National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 69, Miami (OH) 40
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Larry Scirotto, # Ray Perone
Attendance: 17463
William Buford scored 18 points as No. 2 Ohio State wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a comfortable 69-40 home win over in-state rival Miami.Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Larry Scirotto, # Ray Perone
Attendance: 17463
The Buckeyes (12-1), who have won NCAA-best 54 consecutive games against unranked opponents, scored the first 11 points of the game and were never threatened. Ohio State added another 15-2 spurt early in the second half to build an insurmountable 41-21 cushion with 14:11 remaining.
Deshaun Thomas added 15 points for the Buckeyes, who forced18 turnovers and held Miami (3-7) to 33 percent shooting from the floor. After holding Lamar to 0-for-12 shooting from 3-point range on Tuesday, Ohio State shut the Redhawks out from behind the arc as well until Brian Sullivan hit on his team’s ninth attempt with 7:16 left.
Julian Mavunga posted game highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds for Miami.
Top Game Performances
| Miami (OH) | Ohio St. | |
| Julian Mavunga 20 | Scoring | William Buford 18 |
| Jon Harris 1 | Assists | Aaron Craft 8 |
| Julian Mavunga 10 | Rebounds | Jared Sullinger 6 |
| Julian Mavunga 4 | Free Throws Made | Jared Sullinger 5 |
| Brian Sullivan 1 | Steals | Aaron Craft 2 |
| Julian Mavunga 3 | Blocks | Jared Sullinger 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Miami (OH) | 40 | 32.6 | 2-14 | 8-9 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Ohio St. | 69 | 44.8 | 4-15 | 13-17 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 5 |