Fresh off a crushing loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the CBS Sports Classic this weekend, the Ohio State Buckeyes (8-3, 1-0) returned home for a friendly matchup with the Maine Black Bears (6-6) out of the America East Conference. Maine did nab an early-season win against Boston College on the road, but two of their other five wins came against non-Division-I opponents. KenPom’s No. 303 team fought for a few minutes, but the Buckeyes had more or less wrapped this one up by the halftime buzzer.
With Ohio State being the 24-point favorite heading into the game, everyone knew it was going to be an uphill battle for their opponents from the Pine Tree State.