Ohio State's Bruce Thornton (left) and Roddy Gayle after helping the Buckeyes win the 2023 Emerald Coast Classic championship in Niceville, Florida. The Buckeyes beat Santa Clara in the title game ...

After missing the NCAA Tournament for the last three years, the Ohio State men's basketball team is projected to be safely in the field by Joe Lunardi.

Bruce Thornton scored 31 points including a last-second, banked-in 3 to push Ohio State past No. 18 Maryland in a Thursday night thriller.

Ohio State will host Ohio University in a preseason exhibition game on Oct. 15, a matchup that will be open to the public.

Bruce Thornton is coming back to the Ohio State Buckeyes. The sophomore guard served as captain of the Buckeyes last season, and finished the year as the team's leading scorer.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Bruce Thornton banked in a 3-pointer from the right wing with 7.4 seconds left and Ohio State overcame a 17-point deficit to beat No. 18 Maryland 73-70 on Thursday night.

Neither Johnson nor Thornton are concerned about their fit. "I'll say there's gonna be times where Bruce is gonna be on the ball a lot. When he's cooking, doing his thing, making plays," Johnson said.

When Bruce Thornton woke on Wednesday morning, after arriving back in Columbus late following Ohio State’s Tuesday night loss at Wisconsin, the Buckeye point guard sensed something was off.

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