It is a question that will be asked countless times this season - "Where would Ohio State be without Jared Sullinger?"
Well, to put it simply, the Buckeyes would be 6-1 at the present time if not for Sullinger and his incredible performance on Thursday night against IUPUI.
The 6'9" forward from Columbus Northland High School single-handedly led the Bucks past an upset-minded Jaguars squad that threatened to put an end to OSU's undefeated season.
The Jags jumped out to a shocking 50-41 lead at the 12:46 mark of the 2nd half, but Sullinger led OSU back.
The big freshman scored 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and he did most of the heavy lifting late in the ballgame. 16 of his 40 points came from the charity stripe as Sullinger exerted his will on IUPUI's smaller post players.
The turning point in the game came shortly after the Jaguars grabbed that aforementioned 9-point cushion. Christian Siakam, IUPUI's best big man, fouled out of the contest with 10:23 remaining, and the Buckeyes capitalized.
Led by the dominant play of Sullinger, Ohio State went on a 24-4 run to seize control of the game.
Sullinger, who was playing just hours after attending his uncle's funeral, reached the 40-point plateau in the final minute of the contest when he dunked home a perfect inbound pass from Aaron Craft.
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