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Dawson are still a fierce bunch, and with
some nice complementary pieces off the
bench, there's no counting the Spartans
out.
S No. 5 Ohio State. OSU could frus-
trate the Wolverines if the Buckeyes can
make a run.
Ohio State has the league's best de-
Tom Campbell
Michigan State's Gary Harris will try to help the Spartans,
who are slumping of late, rebound in the Big Ten
Tournament.
Trent Johnson, Agent
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fense, statistically, allowing only 62.8
points per game in Big Ten play and forc-
ing a league-best 13.7 turnovers per game.
Feisty point guard Aaron Craft has a
lot to do with that defensive approach,
but the Buckeyes also have long, athletic
forwards who can make scoring difficult.
Ohio State just needs LaQuinton Ross
and Lenzelle Smith Jr. to be "on" from an
offensive perspective.
Next seasoN schedule
The conference released its single-
play opponents for 2014-15.
The Boilermakers will have Iowa,
Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ne-
braska, Northwestern and Penn State only
once. The games against Iowa, Maryland,
Michigan and Nebraska at home.
That leaves Illinois, Indiana, Minne-
sota, Ohio State and Rutgers as the only
teams that will get a home-and-away
with Purdue as the league expands to 14
teams.
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