Story byJustin GolbaFri, January 9, 2026 at 5:47 AM UTC·4 min readThe Ohio State Buckeyes (11-4, 3-2) used a 24-3 run in the second half to take down the Oregon Ducks (8-8, 1-4) 72-62 in a late tip on the West Coast. The Buckeyes were coming off a close loss to the undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers Monday night, and Oregon was coming off a road loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJohn Mobley got the scoring going for Ohio State, as the sharpshooter knocked down a long three-pointer. The Buckeyes then got two buckets from freshman Amare Bynum. The Ducks struggled from the field to start this one, shooting 1-for-9 from the field at the first media timeout. A Devin Royal three-pointer gave the Buckeyes a 10-4 lead with 13 minutes remaining in the opening half.
