8-5, 0-2 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	T
Rutgers RUTG	32	40	72
Ohio State OSU	45	31	76

Ohio State BuckeyesOhio StateOSU

12-2, 2-1 Big Ten

Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ Ohio State Buckeyes

Thornton, Battle help Ohio State fend off Rutgers 76-72

— Bruce Thornton had 24 points, Jamison Battle scored 22 and made six 3-pointers, and Ohio State held off Rutgers 76-72 on Wednesday night.

Jan 4, 2025, 10:43 am - AP

RUTG

According to ESPN Analytics

Data is currently unavailable.

NCAA Division I

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan	19-1	-	37-3
Nebraska	15-5	4	28-7
Michigan State	15-5	4	27-8
Illinois	15-5	4	28-9
Wisconsin	14-6	5	24-11
Purdue	13-7	6	30-9
UCLA	13-7	6	24-12
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-13
Iowa	10-10	9	24-13
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-18
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-20
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-19
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20

Men's College Basketball News

Ahmed Nur commits to Ole Miss for school's top recruit in decades

Top-20 senior Ahmed Nur has committed to Ole Miss, giving the Rebels their highest-ranked recruit in at least 20 years.

Reports - Watchdog eyes NIL violations at 5-10 Power 4 schools

The College Sports Commission is looking into possible rules violations at between five and 10 Power 4 schools regarding payments to players, according to multiple reports.

Mississippi Valley St. basketball player from China in ICE custody

Mississippi Valley State transfer forward Qingfang Pang, who is from China, is currently in ICE custody after being detained on Sept. 29.

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