Ohio State Buckeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

College Basketball

Ohio State

10-3

80-73

Final

Rutgers

7-7

Jersey Mike’s Arena

Lead tracker

OSU leadsBiggest lead OSU 9, RUTG 15

RUTG leads

Team	1H	2H	T
OSU	37	43	80
RUTG	41	32	73

Who won: Ohio State 80-73

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 80-73 on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Jersey Mike’s Arena. The Ohio State outscored the Rutgers 43-32 in the 2nd half. Bruce Thornton led the Ohio State in points (20). Tariq Francis led the Rutgers in points (17).

Recap · Jan 2

Bruce Thornton scores 20, moves up Ohio State scoring list in Buckeyes' 80-73 victory over Rutgers

Bruce Thornton had 20 points to move into eighth place on Ohio State's all-time scoring list and the Buckeyes defeated Rutgers 80-73 on Friday night.

What it means

Ohio State 2-1 on the road; Rutgers 6-3 at home.

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Game info

Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena, Piscataway, NJ · Attendance 8,000
Officials: Larry Scirotto (Referee), Brian Dorsey (Referee), Michael Redd (Referee)