Michigan

With a win over that school up north yesterday, the Buckeyes moved a step closer to winning the regular season Big 10 Title.

If Michigan State can beat Purdue today, and the Bucks beat Illinois at home on Wednesday, they will at least be Co-Big 10 champs, with a possibility of winning the league outright depending on how the rest of the league plays out.

The win over the Wolverines not only showed how the Bucks could possibly win the Big 10, but something else: that Evan Turner doesn't have to carry this team on his back to win games.

Sure, Evan Turner was his usual standout self, scoring 18, dishing out 7 and grabbing 11 boards, but he wasn't the star yesterday. William Buford was.

The sophomore shooting guard finished with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. He was a perfect 3-3 from 3 point range and shot 60% from the field.

Dallas Lauderdale had somewhat of an offensive breakout game, scoring 14 points, tying his season high. Lauderdale's offense is something that the Bucks are going to need late in the season. If he can consistently score 10-12 points it will do wonders for OSU.

David Lighty added 7 and would've brought the house down with his attempted baseline dunk late in the 2nd half.

The Buckeyes also got some contribution from their bench. Still, no one from the bench scored, but they combined for 15 minutes of play, and gave the starters some much needed rest.

The Illinois game on Wednesday is the last of the regular season. If the Bucks can win that, they would be in great position to get the #1 seed in the Big 10 Tournament. A win in the Big 10 tourney would put the Bucks in position to get as high as a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. With a 2 seed, the Bucks would basically be guaranteed to advance to the second round, after losing to Sienna in the first round of last years tourney.