Bohannon leads Badgers over Buckeyes

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02/24/2008 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Bohannon scored 16 points to lead the 11th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers past the Ohio State Buckeyes, 58-53, at Value City Arena.

Michael Flowers chipped in 14 points for the Badgers (23-4, 13-2 Big Ten), who have won four in a row. Marcus Landry had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Jamar Butler totaled 14 points for Ohio State (17-10, 8-6), which has lost two in a row and three of four overall. Kosta Koufos tallied 10 points to match his 10 boards.

With the Buckeyes trailing by three, the team called a timeout with 31.5 ticks left. On the inbounds pass, Ohio State worked the ball around and found Butler open for a three. His shot missed and bounced out of bounds with 16.6 seconds left in play.

The Badgers immediately worked the ball upcourt and hit Landry just past half court, who then dribbled in for a wide open dunk that all but sealed the deal, 58-53, with 12.7 showing on the clock.

The Badgers hit 22 of their 51 field goal attempts, en route to opening a 1/2 game lead in the Big Ten standings.

The Badgers held a 10-9 lead until the Buckeyes scored eight unanswered points to build a seven-point cushion just past the 8 1/2 minute mark. David Lighty scored the first two via a layup, as Matt Terwilliger and Dallas Lauderdale each gave three points on the run.

Wisconsin battled back and cut the deficit to 21-19 on a pair of free throws from Trevon Hughes with 4:24 left before intermission.

The schools would exchange baskets and head to their respective locker rooms knotted at 32.

The second half lead see-sawed and a long three-pointer from Bohannon followed by a bucket from Tim Jarmusz put the Badgers on top 46-43 with just over 11 minutes on the clock. However, Butler would answer with a trey that tied the game at 46.

Moments later, Wisconsin would open a 56-49 lead on eight straight points. Flowers fueled the run with a layup and Landry closed it out with a pair from the charity stripe just prior to the four-minute mark. Bohannon also drained a three-pointer and Brian Butch hit a jumper on the spurt.

An Evan Turner basket and two from the line from Butler pulled Ohio State within 56-53 with around three-minutes left.

Game Notes

Ohio State will play at Indiana on Tuesday. Wisconsin will host Michigan State on Thursday...The Buckeyes hit 8-of-9 from the foul line. The Badgers hit 7- of-10 from the stripe.

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