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COL BKB: Wisconsin 58, Ohio State 53

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Jason Bohannon's 16 points and five rebounds Sunday helped 10th-ranked Wisconsin slip past Ohio State 58-53.

The score was tied 32-32 at the half. OSU trailed the typically defensive-minded Big Ten contest 56-53 before a dunk by Wisconsin forward Marcus Landry ended the Buckeyes' hopes for an upset.

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Michael Flowers had 14 points and six assists while Landry added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Badgers (23-4, 13-2 Big Ten), who won for the fourth consecutive time.

Ohio State, last season's NCAA Tournament runner-up, was led by Jamar Butler's 14 points with five assists. Kosta Koufos, the only other player to reach double figures, finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Buckeyes (17-10, 8-6), who have lost two in a row and three of four.

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