COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jamison Battle scored 17 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer from the corner with 41 seconds left, and Ohio State knocked off Cornell 88-83 on Tuesday night in the NIT.

Battle also added eight rebounds and five assists for the Buckeyes (21-13). Roddy Gayle Jr. added 17 points while going 6 of 14 from the floor, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line. Felix Okpara had 16 points and shot 7 of 13 from the field and 2 for 7 from the line.

Isaiah Gray finished with 19 points, four assists and two steals for the Big Red (22-8). Guy Ragland Jr. added 17 points and nine rebounds for Cornell. Nazir Williams also had 14 points and four assists.

Ohio State went into halftime ahead of Cornell 44-38. Gayle put up 10 points in the half. Okpara scored a team-high eight points in the second half.

		FG	FT	Reb
CORNELL	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	PTS
Boothby	19	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	3
Hansen	17	2-5	0-0	0-1	4	2	4
Gray	26	8-10	3-4	2-5	4	4	19
Noard	25	4-9	0-0	0-4	3	1	10
N.Williams	26	5-10	2-2	0-1	4	3	14
Fiegen	25	3-4	0-0	0-5	1	3	9
Okereke	23	3-5	0-0	1-3	6	0	7
Ragland	21	7-14	0-0	2-9	1	5	17
Beccles	12	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	2	0
Kiachian	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
Nix	3	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0	0
Totals	200	33-67	5-6	5-29	26	20	83

Percentages: FG .493, FT .833.

3-Point Goals: 12-33, .364 (Fiegen 3-4, Ragland 3-8, N.Williams 2-5, Noard 2-7, Okereke 1-2, Boothby 1-4, Beccles 0-1, Hansen 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 3 (Okereke 2, Hansen).

Turnovers: 8 (Hansen 3, N.Williams 2, Ragland 2, Gray).

Steals: 6 (Boothby 2, Gray 2, Okereke, Ragland).

Technical Fouls: Gray, 3:12 second.

		FG	FT	Reb
OHIO ST.	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	PTS
Battle	39	6-14	2-5	3-8	5	0	17
Okpara	24	7-13	2-7	7-7	1	1	16
Gayle	27	6-14	3-4	2-7	4	4	17
Mahaffey	19	0-5	2-2	2-5	3	0	2
Thornton	27	3-7	0-0	2-4	4	0	9
Bonner	30	2-7	2-2	0-4	4	3	7
Royal	17	5-11	2-2	3-5	1	3	13
Key	10	2-3	0-0	2-6	0	0	4
Chatman	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0
Hardman	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	3
Totals	200	32-75	13-22	21-46	22	12	88

Percentages: FG .427, FT .591.

3-Point Goals: 11-26, .423 (Battle 3-4, Thornton 3-5, Gayle 2-7, Hardman 1-1, Royal 1-3, Bonner 1-5, Okpara 0-1).

Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None.

Blocked Shots: 5 (Okpara 3, Gayle 2).

Turnovers: 10 (Bonner 4, Key 3, Battle, Gayle, Okpara).

Steals: 4 (Bonner 3, Gayle).

Technical Fouls: None.

Cornell	38	45	—	83
Ohio St.	44	44	—	88

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