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NCAA Game Summary - California At Ohio State

Monday, March 24, 2008

Columbus, OH -- (Sports Network) - Jamar Butler scored a game-high 20 points to lead the top-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes to a 73-56 win over the fourth-seeded California Golden Bears in second-round action of the NIT at Value City Arena.

Kosta Koufos added 17 points for the Buckeyes (21-13), who will now face off against Dayton in the quarterfinals of the tournament later this week. Othello Hunter tallied 11 points and a game-high 16 rebounds in the victory.

California (17-16) was paced by Jerome Randle who scored 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor. Ryan Anderson added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Bears.

OSU jumped all over the Golden Bears in the first half, shooting 46.7 percent from the floor, to take a 35-23 lead at the break.

The Buckeyes kept the pressure on in the second stanza, leading by as many as 25 points by shooting 15-of-28 from the field, en route to the 17-point victory.

OSU was tenacious at the defensive end of the floor, turning 16 Cal turnovers into 20 points.

Copyright 2008 Courtesy of The Sports Network.

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Kyle Singler had 20 points and tied a career-high with 12 rebounds, as fourth-ranked Duke topped No. 9 Purdue, 76-60, to remain unbeaten in the history of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Jon Scheyer also scored 20 and Nolan Smith contributed 12 points for Duke (8-0), which has won all 10 of its games in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It's been a tremendous history of success for Duke against the Big Ten. The Blue Devils are 62-23 all-time against teams currently in the Big Ten, having won seven straight such contests. Robbie Hummel had 15 points for Purdue (5-2), which was coming off an overtime loss in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off at the hands of Oklahoma. JaJuan Johnson contributed 12 points and E'Twaun Moore netted 10 before fouling out. The Boilermakers, who were riddled with foul trouble, shot 37.3 percent from the field. That included a 2-of-13 effort from three-point range.

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