COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sam Thompson scored 14 points and No. 20 Ohio State’s newcomers led the Buckeyes to a 92-55 victory against overmatched UMass-Lowell in their season opener Friday night.
Freshman D’Angelo Russell had 16 points, four rebounds and six assists, Marc Loving scored 14, graduate transfer Anthony Lee had 13 and redshirt freshman Kam Williams 12 for the Buckeyes, who shot 62 percent from the field.
Jahad Thomas, redshirted as a freshman due to an injury, had 18 points
in his debut for the River Hawks, who have nine newcomers.
The Buckeyes went on a 14-0 run early to take command. After Kerry Weldon’s dunk put the River Hawks up 5-4, Thompson hit a 3 from and then made a floater in the lane. Scott then hit a 3, Loving a jumper and the Buckeyes got back-to-back baskets on a dunk from Thompson and Russell’s layup to make it 18-5.
Ohio State led 47-25 at the half, with the lead never dropping below 20 again.