National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 71, Minnesota 45
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Jim Burr, # John Gaffney, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance: 16378
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No. 18 Ohio State 71, Minnesota 45: Deshaun Thomas scored 19 points and a huge second-half run lifted the host Buckeyes past the Golden Gophers.

Ohio State (19-7, 9-5 Big Ten) easily pulled away from Minnesota (18-9, 6-8). Leading 39-31 with 13:07 remaining, the Buckeyes scored 16 consecutive points to open a 53-31 lead.

Andre Hollins scored 11 points to lead the Golden Gophers, who shot 29.2 percent from the field.

After trading blows over the opening 20 minutes, Ohio State blew the game open in the second half. Thomas and Shannon Scott each scored six points during the run, and the Buckeyes pushed the lead to 30 in the final minutes.

Scott posted 11 points, five assists, three steals and three blocks off the bench while LaQuinton Ross added 10 points for Ohio State.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota narrowly avoided a season-low point total; The Gophers were held to 44 points against Wisconsin on Jan. 26. … Ohio State came close to matching the biggest win in series history – a 31-point rout in 1992. … The Gophers committed 21 turnovers.

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Ohio St.
Andre Hollins 11 Scoring Deshaun Thomas 19
Joe Coleman 1 Assists Shannon Scott 5
Andre Hollins 8 Rebounds Amir Williams 6
Oto Osenieks 6 Free Throws Made Deshaun Thomas 5
Trevor Mbakwe 1 Steals Aaron Craft 3
Elliott Eliason 1 Blocks Shannon Scott 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 45 29.2 2-15 15-20 7 35 2 3 24
Ohio St. 71 40.0 7-20 16-18 13 30 5 10 11