Alex Hamilton had 24 points and three teammates also reached double figures when Louisiana Tech defeated Ohio State 82-74 on Tuesday. Erik McCree had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-0), who are off to their best start since 1998. Jacobi Boykins added 16 points and LeAntwan Luckett 10. McCree hit a 3-pointer with under two minutes to play to give the Bulldogs a 76-69 lead to put the game away. Ohio State (2-2) never led and lost a second straight home game to a non-major conference opponent after winning its previous 151 back to December 1994. Marc Loving led Ohio State with 25 points; Keita Bates Diop scored 12 points and JaQuan Lyle 10. Ohio State battled back from its largest deficit, 40-31, with just over two minutes left to trail 42-38 at the half after Loving banked a pressured layup off the glass with 2.9 seconds to go. Louisiana Tech charged to a 50-40 lead to open the second half only to see Loving make one of two foul shots to tie the score at 55. The Bulldogs then reeled of five quick points thanks to a 3-pointer by Boykins and a bucket from Hamilton. The first half was a series of spurts. Louisiana Tech scored the first seven points but the Buckeyes pulled even at 12. A pair of 3-pointers by Dayon Griffin sparked the Bulldogs on an 8-0 run to go up 20-12 before Ohio State tied the score at 25 with nine minutes to go. But Louisiana Tech outscored the Buckeyes 15-6 over the next seven minutes despite going cold from beyond the arc. After making five of their first eight 3-pointers, the Bulldogs were 1 of 9 the rest of the half. …
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