National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
When: 4:40 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2011
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
# Ray Natili, # Bill McCarthy, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
20164
By SportsDirect Inc.
CLEVELAND – William Buford and Jon Diebler led a balanced offensive assault as top-seeded Ohio State coasted to a 75-46 victory over No. 16 Texas-San Antonio in the second round of the East Regional on Friday afternoon.
Buford scored 18 points and Diebler added 14 for Ohio State (33-2), which shot 55.8 percent from the floor and 50 percent (12 of 24) from 3-point range. The Buckeyes assisted on 26 of their 29 field goals.
Ohio State, which will face No. 8 seed George Mason in Sunday's third round, fell into an early 9-5 hole before it answered with an extended 32-10 surge to take control.
Texas-San Antonio cut the deficit to 11 points early in the second half, but the Buckeyes responded with another 15-1 burst to make it 52-27 with 13:41 remaining.
Devin Gibson had a game-high 24 points and four steals for the Roadrunners (20-14).
Top Game Performances
| Texas-San Antonio |
|
Ohio St. |
|
Devin Gibson 24 |
Scoring |
William Buford 18 |
|
Devin Gibson 3 |
Assists |
Aaron Craft 7 |
|
Larry Wilkins 7 |
Rebounds |
Jared Sullinger 9 |
|
Devin Gibson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jon Diebler 2 |
|
Devin Gibson 4 |
Steals |
Jared Sullinger 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Dallas Lauderdale 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas-San Antonio
|
46 |
34.0 |
4-17 |
6-7 |
6 |
24 |
0 |
7 |
|
| Ohio St.
|
75 |
55.8 |
12-24 |
5-8 |
26 |
34 |
3 |
5 |
|