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No. 24 Purdue rallied to beat Ohio State 65-61 on Sunday for its first Big Ten tournament title.

Ohio State won’t have to go far to play in the NCAA tournament.

No way the Buckeyes were letting the Spartans get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, too.

The 16th-ranked Boilermakers bounced back to shut down the Buckeyes 75-50 on Saturday.

Howard Little scored 13 points to lead five Crusaders in double figures and Valparaiso used a second-half spurt to beat Youngstown State 67-59 Saturday night in the Horizon League.

Feeling the frustration of a third consecutive loss on Sunday, Ohio State’s Jon Diebler said when the Buckeyes go over the video of the defeats they ask, “What if?“

The 18th-ranked Illini placed three players in double figures, led by Mike Davis’ 22 points, and shot 58 percent from the field in a 70-68 victory over Ohio State on Sunday.

The message, Ohio State coach Thad Matta said, is that his team has played a lot of good teams and isn’t too bad itself.

The Spartans dominated the boards on Sunday to beat Ohio State 78-67.