CHICAGO - Evan Turner collects his third consecutive weekly honor after etching his name in Ohio State lore while leading the No. 18 Buckeyes to a pair of wins last week. On Tuesday, the junior guard recorded Ohio State's third all-time triple double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to propel the Scarlet and Gray past Lipscomb, 84-64. The Chicago native now owns two triple-doubles on the year, making him one of just 34 NCAA student-athletes all-time to record multiple triple-doubles in a single season.

With the effort against the Bisons, he also becomes the first Buckeye to open the season with five-consecutive double-double performances since Clark Kellogg accomplished the feat in 1980. Turner continued his scoring prowess in Saturday's contest against St. Francis, adding 16 in OSU's 110-47 rout over the Red Flash, becoming the 44th Buckeye in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau. On the week, Turner averaged nine rebounds, eight assists and 16 points on 71.4 percent shooting.

Turner shared the weekly award with Northwestern's John Shurna, who earns his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award after leading the Wildcats to three wins last week and the tournament title at the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Evan Turner (Nov. 23, 2009)