COLUMBUS: Jae’Sean Tate scored 17 and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Keita Bates-Diop had 14 points and 10 boards to lead Ohio State to a 67-54 win against Northern Illinois on Wednesday night.
Trevor Thompson scored 10 for the Buckeyes (5-5).
Marin Maric had a career-high 17 points for Northern Illinois (7-2) and Marshawn Wilson scored 16.
Tate gave the Buckeyes the lead for good on a 3-point play and Kam Williams followed with a 3-pointer to start a 10-2 run that made it 54-46 with 7:32 left.
Northern Illinois trailed by at least seven the rest of the way.