Big Ten Basketball Tournament 2011 Bracket Predictions: Can Ohio State Be Upset?

Ah, revenge was so sweet for the Buckeyes.

After drubbing Wisconsin 93-65 and avenging their first loss of the season, the Buckeyes set their sights on another prize—the Big Ten Tournament crown.

As the Buckeyes methodically took apart the Badgers piece by piece on Sunday afternoon, one may have wondered if they have any chance of being upset in said tourney.

The Buckeyes have been good recently.

Scary good.

Over the past four games, OSU, led by savvy seniors David Lighty and Jon Diebler and fantastic freshman Jared Sullinger, has completely blown opponents out of the gym.

Besides the 28-point whupping of the Badgers, Thad Matta's crew beat Penn State on the road by 21 and Illinois at home by 19.

Impressive.

But the numbers this season are even better.

The Buckeyes average 77.9 points per game while shooting .500 from the floor.

Yes, that's one out of every two shots.

Yesterday's performance may have been their most impressive to date.

Diebler was 7-of-8 from beyond the arc, and the team collectively made 14 of 15 attempts from behind the three-point line.

OSU is rolling.

The question that remains to be answered is, can they be stopped?

Or more importantly, how do you stop them?

The Buckeyes have only two losses, both of them on the road against other ranked conference foes.

OSU is solid from behind the arc, shooting 42 percent on the season.

However, in their losses to Wisconsin and Purdue, the Buckeyes managed to hit only seven of 24 attempts, or only 29.1 percent, of their shots from behind the arc.

This seems to be the only possible cause for concern the Buckeyes have heading into the Big Ten tourney.

When they don't hit their threes, the Buckeyes offense suffers.

Not a huge concern, but one to remember headed into Friday's game against either Northwestern or Minnesota.

So can the Buckeyes be upset?

Yes, anything is possible in the tournament.

Will they be?

Absolutely not.

They're just too good.