Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 38 points to lead Ohio State to a 94-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.

Thornton made 14 of 17 field-goal attempts, was 5 of 8 from 3-point range and hit all five free throws to break his previous best of 33 vs. Indiana State set last Dec. 29. The senior guard also had five rebounds and five assists and scored 19 points in each half.

John Mobley Jr. tied his career best with five 3-pointers among his 19 points while Christoph Tilly had 15 points for the Buckeyes (2-0).

Mikale Stevenson scored a career-high 21 and DeAndre Craig Jr. contributed 18 points for the Mastodons (0-2). Stevenson had 20 against College of Biblical Studies on Dec. 20, 2024.

The Buckeyes were coming off setting a program record for points in a season

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