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March 10, 2012There was no hangover from Sunday’s regular season title clinching win in East Lansing for the Ohio State Buckeyes. As the third-seeded Buckeyes got started in the Big Ten Conference Tournament, they got a good challenge from the sixth seed, the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue drilled 12 three-pointers and trailed by just 4 points with 7 minutes left. OSU, however, used an inside-out strategy as Jared Sullinger (3o points, 12 rebounds) and Deshaun Thomas (22 points, 7 rebounds) didn’t miss much at all around the basket and controlled the glass as the Buckeyes advanced to the Big Ten Semifinals tomorrow with a 88-71 win. Ohio State used a 17-2 run to pull away from the Boilers as William Buford caught fire at the right time. The defense, led by Thomas, held Robbie Hummel to just 6 points on 2-of-8 shooting. Sharpshooter D.J. Byrd led Purdue with 20 points and four three pointers. The Buckeyes face second-seed and fellow co-champion Michigan at approximately 4:00 Saturday afternoon.
Purdue
| Name | FG | 3Pt | FT | Off | Reb | Ast | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Byrd | 7-16 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Travis Carroll | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Hart | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robbie Hummel | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lewis Jackson | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Terone Johnson | 6-13 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Jacob Lawson | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandi Marcius | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryne Smith | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Totals | 25-66 | 11-25 | 10-15 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 71 |
| Percentages | .379 | .440 | .667 | |||||
Ohio St.
| Name | FG | 3Pt | FT | Off | Reb | Ast | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buford | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Aaron Craft | 5-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| Evan Ravenel | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| LaQuinton Ross | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Sibert | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lenzelle Smith, Jr. | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Jared Sullinger | 12-17 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| Deshaun Thomas | 9-13 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Sam Thompson | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.D. Weatherspoon | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amir Williams | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37-62 | 4-16 | 10-14 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 88 |
| Percentages | .597 | .250 | .714 | |||||
Game Info
- Technical Fouls:
- None
- Arena:
- Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
2 Comments
Box Score: (3) Ohio 77, (2) Buffalo 74
Game Info is off, one T on Matt Painter