Jae’Sean Tate scored a career-high 22 points, Sam Thompson added 15 and Shannon Scott 13 to lead Ohio State past Nebraska 81-57 on Thursday night, the Cornhuskers’ sixth loss in a row.
D’Angelo Russell had 11 points and six assists before leaving with leg cramps for the Buckeyes (20-8, 9-6 Big Ten), who had lost their last two.
Tarin Smith had 13 points, Terran Petteway 12 and David Rivers 10 for Nebraska (13-15, 5-11), which fell to 0-8 in conference road games. The Cornhuskers haven’t won since beating Northwestern 76-60 on Feb. 3.
Tate, who also had seven rebounds, ended up 8 of 9 from the field, missing one of his two 3-point attempts. The freshman’s previous career high was 20 against Rutgers.
Scott also had six assists.
Down by as many as 20 in the first half, the Cornhuskers rallied at the outset of the second half on two quick 3s by Smith. But the Buckeyes weathered that storm, with Thompson slamming home an alley-oop pass from Russell and then later popping in a 3 from the left wing to expand the lead back to 55-38.
The outcome was never in doubt again.
Russell left the court and went to the locker room early in the second half, favoring his left leg. He returned to the bench but did not play again.
The Buckeyes rolled to a 42-24 halftime lead and never looked back.
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