USC (14-14, 6-11) drops a fourth straight game. Bruce Thornton and Parrish both had 20 points to lead Ohio State, while Mobley had 18 and Royal finished with 13 while battling foul trouble.

Denver Jones left the game in the first half with an ankle injury, a knock that head coach Bruce Pearl later revealed to be a bone bruise. Pearl said postgame that Jones got an X-ray during the ...

LOS ANGELES — Micah Parrish and Bruce Thornton each scored 20 points and Ohio State held on and ended its three-game skid by beating USC 87-82 on Wednesday night. John Mobley Jr. scored 18 ...