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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Kam Williams scored 23 points to lead Ohio State past Navy 78-68 in the nightcap of the Veterans Classic on Friday.Keita Bates-Diop had 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Trevor Thompson added 11 points for the Buckeyes, who shot 27 of 47 (57.4 percent) from the field.Ohio State (1-0) has all five starters back from last season and that experience was vital against the Midshipmen.I was very pleased with how we finished the game out, Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. Obviously, 17 turnovers is unacceptable in terms of guys trying to catch with one hand, and a little one-handed pass here and there. Its little things we have to get corrected.Navy (0-1) tied the game, 35-35, on a dunk by Aaron Briggs with 18:20 left. From there, Ohio State gradually pulled away and a layup by Trevor Thompson, who scored 11 points, provided the first double-digit lead, 47-37, midway through the second half.It was the first-game jitters, but in the second half we picked it up, Bates-Diop said. Obviously, that is how we need to play all year, with that energy.The Buckeyes picked up the pace and consecutive dunks by JaeSean Tate and Marc Loving boosted the margin to 12 with 10:50 left. The Midshipmen did not threaten the rest of the way.Loving, an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection last season, finished with 13 pointsHasan Abdullah scored 22 points in his first career start for Navy.I feel like my teammates kept my confidence up, said Abdullah, who was hampered by a hip injury last season. Thats really why I played the way I did. I just felt so comfortable on the floor with my teammates. They found me and I made open shots.BIG PICTUREOhio State: The Buckeyes had to work for its shots and got an overall solid test against a fundamentally sound Navy team. These types of games should get Ohio State battle-tested for the Big Ten, which has five teams in the top 25.Navy: The Midshipmen are picked to finish eighth in the Patriot League and will have to perform much better from the free-throw line if it wants to prove the pundit wrong. Navy was just 14 of 24 from the line against Ohio State.UP NEXTOhio State: The Buckeyes open their home schedule Monday against North Carolina Central before hosting a showdown against Providence two days later.Navy: The Midshipmen get their second consecutive home game Sunday against Washington College, a DIII school based in nearby Chestertown, Md. Josh Jacobs Womens Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Jerry Rice Raiders Jersey . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. http://www.footballraidersmall.com/Youth-Charles-Woodson-Elite-Jersey/ . The news was first reported on Gonzalezs Twitter account and confirmed by the Rockies. Gonzalez has a six-week window before position players have their first workout at spring training in Arizona. Otis Sistrunk Womens Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Johnathan Abram Youth Jersey . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. Materiality, the winner of the Grade 1 Florida Derby in 2015, was euthanized in July due to complications from laminitis, according to Steve Young, racing manager for Alto Racing, which owned the colt.Materiality, trained by Todd Pletcher, had been retired in July 2015 after coming out of a workout at Saratoga with a physical issue. He was vanned to Lexington, Ky., and ultimately spent several months at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, where he was being treated for laminitis.Earlier this year, Materiality was moved to Scott Morrisons farm -- Morrison is an equine podiatrist at Rood and Riddle -- where the horse continued to fight the deadly disease before succumbing on July 26.He developed laminitis after getting to Kentucky, Young said Saturday at Belmont Park. He was treatedd at Rood and Riddle and later by Dr.dddddddddddd Scott Morrison. He had nothing but good days, but in the end, he didnt make it. He had lots of terrific people at the clinic that tried to save his life.Materiality, a son of Afleet Alex and a half-brother to the graded stakes winner My Miss Sophia, won his first two starts by a combined 10 lengths. He then won the Florida Derby by 1-1/2 lengths over Upstart. He finished sixth behind American Pharoah in the Kentucky Derby and then ran last in the Belmont Stakes.Hes as good a horse as I was ever around, said Young, who picked the horse out of the 2014 Timonium sale of 2-year-olds in training for $400,000. ' ' '