New York ? Reserve guard Derrick Roland scored a career-high 15 points and Texas A&M held Ohio State to one field goal in the first 111â2 minutes of the second half in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
The Aggies (6-0) were ahead 31-25 at halftime and then turned on the defense, holding the Buckeyes (3-1) to 1-for-17 shooting to open the second half at Madison Square Garden.
Freshman center DeAndre Jordan and Walkup both had 11 points for Texas A&M. Senior forward Joseph Jones had 10 points and seven rebounds and was selected the tournament’s MVP.
Butler had 17 points for the Buckeyes.