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Kansas Picks Up Another, Defeats Buckeyes 74-66

Eric — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:22:07 +0000

The Bucks and Jayhawks met for the third time in a little over a year, but it resulted in the exact same result as before. A tough, hard-fought battle ended with the Buckeyes coming up short by a final of 74-66. Kansas’s Ben McLemore led all scorers with 22 for the game, and was joined in double digits by Elijah Johnson (13), Jeff Withey (12), and Travis Releford (11). The Buckeyes were led by DeShaun Thomas’s 16 and Shannon Scotts 15.

It was very clear through the first half that the Buckeyes were struggling with the height of the Jayhawks. The Buckeyes spent the majority of the half looking for long and mid-range jumpers rather than attacking the basket. Defensively, while Ravs and Williams did a decent job limiting Withey’s touches, they seriously struggled when Withey managed to get the ball. At the half, the game was a lot closer … [Read More]

Pregame Glance – Kansas Jayhawks

WVaBuckeye — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:00:38 +0000

There is simply no amount of Listerine that can wash out the bad taste left in those returning players mouths having endured two losses to Kansas last season; one on December 10, 2011 (78-67) and one at the Final Four in New Orleans on March 31, 2012 (64-62). They will just have to take care of their home court where they have the 5th longest streak for wins against non-conference opponents sitting at 39. WVU was their last home loss in this regard in December of 2008 almost exactly four years ago. Tim Shoemaker did a great Tale of the Tape. Let’s take a look at this top ten battle.

Saturday, December 22 4:00pm on CBS

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School:	University of Kansas (KU)
Location:	Lawrence, Kansas
Founded:Motto	1865; I shall see this great sight, why the bush does not burn (Exodus 3:3)
Student Population:	29,462
School Type:	Public, Flagship, Space Grant
Division:	NCAA

Kansas Advances to National Championship, Defeats Buckeyes 64-62

Eric — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:21:05 +0000

Ohio State and Kansas met for the second time this year, this time on the neutral court of the Superdome in New Orleans. Both teams played tough basketball, but the Buckeyes were unable to maintain their nine point halftime lead, falling to the Jayhawks for the second time 64-62. William Buford’s game high 19 points were not enough to lift the Bucks over Kansas’s Thomas Robinson, who matched Buford with 19. Travis Releford scored a critical 15 for the Jayhawks, including four free throws at the end to seal the game.

Neither team started the game with their heads quite in the right place offensively for the first few possessions. While Kansas did score a quick duece on their first possession, they spent their next seven possessions taking atrocious shots. That was matched by the Buckeyes on the other end of the court early. Only when Lenzelle Smith dropped a … [Read More]

Basketball LiveBlog: Kansas

Eric — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:09:52 +0000

Today’s liveblog tips at 2:45 am as the Buckeyes take on the Kansas Jayhawks.

Chatting about it with us are our best buddies: Men of the Scarlet and Gray, Our Honor Defend, OSU Silver Bullet, Buckeye House Call, the Buckeye Blog, and Fox Sports Ohio.

We won’t know if Sullinger is going to play until much closer to gametime. We should have the answer by time the liveblog starts.

If you’re looking for web-video for the game, try First Row Sports (warning: pop-up ads). Click the basketball tab, and you shouldn’t have any trouble finding the right game.

Go Bucks!

Basketball LiveBlog: Kansas… [Read More]

What do you Want to see This Week?

Eric — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:51:56 +0000

Lets find out what the BBC writers want to see out of the basketball team this week.

Mali

Healthy Sully. Whatever’s going on with his back, make it all better in time for conference play.

The New Kid. I want to hear how Ross is getting involved in the team’s preparations… will he be up to speed?

Defend The Line. Ohio State has the ability to play with anyone in the country unless they struggle to defend the deep bombs- they stifled the Blue Devils, will they do the same to the Jayhawks?

Courage Under Fire. I’ve been to a game in the Phog Alllen Fieldhouse, and it’s not an easy place for visiting teams. Can the Buckeyes win their first true road test?

Jim

A healthy Jared Sullinger. the nature of college basketball and the nature of back spasms create a situation where there … [Read More]

Pregame Glance: Kansas

Eric — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:06 +0000

The Buckeyes are traveling for their first away game for the preseason this weekend. The target is Lawrence Kansas and the 5-2 Kansas Jayhawks. Let’s take a look.

School:	University of Kansas
Location:	Lawrence, Kansas
Founded:	1865
Student Population:	21,066
School Type:	Public
Division:	NCAA DIV I
Conference:	Big 12
Stadium:	Allen Fieldhouse (“The Phog”)
Seating:	16,300
Built:	1955
Head Coach:	Bill Self
Year:	9th

The Jayhawks are another one of the traditional college basketball “Blue Bloods”, like Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, and UCLA. These are teams that are supposed to be good every single year, and a win against them is a signal of something good for your own team. Obviously, the Buckeyes already picked up a great win over then-unbeaten Duke. A win over a second Blue Blood would go a long way towards building this team some serious confidence heading into Big Ten play.

But there is … [Read More]

Impressions: Missouri and Kansas

Jay — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:00:59 +0000

Early in the college basketball season it’s not uncommon to see a high-scoring game, at least for one of the teams involved in any particular matchup. With a diet heavy in cupcakes in the early going, elite teams are given an opportunity to light up the scoreboard at least a few times as they simply overpower weaker opponents and work on the jump shots and fast break drives they hope to use later in the season in a more limited fashion. However, there are times when two top level teams get together well into the season and have a good old fashioned shootout. Such was the case on Monday night in Lawrence when the Kansas Jayhawks played host to the Missouri Tigers.

The final score on the night was 103-86 in favor of Kansas. The Jayhawks shot a blistering 60.7% from the field and 57.9% from three, which is always … [Read More]