EUGENE, Ore. (Interstat) — Ohio State led wire-to-wire to defeat Oregon 72-62 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Matthew Knight Arena. The Buckeyes improved to 11-4 while the Ducks fell to .500 at 8-8.

Devin Royal scored 14 points for Ohio State, which built a 34-29 halftime lead and maintained control throughout the second half. Christoph Tilly also added 14 points for the Buckeyes. Oregon, a 2.5-point pregame favorite, was led by Nate Bittle’s 14 points and three blocks. Wei Lin added 10 points and five assists for the Ducks.

A crowd of 6,037 watched as Ohio State secured the road victory despite being projected by analytics to have only a 33.5% chance to win. The teams combined for a total of 134 points, falling well under the over/under line of 153.5.