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With four minutes to play and Ohio State trailing Michigan State by eight points, Jared Sullinger went up for a basket against former AAU teammate Adreian Payne. It looked like Sullinger was hacked on his way to the rim, but a charge call sent Value City Arena into a frenzy of boos. OSU head coach Thad Matta looked daze and confused while Jared’s dad, Satch, glared at the court with his hands on his hips.
For the first time in 40 games, the Buckeyes (21-4, 9-3) fell on their home floor, 58-48, to Michigan State (20-5, 9-3), and in the process blew a chance for a two-game lead in the Big Ten standings.
Ohio State opened the game with a 9-4 lead, but both teams struggled to find a rhythm offensively. Sullinger finished with a triple-double, but not the kind he will put on his résumé. The Buckeyes’ star sophomore grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds to go with 17 points, but also turned the ball over 10 times in the loss. It did not help that Sullinger’s ...
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PLAYERS:
Jared Sullinger,
Adreian Payne,
Aaron Craft,
Keith Appling,
Deshaun Thomas,
William Buford,
Derrick Nix,
Draymond Green,
Branden Dawson,
Brandon Wood
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes
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Team
W
L
Tempo
PPP
Opp. PPP
Eff. Margin
Ohio State
9
3
66.2
1.10
0.88
0.22
Michigan State
9
3
62.9
1.09
0.91
0.18
Wisconsin
8
4
57.5
1.02
0.96
0.06
Michigan
9
4
59.1
1.05
1.00
0.05
Indiana
7
6
65.6
1.11
1.09
0.02
Minnesota
5
7
63.4
1.02
1.02
0.00
Purdue
6
6
63.9
1.08
1.11
-0.03
Illinois
5
7
62.6
0.99
1.03
-0.04
Northwestern
5
7
61.8
1.08
1.13
-0.05
Iowa
5
7
66...
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