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Ohio State will have to find a variety of options to make up for the 20 points per game Deshaun Thomas took with him, but Thad Matta's track record suggests Buckeye fans shouldn't worry.

Deshaun Thomas elected to stick around for one more season at Ohio State once, but he won't be doing it twice.

LOS ANGELES -- In a news conference that preceded Thursday's matchup with Ohio State in the Sweet 16 at the Staples Center, Arizona seemed concerned but calm when responding to queries about a Buckeyes squad that's lost just one game since Valentine'...

Arizona-Ohio St. Preview

DAYTON, Ohio -- With less than 5 seconds left in a tie game, perhaps the best pure scorer in the country came off a pair of screens that did exactly what they were designed to do: get him open. Deshaun Thomas called for the ball -- screamed for it...

DAYTON, Ohio -- All season, Iowa State has been confounding opposing defenses with endless floor spacing and perimeter shooting. All season, Ohio State has breaking the wills of opposing perimeter players with endless defensive harassment. Unstopp...

Iona-Ohio St. Preview

Aaron Craft came on strong in the second half to finish with 20 points and lead No. 10 Ohio State past No. 8 Michigan State, 61-58 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.

Nebraska-Ohio St. Preview

It was going to be a party, and it was going to be epic. On senior night in Bloomington, Ind., the Indiana Hoosiers would have a little gathering. Seventeen thousand of their closest friends were invited. The agenda was simple. First, the Hoosiers...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The rosy-cheeked aggression is nothing new. The difference was where Aaron Craft was channeling that famous energy. The Ohio State junior has built his reputation largely on the strength of his relentless, pesky approach on de...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Quick thoughts following a bounce-back, 81-68 win for Indiana over Ohio State on Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena. Overview: Indiana might have got the order wrong, but it essentially got what it needed from its road trip. ...

Ohio St.-Michigan Preview

Ohio State coach Thad Matta has agreed to a revised contract which will give him a 10 percent increase to more than $3.2 million annually and includes academic bonuses and more stringent wording about NCAA violations.

Thad Matta says his team needs no extra motivation this weekend. "Our guys know that Kansas ended our season last year."

Deshaun Thomas scored 22 points as 15th-ranked Ohio State held off Purdue, 74-64, to give coach Thad Matta his 100th Big Ten victory....