National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 71, Michigan St 61
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Pat Driscoll, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
18809
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William Buford scored 23 points to help Ohio State rebound from its first loss with a 71-61 victory over Michigan State on Tuesday night.
With the score tied 44-44, the Buckeyes (25-1, 12-1 Big Ten) put together an 8-2 run, capped by a Jon Diebler 3-pointer, to take the lead for good 52-46 with 12:06 remaining.
Diebler and David Lighty scored 12 points each for the Buckeyes, who ran their home winning streak to 19 games.
Kalin Lucas had 14 points for Michigan State (14-11, 6-7), which is in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997.
The Spartans got as close as five points in the final minutes before Ohio State put the game away at the foul line.
Michigan State stayed close by shooting a robust 57.4 percent from the field and outrebounding the Buckeyes 30-22, but the Spartans did themselves in with 19 turnovers.
Ohio State, meanwhile, finished with seven turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan St |
|
Ohio St. |
|
Kalin Lucas 14 |
Scoring |
William Buford 23 |
|
Kalin Lucas 5 |
Assists |
Aaron Craft 4 |
|
Keith Appling 6 |
Rebounds |
David Lighty 6 |
|
Draymond Green 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Jon Diebler 6 |
|
Keith Appling 2 |
Steals |
Aaron Craft 4 |
|
Mike Kebler 1 |
Blocks |
Dallas Lauderdale 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan St
|
61 |
57.4 |
2-5 |
5-6 |
12 |
29 |
4 |
3 |
|
| Ohio St.
|
71 |
42.9 |
6-17 |
23-29 |
10 |
19 |
1 |
9 |
|
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