OSU shook off some early jitters to cruise against an overmatched MEAC opponent.
Thad Matta's Ohio State Buckeyes faced one last final tune up before Big Ten play Sunday evening in Central Ohio.
Though South Carolina State came into this one ranked 314th (out of 351 Division I college basketball teams) per KenPom, the plucky Bulldog side helped keep a young OSU group on their heels in the early going.
Once the Buckeyes got into a comfort zone, there was no stopping this train, however.
Behind the electric A.J. Harris, fearless play from young big man Daniel Giddens, and a 20+ point explosion from Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State basketball put together a number of runs to win their eighth game of the season comfortably and improve their overall record to 8-5 on the campaign.