Evan Turner

Turner is averaging 19.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists. He has maintained those numbers after being sidelined with two cracked vertebrae that disrupted the Buckeyes for a time.

Amazingly, he never seemed to miss a beat after sitting out a month instead of the eight weeks doctors predicted following a nasty fall against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 5.

"I'm as good as new,'' he said. "I'm better.''

Durando