Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, January 13, 2013

I must admit, it's getting very, very hard to write something creative each time Sam Thompson leaps out of the gym and delivers an incredible dunk (view his highlight reel). So for the sake of saving your time, do yourself a favor and watch the sophomore's latest effortless alley-oop. And this one was extra sweet, because it provided an important two points in a close victory over heated rival Michigan.

[ RELATED: Watch 2012-13 jams in our Big Ten Dunk Archive ]

Thompson also had a dunk on this individual seven-point run:

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