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Ohio State never trails, takes down No. 19 Texas in Vegas

Bruce Thornton scored 20 points and Ohio State upended No. 19 Texas 80-72 on Monday in the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas. The Buckeyes never trailed and took a seven-point lead to halftime. Texas culled the deficit to three points with 7:34 to play, after which Ohio State produced a 10-1 run capped by a 3-pointer by Devin Royal. Thornton then hit two buckets and a free throw to expand the Buckeyes' advantage to 12 points with 2:49 left and they waltzed to the finish line. Micah Parrish added 17 points for Ohio State, while Royal had 16 and John Mobley Jr.