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Ohio State coach Thad Matta wouldn't confirm it, but P.J. Hill, above, is expected to start in place of Evan Turner, who is out eight weeks.

While former OSU guard Walter Offutt left the Buckeyes in order to find more playing time, P.J. Hill says he's willing to wait to hear his name called by coach Thad Matta.

Evan Turner smiled when asked the importance of No. 15 Ohio State's 77-64 victory over No.

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.

On a night when several things went wrong for No. 17 Ohio State, David Lighty carried the scoring load and Evan Turner again put up some startling numbers.

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.

12. It's a marquee early-season basketball game tonight at Madison Square Garden, when No.

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 ...

Fresh off of a dominating performance by Evan Turner, the Buckeyes will face the James Madison Dukes in the second round of the 2K Sports Classic tonight.

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.

Turner's role this season, however, will be much different. Coach Thad Matta moved Turner to point guard in the offseason, and the No.

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

With Dallas Lauderdale expected to miss few if any regular-season games, coach Thad Matta said he is changing little if any of his plan for the Ohio State men's basketball team.

At the time, it seemed like nothing more than a harmless basketball play. But as P.J. Hill's attempted steal broke Dallas Lauderdale's hand, the Ohio State men's basketball team was left without its starting center for the next four to six weeks.

Here's a message to all you CEOs out there: If you need a consultant to come in and think "outside the box," then Ohio State coach Thad Matta could be your guy.

One more question has been added to those facing the Ohio State men's basketball team as practice starts this week.

Ohio State center Dallas Lauderdale posting up against Iowa in a game last season.