National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 85, North Florida 50
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, November 21, 2011
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Bob Donato, # Tim Stewart
Attendance: 12522
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Jared Sullinger scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as No. 3 Ohio State rolled over visiting North Florida 85-50 on Monday to complete a four-game run to the Global Sports Shootout title.

The Buckeyes (4-0) scored eight unanswered points to build a 32-19 lead with 5:33 remaining in the first half and the Ospreys (1-4) never got back within single digits.

Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas combined to outscore North Florida in the first half 29-26.

Thomas finished with 16 points and six rebounds for the Buckeyes, while William Buford added 13. Ohio State forced 24 North Florida turnovers and outrebounded the Ospreys 43-31.

Parker Smith scored all of his team-high 10 points in the second half for North Florida, which made only 4-of-20 3-point shots
Top Game Performances
 
North Florida   Ohio St.
Parker Smith 10 Scoring Jared Sullinger 27
Jimmy Williams 3 Assists Lenzelle Smith Jr. 5
Travis Wallace 7 Rebounds Jared Sullinger 13
Parker Smith 3 Free Throws Made Jared Sullinger 9
Andy Diaz 1 Steals Aaron Craft 3
David Jeune 1 Blocks Amir Williams 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Florida 50 39.1 4-20 10-20 6 31 2 3
Ohio St. 85 46.7 4-17 25-40 17 43 1 10