Pierre Jackson scored 13 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and had consecutive assists on slam dunks that put No. 6 Baylor ahead to stay in a 69-42 victory over Bethune-Cookman Wednesday night. Jackson had a steal then a bounce pass to Deuce Bello for a dunk, and turned another Bethune-Cookman turnover right after that into a pass to Anthony Jones for another slam. That was part of an early 10-0 run that put the Bears (8-0) ahead to stay. Baylor has won its first eight games for the first time under 10th-year coach Scott Drew. While the Bears had plenty of high-flying dunks, the highlight for many fans was Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III being honored at halftime. He is the school's first Heisman winner. No. 2 Ohio State 82, South Carolina-Upstate 58: Coach Eddie Payne couldn't blame his South Carolina Upstate players for being a little awed by their game against Ohio State Wednesday. After all, they were playing on TV in front of 13,552 fans against the nation's No. 2 team. In the end, Deshaun Thomas scored 23 points and the Buckeyes (9-1) rolled to an 82-58 victory. But the Spartans hung around for quite a while. “Players really enjoy playing in this type of a venue,” Payne said. “I don't think you can discount the fact that these kids watch TV. Torrey Craig, who's a good player for us, there's probably three times as many people in this arena tonight than live in his hometown (Great Falls, SC).” Deshaun Thomas scored 23 points and No. 2 Ohio State welcomed back star forward Jared Sullinger in a victory over South Carolina Upstate. The Buckeyes (9-1) were effective if not overwhelming in rebounding from a 78-67 loss at No. 13 Kansas Saturday. Sullinger, who had missed Ohio State's last two games, received polite applause when he entered the game at the 14:37 mark of the first half. He took his time getting into the pace of the game, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
