Diebler's barrage lifts No. 1 Buckeyes over Badgers
<p>Ohio State's Jon Diebler, top makes a 3-point shot over Wisconsin's Josh Gasser during the second half Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State beat Wisconsin 93-65.</p>
Jon Diebler lived up to his "3-bler" nickname by hitting 7 of 8 shots behind the arc while scoring 27 points, leading top-ranked Ohio State to an emotion-laden 93-65 victory over No. 10 Wisconsin on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.
Freshman Jared Sullinger added 22 points, William Buford had 18 and David Lighty 13 for the Buckeyes (29-2, 16-2 Big Ten), who got back at the Badgers (23-7, 13-5) for a painful loss a month ago. After that defeat, Sullinger said a fan spit in his face and Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan added, "We won the game. Deal with it."
Ohio State hit 6 of 7 3-pointers while building a 15-point halftime lead - and never let up.
The Buckeyes had clinched the outright Big Ten title a day earlier thanks to No. 6 Purdue's 67-65 upset loss at Iowa.
No. 20 Kentucky 64, Tennessee 58: At Knoxville, Tenn., The Wildcats (22-8, 10-6) survived poor shooting and weak rebounding before halftime to beat Tennessee (18-13, 8-8) and finish second in the Southeastern Conference's East Division.
The victory kept Kentucky from having to play an extra game in the SEC tournament, which starts Thursday. The Wildcats will get a bye for the first round and ended a four-game road losing skid.