CLEVELAND — Miles McBride scored six of his season-high 21 points in the final 2:22 and No. 22 West Virginia rallied to beat No. 2 Ohio State 67-59 Sunday in Cleveland.
The Mountaineers trailed by nine late in the first half but went ahead for good at 55-54 on a push-shot by Derek Culver with 3:31 left. McBride, a freshman guard, followed with two free throws and an 18-foot jump shot to extend the lead to 59-54.
Ohio State was held to a season low in points and committed season highs of 22 turnovers and 25 fouls. The team shot just 31% from the field, including a 3/11 spot from leading scorer Kaleb Wesson.
"We did some things that we have to do better, but give them credit for being a really good team," Buckeyes coach Chris Holtmann told the Associated Press and other reporters following the loss. "It was back and forth, and came down to whoever could make enough plays there late."
The Cleveland Classic drew a near-capacity crowd of 16,781 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. It was the first college game in the arena since its two-year renovation was completed in September.
OSU will only play Big Ten games the rest of the regular season, and will host Wisconsin Friday after the new year begins.
