ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Walter Offutt led four double-digit scorers with 16 points and Ohio leapt to its first 5-0 start since 1969-70 as it downed Richmond 73-48 Saturday in a nonconference affair.
Ohio trailed 38-34 with 16:12 left, but went on a 19-4 run and extended the lead wide enough to sit most of its starters for the final three minutes.
Offutt made his points on 5-of-11 shooting, plus 5 of 6 from the foul line. D.J. Cooper scored 14 points, including 12 points and three 3-point makes in the second half, while Jon Smith had 13 and Nick Kellogg had 12.
The team's other starter, Ivo Baltic, had seven points and a game-high nine rebounds, helping Ohio take a 36-26 advantage on the boards.
Derrick Williams led Richmond (4-2) with 17 points, 14 of which came in the first half.
The win was the Bobcats' 14th consecutive victory at home.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Richmond (4-2) | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| Ohio (5-0) « | 27 | 46 | 73 |
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| Richmond Spiders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Williams, F | 32 | 4-5 | 9-14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| G. Robbins, F | 30 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Nelson-Ododa, F | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Brothers, G | 36 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| K. Anthony, G | 31 | 4-12 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Davis | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Sparrow | 14 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Taylor | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Allen | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13-37 | 16-26 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 48 | |
| 35.1% | 61.5% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| I. Baltic, F | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| J. Smith, F | 27 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| D. Cooper, G | 33 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| W. Offutt, G | 32 | 5-11 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| N. Kellogg, G | 31 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Keely | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| T. Hall | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| T. Wilkins | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| R. Johnson | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Taylor | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| N. Goff | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. McKinley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-58 | 9-10 | 36 | 17 | 21 | 73 | |
| 46.6% | 90% | ||||||
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