It was a blowout by then, though with so many injuries in the frontcourt they were obviously concerned when Martin went down after grabbing a defensiverebound, pounding the floor in anger.
At the other end, Nik Stauskas grabbed a defensiverebound, but his poor pass bounced right to Thomas, who caught it in rhythm in front of the Ohio State bench and sank a 3 to tie it.
Kadeem Batts scored 15 points, but his defensive play, with nine boards and a vital rebound with 3 minutes remaining that kept the Friars in the lead, was his most important contribution.