National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 82, Albany 60
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 11, 2012
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Donnie Eppley, # Gerald Williams, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
13497
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No. 4 Ohio State 82, Albany 60: Aaron Craft scored 20 points and the host Buckeyes rolled to an easy win in their season opener.
Craft hit a career-high five 3-pointers and had seven assists. Deshaun Thomas, who scored 19 points, had nine in a row when Ohio State took control late in the first half. Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 18 for the Buckeyes, who shot 57.1 percent from the field and 60 percent (12-for-20) on 3-pointers.
Mike Black led the Great Danes (1-1) with 20 points while Jacob Iati added 13. Albany was 35.6 percent from the field and 27.3 percent on its 3-point attempts.
The game was tied 19-19 at the 6:20 mark before Ohio State finished the half on a 20-6 run. Smith's 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Buckeyes a 39-25 lead heading into intermission and they cruised from there.
Ohio State's scheduled opener against Marquette on Friday, which was slated to be played on the deck of the USS Yorktown, was canceled because of moisture on the court that had been installed on the aircraft carrier.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ohio State scored 12 points off nine Albany turnovers in the first half. ... The Buckeyes had 18 assists on 32 baskets. ... The Great Danes committed 16 turnovers and had only six assists.
Top Game Performances
| Albany |
|
Ohio St. |
|
Mike Black 20 |
Scoring |
Aaron Craft 20 |
|
Jacob Iati 3 |
Assists |
Aaron Craft 7 |
|
John Puk 7 |
Rebounds |
LaQuinton Ross 5 |
|
Jacob Iati 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Craft 3 |
|
Jacob Iati 2 |
Steals |
Shannon Scott 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Sam Thompson 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Albany
|
60 |
35.6 |
6-22 |
22-30 |
6 |
29 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
| Ohio St.
|
82 |
57.1 |
12-20 |
6-13 |
18 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
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