By Matt Norlander (CBSSports.com) -- When you're successful, lurkers and hangers-on start to come around. Right now, Ohio State's in the midst of another terrific season, something they've grown accustomed to in Columbus since Thad Matta got to town. But with this success has come a problem on the secondary ticket market. Someone, or some group, has been printing counterfeit tickets and creating havoc for Buckeye home games. On Thursday the school sent out a memo, reminding and ... Read More

By: Rob McCurdy (MansfieldNewsJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS -- Lenzelle Smith Jr. is listed as a guard on Ohio State's roster. It's because jack-of-all-trades, as his coach likes to call him, isn't a recognized position on the floor. The 6-foot-4 sophomore is basketball's version of a utility infielder, a roundball handyman who sees a problem and fixes it. Against Indiana, he became a knock down 3-point shooter, hitting 4 of 5 from the arc and finishing with 28 points. Against Michigan, he turned ... Read More

From: AP via northcoatnow.com -- COLUMBUS — Not long after No. 3 Ohio State hung a 64-49 shiner on No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, coach Thad Matta was asked how pleased he was to reach the midpoint of the Big Ten season with at least a share of the lead. “It beats second, I do know that,” he said. Trouble is, the Buckeyes (19-3, 7-2) know that most of their work is ahead of them. All of their remaining nine games will be ... Read More

By Myron Medcalf (ESPN.com) -- Unlike last season’s squad, Ohio State encountered a few unexpected hurdles once Big Ten play commenced late last month. The Buckeyes lost to both Illinois and Indiana on the road in the first few weeks of the Big Ten slate. Those losses prompted questions about Ohio State’s anticipated dominance in the deep league. The Buckeyes have proven some doubters wrong, however, during their current four-game winning streak. Thad Matta wasn’t surprised by his team’s ... Read More

By: Andy Glockner (SI.com) -- The curious case of the Ohio State Buckeyes continued on Sunday when they slowly and methodically pulled away from a solid Michigan team to win 64-49 at home. Lacking much drama or many signature moments, it's the latest in a long string of comprehensive performances that will draw a collective "ho hum" from the masses. Instead, it should be considered the latest piece of evidence that the Buckeyes are one of the ... Read More

By: AP via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as Ohio State (No. 3 ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 AP) flexed its muscle inside to beat Michigan (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 20 AP) 64-49 on Sunday, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten. Jared Sullinger added 13 points and William Buford and Deshaun Thomas both had 12 for Ohio State (19-3, 7-2), which ran ... Read More

By Rod Beard (The Detroit News) -- Sunday will be a weird homecoming for Michigan freshman Trey Burke. The Wolverines travel to Columbus to face No. 4 Ohio State in a Big Ten showdown for first place in the conference and Burke, a Columbus native, gets his first shot at the Buckeyes. It's a tall order for No. 20 Michigan, which has lost five straight to Ohio State and has won just twice in the last 16 meetings. ... Read More

By: AP via WashingtonPost.com --COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jared Sullinger had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 4 Ohio State took advantage of Penn State’s slow start to roll to a 78-54 victory on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (18-3, 6-2 Big Ten) won their third in a row and fifth in six games while tuning up for Sunday’s big home showdown with No. 20 Michigan. The Wolverines, Ohio State and Michigan State came into the week tied for ... Read More

From: FoxSportsOhio.com -- The Buckeyes know the path to a repeat as the Big Ten's regular season champions will have to include a basket full of road wins. Protecting the home turf is fine, but everyone has learned that the conference crown ultimately goes to a group of road warriors. Heading into a recent showdown in Lincoln against a Nebraska team that had just stunned ranked Indiana, Ohio State would have its road toughness put to the ... Read More

From: ESPN.com --- Syracuse's reign as the No. 1 team in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll ended at six weeks Monday, with Kentucky taking over the ranking it held earlier this season. The Orange, whose run atop the rankings had blunted the impact of scandal, dropped to No. 4 after losing to Notre Dame 67-58 in South Bend. It was Syracuse's first loss after starting 20-0, a record for the program. Kentucky (19-1) withstood Alabama on a Saturday that echoed "moving day" on ... Read More