National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 69, Miami (OH) 40
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Larry Scirotto, # Ray Perone
Attendance: 17463
William Buford scored 18 points as No. 2 Ohio State wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a comfortable 69-40 home win over in-state rival Miami.

The Buckeyes (12-1), who have won NCAA-best 54 consecutive games against unranked opponents, scored the first 11 points of the game and were never threatened. Ohio State added another 15-2 spurt early in the second half to build an insurmountable 41-21 cushion with 14:11 remaining.

Deshaun Thomas added 15 points for the Buckeyes, who forced18 turnovers and held Miami (3-7) to 33 percent shooting from the floor. After holding Lamar to 0-for-12 shooting from 3-point range on Tuesday, Ohio State shut the Redhawks out from behind the arc as well until Brian Sullivan hit on his team’s ninth attempt with 7:16 left.

Julian Mavunga posted game highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds for Miami.

Top Game Performances
 
Miami (OH)   Ohio St.
Julian Mavunga 20 Scoring William Buford 18
Jon Harris 1 Assists Aaron Craft 8
Julian Mavunga 10 Rebounds Jared Sullinger 6
Julian Mavunga 4 Free Throws Made Jared Sullinger 5
Brian Sullivan 1 Steals Aaron Craft 2
Julian Mavunga 3 Blocks Jared Sullinger 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami (OH) 40 32.6 2-14 8-9 5 32 4 1 18
Ohio St. 69 44.8 4-15 13-17 18 30 2 9 5