Ohio State outlasts UC Santa Barbara 68-51
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Evan Turner took a back seat to slick shooter Jon Diebler and big forward Dallas Lauderdale, and Ohio State outlasted persistent UC Santa Barbara 68-51 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night.
Diebler scored 23 points and Lauderdale blocked a career-high eight shots and grabbed 12 rebounds for the second-seeded Buckeyes (28-7), who won without much offense from their top player. Turner was held to nine points while going 2 of 13 from the field — one of the worst shooting performances of his career.
Turner did have 10 rebounds, and William Buford added 16 points for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State advanced to play Sunday against No. 10 seed Georgia Tech, which beat seventh-seeded Oklahoma State 64-59 in Midwest Regional play earlier Friday evening.
Orlando Johnson scored 20 points for No. 15 seed UC Santa Barbara (20-10).
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