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Dec 23, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes guard John Mobley Jr. (0) shoots a three point basket as Grambling State Tigers forward Rickey Ballard (3) defends during the second half at Value City Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nJohn Mobley Jr. scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half to lead five Ohio State players in double figures in a 89-63 win over Grambling State on Tuesday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bruce Thornton scored 18, Devin Royal 16 and Amare Bynum had 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds while Christoph Tilly added 10 points for the Buckeyes (9-3).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Antonio Munoz led the Tigers (5-7) with 19 points and Derrius Ward had 12. Jamil Muttilib and Jimel Lane had 10 points each.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ohio State took its biggest lead to that point on a Thornton basket, 54-34, at 15:18 of the second half. Grambling State pulled to within 56-44 about three minutes later.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Mobley then came out of a timeout and drilled a pair of 3-pointers 33 seconds apart and the Buckeyes were off. Mobley finished a 14-0 run with another triple to make it 70-44 and put the game away. Ohio State outscored Grambling 50-39 in the second half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Buckeyes also finished the first half with a fury, knocking down their final six shots after the Tigers kept the game competitive for the first 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Each team had their stretches of domination, but unfortunately for Grambling State, Ohio State had more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Tigers led 5-4 after nearly four minutes before Ohio State reeled off 10- straight points while the visitors missed all six shots. Grambling then scored five unanswered before Bynum created space and sank a 3-pointer to make 17-12.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Later, Colin White came off the bench to cap an 8-0 streak with a layup to make it 31-18.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Those were the only points of the first half for the Ohio State reserves, a sore point for coach Jake Diebler after the Buckeyes got zero points off the bench in a 71-70 loss to No. 12 North Carolina on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Part of the reason was the freshman Bynum made his first career start against the Tar Heels and contributed 11 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Because of the blowout, the starters came out early and the Buckeyes finished with 13 bench points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After White’s bucket, Muttilib made a 3-pointer for Grambling, but Bynum was on the receiving end of a lob by Thornton for the slam to make it 33-21.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n