Big Ten Tournament recap March 12— UCLA and Purdue dominate

As the competition got tougher, an end was put to the two Cinderella teams’ hopes for a deep Big Ten Tournament run. Purdue and UCLA displayed dominance, and proved that they are, in fact, on a different level from Northwestern and Rutgers. Ohio State and Washington had tough battles, but with their great offenses, they both managed to prevail. It was a day free of upsets, and power was restored in the Big Ten.

Here are the scores and the rest of my analysis from Thursday’s Big Ten Tournament action.

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Ohio State 72, Iowa 69

Bruce Thornton shined for the Buckeyes and led them over the Hawkeyes. Thornton stayed put at Ohio State and is reaping the benefits of it this season. He continues to be one of the best players in the Big Ten and one of the best stories in college basketball. Thornton had a 24-point game where he only missed four shots. The big three for the Buckeyes were not as dominant, but they still gave the team quality production. The same could not be said for Iowa; Bennett Stitz led the way with 17 points, but no other Hawkeye managed to chip in more than nine. The Buckeyes will get their shot at the best team in the conference, the Michigan Wolverines, today.

No. 23 Wisconsin 85, Washington 82

The Wisconsin Badgers’ offense came through, as John Blackwell led the way with his 34 points in the Big Ten Tournament, while Nick Boyd added his usual 23. It was a high-scoring game, as the Washington Huskies’ offense was also able to have their way. Hannes Steinbach dropped 25 points and had 16 rebounds. Zoom Diallo was right beyond him with 24 points. John Blackwell will continue to be the main x-factor for this Wisconsin team. If his shots falling and he is confident, Wisconsin can match up with the best teams in the conference. This game was the epitome of this season for the Huskies. They were just as talented as any team, but in the end, they came up short in the biggest moments. Wisconsin has all the momentum heading into its game against…

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