When Ohio State met Michigan State last month, the Spartans kept it close; Davenport had to win the game at the buzzer, and the Spartans-- though they lost-- looked like a match for anyone in the Midwest.

Last night? Not so much. In Columbus, the Buckeyes bulldozed MSU on national TV, reducing the visitors to true futility: no more than seven points from any player, and just 15 for the whole second half.

The beat-down came from all sides; MSU's inability to do anything against Davenport in the interior opened up space for OSU's guards, exhausting and disorienting the Spartans' usually tenacious zone.

MSU coach McCallie: "I'd like to give credit to Ohio State. They outplayed us, outfought us, outhustled us, outcoached us-- out-everythinged us."

OSU has not lost since January 6 at Purdue: their rematch with the Boilers comes next.