COLUMBUS (AP) — Kaleb Wesson had 15 points and seven rebounds as No. 10 Ohio State used a big second half to rout Purdue Fort Wayne on 85-46 Friday night.
Freshman D.J. Carton scored nine of his 13 points in the second half for the Buckeyes (5-0). CJ Walker chipped in 11 points.
Marcus DeBerry led Purdue Fort Wayne (2-5) with 16 points, while Brian Patrick had 13 points.
The Buckeyes grabbed control with an early 16-0 run, including 3s by Walker and Duane Washington Jr., and four points from freshman E.J. Liddell.
Ohio State led by as many as 21 points in the first half before settling for a 42-25 lead at the break. Washington had eight first-half points for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State outscored Purdue Fort Wayne 43-21 in the second half. Wesson and Walker each hit a pair of 3s early in the half to put OSU up 56-29. Carton then exploded for nine points in a 3-minute stretch — including a made 3 and a three-point play — as the lead went to 69-32 with 9:26 left in the game.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue Fort Wayne: The Summit League school has some talented players but doesn’t belong on the court with Ohio State. Coach Jon Coffman continues to rotate his mix of veterans, transfers and freshmen to find the right combination.
Ohio State: Their parade of tune-up games continues, but the Buckeyes showed they can score up and down the lineup. The Buckeyes’ stifling defense was no match for the Mastodons, who became Ohio State’s fifth opponent to shoot under 33 percent from the floor.
UP NEXT: Ohio State hosts Kent State on Monday.

Ohio State box
No. 10 OHIO ST. 85, PURDUE-FORT WAYNE 46
PURDUE FORT WAYNE (2-5)
Holba 0-5 0-0 0, Carl 1-4 1-2 4, Patrick 5-14 0-0 13, DeBerry 6-7 1-2 16, Godfrey 2-11 2-2 6, Benford 2-5 0-0 4, Billups 0-4 0-0 0, Black 0-2 0-0 0, Rollins 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 17-54 4-6 46.
OHIO ST. (5-0)
Young 3-6 0-0 6, K.Wesson 4-9 4-4 15, Washington 3-5 0-0 8, Muhammad 2-4 1-2 5, Walker 4-6 0-0 11, Gaffney 1-3 1-2 3, Liddell 4-6 0-0 8, Hookfin 0-1 0-0 0, Ahrens 3-3 0-0 9, A.Wesson 1-5 2-2 4, Diallo 0-2 0-0 0, Carton 5-7 2-4 13, Hummer 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 31-58 10-14 85.
Halftime—Ohio St. 42-25. 3-Point Goals—Purdue Fort Wayne 8-21 (DeBerry 3-4, Patrick 3-7, Rollins 1-2, Carl 1-2, Black 0-1, Holba 0-2, Godfrey 0-3), Ohio St. 13-30 (Ahrens 3-3, Walker 3-4, K.Wesson 3-7, Washington 2-3, Hummer 1-1, Carton 1-3, Young 0-1, Liddell 0-1, Muhammad 0-1, Gaffney 0-2, A.Wesson 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Purdue Fort Wayne 24 (Carl, Benford 5), Ohio St. 38 (K.Wesson 7). Assists—Purdue Fort Wayne 10 (Carl 4), Ohio St. 20 (Washington 5). Total Fouls—Purdue Fort Wayne 15, Ohio St. 11. A—11,609 (18,809).

Utah 80, Ohio 66
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Timmy Allen scored 19 points and Utah beat Ohio 80-66 on Friday night in a Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation game.
Both Gach had 18 points and Rylan Jones finished with 17 points to help the Utes (4-1) bounce back from a loss to Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals. They shot 49 percent, led by 21 and turned 14 turnovers into 26 points.
Utah missed 11 of its final 12 shots and did not make a field goal in the final 5 minutes — but made up for that by making 27 of 28 free throws, including 13 of 14 down the stretch. Only Riley Battin’s miss with 29 seconds remaining — on the team’s final attempt — kept the Utes from being perfect at the line.
Jason Preston scored 21 points and Ben Vander Plas added 13 for the Bobcats (3-3), who have lost three in a row.
The Utes, who began the tournament shooting 40% from 3-point range, made 47% of their long-range attempts after they hit just 18% against the Chanticleers.
BIG PICTURE
Ohio: It’s been a rough weekend in South Carolina for the young Bobcats, who twice have been beaten soundly by power-conference schools. They should get a fairer gauge of their progress under first-year coach Jeff Boals on Sunday when they face Middle Tennessee.
Utah: This was an encouraging bounce-back performance for the young Utes. They looked more like the team that beat Nevada and Minnesota, and not the one that was run off the floor a night earlier by Coastal Carolina.
UP NEXT
Ohio: Faces Middle Tennessee on Sunday night in the seventh-place game.

Ohio U. box
UTAH 80, OHIO 66
OHIO (3-3)
Vander Plas 4-6 5-5 13, Ogbonda 3-4 0-0 6, Preston 8-16 3-6 21, McDay 3-5 1-1 8, Dartis 2-9 0-0 5, Roderick 2-8 0-0 6, McMurray 0-1 0-0 0, Foster 2-7 3-3 7. Totals 24-56 12-15 66.
UTAH (4-1)
Allen 5-11 9-9 19, Gach 6-10 5-5 18, Battin 3-3 3-4 10, Carlson 1-5 0-0 2, Jones 4-9 6-6 17, Jantunen 2-4 4-4 8, Thioune 0-0 0-0 0, Brenchley 2-4 0-0 6, Ballstaedt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-47 27-28 80.
Halftime—Utah 44-34. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 6-24 (Roderick 2-5, Preston 2-7, McDay 1-2, Dartis 1-7, Vander Plas 0-1, Foster 0-1, McMurray 0-1), Utah 7-15 (Jones 3-5, Brenchley 2-4, Battin 1-1, Gach 1-3, Ballstaedt 0-1, Carlson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio 24 (Ogbonda 6), Utah 28 (Allen 8). Assists—Ohio 9 (Preston 4), Utah 11 (Jones 4). Total Fouls—Ohio 25, Utah 17.