By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State star Evan Turner said Saturday's double-overtime win over Illinois was even better than his 37-foot game-winning shot against Michigan on Friday because this victory was a team struggle. After the 88-81 Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over the Illini, Turner was still seething over the way the teams treated each other. Turner was visibly angered 30 minutes after the game in the locker room when discussing the talking the Illini did during ... Read More

From: SanLuisObispo.com -- Evan Turner continues to steal the show in Big Ten Tournament, scoring 11 of his game-high 31 points in a pair of overtime sessions to lead No. 5 Ohio State to an exciting, 88-81, victory over Illinois to advance to the conference finals. Turner, who drained a 37-foot three-pointer at the buzzer to beat Michigan on Friday, also had 10 rebounds and six assists, though he did turn the ball over 10 times and fouled out in the second OT. The top-seeded ... Read More

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

From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's hockey team advanced to the CCHA tournament quarterfinals, completing a series sweep of Notre Dame with an 8-2 win Saturday in the OSU Ice Rink. Ohio State scored twice in the first four minutes of the game and led 4-0 after the first period. The team extended its lead to 6-1 after the second and scored two late goals for the 8-2 final. Buckeye junior Hunter Bishop had a hat trick and added ... 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: 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