From: AP via InsideBayArea.com -

Ohio State’s fans showered a half-century of cheers on the 1960 Buckeyes. Then the 2010 edition went out and gave a performance worthy of the school’s only national champion, shooting 63 percent from the field Sunday in an 85-63 rout of Minnesota in the Big Ten.

Led by stars Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek — along with substitute Bob Knight, who would become the winningest college coach ever — the school’s only national championship basketball team received a warm and emotional welcome home. That team shot 84 percent from the field in the first half of the final against Cal to build a big lead, then eased to a 75-55 win at the Cow Palace.

They watched from a suite as the No. 20 Buckeyes (16-6, 6-3 Big Ten) improved to 13-0 at home and 6-2 since guard Evan Turner (19 points) returned from a back injury.

Top 25 highlights: Dominique Jones scored 37 points and host South Florida (14-7, 4-5) extended its school-best Big East winning streak to three games with a 70-61 victory over No. 17 Pittsburgh (16-5, 6-3), which has lost three….

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