From: sbrforum.com — It’s the final of the Big Ten Conference Tournament and the number one team, Ohio State, will take on Penn State. NCAA basketball odds makers have given the Buckeyes a double digit spread to cover.

No. 1 Ohio State aims for its second straight Big Ten Tournament championship when it takes on Penn State on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis.

Ohio State Buckeyes (31-2 # Seed in Big Ten)

The Ohio State Buckeyes, who won their final four regular-season games by an average of 21.2 PPG, edged Northwestern 67-61 in overtime on Friday, and survived a Michigan rally, 68-61, on Saturday to advance to their third straight conference championship. Ohio State scored 16 straight points to take a 63-45 lead, but the Wolverines got within 65-61 with 21.4 seconds left before the Buckeyes iced it away with free throws for their sixth straight victory.

Ohio State swept the regular-season series from the Nittany Lions, winning a close call in Columbus on Jan. 15, 69-66, and handling Penn State with ease in Happy Valley, 82-61, on March 1. Jon Diebler (12.4 PPG, 49.7% three-pointers) hit 10-of-12 three-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points in the March victory, while Jared Sullinger (17.3 PPG, 10.1 RPG) totaled 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting in the two contests. Sullinger has averaged 17.0 PPG and 15.5 RPG in Ohio State’s first two tournament games. The Buckeyes rank third in the nation in field-goal percentage (49.3%), 19th in scoring (77.3 PPG) and 23rd in assists (15.7 APG)…….

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