EditorsNote: Corrects to “as” 27 points in graf 2; other minor edits Nov 13, 2019; Columbus, OH, USA; The Villanova Wildcats warm up before a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Value City Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Duane Washington Jr. scored 11 of his 14 points in the first three minutes as No. 16 Ohio State jumped to a double-digit lead before cruising to a 76-51 win over No. 10 Villanova in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday. D.J. Carton and Luther Muhammad added 11 points apiece, and CJ Walker and Kaleb Wesson scored 10 each for the Buckeyes (3-0), who led by as many as 27 points in the first half, after opening on a 19-3 run. Jermaine Samuels led Villanova (1-1) with 14 points. Cole Swider had 11 and Collin Gillespie had 10 points and five assists. Villanova trailed by 27 until a 9-0 run in…
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