National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 96, N.C. Asheville 49
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Mike Sanzere, # Ted Valentine, # Gerald Williams
Attendance:
12658
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David Lighty scored 29 points to lead No. 2 Ohio State to a 96-49 rout of visiting UNC Asheville on Tuesday night.
Ohio State (11-0) has yet to be challenged this season as its average margin of victory is 26 points.
The Buckeyes never trailed, and jumped ahead 11-2 in the opening minutes. Leading 22-10, Ohio State scored nine straight points and built the lead throughout the first half.
Lighty hit 11 of 16 shots from the field, including 7 of 10 on 3-pointers. William Buford scored 14 points while Deshaun Thomas added 13. Jared Sullinger, Ohio State's top scorer at 18.5 points a game, had nine.
J.P. Primm led UNC Asheville (5-6) with 15 points. D.J. Cunningham had 13 points while Chris Stephenson added 11. Matt Dickey, the Bulldogs' leading scorer at 16.7 points a game, was held to four points and went 2 of 11 from the field.
The Buckeyes made 36 of their 69 shots and were 11 of 24 on 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. Asheville |
|
Ohio St. |
|
JP Primm 15 |
Scoring |
David Lighty 29 |
|
JP Primm 3 |
Assists |
Jared Sullinger 5 |
|
D.J. Cunningham 7 |
Rebounds |
Jared Sullinger 16 |
|
JP Primm 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Jon Diebler 2 |
|
JP Primm 3 |
Steals |
Aaron Craft 3 |
|
D.J. Cunningham 1 |
Blocks |
Deshaun Thomas 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. Asheville
|
49 |
37.5 |
4-15 |
3-6 |
11 |
25 |
2 |
4 |
|
| Ohio St.
|
96 |
56.5 |
11-24 |
7-14 |
20 |
42 |
1 |
12 |
|