Ohio State 116-114 Nebraska (Mar 4, 2025) Final Score

Nebraska Cornhuskers

17-13, 7-12 Big Ten

114

	1	2	OT	T
NEB	39	50	25	114
OSU	45	44	27	116

Thornton scores 29 points, leads 5 in double figures to help Ohio State beat Nebraska 116-114 in 2OT

— Bruce Thornton scored 29 points and had nine assists to lead five in double figures and Ohio State beat Nebraska 116-114 in double overtime on Tuesday night.

Mar 5, 2026, 12:25 am - AP

Devin Royal missed Jumper.
Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
Sean Stewart made Jumper. Assisted by John Mobley Jr..
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Bradshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Parrish.
Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Bradshaw made Layup. Assisted by Ques Glover.
Ques Glover missed Three Point Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. missed Jumper.
Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Royal made Layup.
Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. made Layup.
John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Parrish.
Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
Micah Parrish made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
Micah Parrish missed Layup.
Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
Ques Glover missed Three Point Jumper.
Bruce Thornton made Layup.
John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
John Mobley Jr. missed Layup.
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
Bruce Thornton missed Jumper.
Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. made Layup.
John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Royal made Two Point Tip Shot.
John Mobley Jr. missed Jumper.
Sean Stewart made Two Point Tip Shot.
Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
Sean Stewart made Layup. Assisted by John Mobley Jr..
Micah Parrish made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Royal missed Jumper.
Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Royal missed Layup.
Ques Glover missed Jumper.
Aaron Bradshaw missed Three Point Jumper.
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean Stewart made Jumper. Assisted by Devin Royal.
Sean Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
Micah Parrish made Three Point Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. made Jumper.
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
Micah Parrish missed Layup.
Bruce Thornton missed Layup.
Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Parrish.
Micah Parrish made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Mobley Jr..
Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Micah Parrish missed Jumper.
Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Royal.
Micah Parrish made Three Point Jumper.
Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Hoiberg missed Layup.
Juwan Gary made Layup. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
Brice Williams made Layup.
Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.
Rollie Worster made Layup. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.
Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Williams made Jumper.
Andrew Morgan missed Jumper.
Andrew Morgan made Layup.
Connor Essegian made Jumper.
Rollie Worster missed Jumper.
Brice Williams made Jumper.
Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
Rollie Worster made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Morgan.
Juwan Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rollie Worster.
Juwan Gary made Jumper.
Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Williams made Jumper.
Juwan Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hoiberg.
Brice Williams missed Jumper.
Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Juwan Gary made Two Point Tip Shot.
Brice Williams made Jumper.
Connor Essegian made Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Gary.
Brice Williams made Layup.
Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Gary.
Sam Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
Juwan Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
Rollie Worster missed Layup.
Brice Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.
Brice Williams missed Jumper.
Juwan Gary made Jumper.
Andrew Morgan missed Jumper.
Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
Rollie Worster missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Andrew Morgan made Jumper.
Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Essegian.
Brice Williams missed Jumper.
Sam Hoiberg made Layup.
Sam Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
Juwan Gary made Layup.
Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Williams missed Layup.
Andrew Morgan made Two Point Tip Shot.
Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Gary.
Andrew Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Rollie Worster.
Rollie Worster missed Three Point Jumper.
Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrew Morgan.
Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Juwan Gary made Two Point Tip Shot.
Rollie Worster made Layup. Assisted by Connor Essegian.
Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper.
Connor Essegian missed Layup.
Andrew Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Brice Williams.
Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper.
Brice Williams made Jumper.
Brice Williams made Jumper.
Brice Williams missed Jumper.
Brice Williams missed Jumper.
Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Essegian.
Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Williams missed Jumper.
Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
Brice Williams missed Jumper.
Ahron Ulis made Two Point Tip Shot.
Brice Williams missed Layup.
Andrew Morgan missed Jumper.
Brice Williams made Layup.
Brice Williams made Layup.
Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper.

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Betting Results

Odds by

OpenSpreadTotalML

NEBNEBNebraska Cornhuskers

(17-13)

(17-13, 7-12 Conf)

o144.5

-110

+6.5

-110

o143.5

-115

+230

OSUOSUOhio State Buckeyes

(17-13)

(17-13, 9-10 Conf)

-6.5

-105

-6.5

-110

u143.5

-105

-280

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	30-7
Maryland	14-6	3	27-9
Michigan	14-6	3	27-10
Wisconsin	13-7	4	27-10
UCLA	13-7	4	23-11
Purdue	13-7	4	24-12
Oregon	12-8	5	25-10
Illinois	12-8	5	22-13
Indiana	10-10	7	19-13
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-15
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-17
Nebraska	7-13	10	21-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	17-16
Iowa	7-13	10	17-16
USC	7-13	10	17-18
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-17
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

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Thornton scores 29 points, leads 5 in double figures to help Ohio State beat Nebraska 116-114 in 2OT

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