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