Ohio State to lose Turner for 8 weeks

It most certainly did not feel like victory for Ohio State after defeating Eastern Michigan 111-60 on Saturday night at Ohio Stadium. This due to the loss of star forward, Evan Turner, who is going to be out with a broken back. Turner is not expected to return to the Buckeye's for another eight-weeks. Which in turn will lead to him missing sixteen games (over half the season). The injury was caused when Turner drove into the lane looking to make a dunk, missed it, and held on to the rim where he would later fall and land on his back.

Prior to the injury, Turner was putting up mind-boggling numbers with an average 20.6 points per game, and 12.6 rebounds. Numbers sure to raise a few eyebrows. Losing Turner was simply a nightmare moment for Ohio State who just last year experienced a situation very similar to this one when Senior, David Lighty (team captain), broke his foot early in the season and did not return.

This injury is a major blow to Ohio State (7-1)who currently stand in second place in the Big Ten trailing Purdue (7-0) by a half-a-game.

Citations
# 1: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/schedule?teamId=194
# 2: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-t25-ohiost-turnerhurt&prov=ap&type=lgns
#3: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293400194
# 4: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/06/evan-turner-injury-video_n_381781.html
# 5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes