By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS -- No one is going to accuse Evan Turner of being a copycat. OK, maybe just this once. When West Virginia star Da'Sean Butler banked in a 3-pointer to beat Cincinnati in the Big East tournament Thursday night, Turner and his Ohio State teammate Dallas Lauderdale were watching. So, too, was Michigan guard Laval Lucas-Perry. "My boy, Da'Sean," Turner remembers saying after Butler's shot went through the net. "I'm going to have to make a shot, too." Less than ... Read More

By: Angelique S. Chengelis (The Detroit News) -- Indianapolis -- Michigan now needs three wins to reach the NCAA Tournament. That seems unrealistic for a sub-.500 team, but that's how the Wolverines are approaching this Big Ten tournament. They scratched one win off the list Thursday, beating Iowa, 59-52, in the first game of the tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Wolverines will play top-seeded Ohio State on Friday at noon in the first quarterfinal of the day. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes had a bye ... Read More

By: Hank Harris (JustBet.com) -- The Big Ten Conference Tournament gets underway on Thursday and the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes figure to make some noise this year. The first game has eighth-seeded Michigan against ninth-seeded Iowa, with the winner taking on Ohio State on Friday afternoon. As March Madness moves into full swing with the conference tournaments and Selection Sunday, let’s take a look at how the Buckeyes have fared over the years. Ohio State University is located in Columbus Ohio, and started its first ... Read More

By: Marcus Hartman (Scout.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS - First-team All-Big Ten duo Samantha Prahalis and Jantel Lavender combined for 46 points, but freshman Tayler Hill’s 14 were also critical as the top-seeded Buckeyes rallied to defeat No. 4 Wisconsin 82-73 at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Buckeyes trailed for nearly all of the first 30 minutes before taking control and putting away the plucky Badgers. “I think the fact that we dug deep as a team shows our poise and shows how tough our team is,” ... Read More

By: Dennis Punzel (Madison.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS -- The University of Wisconsin women's basketball team will attempt to go where no UW team has gone when it faces top-seeded Ohio State tonight in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Badgers are in the semifinals for the third time in the 16-year history of the tournament. They've never advanced any further. Wisconsin lost to Penn State 76-62 in the 2002 semifinals and last year they fell to Purdue 70-56. The Badgers' track record ... Read More

By: Curt Cavin and Phillip B. Wilson (IndyStar.com) -- Top-seeded Ohio State got off to a shaky start Friday night in opening its portion of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse, but it settled down enough to advance, which is the key at this point in the season. The 66-55 victory over Illinois pushed the nation's No. 10 team into tonight's semifinals against Wisconsin. Buckeyes coach Jim Foster thought the difference was a frequent switch to a zone defense that ... Read More

By: AP via DaytonDailyNews.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Foster is presented with the problem of inspiring his Ohio State women's team to play hard ina tournament that barely acknowledges what the Buckeyes already have done. "I don't know why they have them, to be quite frank with you," the veteran coach said, referring to conference tournaments. "How you can earn something in three days that someone played two months to earn, is something I don't quite understand. But that's just me." The 10th-ranked Buckeyes ... Read More

By: Ryne E. Hancock (BleacherReport.com) -- In order to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, in my opinion, you have to do the following: * Win more than four games against top-50 teams in the RPI, both before Jan. 1 and after. * Dominate your conference. * Be consistent. If you’re a Kansas State fan and reading this, then close this window right now, because it doesn’t apply to you. Same with Duke fans and intramurals commish Brittney Plowman as well. While we all know that ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- Ohio State's Jantel Lavender was strong and dominant in the post. Samantha Prahalis relied on her all-conference quickness to control the perimeter. Just like the Buckeyes have come to expect from their strong tag-team tandem. One problem against Illinois: Ohio State's other players weren't themselves Friday night. The 10th-ranked Buckeyes had to continually fend off Illinois' comebacks before finally pulling away in the final minute for a 66-55 women's basketball win in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis. "In the first half, ... Read More

By: John Kampf (News-Herald.com) -- COLUMBUS — Hanging high above the court at Value City Arena, home of the Ohio State men's basketball team, is a large white banner, trimmed in scarlet. Inside the trim it reads in scarlet letters, "Jackson." Beneath it the number "22." The banner commemorates the decorated tenure of Jimmy Jackson. The standard for OSU men's basketball program for this generation. At least until this year. Since he departed Ohio State following the 1991-92 season, Jackson has had no peer come and go ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- The night started with tears dripping down the face of senior Mark Titus. It ended with a floor full of Buckeye nuts celebrating Ohio State’s first Big Ten Championship since the 2006-07 season. Behind a barrage of 3-pointers by junior Jon Diebler, the No. 6 Buckeyes raced past Illinois to win 73-57 on senior night at the Schottenstein Center. Diebler drained seven shots from behind the arc, including five in the first half. He paced the Buckeyes with 21 points. With the ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After finishing off a remarkable 50-day run, the Ohio State Buckeyes can enjoy a nine-day break knowing that no matter what else happens, they are Big Ten men's basketball champions and the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament. With a 73-57 victory over Illinois on Tuesday, No. 6 Ohio State ended its regular season at 24-7 and 14-4 in conference play. Purdue and Michigan State, both with two games to play, can tie ... Read More

By: Ryan Cost (CNATI.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As Ohio State guard Evan Turner stood atop the scorer's table, he hoisted the Big Ten championship trophy in one hand, and gave the "number one" sign with the other to the large group of fans on the Value City Arena floor chanting "One more year! One more year!" It was a symbolic gesture. Ohio State is the "number one" seed in next week's Big Ten tournament after capping off its conference season with a sound ... Read More