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Above: Ohio State’s Evan Turner lays on the floor after he was fouled on a dunk attempt. (AP Photo)

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According to Dan Wallenberg, the assistant athletics director for communications at Ohio State, Evan Turner will be out eight weeks with a fracture(s) in his lower back. The medical report states that he has been diagnosed with a transverse process fracture on the second and third lumbar vertebra of his spine.

With just under 14 minutes to go in the opening period, Turner drove down the lane and was fouled going up for a dunk. He missed, grabbed on to the rim and swung himself upwards, but lost his balance and fell hard onto the floor out-of-bounds. Turner was later helped off the floor after laying on the court for several minutes.

He later went to the Ohio State University Medical Center, but initial reports were that the x-rays were negative. Tests later revealed the fractures. More later on BuckeyeBanter.com.

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Right: Junior guard Evan Turner is helped off the court in obvious pain after he was fouled and landed hard on his back. (AP Photo)

Five Buckeyes scored 16 points or more led by Jon Diebler’s 21 as 15th-ranked Ohio State took Eastern Michigan to the woodshed for a 111-60 beatdown at the Schottenstein Center, Saturday afternoon.

One of the five, though, was not Evan Turner, who came into the game averaging 20.6 points per game, but left with a back injury early in the first half. With just under 14 minutes to go in the opening period, Turner drove down the lane and was fouled going up for a dunk. He missed, grabbed on to the rim and swung himself upwards, but lost his balance and fell hard onto the floor out-of-bounds. Turner was later helped off the floor after laying on the court for several minutes.

According to Bob Baptist of the Columbus Dispatch, Turner was taken to the Ohio State University Medical Center for x-rays, and those turned out to be negative. Click here to read more >>

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Above: Ohio State’s Jon Diebler trying to shake a defender so he can hoist a three. (AP Photo)

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No. 15 Ohio State, led by Evan Turner’s 25 points and 13 rebounds, defeated 21st-ranked Florida State, 77-64, as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at the Schottenstein Center, Wednesday night.

For the first time in 11 years since members of the Big Ten and Atlantic Coast conferences have met up on the hardwood, the league west of the Appalachians are victorious.

The Buckeyes scored 12 of the games first 14 points and never trailed the rest of the way, but there were some close moments. Click here to read more >>

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Right: Sophonore combo guard/forward Chris Singleton averages a team-high 12.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for Florida State. (AP Photo)

The 15th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will host the 21st-ranked Florida State Seminoles at Value City Arena, Wednesday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:35 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

As always, you can hear the game all across the state on the 60-station Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network with “Big Daddy” Paul Keels and former Buckeye Ron Stokes. WBNS outlets 97.1 FM and 1460 AM are the flagship stations in Columbus.

The Seminoles enter Wednesday night’s game with a record of 6-1. Their lone loss came against in-state rival Florida as the Gators throttled FSU, 68-52, in Gainesville last week. Florida State committed 23 turnovers and shot just 33.3 percent from the field against UF.

On Sunday, the Seminoles won the Old Spice Classic by defeating Marquette, 57-56, in Orlando, Fla. Click here to read more >>

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Date: Wednesday, December 2
Time: 9:35 p.m. ET
Place: Value City Arena (capacity 19,049) – Columbus, OH
TV: ESPN2 with John Saunders and former Buckeye assistant coach Fran Fraschilla.
Radio: 97.1 the Fan/WBNS-AM 1460 in Columbus are the flagship stations for the 60-station Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network. “Big Daddy” Paul Keels will call the play-by-play and will be assisted by former Buckeye Ron Stokes.
Latest Line: Ohio State is a seven-point favorite.
Series History: The Buckeyes are 3-0 all-time vs. Florida State.
Last Time Out: No. 16 Ohio State defeated Florida State, 93-86, back in 1968. Click here to read more >>

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Right: Ohio State’s David Lighty goes up for two of his eight points against St. Francis, Saturday night. (AP Photo)

Good evening, I’m Matt Barker and you’re not.

Last night, Thad Matta’s 17th-ranked Buckeyes absolutely destroyed St. Francis of Pennsylvania, who I understand is the patron saint of cupcakes, 110-47, at the Schottenstein Center on Saturday.

Six Ohio State players scored in double figures led by Jeremie Simmons, who came off the bench to throw in 18 points. Jon Diebler scored 17, Evan Turner added 16, William Buford chipped in 15, Dallas Lauderdale put in 11 and P.J. Hill contributed 10 points for the Buckeyes.

The 110 points scored by the Buckeyes was the most since OSU lit up the scoreboard with 121 points against George Mason back in 1995, and the 63-point margin was the biggest since 1991 when Ohio State issued a 116-44 beatdown to Chicago State. Click here to read more >>

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