Found March 11, 2012 on BuckeyeBanter.com:
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 10: Jared Sullinger #0, Evan Ravenel #30 and Deshaun Thomas #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate on the bench against the Michigan Wolverines during their Semifinal game of the 2012 Big Ten Men's Basketball Conference Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 10, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Sophomore forward Jared Sullinger scored 24 points while another sophomore forward, Deshaun Thomas, added 22 points as third-seed and No. 7 Ohio State throttled No. 10 and second-seed Michigan, 77-55, in the semifinals of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday afternoon. But one player that shouldn’t be overlooked is sophomore point guard Aaron Craft. While he scored just six points with three rebounds and four assists, he did a tremendous job defensively on Michigan’s Trey Burke, who scored a mere five points on 1-of-11 shooting from the field and went 0-of-7 sh...
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