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    second year forward Royal Soothsayer posted his first career double-double and Ohio State took charge of traveling to Evansville with an 80-30 victory Tuesday night at Value City Arena.

    Ohio State (3-1) closed the first half on a 19-5 run and steadily pulled away against the visiting Purple Aces (1-4). Royal led the way with a career-high 20 points and 12 rebounds. Meechie Johnson Jr. had 13 points and John Mobley Jr. added 11.

    The 50-point win is Ohio State’s first since a 97-43 win over High Point on Dec. 10, 2014. The 30 points are the fewest allowed by the Buckeyes since a 59-22 win over Samford on Nov. 29 2008.

    Two Buckeyes scored their first career points. Freshman Colin White hit two 3-pointers and a freshman center Ivan Njegovan scored 7 points, including a 3-pointer in the last minute.

    The Buckeyes lost sophomore forward Sean Stewart early in the second half when he dove for a rebound, hit his head on the ground and was slow to get up. Stewart was eventually helped to the locker room and did not return. He grabbed nine rebounds in 12 minutes.

    These were the first three games against mid-tier opponents ranked No. 260 or lower nationally on KenPom.com, a streak that is ending. with a Black Friday game against ACC foe Pittsburgh.

    Ohio State will host Campbell on Friday night.

    “Definitely don’t take this as a tune-up,” Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said when asked that question. “There are some things we did well, maybe even earlier than expected, and others we need to improve. For us, it’s about growing as a team, building that chemistry on the pitch. “

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    Colin White makes his first career shot

    Ohio State freshman forward Colin White fired a 3-pointer from the left corner with 8:43 left, and when it went through the net, it scored White’s first points in career.

    Ohio State leads 57-27 with 7:45 to play.

    Devin Royal achieves his first career double-double

    The Ohio State sophomore forward had 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as the Buckeyes led Evansville 48-24 with 11 minutes left.

    Watch Paisley win the sausage dog race at halftime

    Eight dogs finally ran onto the field at Value City Arena at halftime, and Paisley was the first to reach the finish line.

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    Watch Paisley win the wiener dog race at Ohio State basketball halftime

    Ohio State held a wiener dog race during halftime of a November 19, 2024 game against Evansville at Value City Arena.

    Ohio State’s Sean Stewart leaves the game

    Sophomore forward Sean Stewart hit his head on the ground while diving for a loose ball with about 18 minutes remaining. Stewart lay flat on his back for a while before sitting up and being helped up.

    As he stood up, Stewart wobbled and was helped to the team bench, where he remained until the next media timeout.

    With Ohio State leading 39-22 and 15:25 to play, Stewart was helped to the locker room along with two members of the training staff.

    Ohio State leads Evansville at halftime

    The Buckeyes had just nine points midway through the first half, but Ohio State took a 28-14 lead in what was not an engaging half of the basketball.

    Ohio State closed the half on a 16-2 run as the Purple Aces missed their final 11 shots of the half. Evansville is just 4 of 31 (12.9%) from the field, but Ohio State’s lead is only 14 points as the Buckeyes are 7 of 24 (29.2%) and 2 of 11 (18.2%) from 3 with six turnovers.

    Devin Royal leads Ohio State with 10 points and eight rebounds while drawing numerous fouls. Starters Micah Parrish and Sean Stewart are both scoreless with two fouls in eight and nine minutes played, respectively.

    Ohio State’s offense gets going

    Tied 9-9 midway through the first half, Ohio State began to get things going offensively thanks to freshman guard John Mobley Jr. As Aaron Bradshaw sealed his man in the paint, Mobley attacked, passed his guy and scored to reclaim the lead.

    It was the start of a 12-5 run in which the Buckeyes had some success attacking the paint. Evan Mahaffey was fouled during a drive and made one of two free throws. Mobley scored on another drive. Devin Royal scored in the paint. Bruce Thornton drove, collapsed the defense and hit Mobley for a wide-open corner 3 that he buried.

    Thornton drove, lobbed to Bradshaw and saw him slam the alley-oop to take a 21-14 lead with 3:56 left in the half.

    Ohio State takes small lead over Evansville

    With 7:22 left in the first half, Ohio State leads Evansville 11-9. The Buckeyes are 3 for 15 (20.0%) from the field and the Purple Aces are 2 for 17 (11.8%). It hasn’t been pretty on both ends of the floor.

    Devin Royal and Sean Stewart each have five rebounds for Ohio State, which has 13 as a team.

    Cold shooting and turnovers begin to plague Ohio State-Evansville

    Diebler spoke earlier in the week and on the official pregame radio show about trying to get 3-point shots with touches of the paint. At the first media timeout, the Buckeyes were 1 of 4 from 3-point range and none of them followed a touch of the paint.

    Meechie Johnson Jr., who was just recognized for reaching 1,000 career points in last Friday’s game against Texas A&M, was the only one to tie the game at 5 with 14:33 left in the half .

    Who starts the Ohio State-Evansville game?

    Here are the starters for each team.

    Ohio State: Bruce Thornton, Meechie Johnson Jr., Micah Parrish, Sean Stewart, Aaron Bradshaw. Same as the first three games.

    Evansville: Tanner Cuff, Cameron Haffner, Tayshawn Comer, Gabriel Pozzato, Joshua Hughes. Same as the first four games.

    Ques Glover and Austin park for Ohio State

    The Buckeyes will be shorthanded against Evansville. Guard Ques Glover and center Austin Parks are both listed as out on the official availability report released by the Big Ten.

    Parks missed Friday’s loss to Texas A&M due to an undisclosed injury and was not seen on the bench on television. Glover played eight minutes in the first half and scored 6 points on 2-of-2 shooting from 3, but he limped out of the game and went to the locker room with members of the team’s training staff .

    Glover returned to action during the first half, but Diebler said he was advised not to play the sixth-year guard after halftime. He suffers from an ankle injury.

    Fourth-year forward Kalen Etzler missed the first three games with an undisclosed injury, but is not listed on this injury report.

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    Ohio State vs. Evansville betting odds

    Chances courtesy of PariMGM from Tuesday November 1st9

    ODDS: Ohio State -24.5

    OR : 148.5

    Historical Ohio State vs. Evansville

    • Series record: Ohio State leads 4-0
    • Ohio State’s last victory: December 1, 1976 (74-62)

    Ohio State Buckeyes 2024-25 Schedule, Record

    Here’s a look at the Buckeyes’ schedule, along with start times, TV and radio information on upcoming games:

    • Monday November 4: Ohio State 80, Texas 72 (takeaway)
    • Monday November 11: Ohio State 81, Youngstown State 47 (takeaway)
    • Friday November 15: Texas A&M 78, Ohio State 64 (takeaway)
    • Tuesday November 19: Ohio State vs. Evansville | 7 p.m. | B1G+ | 97.1 FM
    • Friday November 22: Ohio State vs. Campbell | 6:00 p.m. | BTN | 97.1 FM
    • Monday November 25: Ohio State vs. Green Bay | 7 p.m. | BTN | 97.1 FM
    • Friday November 29: Ohio State vs. Pittsburgh | 2:30 p.m. | Peacock | 97.1 FM
    • November Save: 2-1

    Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Evansville records

    • Records: Ohio State 2-1; Evansville 1-3. This is the fifth meeting between the teams.

    How can I watch/listen to Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Evansville

    • TV channel: streaming only
    • Streaming: BTN+
    • Radio: 97.1 FM

    Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Evansville Start Time

    Date: Tuesday November 19

    Time: 7 p.m. ET

    Location: Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)

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