A 3-pointer from Purdue Fort Wayne's Marcus DeBerry pulled Ohio State within two points just four minutes into the game, and then the Buckeyes began to pull away.
With a 16-0 run early in the first half, Ohio State got out to a double-digit lead within less than 10 minutes and poured it on. The advantage stretched out to 20 points late in the first half, reached 30 less than 10 minutes into the second half and eventually got to 40 before the game ended with the Buckeyes winning, 85-46, on Friday at the Schottenstein Center.
Five Buckeyes scored in double figures.