Overview
- Minor hit an off-balance three at the horn to seal a 67-66 win, his third made three of the game.
- Pitt completed a two-year home-and-home sweep after last season’s Zack Austin buzzer-winner in Columbus.
- Ohio State fell to 6-1 after entering the matchup 6-0, taking its first lead only in the second half.
- Sophomore guard John Mobley Jr. exited after halftime in a walking boot, while Pitt played without second-leading scorer Brandin Cummings, who is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- Devin Royal led Ohio State with 22 points and Bruce Thornton posted 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Pitt’s Cameron Corhen and Barry Dunning Jr. each added 18 alongside Minor’s 18.