COLUMBUS (AP) — Kam Williams scored 22 points as Ohio State coasted past Grambling, 82-55, on Tuesday night.
The Buckeyes (2-0) used a 14-0 run to open up a 31-11 lead a little more than 12 minutes into the first half and never looked back.
Forwards Marc Loving and Keita Bates-Diop and Williams, a guard, gave Ohio State a three-pronged scoring attack.
Williams posted 9-for-12 shooting from the floor. He made 3 of 5 3-pointers and added five rebounds. Loving and Bates-Diop added 14 points apiece.
The Buckeyes shot 58.8 percent from the floor, making 30 of 51 shots, while holding the visitors to 34.7 percent (17 for 49).
Grambling had four players score in double figures as Remond Brown and Nigel Ribeiro had 12 points apiece and Ervin Mitchell and Ulgur Hortum each scored 10.