Ohio State Gets Two Seed In Bracket Of Death

Danny Peters is not allowed to touch the Big Ten Tournament Trophy yet.
Ohio State is dancing, having secured their bid into the tournament as regular season and tournament champions.  Their prize: the second seed in the Midwest region.  The Buckeyes will start in Milwaukee and, should they make it through the first weekend, continue dancing [...]
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Selection Show Open Thread

Kige thinks your team has no chance.

Start:
6:00PM ET

Television:
CBS

The mission, of course, becomes Getting Back to Indy, but there are some things to settle. Among them:

Which one seed will the Buckeyes draw? With Duke and West Virginia winning their conference tourneys, you have to think the Buckeyes’ odds of …
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Buckeye Men Join Women As Tournament Champions

Evan Turner had another herculean game: 31pts (12/18), 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks
After the women’s tournament finale against Iowa, David Lighty tweeted that he hoped to follow suit the next week in the very same arena.  Thanks in large part to a tenacious effort where, in stretches, he absolutely took over the course of [...]
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Champs – Part Deux

Get your brooms out.

Ohio State clinched a sweep of the regular and postseason conference championships with a 90-61 soul stealing against the overmatched Minnesota Golden Gophers this afternoon in Indianapolis. The win still probably doesn’t land the Buckeyes a #1 seed in the Dance but it assures a #2.

Evan Turner …
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Big Ten Championship Open Thread

Obligatory

Tipoff:
3:30PM ET

Favorite:
Ohio State (-4)

Television:
CBS

Radio:
OSU Basketball Affiliates

It’s been a hell of a weekend and it’s going to take some kind of awesome to top the first two games. The bad blood between the two teams adds some spice, as does the opportunity to complete the Big Ten’s first full house, …
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Championship Preview: Minnesota vs. #7 Ohio State

COY and POY celebrate the 2OT thriller (AP/Conroy)

#7 Ohio State
26-7, 14-4 Big Ten
Roster | Schedule

March 14, 2009
3:30 PM ET – CBS
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Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN

Minnesota
21-21-12, 9-9 Big Ten
Roster | Schedule

Ohio State looks to complete a conference title sweep after dispatching Illinois 88-11 in 2OT yesterday behind a pair of double doubles …
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Emo Bearded Kige of the North

Two epic games in two days and though the double-OT thriller was a blast, there’s still nothing like ripping the heart out of your hated rival. Which only makes discovering the Wolverines’ very own Kige Ramsey so much sweeter. It’s not quite the Redneck Rocker, but Bearded Fellow …
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Buckeyes Outlast Illini to Earn Spot in Title Game

Turner scored 12 of this 31 in the extra sessions. (AP/Conroy)

Survive and advance. In another thrilling game in the Big Ten Tournament, Ohio State got 31/22 from Evan Turner, 22/10 from Wil Buford and big shots from David Lighty in the waning moments to capture an 88-81 2OT victory this …
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Buckeyes Need 2 OTs, Advance To Consecutive Tournament Finals

Evan Turner grabs one of his ten rebounds
Ohio State needed a 20-0 run and two overtimes, but ultimately felled the Illini 88-81 to advance to their second straight Big Ten Tournament finals.  They will await the winner of the Minnesota-Purdue game later today.
It was another one of those games where I thought we were dead [...]
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Illinois Open Thread

Old friends become foes for the third time in the past month.

Tipoff:
1:40PM ET

Favorite:
Ohio State (-6)

Television:
CBS

Radio:
OSU Basketball Affiliates

In two previous games against the Illini this season, the trio of Turner, Lighty and Diebler have averaged 51 points per game. If they can do that again today, the Buckeyes will …
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