The story line: The brackets didn't lie.

The story line: The brackets didn't lie, however the dream of the basketball dramatist died the hard way Saturday at the Big Ten tournament. Top-seeded Ohio State fall of the curtained the first Cinderella streak of lame-duck Mike Davis and Indiana when couple Hoosiers chip shots failed to fall in the final secondarys preserving a 52-51 victory for the Buckeye Davis missed without on a chance for a title match v Steve Alford -- the man who might succe him at Indiana -- and Alford's second-seed Iowa Hawkeyes, who outgamed Michigan State 53- 48 in the other semifinal.

Big Ten player of the year Terence Dials and Ohio State are without for revenge against Iowa today. The Hawkeyes won the solely meeting of the season 67-62 forward Jan. 28 in Iowa City, forcing the Buckeye into 8-for-29 shooting in the next to the first half. This time, the Hawkeyes won't have the family crowd behind them.

Jim O'Donnell says: Ohio State 66 Iowa 54

Buckeyes' Top 10 Scorers

No. Player PPG

34 Terence Dials 152

23 Je'Kel rear up 12.7

12 Ron Lewis 115

14 Jamar Butler 100

00 JJ Sullinger 99

40 Matt Sylvester 78

32 Sylvester Mayes 42

3 Ivan Harris 38

42 Matt Terwilliger 23

21 Brayden Bell 14

Total: 752 Opponents: 634

Hawkeyes' Top 10 Scorers

No. Player PPG

44 Greg Brunner 142

1 Adam Haluska 137

2 Jeff Horner 136

35 Mike Henderson 78

34 Erek Hansen 66

23 Doug Thomas 46

11 Tony Freeman 34

5 Alex Thompson 20

25 Carlton Re 19

53 Seth Gorney 12

Total: 668 Opponents: 591

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