MORAGA, Calif. � True freshman Liam Campbell scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half as St. Mary�s was too much for Ohio in a 90-60 blowout Tuesday night at UCU Pavilion.

The Gaels (3-0) jumped out to a 45-27 halftime lead and the game was never closer than that in the second half.

Mikey Lewis and Paulius Murauskas added 14 points each for balanced St. Mary�s.

Jackson Paveletzke led Ohio (1-2) with 19 points, while Javan Simmons had 12 points and Aidan Hadaway 10 points.

It took a little while for the Gaels to take over. The Bobcats wen tup 9-4 on a Simmons 3-pointer before St. Mary�s went on an 11-0 run to move in front.

Paveletzke made a 3-pointer to get Ohio to within 22-20 midway through the first half and trailed 25-22 after a Paveletzke layup. The Gaels scored the next seven points and later had a 7-0 run before scoring the final six points of the half as part of a bigger 20-5 run.

St. Mary�s then scored the first seven points of the second half to really take control with a 52-27 lead. Ohio only got as close as 56-36 on a Hadaway layup after that, with the margin remaining in the 20s until the final basket.

St. Mary�s, which last year went 26-8 and finished ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, shot 50% for the game, including from beyond the arc where it was 11 of 22. Ohio finished at only 37.5%, which included a 6-of-24 performance from long range.

Ajay Sheldon was just 1 of 6 on 3-pointers but had six rebounds and six assists, leading the team in both of those categories.

The Gaels had a 40-29 rebounding advantage and forced more turnovers, 14-9.

Ohio faces another difficult challenge with a road game against Louisville at noon Saturday.