Deshaun Thomas and Aaron Craft scored nine of Ohio State?s points in a decisive 11-2 run, leading the 14th-ranked Buckeyes to a 67-58, Big Ten victory atNo. 2 Indiana on Tuesday night.? ?
Thomas finished with 18 points and Craft added 15 as the Buckeyes (22-7, 12-5) won their fourth straight. ?
The Hoosiers had big plans for Senior Night in in Bloomington, Ind. After clinching a share of its conference title for the first time in 11 years with losses by Michigan State and Wisconsin on Sunday, IU (25-5, 13-4) was trying to claim its first outright Big Ten crown since 1993. The Hoosiers will have another chance Sunday at No. 7 Michigan. ?
Cody Zeller scored 17 and Christian Watford added 12 points for the Hoosiers. ?
Ohio State retook the lead midway through the second half when Indiana went more than 5 minutes without a basket, took control with the late run and never allowed the Hoosiers to get closer than six points. ?
OSU has won four straight. ?
Part of Indiana?s problem early was foul trouble. Victor Oladipo spent the final 11 minutes of the first half on the bench after picking up his second foul and Zeller wen to the bench 6 minutes later when he was called for his second foul. ?
But the Buckeyes made things tough inside and never allowed the Hoosiers to pull ahead. Instead, Ohio State continually quieted a crowd that seemed ready to party from the moment it entered Assembly Hall. ?
Neither team led by more than three points until Watford hit a 3-pointer with 4:47 left in the first half to give the Hoosiers a 25-21 lead. It didn?t last long. ?
Ohio State scored the final seven points of the half, ending the run with Craft?s three-point play with 1:08 to go that gave the Buckeyes a 28-25 lead. ?
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(3) DUKE 85, VIRGINIA TECH 57: Seth Curry scored 20 points in his final home game and the Blue Devils (26-4, 13-4) pulled away from the Hokies (13-17, 4-13) for the ACC win in Durham, N.C. Erick Green scored 25 points for Va. Tech. ?
(9) KANSAS ST. 79, TCU 68: The Wildcats have a chance to finally end Kansas? run atop the Big 12 after the victory over the Horned Frogs in Manhattan, Kan.? ?
K-State is tied with the Jayhawks with each team having one game leftt. If Kansas State wins and KU loses the Wildcats will win their first title since 1977. Kansas holds the tiebreaker between the teams having beaten their rival twice this season. ?
The Jayhawks close out their regular season at Baylor. ?
"Chemistry is so important, and I think we have great chemistry in the locker room," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. "We?ve built a great relationship, coaches and the players. ?
"We?ve won 25 because they?ve bought in," he added. "Now the whole thing ? do they want more? That?s what it?s going to come down to."
Kyan Anderson had 29 points for the Horned Frogs (10-20, 1-16). Devonta Abron scord 10. ?
(5) MARQUETTE 60, RUTGERS 54: Jamil Wilson scored all 10 of his points in the second half, including the late 3 that helped the Golden Eagles (22-7, 13-4) rally to the Big East win over the Scarlet Knights (13-15, 4-13) in Piscataway, N.J. Vander Blue had 22 points and made two game-sealing free throws with 13.9 seconds left for Marquette. ?
(24) NOTRE DAME 66, ST. JOHN?S 40: Jerian Grant had 21 points and eight assists for the Irish (23-7, 11-6), who held the Red Storm (16-13, 8-9) to 18 percent shooting in the Big East win in South Bend, Ind.
(25) MEMPHIS 56, UTEP 54: Chris Crawford scored 15 points and Adonis Thomas added 11 and the Tigers remained undefeated in Conference USA with the win in El Paso, Texas. ?
C.J. Cooper had an opportunity to tie the game for the Miners after being fouled from beyond the arc but he missed the first free throw. He made the second and purposely missed the third in an attempt to rebound the ball and get the win. Tarik Black was fouled getting the rebound for Memphis (26-4, 15-0). ?
Julian Washburn led UTEP (16-13, 9-6) with 19 points.
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