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March 4, 2012
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The Ohio State Buckeyes trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half, and was down nine in the second half before a fantastic comeback effort was sealed with a William Buford game-winning shot. Buford drilled a pull-up jumper with just one second remaining, ending the Spartans hopes of winning the conference regular season outright. He finished with a game-high 25 points. OSU, MSU, and Michigan all finish the regular season with 13-5 records in the conference.
Ohio State
| Name | FG | 3Pt | FT | Off | Reb | Ast | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buford | 8-16 | 2-7 | 7-11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Aaron Craft | 2-5 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Evan Ravenel | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Shannon Scott | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Sibert | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenzelle Smith, Jr. | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Jared Sullinger | 5-19 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| Deshaun Thomas | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Sam Thompson | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-62 | 4-15 | 20-29 | 8 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 72 |
| Percentages | .387 | .267 | .690 |
Michigan State
| Name | FG | 3Pt | FT | Off | Reb | Ast | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Appling | 4-13 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Branden Dawson | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Gauna | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Draymond Green | 6-21 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Brandan Kearney | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derrick Nix | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Adreian Payne | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Austin Thornton | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Travis Trice | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Wood | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Totals | 25-61 | 5-15 | 15-21 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 70 |
| Percentages | .410 | .333 | .714 |
4 Comments
A win in that atmosphere is probably the most impressive thing this team has done all year. Very nice to see Buford accomplish what he’s capable of. Now if this team can just put two solid halves together, I’ll like their chances in the Big Ten tourney and beyond.
Hell of a win in a hostile environment. Hopefully this win will be a springboard to big things this month.
For everyone that gets on Matta about not making in game adjustments, I hope these same critics give him credit for this one. Doubt it.
Love Craft’s near triple double effort too. He nailed a big baseline jumper with under a minute to go….he discovers his shot and this team goes a long way.