10 TV: Evan Turner netted 19 points and hit the go-ahead bucket in the final minute, as the Ohio State Buckeyes edged the Wisconsin Badgers, 61-57, in quarterfinal action of the Big Ten Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Jeremie Simmons was the only other Buckeye in double figures with 10 points. William Buford added nine for fifth-seeded Ohio State (21-9), which has won four of five and moves on to face top seed Michigan State in the semifinals on Saturday.
Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon netted 15 and 13 points, respectively, for fourth-seeded Wisconsin (19-12), the defending tourney champs and winners of seven of nine coming in. Ohio State scored the final seven points of the opening half, as Buford's three-pointer just before the halftime buzzer gave the Buckeyes a slim 29-28 edge.
It went back-and-forth the entire second half and Wisconsin appeared to pull away when Bohannon's trey in the corner capped a 10-2 run for a 54-47 advantage with six minutes left. The lead was short-lived, though, as the Buckeyes made their way to the foul line to inch closer, eventually taking a 55-54 lead when Jon Diebler drilled a trifecta with 2:25 remaining.
Marcus Landry proceeded to make 1-of-2 from the stripe to tie the game on the next possession, but Turner answered with a go-ahead score, spinning into the lane and getting his layup to fall with 53 seconds remaining. Landry was short on a three from the corner at the other end, and after P.J. Hill added another free throw for OSU, Bohannon was off the mark from long range to end any chance at a repeat Big Ten champion.
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