Ohio State rallies for win over Northwestern

COLUMBUS » Jaquan Lyle led five Ohio State players in double-figures as the Buckeyes rallied to beat Northwestern, 71-63, on Tuesday night.

Keita Bates-Diop had six of his 11 points for Ohio State during a 15-2 run that swung the game in the Buckeyes’ favor midway through the second half.

Lyle, who scored four points during the Buckeyes’ go-ahead spurt, finished with 16 and Marc Loving had 15 for Ohio State. Trevor Thompson added 12 and Jae’Sean Tate had 10 for the Buckeyes (1510, 7-5).

Tre Demps and Bryant McIntosh scored 14 points apiece, Alex Olah had 11 and Scottie Lindsey added 10 for Northwestern.

The Wildcats (16-9, 4-8) led for most of the first 35 minutes but wilted under an aggressive Ohio State press in the second half.

Ohio State snapped a twogame losing streak while Northwestern lost for the sixth time in its last seven games.

The Wildcats were up, 4839, following Olah’s jumper at the 10:27 mark.

Tate started the decisive run with a layup and BatesDiop finished it with a jumper and a pair of free throws that put the Buckeyes on top 5450 with five minutes left.

Lindsey tied the game at 56 with a 3-pointer a little more than a minute later, but Lyle answered with his own trey to put the Buckeyes up for good.

Ohio State went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line in the last 1:01 to close out the

game.

Tip-ins

Northwestern: Ohio native Gavin Skelly had seven rebounds for the Wildcats.

Ohio St ate: Lyle and Thompson returned to the starting lineup at point guard and center, respectively, after A.J. Harris and Daniel Giddens started in their place for the previous four games.

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