No. 20 Ohio St. wallops Winthrop to win 23rd straight home game
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Darryce Moore and Tayler Hill scored 16 points apiece as No. 20 Ohio State cruised to a 78-53 win over Winthrop on Saturday.
Ashley Adams added 14 points, six blocked shots and four assists for the Buckeyes (2-1), who have won 23 consecutive home games, the longest active streak in the Big Ten.
Ohio State jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first meeting between the two programs.
Ahead 31-20 with 3:43 left until the break, the Buckeyes closed out the half on a 12-0 run.
Ohio State, which has now hit at least one 3-pointer in 122 straight games, was 7 of 14 from long range compared to 4 of 16 for the Eagles (1-1).
The Buckeyes also had the advantage at the free-throw line, making 17-of-26 attempts while Winthrop was only 5 of 6.
Dequesha McClanahan and Diana Choibekova scored 12 apiece for the Eagles.
Game Information
2022-23 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 18-0 | - | 29-5 |
| High Point | 13-5 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 10-8 | 3 | 16-15 |
| Radford | 9-9 | 9 | 14-17 |
| Presbyterian | 9-9 | 9 | 13-17 |
| Longwood | 8-10 | 10 | 9-21 |
| UNC Asheville | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 7-11 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Winthrop | 6-12 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Charleston Southern | 3-15 | 15 | 5-25 |
2022-23 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 16-2 | - | 28-4 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 31-7 |
| Maryland | 15-3 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Ohio State | 12-6 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan | 11-7 | 5 | 23-10 |
| Illinois | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Purdue | 9-8 | 6.5 | 19-11 |
| Nebraska | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Michigan State | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-14 |
| Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Rutgers | 5-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
| Minnesota | 4-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
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