By: Associated Press via ESPN.com -

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Deshaun Thomas stole the spotlight in his college debut, coming off the bench to score 24 points to lead No. 4 Ohio State to a 102-61 victory over North Carolina A&T on Friday night in the Global Sports Invitational.

The Buckeyes have four starters back from last season’s 29-8 Big Ten regular-season and tournament champion that made it to the NCAA round of 16. But the missing starter is Evan Turner, the consensus national player of the year now with the Philadelphia 76ers.Ohio State’s most acclaimed recruit, Jared Sullinger, had 19 points and 14 rebounds, while fellow freshman Aaron Craft had added eight points and nine assists.Marc Hill and Nic Simpson each had 14 points for the Aggies.The Buckeyes didn’t appear to miss Turner all that much, particularly against a team that was just 11-22 a year ago.Among the Ohio State veterans, Dallas Lauderdale had…..

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