CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 17: DeShaun Thomas #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after the Buckeyes defeated the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament Championship game at United Center on March 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Ohio State defeats Wisconsin 50-43. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 159459476
CHICAGO — The basketball marathon is over. Now the sprint begins. No more corporal punishment being dished out off the brutal Big Ten menu. Time for dessert. “I’m really looking forward to playing somebody else,” said Michigan State’s weary Tom Izzo, after the Spartans second …