By: Rick Brown (DemoinesRegiter.com) –

Iowa City, Ia. -Iowa basketball  coach Todd Lickliter said Tuesday that he hasn’t  told his  team who will get the defensive assignment on Ohio State’s Evan Turner for  Wednesday’s 7:35 p.m. Big Ten game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

“I’m not going to announce that so everyone can get the same amount of rest,” Lickliter said.

Turner, who missed over four weeks and six games because of a back injury, is back in fine form for the Buckeyes. The 6-foot-7 junior forward  leads his team in scoring (18.6 points), rebounding (9.8) and assists (5.4).

“If Turner doesn’t get hurt, it’s a totally different situation,” Lickliter said. “They’re not a 14-6 team. They’re in the Top 10.”

As it is, the 20th-ranked Buckeyes come to town 14-6 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten. Iowa, winners of three of its last four games, buy pills online without prescription is 8-12 and 2-5.

“I think we all know that Ohio State has as good a talent as anyone in the league,” Lickliter said.

Guards William Buford and Jon Diebler, averaging 13.5 and 13.4 points, respectively, can shoot it. So can small forward David Lighty, averaging 12.7 points. He can also get to the rim on the bounce.

“Evan Turner, he’s terrific,” Lickliter said of the four-time Big Ten player of the week selection. “But he’s not alone.”

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