College basketball: Turner has 27 points for No. 13 Ohio State

By Rusty Miller

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Feb. 3 2010 7:07 p.m. MST

Penn State's Talor Battle, right, tries to dribble past Ohio State's Evan Turner during the first half.

Jay Laprete, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Turner scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half and Jon Diebler hit a critical 3-pointer to lead No. 13 Ohio State to a 75-62 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night.

The Buckeyes (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten) closed the game on a 10-0 run and handed the Nittany Lions their 10th straight loss.

Diebler had not scored until he hit a shot from behind the arc with 1:29 left to give the Buckeyes some breathing room after Penn State (8-14, 0-10) had cut the lead to 65-62.

William Buford added 19 points and David Lighty had 12 for the Buckeyes, who have won their last six conference games and have beaten the Nittany Lions in their last 12 meetings.

Talor Battle had 24 points and David Jackson 12 for Penn State.

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