National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 75, Texas-San Antonio 46
When: 4:40 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2011
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: # Ray Natili, # Bill McCarthy, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 20164

CLEVELAND – William Buford and Jon Diebler led a balanced offensive assault as top-seeded Ohio State coasted to a 75-46 victory over No. 16 Texas-San Antonio in the second round of the East Regional on Friday afternoon.

Buford scored 18 points and Diebler added 14 for Ohio State (33-2), which shot 55.8 percent from the floor and 50 percent (12 of 24) from 3-point range. The Buckeyes assisted on 26 of their 29 field goals.

Ohio State, which will face No. 8 seed George Mason in Sunday's third round, fell into an early 9-5 hole before it answered with an extended 32-10 surge to take control.

Texas-San Antonio cut the deficit to 11 points early in the second half, but the Buckeyes responded with another 15-1 burst to make it 52-27 with 13:41 remaining.

Devin Gibson had a game-high 24 points and four steals for the Roadrunners (20-14).
Top Game Performances
 
Texas-San Antonio   Ohio St.
Devin Gibson 24 Scoring William Buford 18
Devin Gibson 3 Assists Aaron Craft 7
Larry Wilkins 7 Rebounds Jared Sullinger 9
Devin Gibson 4 Free Throws Made Jon Diebler 2
Devin Gibson 4 Steals Jared Sullinger 3
N/A Blocks Dallas Lauderdale 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas-San Antonio 46 34.0 4-17 6-7 6 24 0 7
Ohio St. 75 55.8 12-24 5-8 26 34 3 5