Braylon Mullins scored 22 points before limping off the court in the second half as No. 4 UConn beat Ohio State 84-68 on Friday night.
Mullins hit five 3-pointers and Na’jai Hines added 17 of his 20 points in the second half for the Huskies. Freshman Colben Landrew scored 12 points in his first start for UConn, which improved to 4-0 on the season.
Silas Demary Jr. contributed 10 points and nine assists for the winners. Jimmie Williams led Ohio State with 17 points, while John Mobley Jr. scored 16 points for the Buckeyes as their record dropped to 2-2.
Ohio State erased a 14-point first-half deficit and took the lead five times early in the second half. The Buckeyes closed the opening half on a 13-1 run capped by a Mobley 3-pointer with six seconds remaining to pull within 42-40 at halftime.
Justin Pippen hit a 3-pointer 1:14 into the second session to give Ohio State its first lead of the game. With the Huskies trailing by two points later in the half, Mullins scored five consecutive points and Jayden Ross hit a 3-pointer with 13:57 left to play to put UConn ahead for good.
“He hobbled off the court and went straight to the stationary bike he had been riding when he isn’t in the game this season,” regarding Mullins, who fell to the court with 6:07 remaining.
The Huskies played without starting forward Nik Khamenia, who suffered a foot injury during a win over Wagner and will miss several weeks.
Ohio State returns home to host Prairie View A&M on Monday. UConn travels to play at No. 12 Arizona on Wednesday.
Braylon Mullins led the Huskies with 22 points before leaving the game with an injury in the second half. Na’jai Hines also contributed 20 points, scoring 17 of them after halftime.
The Buckeyes used a 13-1 run to erase a double-digit deficit and cut the UConn lead to 42-40 at halftime after Mobley hit a 3-pointer with six seconds left.
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