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Ohio State Basketball: Bucks move up in Week 14 Big Ten power rankings

By Shayne Nissen

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 20: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts from the sideline in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during their game at Madison Square Garden on January 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 20: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts from the sideline in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during their game at Madison Square Garden on January 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – JANUARY 5: Head Coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans shouts instructions to his team in the first half against the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 5, 2019 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – JANUARY 5: Head Coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans shouts instructions to his team in the first half against the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 5, 2019 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

In the most shocking upset of the Big Ten season thus far, Michigan State fell for the third time in a row to a hot Illinois team on the road. The Spartans shot the ball from the field 7% better than the Illini, but turned the ball over 24 times in the game, an uncharacteristic stat for a Tom Izzo led team towards the end of the regular season.

That being said, Michigan State was able to bounce back and give Minnesota their third straight loss. Nick Ward led the Spartans with 22 points and 9 rebounds in the huge victory to end their own losing streak. Michigan State will now try to create a different type of streak in week 15 against two teams that have been playing well as of late, Wisconsin and Ohio State.

Maryland’s lone game in week 14 came on Wednesday in the form of a low scoring victory over a reeling Nebraska squad. The Terrapins overcame the Cornhuskers by the score of 60-45 and they continue to cement their already guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Freshman Forward Jaylen Smith led the team with 18 points and his big man partner in Sophomore Bruno Fernando also chipped in 13 points in the victory. Maryland will have a brutal week 15 having to face the top two teams in these power rankings, Purdue and Michigan.

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