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Ohio State forward Jared Sullenger (0) goes up for two points in the second half with M vernon Mackinell (32) trying to block the shot during NCAA college basketball play in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Ohio State defeated Florida 33-75.
Ohio State's standouts lead a win against Florida State
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jon Diebler scored 12 points and Jared Sullinger notched his third double-double of the season Tuesday night to lead No. 2 Ohio State to a 58-44 victory over Florida State in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.
Sullinger, a 6-foot-9 freshman from Columbus, Ohio, finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds while David Lightly added 10 points for the Buckeyes (6-0).
Ohio State jumped to a 7-0 lead and never trailed, building its biggest lead at 40-23 on William Buford's jumper with 15:45 left in the game.
Florida State (5-2) closed within 49-42 on Deividas Dulky's only three-pointer with 4:30 left.
Freshman Ian Miller led Florida State with 11 points and Derwin Kitchen added 10 for the Seminoles, who shot 35.4 for cent and committed 22 turnovers, including 14 in the second half. Florida State shot 33 percent in a 55-51 loss to
Florida on Sunday.
Both teams shot poorly in the early going, but Ohio State's domination of the backboards allowed the Buckeyes to keep a comfortable lead on their way to a 28-17 halftime lead.
Florida State shot just 26.1 percent in the first half while Ohio State was slightly better at 36.7 percent but enjoyed a 25-14 rebound advantage.
After winning its first five games against weaker opponents, Florida State struggled against the Buckeyes as it had Sunday against 18th-ranked Gators.
Ohio State is 6-0 against Florida State, including consecutive victories in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Buckeyes won 77-64 in last year's game at Columbus.
Chris Singleton, Florida State's leading scorer, had a second straight cold-shooting game, making just 2 of 9 from the field on the heels of a 2-for-12 showing in Sunday's loss.
During a first-half timeout, Florida State football coach limbo
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Clark hit three 3-pointers in overtime, lifting No. 16 Georgetown to a bruising 111-102 victory Tuesday night over No. 9 Missouri, which erased an 18-point halftime deficit but faltered at the free throw line
Tigers take first fall against the Hoyas
Michael Dixon hit only one of two foul shots with 14 seconds left to give Missouri a 94-91 lead, Chris Wright's 3-pointer tied the matchup of unbeatens at 94-all.
Missouri (5-1) trailed throughout the game until Marcus Denmon canned a 3-pointer for a 77-75 lead that had the crowd in Kansas City's Sprint Center roaring.
Denmon had 27 points for Missouri, which missed three of four free throws in the final 19 seconds of regulation. The Hoyas were 18 of 18 from the line.
Fisher was presented the trophy for winning the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Dixon, who missed the only shot he took in the first half, sparked the second-half surge and finished with 17 points.
Austin Freeman had 31 points for the Hoyas (7-0), who have won their first seven games for the second consecutive season.
The Tigers had five players in double figures, including English with 11 and Bowers with 10. Sims had 10 for the Hoyas.
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With 10 wins, Gundy is voted top coach in Big 12
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OKLAHOMA CITY - For Mike Gundy, part of becoming a better coach was learning to let go.
During the week, Gundy could pop into any meeting instead of always meeting with quarterbacks.
Defensive players feel his influence more than ever before, and Gundy said he may have spent more time with defensive players than the offense this season for a change. He also had more time to spend on recruiting and during games, he was even more in tune with clock management and injuries.
Once he yielded control of his offense and defense to his coordinators, he found himself better able to deal with all the day-to-day decisions that come with being the man in charge of a major college football program.
"I really am OK with it because I think it helped our team and it makes my life much easier and gives me more patience," Gundy said. "I'm not always on edge in dealing with recruits, meeting with administration and just everything that's important."
With first-year offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen leading what would become the nation's third-highest scoring offense and Bill Young in charge of a defense that created 30 turnovers, Gundy was able to see the big picture and add his influence wherever his experienced Cowboys needed it.
The result: the first 10-win regular season in school history and Gundy's selection Tuesday as The Associated Press' Big 12 coach of the year.
"I'm humbled by it and I think that it's an award for our coaching staff," Gundy said in a telephone interview. "They've had a great year."
The 16th-ranked Cowboys (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 South after losing their starting quarterback, two NFL first-round draft
Gundy also credited the Cowboys' unexpected success to the development of a new batch of playmakers — including Justin Blackmon, Brandon Weeden, Shaun Lewis, Brodrick Brown and Joseph Randle — and strong returns from serious injuries by Orie Lemon and Andrew McGee.
In his sixth year as Oklahoma State's head coach, Gundy said he now fits better into the role. A former offensive coordinator, he had previously been heavily involved in the offense and play-calling. But when he brought in Holgorsen, he gave it up — for the better.
picks and numerous starters but instead shared the division title with Oklahoma and Texas &M.
Gundy received 12 of 20 first-place votes from the AP panel. Texas A&M's Mike Sherman got seven votes after a turnaround helped the Aggies win their final six games. Art Briles received the remaining vote after leading Baylor to bowl eligibility for the first time since 1994.
Gundy was also named the Big 12 coach of the year in voting by the league's coaches. It's the first time he has received both honors.
"I think it had a huge role in just me coaching attitude, player development, body language and time management," Gundy said. "I allowed Dana and Bill, of course, to do their jobs and my presence on the sideline was much more calming because I wasn't having to get so involved in the play of an offensive lineman or receivers or quarterbacks and chew on them about something
they did wrong."
"When you tie all that together, you end up with 10 wins and a season that everybody will look back on and say obviously it was the most wins we've ever had here in the regular season," he said.
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exposed is the right word, but he is going to put numbers on just about anybody."
While all three Kansas post players that saw major minutes against Arizona — Marcus and Markieff Morris and Thomas Robinson — have the ability to drive from outside, Self said they
are too keen to take jump shots,
even if they are going in.
"Why settle?" Self said. "Derrick Williams didn't settle. He drove it every chance he got. And Thomas is so good at that, why settle and not put the other team's post guys in foul-prone situations?"
When Williams was put into
"foul-prone situations," fouling out with 2:27 left in the game, Kansas was able to close out the victory. The Jayhawks will need to do the same with Reeves Nelson for the win Thursday night.
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