Ohio State wins Big Ten titleEvan Turner (6'7''-G/F-88) didn't need any late-game heroics on Sunday. When it appeared there was nothing more he could do to make his Big Ten tournament performance better, the junior had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 5 Ohio State over Minnesota 90-61 on Sunday in the championship game. Turner hit a 37-foot shot at the buzzer to beat Michigan in the quarterfinals, then scored 12 of his 31 points after regulation in a double-overtime win over Illinois in the semifinals. He topped it by setting the tournament record for points in a championship gameand was the obvious choice as the tournament's most outstanding player. Ohio State (27-7) made nine 3-pointers in the second half to pull away after leading by just three points at halftime. David Lighty (6'5''-G/F-88) scored 20 points and Jon Diebler (6'6''-G) added 19 for the Buckeyes, who tied the record for largest victory margin in a Big Ten tournament game. Lawrence Westbrook (6'0''-G-88) scored 17 points and Devoe Joseph (6'3''-G-90) added 14 for Minnesota (21-13), which had beaten Purdue by 27 on Saturday. Turner did a little bit of everything. He made four 3-pointers and several acrobatic layups, and had six assists. After one layup, during which he was fouled, Ohio State fans started chanting M-V-P. He averaged 27.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists in the tournament. Minnesota had won four straight games and seven of nine, but struggled defensively for the first time in the tournament. The Golden Gophers held their first three opponents to combined 36 percent shooting in the tournament, and had locked down Purdue in a 69-42 victory on Saturday. Ohio State shot 58 percent on Sunday. Minnesota beat No. 11 Michigan State and No. 6 Purdue to reach the final. The sixth-seeded Golden Gophers were trying to become the second team to win four games in four days to win the title. Sixth-seeded Iowa did it in 2001. Consecutive 3-pointers by Turner and Diebler gave the Buckeyes a 24-18 lead and forced Minnesota to call time out. A steal and two-handed jam by Diebler gave the Buckeyes a 28-21 lead, but Minnesota came back with a 3-pointer by Joseph at the halftime buzzer to cut the Buckeyes' lead to 33-30. Both teams shot poorly for most of the first half, but warmed up toward the end. The Buckeyes opened the second half with an 8-0 run. Three-pointers by Turner and Buford helped Ohio State take a 41-30 lead Minnesota responded with a 7-0 spurt, highlighted by a 3-pointer by Joseph, to trim Ohio State's lead to 41-37 just over 4 minutes into the second half. Turner hit another 3-pointer, then Lighty made consecutive layups to push the Buckeyes' lead back to 11 points midway through the second half, and the rout was on. Courtesy of Big Ten Big Ten Tournament Final: Ohio St. - Minnesota 90-61 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals: Ohio St. - Illinois 88-81, 2OT Minnesota - Purdue 69-42 Big Ten All-Tournament MVP: Evan Turner of Ohio State
All-Big Ten 1st Team Demetri McCamey (6'3''-G-89) of Illinois Kalin Lucas (6'0''-G-89) of Michigan State Evan Turner of Ohio State Robbie Hummel (6'8''-F-89) of Purdue E'Twaun Moore (6'4''-G-89) of Purdue All-Big Ten 2nd Team DeShawn Sims (6'8''-F-88) of Michigan John Shurna (6'8''-F-90) of Northwestern Talor Battle (6'0''-G-88) of Penn State Jajuan Johnson (6'10''-F/C-89) of Purdue Trevon Hughes (6'0''-G-87) of Wisconsin All-Big Ten 3rd Team Manny Harris (6'5''-G-89) of Michigan Draymond Green (6'6''-F-90) of Michigan State Raymar Morgan (6'8''-F-88) of Michigan State William Buford (6'5''-G) of Ohio State Jason Bohannon (6'2''-G-87) of Wisconsin All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Mike Tisdale (7'1''-C-89) of Illinois Verdell Jones (6'5''-G-89) of Indiana Aaron Fuller (6'6''-F-89) of Iowa Matt Gatens (6'5''-G-89) of Iowa Lawrence Westbrook of Minnesota Michael Thompson (6'0''-G-89) of Northwestern Jon Diebler of Ohio State David Lighty of Ohio State Chris Kramer (6'3''-G-88) of Purdue Jon Leuer (6'10''-F-89) of Wisconsin Mike Davis (6'9''-F-88) of Illinois Drew Crawford (6'5''-G/F-90) of Northwestern Big Ten All-Freshman Team D.J. Richardson (6'3''-G-91) of Illinois Christian Watford (6'9''-F-91) of Indiana Eric May (6'5''-G-90) of Iowa Drew Crawford of Northwestern Kelsey Barlow (6'5''-G/F-91) of Purdue Big Ten All-Defensive Team Jeremy Nash (6'4''-G) of Northwestern Dallas Lauderdale (6'8''-F) of Ohio State Jajuan Johnson of Purdue Chris Kramer of Purdue Trevon Hughes of Wisconsin Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Bill Cole (6'9''-F-89) of Illinois Brett Finkelmeier (6'1''-G) of Indiana Jarryd Cole (6'7''-F-88) of Iowa DeShawn Sims of Michigan Isaiah Dahlman (6'6''-G-87) of Michigan State Paul Carter (6'8''-F) of Minnesota John Shurna of Northwestern Kyle Madsen (6'9''-C) of Ohio State Andrew Jones (6'10''-F-87) of Penn State Chris Kramer of Purdue Jason Bohannon of Wisconsin All-Big Ten Player of the Year: Evan Turner of Ohio State All-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Kramer of Purdue All-Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year: D.J. Richardson of Illinois and Drew Crawford of Northwestern All-Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year: Draymond Green of Michigan State All-Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year: Matt Painter of Purdue and Thad Matta of Ohio State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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