OHIO ST. BUCKEYES

Ohio St. Buckeyes

Ohio St. Buckeyes VS. Colgate Red Raiders

Recap: Ohio State vs. Colgate

Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - D'Angelo Russell scored 19 points to lead No. 14 Ohio State in a 70-50 rout of Colgate on Saturday.

Marc Loving posted 17 points and five rebounds while Kam Williams gave 11 points for the Buckeyes (6-1), who bounced back from a loss at Louisville on Tuesday.

Ethan Jacobs scored 18 points with five rebounds and Damon Sherman-Newsome scored 12 points with four boards for the Raiders (1-7), who have dropped five straight.

Ohio State scored the first 10 points and led the half from start to finish, but Colgate kept it close and a 3-pointer from Sherman-Newsome cut the team's deficit to 16-13 with 11 1/2 minutes left in the first half.

An 8-0 run from the Buckeyes in the latter stages of the first half gave the team a 31-21 lead at the break.

The teams traded baskets for much of the second half as Ohio State was unable to pull away.

A jumper from Austin Tillotson followed by a 3-ball from Jacobs cut the Raiders' deficit to 52-43 with 8 1/2 minutes left.

A bit later, though, the Buckeyes put the game away with an 11-0 run, capped on a 4-point play from Williams that gave the team a 66-46 lead with five minutes to play.