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The OSU men’s basketball team celebrates after a 50-43 victory against Wisconsin to win the Big Ten tournament championship in Chicago, Ill. The Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Best of the B1G: OSU captures tourney title ANDREW HOLLERAN Photo editor holleran.9@osu.edu CHICAGO — Thad Matta said in October that this season’s Ohio State men’s basketball team would play its best basketball in March. There were some doubts regarding that statement throughout the year, but the coach’s prediction proved to be prophecy. OSU bested Wisconsin for the Big Ten tournament championship, 50-43, at the United Center in Chicago Sunday afternoon. The conference tournament title is the fourth in the program’s history. The snow pouring of confetti, the bevy of smiles, high-fives and the cutting down of the net comes
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only weeks after Buckeye players were admittedly “embarrassed” by the Badgers in Madison, 71-49, on Feb. 17. That day in mid-February was the “low point of the season,” said junior guard Aaron Craft. The Buckeyes have turned their season around as well as anyone could have imagined since that miserable outing. OSU has won eight straight games and heads into the NCAA Tournament a No. 2 seed in the West Region with as much momentum as any team in the country. Standing on a makeshift trophy-presentation stage in front of thousands of scarlet and gray-clad fans at the United Center following the victory, Matta echoed a sentiment felt by many of his team’s supporters in attendance: pride. “I’ve never been prouder of a basketball team than I am of these guys,” Matta bellowed. “You
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2 students die in spring break accident KAYLA BYLER Design editor byler.18@osu.edu Two Ohio State students died and two others were injured in a car crash while on spring break. OSU students Brittney Gallagher and Courtney Miller were near Ebro in the Florida Panhandle Saturday morning when their car collided with a pickup truck after drifting into oncoming traffic, according to a report from the Associated Press. Gallagher and Miller were both pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, according to the AP report. Two other passengers in the backseat of the car, Diana Mitchell and Lauren Kane were hospitalized in critical condition. According to the AP report, they are also OSU students. “We are absolutely devastated by the loss of our friends,” said Emily Zanin, a third-year in nursing,
in an email. Zanin lives in a house with Mitchell and Kane and was friends with Gallagher and Miller. “To say Courtney and Brittney will be missed is an understatement. They changed the lives of so many, and we feel honored to have known them. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their friends and family and for Lauren’s and Diana’s full recovery,” Zanin said. Alcohol was reportedly not involved in the crash, and Gallagher and Miller were both wearing a seat belt, the report said. OSU President E. Gordon Gee said from this Facebook account Sunday night that he was “so very saddened to learn of the tragic car accident in Florida this weekend. My thoughts and prayers are with the friends and loved ones of all those involved.” Kelly Porter, the driver of the pickup truck, and four of her passengers were hospitalized, according to the report. Porter was hospitalized in serious condition. Passengers Tyler Magar, Courtney Burnett and
Matthew Gallant were hospitalized with serious injuries and Braden Solis with minor injuries. Porter, Solis and Magar are students at Oklahoma State University. Gallant is a student at the University of Oklahoma, and Burnett is a student at Southeast Missouri State, according to the AP report. Eric Wheeler, a fourth-year in management information systems, said he was also driving back from spring break in Florida on Saturday. Wheeler and three friends left Panama City Beach, Fla., for Ohio at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The drive took them about 12 hours, and they took turns driving, Wheeler said. They drove through some heavy traffic and passed an accident in Alabama. “I heard about the accident, that’s terrible,” Wheeler said, though he did not personally know the students involved. Representatives from the Florida Highway Patrol did not immediately return requests for comment.
Sigma Chi investigated, suspended at OSU LIZ YOUNG Asst. sports editor young.1693@osu.edu
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Ohio State’s Alpha Gamma Chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity was served an interim suspension, according to University Police reports. The chapter, served its suspension sentence on Feb. 26, is being investigated for multiple possible violations of the Student Code of Conduct. Both Student Conduct and the national organization of Sigma Chi are investigating the chapter. The executive director of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Mike Dunn, said the national organization is working with OSU to “find out what all the circumstances are,” and said there are local and national people from the fraternity on site to investigate. OSU Student Conduct looks at investigations on a case-by-case basis and does not have a defined set of repercussions should the investigation turn up Student Code of Conduct violations. “Each case is treated differently, and any sanctions would be based on the violations and the nature of the case,” said Student Life spokesman Dave Isaacs. The investigation will continue until Student Conduct reaches
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Buckeye fans, you are the only ones that kept believing.” Lots of people believe in this group now, with numerous analysts projecting OSU to make it back to the Final Four after reaching college basketball’s mecca in 2012. “Where we were, the situations we were in to where we are now is a great accomplishment,” Craft said, sitting in front of his locker at the United Center with the tournament trophy behind him. OSU was the last team standing in the country’s premier conference Sunday following a season of heavyweight slugfest after heavyweight slugfest. The Big Ten has seven teams in the NCAA Tournament, five of which are seeded a No. 5 or better.
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Sigma Chi Alpha Gamma Chapter is on interim suspension according to an OSU Police report.
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