COLUMBUS (AP) – Marc Loving had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Ohio State beat Air Force 74-50 on Tuesday night.
The Buckeyes (4-4) never trailed while picking up their second consecutive win. They had lost four straight before beating VMI 89-62 on Dec. 5.
JaQuan Lyle scored 12 points and Jae’Sean Tate added 11 for Ohio State. Trevor Lyons led Air Force (6-3) with 13 points.
Ohio State outscored the Falcons 24-5 over the last 13:19 of the first half, including a scoreless stretch of 6:44 until CJ Siples’ put-back with 3.1 left.
To show what kind of first half it was for Air Force, Loving answered with a running 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer, giving the Buckeyes a 37-16 halftime lead.
Air Force scored the first four points of the second half, but the Falcons did not get closer than 17 points the rest of the way.