OHIO STATE BASKETBALL Dials turns it up again as Buckeyes win 77-59

Ohio State notched their fifth straight victory, but it didn't start out easy.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- A first-half timeout meant all the difference for slow-starting Ohio State.
Terence Dials continued on a tear with 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes to a 77-59 win over New Hampshire on Tuesday night.
But 12 minutes in, the Wildcats -- destined for their fifth loss in a row and coming off an 82-48 thumping at West Virginia on Dec. 21 -- trailed just 24-23.
"We weren't playing the Ohio State way," said Dials, who has been at his best as the Buckeyes (10-2) have won five in a row. "Coach [Thad Matta] thought we should have been up more. There was a lack of intensity and it showed on our faces. We weren't doing the things we usually do. He got on us in the huddle and some of the guys responded."
The Ohio State way
Asked what "the Ohio State way" was, teammate J.J. Sullinger said it was being aggressive and letting your talent take over.
"We show brilliance at times and we show we do know how to play the game," he said. "At other times, it's like the ball's been rolled out there and we don't know what to do with it."
Ohio State regrouped to pull away the rest of the half and never was seriously threatened again.
Dials, who has won the last two Big Ten player of the week awards, has averaged 23 points and 10.6 rebounds during the Buckeyes' winning streak. He has hit 43-of-67 shots from the field (64.2 percent) since Ohio State last lost on Dec. 1 to Clemson in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
"I've been staying aggressive," said Dials, the Boardman High graduate. "My teammates have been doing a good job of looking to the post. I'm just taking my time, trying to make the shots."
The 14 rebounds tied Dials' career high.
Dials went 8-for-13 from the field and 8-for-12 at the foul line as Ohio State maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half.
Scorers
Tony Stockman added 11 points but hit just 4 of 17 shots from the field, while Sullinger had 10 points.
Ben Sturgill, an Ohio native, led the Wildcats with 16 points. Jermaine Anderson chipped in with 10 points for New Hampshire.
The Wildcats turned the ball over 21 times, several without an Ohio State defender nearby.
"Guys had the ball taken away from them because we're not accustomed to that aggressiveness on a day-to-day basis," New Hampshire coach Phil Rowe said. "They wore us down a little bit and fatigue took over.