The Ohio State Buckeyes, undefeated and ranked 2nd in the country, learned a valuable lesson on Sunday afternoon - Big Ten games always last 40 minutes.
Leading by 18 at the 8:35 mark of the 2nd half, the Buckeyes decided that they had a win over Minnesota in the bag.
However, the Gophers had different ideas.
Tubby Smith's squad battled back valiantly and pulled to within 3 in the contest's final minute. During the closing seconds, Austin Hollins launched a long 3-pointer in hopes of sending the game to overtime. But William Buford swatted the shot away, sealing OSU's narrow victory.
The Buckeyes leaned on David Lighty (19 points) throughout the game, and when he fouled out late in the 2nd half, Minnesota began its comeback.
Sullinger recorded his 8th double-double as he scored 15 points and secured 12 rebounds.
Trevor Mbakwe proved to be a worthy adversary for Sullinger, and the Gophers' forward actually bested the Ohio State freshman by 1 point in the scoring column.
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