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Ohio State Drubs Nebraska 71-50 in B1G Tournament Second Round

Eric — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:25:39 +0000

Ohio State came into the Big Ten Tournament looking to simply have fun, and they sure found it in a 71-50 drubbing of Nebraska. It didn’t look like it would go that way early, but excellent play to start the second half managed to put the game out of reach. DeShaun Thomas and Sam Thompson led all scorers with 19 points, while LaQuinton Ross saw double figures for only the fourth time in Big Ten play with 11. Nebraska had two players reach double digits with Brandon Ubel’s 16, and Shavon Shields’ 14.

As has appeared to be typical for them this year, the Bucks started the first 10 minutes struggling to find their game. It wasn’t until the mid-point of the first half that the Buckeye point guards began to find their scoring rhythm. Craft and Scott both scored 5 critical points a piece to give the Bucks a … [Read More]

BBN B1G Tournament LiveBlog: Nebraska

Eric — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:00:40 +0000

The Buckeyes enter the Big Ten Tournament as the #2 seed, earning a first round bye. Their opponent for the second round are the 10th seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers, who notched an impressive 57-55 upset over the 7-seed Purdue Boilermakers yesterday.

Join us and The Buckeye Blog, Buckeye Empire, Men of the Scarlet and Gray, and Buckeye Ninja as we cheer on the Buckeyes in tournament time!

Today’s game is scheduled for 6:30 PM EST on ESPN. The LiveBlog is scheduled to start 15 minutes before tip.

Go Bucks!

Ohio State vs Nebraska – Big Ten Tournament… [Read More]

B1G Men’s Tournament Live Thread: Day One

WVaBuckeye — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:54:33 +0000

Gary Russell and I are covering the B1G Tourney live again although it’s not actually from Chicago! Some last minute travel plans fell apart and we are hanging out at his house in Zanesville covering the games! Hope you enjoy the updates!

#6 Iowa versus #11 Northwestern

The first half of the day one night cap has been all Iowa. They hold a 36-22 lead at halftime and the score doesn’t reflect how dominating the Hawkeyes have been. The Wildcats didn’t score until the 12:30 mark of the first half. Iowa has been very balanced on the offensive end. 8 different players have scored for the Hawkeyes, and none of socred more than 7 points. As painful as it is to say, Iowa’s Aaron White leads all scorers with 7 points. Northwestern is being led by Freshman Alex Olah’s 6 points.

Iowa didn’t quite dominate the second half like they … [Read More]

Ohio State Embarassed By Nebraska 58-39

Charles — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:26:55 +0000

Ohio State entered tonight’s game riding a three game winning streak, their longest this season since Big Ten play started. The Buckeyes knew that keeping that streak going wasn’t going to be easy as they had to face Nebraska in Lincoln. The Cornhuskers came into tonight’s game in second place in the Big Ten and on a three game winning streak against the Buckeyes, all three wins being fairly comfortable ones.

Nebraska got out to an early lead; hitting three of their first four shots to take a 6-0 lead three minutes into the game. Ohio State responded though with a seven point run to go up 7-6 just a bit more than three minutes later. At this point an intense back-and-forth battle started with the two teams trading baskets and the lead for the next eleven minutes with neither team able to take more than a two point lead. … [Read More]

Buckeyes Escape Corn Nation with a 63-56 Win

Joe Dexter — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:11:52 +0000

It didn’t look pretty early, but after a rough start in Lincoln Nebraska, it was Ohio State running away at the end of the first half to secure a 63-56 victory.

Despite struggling to find the basket and facing defensive lapses in the opening minutes, the Buckeyes answered strongly in the last 5 minutes of the stanza, going on a 15-2 run to start the ballgame. Ohio State used their physicality to their benefit by getting to the basket and drawing the whistle. Despite shooting 35% in the first half, Thad Matta’s Bucks were able to take a 32-23 lead into the locker room on 10/10 shooting from the line.

After being outworked in the first five minutes by Andrea Almeida, Amir Williams settled into his own. Almeida had three blocks in the first 5 minutes, but Amir found his positioning to the tune of 6 points, five rebounds, and … [Read More]

Ohio State Lays Waste to Nebraska 70-44

Eric — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:16:35 +0000

Four times the Buckeyes and Cornhuskers have played on the hardwood, and four times the Buckeyes have picked up a win. Tonight, the Buckeyes added a fifth with a 70-44 win in Columbus to start Big Ten play. As usual, DeShaun Thomas led all scorers with 22 points and 7 rebounds. He was closely followed today by Lenzelle Smith who picked up 17 points and 6 rebounds. Nebraska’s sharpshooter, Ray Gallegos, picked up 14 points on horrendous 4-17 shooting for the day. Also notable were Aaron Craft’s game high 8 assists, and Evan Ravenel and Amir Williams combining for 15 points and 9 rebounds.

Ohio State started out strong against Nebraska, blitzing out to a quick lead early by attacking the paint and strategically choosing their outside looks. Not surprisingly Nebraska countered by using a 3-2 zone to limit the inside passing lanes. The change effectively slowed the Buckeyes down … [Read More]

BBN Basketball LiveBlog: Nebraska

Eric — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:09:26 +0000

It’s the first day of the conference basketball season, and the Buckeyes have the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Columbus for the start of play.

Joining us as usual 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, The Buckeye Blog, Unscripted Ohio, and Fox Sports Ohio.

The Liveblog will tip around 5:45 PM eastern time. The game is scheduled for 6:00 PM eastern on the Big Ten Network.

Go Bucks!

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

The Day That Were- B1G Style

MaliBuckeye — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:54:19 +0000

Slight variation in schedule… think of this as TWTW meets Wednesday’s regular SBP. Here’s the tunes behind the guy behind the guy.

2013 started almost the same way that every other year has started since I can remember… with a slate of B1G Ten games, highlighting how many people who live in the midwest want to flee to warmer climes for some semblance of a vacation. I still haven’t figured out how the scheduling geniuses who have an entire slate of games and “bowl week” to work with decide to run four of them at semi-simultaneous time times, though.

You’ll note that I said “almost”… one of the major differences this year was the lack of Buckeye football; in case you hadn’t heard, they had a one year vacation from the post-season. What’s intriguing about that fact is that we seemingly had it shoved down our throats throughout the … [Read More]