COLUMBUS, Ohio – Colgate kept its game against No. 14 Ohio State within reach for much of the contest but a late 15-4 run ultimately secured the win for its nationally ranked foe.
 
With less than eight minutes to play it was a nine-point game following senior Ethan Jacobs' final trey of the night.
 
Unfortunately, the Buckeyes answered with a big run to close out the game and the Raiders were never able to recover.
 
Leading head coach Matt Langel's squad was Jacobs, who tallied 18 points in the contest. This was the second game in the row the 6-11 center led Colgate in scoring. The psychology major chipped in a game and team-high five rebounds adding to his already strong performance.
 
Damon Sherman-Newsome earned 12 points in the game after missing most of Colgate's last contest with an ankle injury. That injury also affected his double-digit scoring streak, which was halted at nine-straight games dating back to March 1 of last season. 
 
Austin Tillotson found double-figures for Colgate on Saturday night as well after registering 11 points in the contest. The York, Pennsylvania, native went 4-of-6 form the floor and 3-of-5 from long, while also dishing out a game-high five assists, which ties his season-best.
 
Colgate is back in action Tuesday when it hosts Division III Morrisville State on Cotterell Court at 7 p.m.
 
Bottom Line
• #14 Ohio State 70, Colgate 50
 
Won-Lost Records
• The Buckeyes shift their season record to 6-1, with their only loss being to No. 5 Louisville earlier this week.
• Colgate drops to 1-7 on the year
• Besides Saturday's outcome all of Colgate's losses this season have been by seven or fewer points.
 
Facts & Figures
• Jacobs was two points shy of leading all scorers after he went 6-of-19 from the floor and 3-of-9 from long. He also added 3-of-4 makes from the charity stripe to go along with his five rebounds.
• Sherman-Newsome recorded 12 point with all of his makes coming from behind the arc.
• Tillotson continued his double-figure scoring streak with 11 points in the game after going 3-of-5 from long and 4-of-6 from the floor. His streak spans nine-straight, dating back to March 5 of last season.
• Besides Jacobs' five rebounds, which led the team, Colgate saw three other players pull down four-boards in the contest in Sherman-Newsome, Luke Roh and John Fenton.
• The Buckeyes shot 46.6 percent overall and 40.9 percent from long. They also shot nearly 60 percent alone from the floor in the second half after hitting 16 of their 27 attempts.
• Colgate shot a season-high 11 treys in the game and finished shooting 36.7 percent overall from downtown. The Raiders also added 18-of-54 makes from the floor for their 33.3 percent shooting for the night.
• The rebounding battle was pretty even with OSU slightly edging Colgate at 39-31.
• Both teams notched 12 assists in the game, while the Raiders turned the ball over 15 times compared to the Buckeyes' nine. 11 of Colgate's 15 turnovers came in the first half.
• OSU converted 28 points from inside the paint with Colgate grabbed 12 of its total 50 points from in the key.
• The Buckeyes saw three players reach double-figures in D'Angelo Russell (19 points), Marc Loving (17 points) and Kam Williams (11 points).
 
Game Recap
• The No. 14-ranked team in the nation started the game on a 10-0 run creating an early hole for the Raiders.
• A 13-6 run by Colgate, however, over the next five minutes cut the Buckeye's lead down to three, at 16-3. Sherman-Newsome had two of his four 3-pointers during that stretch.
• The teams went back-and-forth until OSU finished the half on a 8-0, sparked by two makes from long to take a 10-point lead into the break.
• Colgate then rallied for small runs during the opening 10 minutes of the second half but weren't able to pull any closer than eight points.
• With the clock winding down, Colgate had made it a nine-point game following a Jacobs' 3-pointer.
• The Buckeyes, however, answered with a 15-4 run to close out the contest and secure themselves the victory.
 
Interesting Notes
• Six of Colgate's seven losses this season, have been by seven or fewer points. Saturday's loss marked Colgate's largest margin of defeat at 20.
• OSU outscore the Raiders by 10 points in each half (21-31 and 29-39).
• The Raiders recorded a season-high 11 treys in the game, which beat their previous high by two.
• Neither team went to the free throw line much in the game as Colgate went 3-of-4 and the Buckeyes 7-of-11.
• Tillotson has now registered double-digits in all of the Raiders contests so far this year, while also recording his 29th career double-figure scoring games.
• Rookie Jordan Robertson posted a career-high five points after going 2-of-7 from the floor. He also earned his first career block in the game, while matching his career-high in rebounds with two as well.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Colgate played in front of its largest crowd of the season at 14,054.

Straight From The Source
• Colgate head coach Matt Langel: (on his overall thoughts from the game) "The bright lights and big stars shocked us for a couple seconds and for a couple minutes we weren't quite ready to go. But then we kind of got our legs underneath us. Damon (Sherman-Newsome) hadn't practiced since injuring his ankle in the Sacred Heart game so it was good to have him back out there for us. Overall we just need to find a way to make a little less of the poor decisions that we made throughout the game."
 
(on attacking Ohio State's zone) "We play against Syracuse every year so obviously their zone is somewhat similar. It was something that other than our freshmen all our guys have seen before. To be honest, the Syracuse zone is even a little bit longer, if that's possible than Ohio State's zone."
 
"You have to do a lot of different things. There isn't anything new. We've got some savvy guys with experience and we've got to use pass fakes and shot fakes to penetrate the zone via the pass. And then when you do get an open shot you've got to be able to make it or the possession was kind of null and void."
 
"I learned a lot of the game from Fran Dunphy and he always told me as both a player and a coach "the best players you can really tell they're good because they know how to play against the zone". Because there are no set plays and you can't run an offense you have to read the defense and that's what we tried to teach our guys. So the fact that we got some open looks is a testament to them and that they're learning how to play the game."
 
Up Next
• Colgate now heads back to Hamilton for a contest against Division III Morrisville State on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
• The Mustangs are coming off a 92-82 overtime loss to nearby Cazenovia on Saturday afternoon.
• These two teams have never faced each other prior to Tuesday's game.