Ohio State wins NIT opener
Ohio State wins NIT opener
Ohio State head coach Thad Matta calls out a play against UNC Asheville in the first half of the first round of the National Invitation Tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)
UNC Asheville's K.J. Garland, left, drives to the basket as Ohio State's Evan Turner defends in the first half of the first round of the National Invitational Tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)
Ohio State's Jamar Butler, front, drives to the basket past UNC Asheville's Garrett Moles, rear, in the second half of the first round of the National Invitational Tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)
Ohio State's Othello Hunter (45) dunks the ball against UNC Asheville in the second half of the first round of the National Invitational Tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 84-66. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)
UNC Asheville's Bryan Smithson, right, drives to the basket past Ohio State's Jon Diebler, left, and Matt Terwilliger, rear center, in the first half of the first round of the National Invitational Tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)
Ohio State's Kosta Koufos, rear center, shoots over UNC Asheville's Vincent James, left, and Garrett Moles, center front, in the first half of the first round of the National Invitational Tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)
Ohio State's Matt Terwilliger, left, Jamar Butler (14) and Dallas Lauderdale (52) defend UNC Asheville's Kenny George, center, as he gets the ball in the first half of the first round of the National Invitational Tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)
