OSU men take down Purdue Fort Wayne

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

C.J. Jackson scored a career-high 25 points and Duane Washington Jr. added 20 as Ohio State cruised to a 107-61 rout of Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon.

Jackson hit a trio of 3-pointers early in the second half and the Buckeyes emptied the bench on the way to an easy win over the outmanned Summit Conference team. Ohio State has won twice in five days to start the season.

Jaedon Ledee added 16 points and Luther Muhammed scored 12.

John Konchar and Kason Harrell each had 13 for the Mastodons (0-2), who shot just 34 percent from the field. They got worse as the game wore on, shooting 30 percent in the second half against Ohio State’s backups.

Ohio State led 41-34 at the end of the first half on the strength of a pair of late 3-pointers hit 23 seconds apart by Washington. Konchar hit a layup on a fast break as time ran out in the half to keep the deficit at seven points.

But then Jackson hit his three 3-pointers in the first 4 minutes of the second half and the rout was on.

BIG PICTURE

Ohio State: Jackson, the only senior among the starters, is on fire, posting a career high despite leaving the game with about 6 minutes left. And Ohio State’s young playersare looking more confident and meshing with the more experienced players, which is why games against overmatched teams are scheduled early in the season.

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