Ohio Goes On 40-0 Scoring Run To Set NCAA Record
Dec 6, 2020, 5:02 PM
(L-R) D.J. Cooper #5, Walter Offutt #3 and Nick Kellogg #15 of the Ohio Bobcats react against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Midwest Regional Semifinal at Edward Jones Dome on March 23, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio went on a 40-0 scoring run, spanning halftime, to set a NCAA record for a game involving two Division I men’s basketball teams, and the Bobcats beat Cleveland State 101-46.
Lunden McDay closed the first half with a 3-pointer as Ohio scored the final five points for a 51-25 lead.
Ohio then opened the second half by scoring the first 35 points — with 3-pointers from four different players.
All 4️⃣0️⃣ from our NCAA record run.#OUohyeah pic.twitter.com/TCSSjAXoyG
— Ohio Men's Basketball (@OhioMBasketball) December 6, 2020
According to the NCAA record book, Oklahoma scored 39-straight points in a first-half run against Weber State on December 22, 2014.
Across halftime, the 40-0 run by Ohio today is a new D-I vs D-I record https://t.co/og0dmYE5Jm
— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) December 6, 2020
Deante Johnson had nine points for Cleveland State.
