Ohio State's mundane, yet productive, non-conference portion of the schedule came to a close on Monday night as the Buckeyes annihilated the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, a team that was supposedly above the high school level.
OSU led 31-6 at the 9:35 mark of the 1st half, and the game, for all intents and purposes, was over. The Buckeyes, though, still had to play 30 more minutes of basketball, and during that period of time they reached the 100-point plateau for the second time this season. Deshaun Thomas's pair of free throws with 5 seconds remaining in the contest pushed Ohio State into triple digits.
William Buford scored OSU's first seven points, and the junior swingman added 16 more to lead all scorers.
Jared Sullinger's 18 points and 11 rebounds gave the big freshman another double-double, and the performance capped off a tremendous stretch of games for Sully.
Ohio State now hopes it is ready for Big Ten play because league action begins on Friday when the Buckeyes travel to Bloomington to take on the Indiana Hoosiers.
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