The Buckeye Battle Cry: Ohio State News and Commentary » Horace Broadnax http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com An Ohio State blog for the Buckeye fan in all of us. Thu, 23 May 2013 19:20:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Buckeyes Eliminate Savannah State 85-45 http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/buckeyes-eliminate-savannah-state-85-45/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buckeyes-eliminate-savannah-state-85-45 http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/buckeyes-eliminate-savannah-state-85-45/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:54:35 +0000 Eric http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/?p=28750 The Buckeyes came out on fire tonight against Savannah State, routing the Tigers 85-45 in Columbus. In particular, the Buckeyes came out clicking in all phases of the game, and really made it tough for the Tigers to operate on the offensive end. DeShaun Thomas led all scorers with 22 points, despite scoring only 1 in the first half. He was joined by LaQuinton Ross (13), Shannon Scott (12), and Evan Ravenel (10) in double figures from the Buckeyes, while the Tigers only saw Arnold Louis (14) break the 10 barrier.

I definitely want to give a shout out to Evan Ravenel’s 10 points and career high 9 rebounds. Unfortunately, he still doesn’t have a double double, but it’s only a matter of time. I’d also like to mention Alex Rogers who saw decent playing time in the last 4 minutes, and Jake Lorbach who scored his first points in … [Read More]

]]> http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/buckeyes-eliminate-savannah-state-85-45/feed/ 0 BBN Basketball LiveBlog: Savannah State http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/bbn-basketball-liveblog-savannah-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bbn-basketball-liveblog-savannah-state http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/bbn-basketball-liveblog-savannah-state/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:00:51 +0000 Eric http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/?p=28745 The Buckeyes are back in action tonight versus the Tigers of Savannah State.

Joining us as usual – and special thanks to all of them for making these such a great success – are the other members of the Buckeye Blogger Network. Make sure to stop by their place and say, “hey”: Buckeye Ninja, Our Honor Defend, Men of the Scarlet and Gray, Buckeye Empire, Silver Bullet, The Buckeye Blog, Unscripted Ohio, and Fox Sports Ohio.

The Liveblog will tip around 6:30 PM EST, with the Basketball game starting at 7:00 PM on the BTN.

Go Bucks!

Ohio State vs. Savannah State – Shootyhoops live chat… [Read More]

]]> http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/bbn-basketball-liveblog-savannah-state/feed/ 0 Pregame Glance: Savannah State http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/pregame-glance-savannah-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pregame-glance-savannah-state http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2012/12/pregame-glance-savannah-state/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:25:07 +0000 Gary Russell II http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/?p=28613 The Ohio State men continue their stretch of games in which they should win when they face the Savannah State Tigers out of the Mid-Eastern Conference tonight at home. The Buckeyes are coming off an easy win against Long Beach State. Savannah State, however, is coming off an 10 day layoff after losing their conference opener to Norfolk State on December 1st.

School: Savannah State University
Location: Savanna, Georgia
Founded: 1890
Student Population: 4,552
School Type: Public
Division: NCAA Division 1
Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Stadium: Tiger Arena
Seating: 6,000
Opened: 2000
Head Coach: Horace Broadnax
Experience 8th Year

The Tigers are 5-4 but they struggle to score points. Seniors Rashad Hassan and Preston Blackman are the only two players that average double digits. Hassan’s 13.2 PPG (only 15 points total in his last two) leads the team and Blackman is second with 11.0. This will be the first of … [Read More]

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