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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- JaQuan Lyle scored 10 points and dished out 11 assists on Wednesday night in Ohio States 78-47 blowout win over Jackson State in the Global Sports Invitational.Marc Loving and Kam Williams led the Buckeyes (5-0) in scoring with 19 and 15 points, respectively. Paris Collins led the Tigers (1-4) with 19 points, 14 in the first half.After a slow start to the season, Lyle turned it around in the past three games and even made an impact on the defensive end. The Buckeyes were 23 points better with Lyle on the floor in the first half and plus-33 for the game.I think Im just trying to be the best leader on this team I can be, Lyle said. First two games I let my teammates down, the university down, fan base down completely. I dont want that feeling again because I mean I was like totally out of it those two games and I didnt feel good as a person.For much of the first half, Jackson State hung tight with the Buckeyes. Leading scorer Edric Dennis hit a 3 over Marc Loving from well beyond the arc, and then Paris Collins hit his second 3 of the game to put the Tigers up 15-9.As the leading returning scorer for Jackson State, Collins ignited the 13-2 run in which the Tigers took their only lead of the game. He had 14 points in the first half.Hes always one of our better players. Hes a sparkplug for our team, said Jackson State head coach Wayne Brent. He fought through it but we didnt have four or five other guys that could fight through it.OSU freshman forward Andre Wesson checked into the game with Lyle and the Buckeyes went on a 14-0 run, and then capped the half with a 17-3 run, heading into the break leading by 17.JSUs Collins was held to just five points in the second half.Williams was 5 for 5 in the first half, and Loving went 3 for 5 from 3 in the second 20 minutes. The Tigers had a 37-32 edge on the boards, but OSU had 20 assists on 26 made field goals to JSUs nine assists.Loving had struggled for much of the year before tonight. He said that seeing the ball finally go through the basket was a big confidence boost for him.It was good to see a couple shots go down for him, said OSU head coach Thad Matta. We need him playing well, theres no question.Ohio State shot 55 percent from the field while holding the Tigers to just 30 percent.BIG PICTUREJackson State: The Tigers lost their fourth straight and have a more challenges remaining on their nonconference schedule, including trips to Memphis and No. 20 Baylor.Ohio State: Keita Bates-Diop sat the bench with an ankle injury for the second straight game. He injured his ankle last Thursday against Providence. Bates-Diop is one of the longest players in OSUs lineup, as well as one of the teams leading rebounders and scorers. Without the 6-foot-7 forward on the floor, OSU is 2-0, and has held the opponents to an average of 42.5 points per game.I think first and foremost, we got to get Keita Bates-Diop back as quick as we can, Matta said. He makes such a difference on both ends of the floor.UP NEXTJackson State wraps up the invitational with a home matchup against Western Carolina on Saturday night.Ohio State stays in Columbus to finish the Global Sports Invitational on Friday night against Marshall. It will be the Buckeyes third game this week. Next Wednesday, OSU travels to Charlottesville, Virginia, to face the No. 7 Cavaliers in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.Alex Okafor Super Bowl Jersey . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. 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Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter.Liverpool and Sunderland both have injury concerns ahead of Saturdays Premier League clash at Anfield.Martin Skrtels return to action has been delayed by two to three weeks after the Reds defender suffered a setback in his recovery, while Sam Allardyce is sweating on the fitness of Yann MVila and Jeremain Lens.The Black Cats are winless in three league matches after their 1-0 loss to Manchester City, and they have not beaten opponents Liverpool in their last six Premier League attempts. Yann MVila is a fitness concern for manager Sam Allardyce Following their midweek defeat by top-of-the-table Leicester, Jurgen Klopps side are 11 points off the top four and face a quick turnaround with an FA Cup fourth-round replay against West Ham scheduled for Tuesday night.Team newsLiverpool midfielder Joe Allen is expected to overcome a shoulder problem and should be available, but Skrtel is out after aggravating a hamstring injury.Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi and Philippe Coutinho will not be available until next weeks FA Cup replay at the earliest. Joe Allen should be available after recovering from a shoulder injury Sunderlands MVila was unable to train on Thursday as a result of a foot problem picked up after a challenge by Citys Sergio Aguero on Tuesday, although he is less of a doubt than Lens, who is nursing a groin injury.Central defender Younes Kaboul will return to the squad after recovering from a hamstring problem which has sidelined him since before Christmas, but midfielder Sebastian Larsson (knee) is still out.Opta statsSunderland have scored in each of their last seven away league games; their best run in the competition since April 2013.Christian Benteke has scored six goals in seven top-flight appearances against Sunderland. Christian Benteke is two goals shy of 50 in the Premier League The Liverpool striker is two goals away from netting 50 in the Premier League (currently 48), but hasnt scored in his five league appearances since scoring the winner against SSunderland in December.ddddddddddddRoberto Firmino has scored four goals in his last four league matches; this after scoring just once in his opening 17 appearances in the competition.Liverpool averaged more points under Brendan Rodgers in the Premier League this season (1.5) than they have under Klopp (1.4). Jurgen Klopp has less points on a per-game basis than predecessor Brendan Rodgers Sunderland have the worst points per game average of any current Premier League side in the month of February (0.63).The Black Cats have made a league-low 1408 successful passes in the final third of the pitch this season and have the lowest passing accuracy in this area of the pitch (55.7 per cent).Mersons predictionLiverpool are struggling at the moment, Klopp has come in and nothing much has changed. They sort of rolled over at Leicester, if Im being honest.Theyve got a hard FA Cup game at West Ham coming up, he rested his players for the first tie at Anfield and that confused me. Liverpool made 10 changes for the FA Cup match against West Ham Surely he should have gone the other way round and gone all out in the cup as theyre not going to win the league or get fourth. Im rather cautiously going for Liverpool here, although Im not sure why.PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Sky Bet odds: 15/2)BettingLiverpool are 4/11 favourites with Sky Bet with Sunderland 8/1 and the draw available at 18/5. The Reds have not conceded in their last three league meetings with the Black Cats and are 5/6 to keep another clean sheet. Jermain Defoe walks off with the match ball after his hat-trick at Swansea This fixture finished goalless last year and its 12/1 for another blank on Saturday. Benteke scored the only goal when the sides met in December and he is available at 14/1 in a 1-0 scorecast. Jermain Defoe is 11/4 to net anytime for Sunderland with Fabio Borini 14/1 to net the opener against his former club.Check out tips from our Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp, Charlie Nicholas, Phil Thompson and Matt Le Tissier here. ' ' '