The Big Ten should be proud this morning.  Last night, they won their first Big Ten vs. ACC Challenge.  The Big Ten obviously isn’t known as a basketball conference.  The Buckeyes have been pretty good in recent years, and Illinois, and Michigan State are pretty consistently good.  Wisconsin seems to be more surprisingly good every year even though it is seemingly every year that they “surprise” us.  No matter, though.  This is the first time the Big Ten has beaten the ACC in the three years of the competition.  So here is a rundown of the highlights.

First, the Buckeyes rolled through Florida State 77-64.  The Buckeyes had an 11 point lead at halftime on their way to a 13 point victory overall.  The stars of the game were Jon Diebler and Evan Turner.  Diebler was on from three point land last night hitting 6-12 from beyond the arc.  He only took one two-point shot and missed it.  That makes me laugh.  6-12 from three, and 6-13 from the field overall.  Either way, he had 22 points on the night.  The real star was Evan Turner.  Turner stuffed the box score with 25 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.  The Buckeyes game was certainly not the highlight of the night, though. [Read more...]