Halftime Score: Ohio State 33, Oral Roberts 36 The Buckeyes got an early taste of Oral Roberts incredible deep sharp-shooting ability when Max Abmas hit one from the logo – at least five feet behind the 3-point line. But after starting 5-for-9 from the field, the Golden Eagles missed nine of their next 10 shots. Ohio State could have had a comfortable lead in the first half, but the Buckeyes haven’t been able to get in a rhythm. When they led 23-25, Oral Roberts ripped off a 14-2 run over a 3:35 stretch. The Scarlet and Gray hit just 1-of-9 during that stretch to give ORU a 29-25 lead late in the half. Duane Washington Jr. is picking up right where he left off. He had 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the first half. Ohio State passed up an awful lot of good looks in the first half. I…
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