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Gordon Hayward scored 24 points, and No. 22 Butler beat a ranked team for the first time in four tries this season, holding off No.

As many Ohio State students head home for the holidays and a much-needed break, it's full steam ahead for the men's basketball team.

Maybe it was a New York hangover. Whatever, Ohio State slumbered through a half against Lipscomb before building a cushion it was able to sit on until the end of an 84-64 victory Tuesday.

For all of the breakdown of games that is done by coaches, media and fans, there was one painfully obvious reason the Ohio State men's basketball team narrowly lost to North Carolina two weeks ago.

Dallas Lauderdale knows the role OSU requires of its centers. "If we own the paint, that will open things up for the wings so they can do what they do," he said.

Somebody asked Ohio State center Dallas Lauderdale if he was happy with his performance in Friday's win over California, a game in which the junior blocked seven shots.

Evan Turner posted 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists, leading the 17th-ranked Buckeyes in a 110-47 rout of St.

Returning from the glitz and glamour of Madison Square Garden, the Ohio State men's basketball team returns home to the Schottenstein Center to play the Lipscomb Bisons.

David Lighty scored a career-high 22 points and Evan Turner had his second triple-double of the season to lead No.

Evan Turner and the Buckeyes aren't interested in moral victories after a close loss to North Carolina followed by a win over California at Madison Square Garden.

The game ended at 11:30 p.m. My deadline was 11:40. I filed and ran to the interview room in time to catch the last half of North Carolina's question-and-answer session.

After three low-level opponents, the young Tar Heels face their first tough test of the 2009-10 season: No.

North Carolina's Marcus Ginyard drives against Ohio State's Dallas Lauderdale. Ginyard and the Heels won Thursday's game, 77-73. A A Ask the college hoops expert: Ken Davis Have a question about your favorite team or player? Submit it now, then check our reader mailbag every other Tuesday starting in Nov.

Since Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. walked off the court after losing the national title game to Florida in April 2007, Ohio State hasn't been an elite college basketball team.

In a conference call with reporters on Monday, the coaches from the four schools that will participate in the 2K Sports Classic's semifinals at Madison Square Garden this Thursday praised the high caliber of competition in the early season tournament.

Ohio State's Evan Turner had back-to-back games with 17 rebounds. Hoops & Scoops Check out our Ohio State men's basketball blog More men's basketball Coming up: North Carolina and California or Syracuse When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday and 5/7:30 p.m. Friday TV: ESPN2 Radio: WBNS-AM/FM The week that was Two appetizers for this week's main course were on ...

Evan Turner followed up his triple-double with 24 points and 17 rebounds and No.

Ohio State started its season off right Monday night in Value City Arena, beating Alcorn State 100-60. Alcorn state didna TMt have an answer for much of anything against the Buckeyes, who had four players in double figures.A John Diebler had 22 points for the Bucks, and his counterpart, Alcorn State's Jonathan Boyd, had 20 points.

The 16th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes open the 2009-10 season against the Alcorn State Braves as part of the Coaches vs.

For the first time since 2005, the hype surrounding the Ohio State men's basketball team has nothing to do with incoming freshmen.