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Turner propels No. 15 Ohio State over No. 13 California
NEW YORK -- Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 13 California 76-70 on Friday night in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic.
The Buckeyes (3-1) went through an opposite experience from their 77-73 loss to No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer.
Ohio State trailed by 19 points in the second half against the Tar Heels and was able to finally start hitting from long range and get within two in the final seconds.
Against the Golden Bears (2-2), the Buckeyes used a 21-3 run spanning halftime to take a 52-28 lead with 15:40 to play. California answered right away with a 17-4 run -- two of Ohio State's points came on a technical foul against Cal coach Mike Montgomery -- to get within single digits with 11:28 to go.
The Bears took advantage of Ohio State suddenly having trouble taking care of the ball to get within 63-57 with 5:09 left, but Turner, who had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 turnovers against North Carolina, scored eight of the Buckeyes' next 10 points.
SYRACUSE 87, NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA: Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina on Friday night in the 2K Sports Classic championship.
The Orange (4-0) were the only unranked team in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer but they left Madison Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 California and the Tar Heels (4-1).
NO. 2 MICHIGAN STATE 75, TOLEDO 62: Draymond Green had 15 points, and Michigan State kept up its home court mastery in a regional matchup in the Legends Classic.
The Spartans (3-0) will face Valparaiso at home Sunday before heading to Atlantic City, N.J., for a Nov. 27 game with Florida in the semifinals.
NO. 5 VILLANOVA 71, NO. 18 DAYTON 65: Corey Fisher scored 18 points to help Villanova beat Dayton in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Fisher was perfect in four late trips to the foul line for the Wildcats (4-0). Luke Fabrizius led Dayton (2-1) with 16 points and nine rebounds.
NO. 10 TENNESSEE 105, EAST CAROLINA 66: Scotty Hopson scored 25 points for Tennessee in the first round of the Paradise Jam.
Hopson was 10 of 15 from the floor, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Bobby Maze added 15 points for the Vols (3-0), Cameron Tatum had 14 and Tyler Smith 13.
NO. 15 MICHIGAN 77, HOUSTON BAPTIST 55: Manny Harris scored 25 points, and DeShawn Sims added 22 to lead Michigan (2-0).
NO. 21 GEORGIA TECH 70, GEORGE MASON 62: Gani Lawal had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Georgia Tech in an O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation game.
NO. 22 CLEMSON 89, UNC GREENSBORO 67: Trevor Booker scored a season-high 17 points, and Milton Jennings added 14 points for Clemson (3-0).
Clemson shot 54.5 percent, broke it open by closing the first half with a huge run and extended its school-record winning streak in nonconference road games to 11.
Brandon Evans had a 17 points for UNC Greensboro (0-3).
