John Mobley Jr., Ohio State overpower Mount St. Mary's

Field Level Media|published: Tue 25th November, 20:47 2025

Ohio State Buckeyes guard John Mobley Jr. (0) shoots the ball against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers in the first half of the NCAA basketball game at Value City Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.

John Mobley Jr. scored a career-high 26 points as Ohio State routed Mount St. Mary' s 113-60 on Tuesday in Columbus.

Mobley made 10 of 15 field-goal attempts and surpassed his previous best of 23 against Campbell on Nov. 22, 2024, with a 3-pointer with six minutes left in regulation for the Buckeyes (6-0).

Devin Royal scored 17 points, Ivan Njegovan 15 and Bruce Thornton 14 in the win.

Ohio State had its second-highest total this season behind a 118-102 victory over Indiana University Indianapolis in the season opener.

Luke McEldon had 19 and Arlandus Keyes 13 for the Mountaineers (1-6).

The Buckeyes have played all six games at home with just one Power 5 opponent, a 64-63 win against Notre Dame.

It gets harder from here with five straight Power 5 schools starting Friday at Pittsburgh before Big Ten games at Northwestern and home for Illinois.

Mount St. Mary's simply couldn't shoot from distance in the first half, making a poor 4 of 18 from beyond the arc (22.2%). Contrast that to Ohio State's 7 of 16 (43.9%) from distance in the first half, and it was easy to see why the Buckeyes had plenty of breathing room.

For the Mountaineers, it was a second tough outing after playing a pair of high majors. They gave Cincinnati all it could handle for 30 minutes before succumbing 72-55 on Nov. 16.

Three days later, the Mountaineers led host Maryland by five points with 30 seconds left but lost 95-90 in overtime. But all the good vibes were washed away in an 83-60 setback at Western Michigan on Sunday.

While Mount St. Mary's was going have a tough task beating the Buckeyes, it was a disappointing start because the Buckeyes were only briefly threatened.

Ohio State led 10-8 in the first five minutes before Mobley helped accelerate the lead to 24-13 by hitting two jumpers.

The Buckeyes eventually expanded the margin to 29-15, but Keyes pulled the Mountaineers within eight, 31-23 on a jumper with 7:37 left in the first half.

That's when the Buckeyes went on a 21-3 blitz to end the half with a 52-26 advantage.

--Field Level Media

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