The Ohio State Buckeyes got off to a bit of a slow start against No. 16 Texas-San Antonio but have taken control and lead the Roadrunners 37-21 at halftime. William Buford leads the Buckeyes with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Jared Sullinger has 9 points and 6 rebounds while Jon Diebler, playing in front of his hometown, has 9 points on 3-5 shooting, all from deep.
Ohio State is shooting as a blistering pace – 65.2% – while dominating the Roadrunners on the glass 14-6. To their credit UTSA has shot the ball well also, 45.5%, but has been unable to get it going from three point range(1-8).
UTSA scored the first basket of the game and actually led 9-7 with 13 minutes to go before the Buckeyes went on a 16-4 run to take a 23-13 lead. The Buckeyes went on another 12-4 run to end the half in front of a huge pro-Buckeyes crowd at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.