thornton's two field goals were the only scoring during the final 4:17, and the Buckeyes led 31-28 at the half.
Reynolds paced the Gophers with eight first-half points, while Crocker-Johnson had six points and five rebounds, Durkin had six points, and Tyson added five points. As a team, Minnesota made 7-of-25 (.280) field goals, including 4-of-13 (.308) three-pointers, and 10-of-11 (.909) free throws. Mobley led the Buckeyes with 13 points at the break, with Thornton and Royal each adding seven. The Buckeyes made 11-of-27 (.407) field goals, including 4-of-15 (.267) three-pointers, and 5-of-5 free throws, while holding a 19-14 rebounding advantage.
Ohio State opened the second half with a 7-0 run to extend its lead to 38-28 before Crocker-Johnson banked in a six-foot shot in the lane. Thornton stretched the lead to 41-30, but Crocker-Johnson connected on a three-pointer to pull the Gophers within eight. Asuma and Tyson added three-pointers, and a Reynolds layup made it an 11-2 run to trim the deficit to 43-41 with 13:36 remaining. Tyson added a pair of free throws to extend the run to 13-2 and tie the score with 11:26 left. Mobley snapped a six-minute, nine-second scoring drought for OSU with a second-chance three-pointer to put the Buckeyes up by three points, but Asuma made a pair at the line to cut it to 46-45.
Asuma came up with a steal and found Reynolds for a layup to retake the lead, and then Asuma knocked down a corner three from in front of the Minnesota bench to put the Gophers up 50-46 and force an OSU timeout with 8:00 left. That three from Asuma, his third of the game, made it a 17-3 run over a 7:34 span. Tilly scored to pull the Buckeyes within two, but Asuma made a free throw for a 51-48 lead. A 7-2 OSU run put the Buckeyes back in front, 55-53 with 4:16 left, but Crocker-Johnson's three-point play put the Gophers up 56-55.
Royal's alley-oop dunk put OSU back in front, but Tyson made a pair at the line for a 58-57 lead. The lead changed again, as Tilly scored on a play where it looked like he traveled, but Crocker-Johnson's layup put the Gophers up 60-59. Mobley's jumper put OSU back up by one, but Crocker-Johnson banked in a short shot for a 62-61 lead with 1:52 left. Mobley made a three-pointer for a two-point lead, but Tyson's three-point play made it 65-64 with 1:17 left. Thornton answered with a three-point play to put OSU up by a pair, but Crocker-Johnson scored to tie the score and was fouled. He missed the free through, though, and after Minnesota got a stop at the other end, Reynolds' layup attempt rolled off the rim to send the game to overtime.
A Crocker-Johnson layup tied the score at 69-69 early in zOT, but the Buckeyes put together a 7-2 run to extend the lead to 76-71 with 1:49 left, and Medved called timeout. Asuma attempted a three-pointer that was off the mark, but Crocker-Johnson grabbed the rebound and scored on a layup to trim it to 76-73. Thornton scored to put OSU back up by five, and Grove made 1-of-2 at the line to make it 78-74 with 0:54.1 left. Thornton's free throws with 25.5 seconds left made it 80-74, and the Buckeyes secured the win.
Minnesota returns home to play host to No. 7/7 Nebraska on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff at Williams Arena is set for 11:00 a.m. CST, and the game will be televised on FS1.
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