Devin Royal scored 16 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, Bruce Thornton also had 22 points and Ohio State defeated Rutgers 80-66 on Saturday.
Mincey added six rebounds for the River Hawks (6-4). Martin Somerville scored 22 points and added five assists. Yuri Covington had 19 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 5 from ...
Efton Reid III and Cameron Hildreth each converted a pair of free throws in the final 30 seconds to allow Wake Forest to hold off Boston College 72-66 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener.
Braeden Shrewsberry matched his career-high with 25 points, J.R. Konieczny and Tae Davis scored 15 each and Notre Dame edged Syracuse 69-64 in the ACC opener for both teams.