In order to hang around with Ohio State on Sunday, South Carolina State needed to stem Ohio State's offensive attack, while also getting through the Buckeyes stout defense.
The Bulldogs kept it close early, with the Buckeyes up just 8-6 at the under 16:00 timeout. But, just as we saw against Creighton, when the Buckeyes substituted in Keyshawn Woods, the game was broken open. After Woods entered the game, Ohio State went on a 16-3 run to go up 24-9.
The Buckeyes were up 30-12 at the under 8:00 timeout after a thunderous putback dunk by Musa Jallow, his only points of the half.