National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 91, Campbell 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Evan Burroughs, # Bobby Daw
Attendance: 12508

No. 17 Ohio State 91, Campbell 64: Freshman D’Angelo Russell collected 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and seven assists as the Buckeyes cruised past the visiting Camels in the Buckeye Classic.

Marc Loving scored a career-high 18 points and Shannon Scott added 11 points and five assists for Ohio State (4-0). Sam Thompson scored 11 points and Amir Williams was a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the line en route to 10 points.

Andrew Ryan knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Campbell (1-3), which dropped to 1-2 all-time against Big Ten opponents. D.J. Mason had 10 points and Kyre’ Hamer added nine for the Camels.

Scott stole the ball and found Russell for a fast-break layup to give the Buckeyes a 2-0 lead and they never trailed. Loving scored seven points in a 17-2 burst that gave Ohio State a 26-10 cushion, and Russell’s 3-pointer made it a 45-22 gap at the break.

The Camels had the deficit at 21 points with just under 11 minutes left but Russell hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spread it to 81-54 with six minutes to play. Russell found Williams for a dunk to push the lead to 29 points as the Buckeyes coasted to the finish.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Ohio State entered the game leading the nation in team field-goal percentage (60.8) and shot 60.7 percent against the Camels. … The Buckeyes improved to 97-1 at home against unranked non-conference opponents under head coach Thad Matta. … Campbell turned the ball over 17 times and fell to 0-12 all-time against ranked opponents.
Top Game Performances
 
Campbell   Ohio St.
Andrew Ryan 17 Scoring D'Angelo Russell 22
Rod Days 3 Assists D'Angelo Russell 7
D.J. Mason 6 Rebounds Jae'Sean Tate 5
Curtis Phillips 5 Free Throws Made Marc Loving 7
Kyre' Hamer 1 Steals Shannon Scott 2
Kyre' Hamer 2 Blocks Marc Loving 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Campbell 64 37.7 10-26 14-18 11 24 3 4 17
Ohio St. 91 60.7 8-20 15-19 17 28 4 7 10