Posted February 08, 2012 on ohiostate.scout.com
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If Ohio State senior William Buford was playing poor basketball in recent weeks, everyone was aware of it but him. In Ohio State's 87-84 win over Purdue on Tuesday night in Value City Arena, the senior proved to not be struggling with confidence en route to a career-high 29 points.
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