Ohio State never trailed UNC Pembroke.
Kaleb Wesson scored the first points of the game on a second-chance layup, and just over five minutes into the game, the Buckeyes took a double-digit lead. They beat UNC Pembroke 81-63 in Thursday night's exhibition, and at no point did the Braves truly threaten a comeback.
The game left UNC Pembroke coach Ben Miller impressed by the Buckeyes.
"They're picked seventh or eighth in the Big Ten? That's nuts," Miller said. "If that's the eighth-best team in the Big Ten, they're going to shock a lot of people.