Ohio State Tops Syracuse To Advance To Final Four
Published at(BOSTON) — (2) Ohio State (31-7) took down (1) Syracuse (34-3), 77-70 in the East Regions Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four. Sophomore forward Jared Sullinger led the Buckeyes with 19 points while senior guard William Buford contributed 13 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
“The thing that makes me the most proud is these guys kept getting better,” Ohio State head coach Thad Matta said. “They have to keep the same focus when we go back into practice.”
Junior guard Brandon Triche scored a team-high 15 points for Syracuse and sophomore center Baye Keita had 10 rebounds.
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