Mens Basketball Beats Lipscomb

The Buckeyes defeated Lipscomb 84-64 last night.

David Lighty led the way for the Bucks with a career high 22 points.

Evan Turner had his second triple double of the season. No, that wasnt a typo. Evan Turner now has 2 triple doubles through 5 games. His stat line read like this: 16 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast. Only 34 players in the history of the NCAA have recorded more than 1 triple double in a single season. The record for triple doubles in a year in 4. That is definitely reachable for Turner, although I doubt he will keep up his streak of turning in a triple double every 2.5 games. Once Big 10 play starts, teams like to slow down the game and a lot of games end in the 50s. It will be much harder for him to reach the triple double plateau as the season goes on. Whether or not he gets to 4, look for the National Player of the Year hype to start right now for Turner.

Jon Diebler had 17, Dallas Lauderdale added 13 pts and 6 rebounds. Jeremie Simmons had 11 off the bench.

The Buckeyes next opponent is St. Francis (PA) on November 28th.

In other team news, sophomore guard Walter Offcut is transferring. He has appeared in a total of 23 games through his career with the Bucks. His destination is not yet known.