Ohio State Wins 83-67 Over Illinois

On February 21st, the Buckeyes turned it up a notch at home and beat the Fighting Illini in Big Ten play, 83-67. Everything went right from the beginning, and Ohio State went into the locker room up big, 42-26. It was enough to close the door, and Illinois could not muster a comeback.


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Illinois vs Ohio State: Recap Notes

  • This was the 1st foul out of the season for Jared Sullinger
  • The top two scorers (Deshaun Thomas and William Buford) accounted for 43.3% of the points.
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StatSheet Projects Ohio State as NCAA Tournament Two Seed: 02/21/2012

StatSheet now projects Ohio State as a two seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes are the #8 team in the AP Poll and sit at #8 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 22-5 overall record and a 10-4 record in the Big Ten. Read more...

1 day ago

Ohio State (22-5) and Illinois (16-11) Square Off

It should be a lively atmosphere at Value City Arena on Tuesday as Ohio State hosts Illinois in Big Ten action. The first whistle blows at 7:00 EST and you can see it on ESPN. Read more...

2 days ago

Drew Gordon from New Mexico Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - February 20th, 2012

With a solid performances against two nationally ranked teams, Drew Gordon, a 6-9 senior from New Mexico, is the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. Bradley Beal from Florida is the StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week and C.J. Fair from Syracuse is StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week. Read more...

2 days ago

StatSheet Big Ten Players of the Week - February 20th, 2012

StatSheet's Big Ten Player of the Week for February 20th goes to Michigan State's Draymond Green. StatSheet's Big Ten Freshman of the Week is Michigan State's Branden Dawson. Green put up big numbers in shooting (50%), scoring (20 pts per game), and assists (6 per game). The Michigan State senior put these numbers up in victories versus 15th ranked Wisconsin and Purdue. Read more...

2 days ago

Ohio State Moves Down Two Spots to #8 in Latest AP Poll: Feb 20th, 2012

Ohio State drops two spots in this week's AP Top 25 poll, falling to #8. The Buckeyes are one of five Big Ten teams in the poll, the others being Michigan State at #6, Michigan (#11), Wisconsin (#16), and Indiana (#23). Ohio State started off the week with a win at Minnesota, 78-68. That was followed by an upset loss at then-17th ranked Michigan, 56-51. Read more...

3 days ago

Ohio State Loses To #17 Ranked Michigan, 56-51

On February 18th on the road, the Buckeyes were upset by the Wolverines in Big Ten action, 56-51. Read more...

4 days ago

Ohio State vs Michigan: Recap Notes

  • Prior to this game, OSU played 62 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 30-32.
  • The Buckeyes have recorded more free throws made than their opponents for the past 9 games.
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4 days ago

Ohio State (22-4) and 17th Ranked Michigan (19-7) Square Off

Bragging rights will be on the line at Crisler Arena on Saturday as Michigan plays host to Ohio State in a Big Ten clash. It gets started at 9:00 EST and it will be televised on ESPN. Read more...

5 days ago

Ohio State Picks Up Win Over Minnesota, 78-68

On February 14th on the road, the Buckeyes beat the Golden Gophers, 78-68, in conference action. Read more...

8 days ago

Ohio State vs Minnesota: Recap Notes

  • William Buford tallied a team season high in three pointers attempted with 10.
  • The last time OSU started the season 22-4 was 2005.
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8 days ago

StatSheet Projects Ohio State as NCAA Tournament Two Seed: 02/14/2012

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Ohio State (21-4) and Minnesota (17-8) Square Off

Expect an exciting game at Williams Arena on Tuesday as Ohio State travels to meet Minnesota in a Big Ten showdown. It all starts at 9:00 EST and you can catch it on ESPN. Read more...

9 days ago

Tyler Zeller from North Carolina Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - February 13th, 2012

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9 days ago

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Big Ten Standings

OverallConf
1 Michigan State 22-5 11-3
 2Ohio State 23-5 11-4
2 Michigan 21-7 11-4
4 Wisconsin 20-7 9-5
5 Indiana 20-7 8-7
6 Purdue 17-10 7-7
7 Iowa 14-13 6-8
8 Northwestern 16-11 6-9
9 Minnesota 17-10 5-9
10 Illinois 16-12 5-10
11 Nebraska 12-13 4-10
12 Penn State 12-16 4-11
Last updated: Feb 22nd, 2012

2011-2012 Roster

#44 William Buford Sr G 6-6 220
#4 Aaron Craft So G 6-2 190
#55 Trey McDonald Fr C 6-8 225
#30 Evan Ravenel Jr F 6-8 260
#14 Alex Rogers Jr G 6-2 195
#10 LaQuinton Ross Fr F 6-8 225
#3 Shannon Scott Fr G 6-1 180
#2 Jordan Sibert So G 6-4 185
#32 L. Smith Jr. So G 6-4 205
#0 Jared Sullinger So F 6-9 265
#1 Deshaun Thomas So F 6-7 225
#12 Sam Thompson Fr F 6-7 190
#15 J. Weatherspoon So F 6-6 215
#23 Amir Williams Fr C 6-11 220