Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 75, Indiana - Purdue 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 9, 2010
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Frank Spencer, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 11410

Jared Sullinger wouldn't let No. 2 Ohio State slip up.

Sullinger poured in an Ohio State freshman record 40 points, 22 coming down the stretch of the Buckeyes' 75-64 comeback win over IUPUI, Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.

After nine days off, Ohio State (7-0) looked rusty. The game was tied at half, and the visiting Jaguars (4-6) took a nine-point lead with 12 minutes to play. But Sullinger took over from there, scoring with a variety of moves around the basket and multiple put backs off of offensive rebounds. He finished with 13 rebounds, seven coming on the offensive end.

Alex Young had 20 for IUPUI, which shot 51 percent from the floor. The Jaguars attempted only five free throws, though. Ohio State went 18-of-26 from the line. Sullinger got to the line for 23 attempts on his own.

The Buckeyes ease into Big Ten play with five of their next six games against small-conference competition, starting with Sunday's home game against Western Carolina. Ohio State opens conference play at Indiana on New Year's Eve.

IUPUI will look to rebound at Ohio Sunday.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana - Purdue   Ohio St.
Alex Young 20 Scoring Jared Sullinger 40
Alex Young 6 Assists Aaron Craft 8
LeRoy Nobles 5 Rebounds Jared Sullinger 13
Donovan Gibbs 2 Free Throws Made Jared Sullinger 16
Christian Siakam 2 Steals David Lighty 3
Donovan Gibbs 1 Blocks Dallas Lauderdale 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana - Purdue 64 51.0 8-17 4-5 15 20 2 3
Ohio St. 75 51.0 5-11 18-26 16 31 1 7