Men’s Basketball Downs Winthrop, 78-54 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/18/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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By RUSTY MILLER
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Brian Brown scored seven of his 15 points during a%^$15-2 run to end the first half as Ohio State opened its season Sunday with a%^$78-54 victory over Winthrop.%^$
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Boban Savovic added 14 points, Sean Connolly and Brent Darby each had 11 and%^$Will Dudley scored 10 for the Buckeyes, who made 53 percent of their shots from%^$the field.%^$
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Ohio State, coming off a 20-11 season and a third-place finish in the Big%^$Ten, returns every starter except for center Ken Johnson, the school’s career%^$leader in blocked shots.%^$
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The Buckeyes ran their record to 44-6 in Value City Arena’s three years.%^$
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Winthrop, an NCAA qualifier at 18-13 last year as the Big South champion,%^$won its season opener at home on Friday night, beating Division II Lander 60-58%^$in overtime.%^$
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Tyrone Walker scored 16 points and Greg Lewis had 15 for the Eagles, who%^$shot 38 percent (19 of 50) from the field.%^$
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With 5:25 left in the first half, Walker hit a 3-pointer to cut Ohio State’s%^$lead to 27-24.%^$
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The Buckeyes’ Tim Martin made a foul shot, Dudley – Johnson’s replacement in%^$the middle – scored on one of Savovic’s two assists during the spurt – and%^$Savovic hit a pair of foul shots.%^$
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Brown then scored on a layup, hit a jumper, assisted on Connolly’s 3-pointer%^$and made a 3-pointer of his own as Ohio State pulled out to a 42-26 lead at the%^$half.%^$
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The Eagles got no closer than 14 points in the second half.%^$
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Ohio State, which hit 8-of-14 3-pointers, led by 26 points on five%^$occasions.%^$
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Brown also had six assists and three rebounds and did not have a turnover in%^$33 minutes.%^$
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Dudley was 5-of-7 from the field and had three rebounds in his first start.
