Ohio State 80 Evansville 30

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This one was tight early as both teams could not buy a bucket.
Ohio State (3-1) was led by Devin Royal (Pickerington, OH) with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and a steal. Meechie Hohnson Jr. (Cleveland, Ohio) had 13 points, 2 assists, and a steal. Coming off of the bench to score 7 points very late in the game was 7-1, 250-pound Ivan Njegovan (Otocac, Croatia). The Buckeyes hit 51.9% for the game.

For Evansville (1-4) they hit 19% from the field. Leading the way in defeat was Gabriel Pozzato (Rome, Italy) with 8 points and 3 boards.