College basketball is a sport that produces its fair share of Cinderella stories and for the first few months of this season the Oakland Golden Grizzlies have been wearing the proverbial glass slipper. A win over then-No. 7 Tennessee in Knoxville sealed that fact.
Although fans of college hoops love to pull for the underdog, the better team usually prevails in the end. And that was definitely the case on Thursday night as Ohio State turned a close game into an ugly rout of the once-charmed Grizzlies.
The Buckeyes found themselves in a little bit of trouble in the 1st half when Jared Sullinger picked up his second personal foul. Needing a boost, OSU turned to Aaron Craft, and the freshman point guard responded with his best night as a Buckeye. Craft scored 12 points, dished out 7 assists, and recorded 4 steals.
Ohio State fed off Craft's energy, and the home team outscored the Grizzlies by a count of 55-35 in the 2nd half.
Deshaun Thomas's 17 points led the Buckeyes in scoring, and Sullinger bounced back from his slow start in time to score 16 while securing nine rebounds.
Oakland's best player, Keith Benson, fouled out of the contest at the 8:53 mark of the 2nd stanza, completely squelching any upset hopes the Grizzlies still harbored.
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