Any future NBA first-round pick can leave TV viewers slack-jawed with a dunk. Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell is making a habit of doing it with bounce passes.*
The gifted 6-foot-5 freshman followed up the dazzling pass he threw Saturday against Iowa with another beauty Thursday against Northwestern. High-flying Sam Thompson curled around a screen and cut as though he was going to receive a lob pass at the rim, but Russell fed him by threading a bounce pass through traffic instead.*
Whereas Thompson failed to finish the layup Russell created for him against Iowa, he did not make the same mistake twice. The senior forward easily threw down a two-handed dunk to help Ohio State hold on for a 69-67 road victory at Northwestern.
Ohio State (15-5, 4-3) wouldn't have escaped with a hard-fought victory if Russell hadn't delivered a near-flawless performance. The fabulous freshman scored a career-high 33 points, sank six 3-pointers and posted seven rebounds. He also had six assists — one being that 40-foot-right-through-the-middle-of-the-defense dime — and zero turnovers.

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