Buckeyes drop Noles 77-64
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Evan Turner had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Jon Diebler added 22 points to lead No. 15 Ohio State past No. 21 Florida State 77-64 Wednesday night, clinching the Big Ten’s first victory in 11 years of its annual series with the ACC.
The conferences came into the night with three wins apiece in head-to-head matchups. Wisconsin’s 73-69 upset of No. 6 Duke set the stage for the Buckeyes (6-1) to put the Big Ten over the top, ending a decade of frustration against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Reserve Jeremie Simmons added 14 points for the Buckeyes, who improved to just 3-5 in the annual series with the ACC, with another win vacated by NCAA violations in 2000.
At the end, after the Big Ten had won six of the 11 matchups, Ohio State’s student section chanted, “Big Ten! Big Ten!”
Solomon Alabi had 21 points for FSU (6-2). Chris Singleton fouled out with eight points and eight rebounds.
Derwin Kitchen had 12 points and Michael Snaer 10 as Florida State shot 41 percent from the field and had 20 turnovers.