HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Braylon Mullins hit five 3-pointers and scored 22 points before limping off the court in the second half and Na'jai Hines scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half as No. 4 UConn beat Ohio State 84-68 on Friday night.
Freshman Colben Landrew had 12 points in his first start for UConn (4-0). Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points and nine assists.
Ohio State, which erased a 14-point deficit and led five times early in the second
half, got 17 points from Jimmie Williams. John Mobley Jr. scored 16 points for the Buckeyes (2-2).
With the Huskies trailing by two points, Mullins scored five consecutive points and Jayden Ross hit a 3-pointer with 13:57 left to play. The Huskies never trailed again.
UConn jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half, helped by an early flurry of 3-pointers. Ohio State used a 9-2 run to get back into the game and ended the first half on a 13-1 run. A 3-pointer by Mobley with six seconds left in the opening half pulled the Buckeyes within 42-40 at the break. UConn didn't have a field goal in the final 4:18 of the opening half.
Ohio State took its first lead of the game 1:14 into the second half on a Justin Pippen 3-pointer as the teams traded baskets in the first five minutes of the second session.
Demary picked up his second foul with 12:59 left in the first half and didn't return until the start of the second half. He stayed in the game after being called for his third foul with 17:08 remaining.
The Huskies played without starting forward Nik Khamenia, who suffered a foot injury in Monday's win over Wagner, and will miss several weeks.
Mullins fell to the court with 6:07 left in the game. 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.
Ohio State: Host Prairie View A&M on Monday.
UConn: At No. 12 Arizona on Wednesday.
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