National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 96, N.C. Asheville 49
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Mike Sanzere, # Ted Valentine, # Gerald Williams
Attendance: 12658
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials: # Mike Sanzere, # Ted Valentine, # Gerald Williams
Attendance: 12658
David Lighty scored 29 points to lead No. 2 Ohio State to a 96-49 rout of visiting UNC Asheville on Tuesday night.
Ohio State (11-0) has yet to be challenged this season as its average margin of victory is 26 points.
The Buckeyes never trailed, and jumped ahead 11-2 in the opening minutes. Leading 22-10, Ohio State scored nine straight points and built the lead throughout the first half.
Lighty hit 11 of 16 shots from the field, including 7 of 10 on 3-pointers. William Buford scored 14 points while Deshaun Thomas added 13. Jared Sullinger, Ohio State's top scorer at 18.5 points a game, had nine.
J.P. Primm led UNC Asheville (5-6) with 15 points. D.J. Cunningham had 13 points while Chris Stephenson added 11. Matt Dickey, the Bulldogs' leading scorer at 16.7 points a game, was held to four points and went 2 of 11 from the field.
The Buckeyes made 36 of their 69 shots and were 11 of 24 on 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. Asheville | Ohio St. | |
| JP Primm 15 | Scoring | David Lighty 29 |
| JP Primm 3 | Assists | Jared Sullinger 5 |
| D.J. Cunningham 7 | Rebounds | Jared Sullinger 16 |
| JP Primm 2 | Free Throws Made | Jon Diebler 2 |
| JP Primm 3 | Steals | Aaron Craft 3 |
| D.J. Cunningham 1 | Blocks | Deshaun Thomas 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| N.C. Asheville | 49 | 37.5 | 4-15 | 3-6 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ohio St. | 96 | 56.5 | 11-24 | 7-14 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 12 |