BIG TEN BASKETBALL Buckeyes escape from Furman

Tony Stockman's 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining broke a tie.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- No player aggravates Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien more than Tony Stockman. Coincidentally, none may have as much potential.
Stockman made plenty of mistakes but scored Ohio State's last six points Wednesday night, leading the Buckeyes past Furman 70-68.
"He took a couple of ill-advised shots, but those are things we have to live with at times," O'Brien said. "He's not perfect."
Bouncing back
Not even close. Stockman hit just 7-of-18 shots from the field and at times played loose defense. But just as suddenly, he can do something special.
"When it's on the line, I don't think he has any fear," O'Brien said. "I think he has no problem trying to be the guy who's going to make your team win the game. It's nice to have a guy like that."
Stockman, who scored 21 points, broke a tie at 66 on a 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining.
"I'm staying confident," the junior transfer from Clemson said. "I hit the floater before that so it helped me with my confidence."
After Moussa Diagne hit a layup with nine seconds to go, Stockman made the front end of a double-bonus with 7.7 seconds remaining to give Ohio State (5-3) a 70-68 lead.
The rebound of Stockman's second free throw bounced out to the perimeter and a long pass ended up in the hands of Maleye Ndoye, but his driving layup with two seconds remaining bounced around the rim and fell off. The Buckeyes' J.J. Sullinger grabbed the rebound as time expired.
"I tell our kids all the time, 'The pressure's on them.' And it was," Furman coach Larry Davis said. "They're supposed to win. I thought when it got tough, we hung in there and didn't fold up."
Long-range efficiency
The Paladins (4-4) hit 12 3-pointers -- just one off the school record -- on 22 attempts. Freshman Eric Webb came off the bench to make 6-of-8 3-pointers for a career-best 20 points.
"Those guys are shooting 28 percent [on 3s]. Why us?" O'Brien said. "Do their eyes light up when they see us? Are they getting looks they don't get against other teams?"
Ndoye added 11 points and Tony Carter had 10 for Furman, which capped a five-game road trip.
Brandon Fuss-Cheatham scored 13 points and Terence Dials and Sullinger each added 12 for the Buckeyes.
Northwestern 63, Arizona St. 61
EVANSTON, Ill. -- T.J. Parker scored 12 points and the winning basket as time expired, and Vedran Vukusic scored a career-high 26 points for Northwestern.
Jitim Young forced a jump ball that went Northwestern's way and with 4.6 seconds remaining Parker dribbled the length of the court and hit a 14-foot jumper to give Northwestern the win.
Young had 12 points and nine rebounds for Northwestern. Parker had eight assists.