Updated: December 2, 2011, 10:25 pm ET

Ohio State F Sullinger out with back spasms

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Ohio State Buckeyes star forward Jared Sullinger will sit out Saturday’s game against Texas-Pan American due to back spasms.Sullinger, a favorite to win Player of the Year, is averaging 19.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in his sophomore season with the Buckeyes. He started getting the spasms during Ohio State’s 85-63 win over Duke this Tuesday.The team told the media that Sullinger will be reevaluated next week. The Buckeyes are off until Dec. 10 when they face the Kansas Jayhawks.

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