National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 70, Colgate 50
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 6, 2014
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Bill Ek, # Gene Steratore, # Edwin Young
Attendance:
14054
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No. 13 Ohio State 70, Colgate 50: Freshman D'Angelo Russell scored 19 points to lead the way as the Buckeyes pulled away for their ninth straight home victory.
Marc Loving scored 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting for Ohio State (6-1), which went 4-0 in the round-robin Buckeye Classic. Kam Williams added 11 points off the bench and Amir Williams collected eight points and eight rebounds.
Ethan Jacobs scored 18 points to lead Colgate (1-7), which suffered its first loss by more than seven points this season. Damon Sherman-Newsome scored all of his 12 points from 3-point range and Austin Tillotson added 11 points as the Raiders finished 1-3 in the Buckeye Classic.
The Buckeyes went wire-to-wire, scoring the first 10 points and leading by as many as 12 before settling for a 31-21 halftime advantage. Ohio State had a tough time pulling away and allowed Colgate to pull within 43-35 on Sherman-Newsome's 3-pointer with 13:17 left.
The Raiders stayed in the game with hot outside shooting against Ohio State's zone, making a season-high 11 3-pointers and trimming the margin to single digits seven times during the second half. The Buckeyes finally gained some separation with an 11-0 burst capped by Kam Williams' four-point play that made it 66-46 with 5:03 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: In each of its wins, Ohio State has led at halftime, outrebounded its opponent, shot for a higher percentage and scored 70 points. … Ohio State PG Shannon Scott was limited to four points and four assists and F Sam Thompson scored only two points on 1-of-7 shooting. … Colgate's bench contributed only five points on 2-of-14 shooting.
Top Game Performances
| Colgate |
|
Ohio St. |
|
Ethan Jacobs 18 |
Scoring |
D'Angelo Russell 19 |
|
Austin Tillotson 5 |
Assists |
D'Angelo Russell 4 |
|
Ethan Jacobs 5 |
Rebounds |
Amir Williams 8 |
|
Ethan Jacobs 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Marc Loving 4 |
|
Matt McMullen 1 |
Steals |
D'Angelo Russell 2 |
|
Jordan Robertson 1 |
Blocks |
Trey McDonald 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colgate
|
50 |
33.3 |
11-30 |
3-4 |
12 |
27 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
| Ohio St.
|
70 |
46.6 |
9-22 |
7-11 |
12 |
36 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
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