Buckeyes prevail in double OT thriller
Evan Turner scored 12 of his 31 points after regulation Saturday, leading No. 6 Ohio State past Illinois 88-81 in double overtime Saturday for a spot in the final of the Big Ten tournament.
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| Mar. 17 | Illinois @ Illinois State | 7:00p | ||||
| Mar. 17 | Illinois @ Stony Brook | 9:00p | ESPNU | NIT.org bracket | |||
| Mar. 18 | Illinois @ Bucknell | 3:00p | ||||
| Mar. 19 | Illinois @ Akron | 11:00a | ||||
| Mar. 19 | Illinois @ Florida Atl | 4:00p | ||||
| Mar. 19 | Illinois @ Florida Gulf Co | 6:00p | ||||
| Mar. 19 | Illinois @ W Kentucky | 8:00p | WNIT bracket | |||
| Mar. 20 | Illinois @ North Dakota St | 10:30a | ||||
| Mar. 20 | Illinois @ Syracuse | 12:00p | ||||
| Mar. 20 | Illinois @ Dartmouth | 5:00p | ||||
| Mar. 21 | Illinois @ Oklahoma State | 9:00a | ||||
| Mar. 21 | Illinois @ Dartmouth | 5:00p | ||||
| Mar. 23 | Illinois @ TBA | 5:00p | ||||
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Purdue | 14 | 4 | 27 | 5 | L1 | 2275 | 1949 |
| Ohio State | 14 | 4 | 27 | 7 | W7 | 2524 | 2081 |
| Michigan State | 14 | 4 | 24 | 8 | L1 | 2324 | 2038 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 5 | 23 | 8 | L1 | 2092 | 1742 |
| Illinois | 10 | 8 | 19 | 14 | L1 | 2325 | 2205 |
| Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 21 | 13 | L1 | 2479 | 2177 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 11 | 20 | 13 | L1 | 2287 | 2162 |
| Michigan | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | L1 | 2059 | 1970 |
| Indiana | 4 | 14 | 10 | 21 | L1 | 2053 | 2215 |
| Iowa | 4 | 14 | 10 | 22 | L3 | 1937 | 2112 |
| Penn State | 3 | 15 | 11 | 20 | L3 | 2013 | 2005 |
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Ohio State | 15 | 3 | 30 | 4 | W4 | 2647 | 2091 |
| Michigan State | 12 | 6 | 22 | 9 | L1 | 2090 | 1840 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 8 | 21 | 10 | L1 | 1938 | 1735 |
| Iowa | 10 | 8 | 19 | 13 | L1 | 2222 | 2114 |
| Purdue | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | L4 | 1796 | 1802 |
| Penn State | 8 | 10 | 17 | 13 | L1 | 1986 | 1933 |
| Michigan | 8 | 10 | 17 | 13 | L1 | 1965 | 1813 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | L3 | 1878 | 1888 |
| Illinois | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | L1 | 1832 | 1783 |
| Indiana | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | L1 | 1980 | 1964 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 12 | 13 | 17 | L3 | 1885 | 1845 |
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