they don't even deserve that.crazybuckfan40 said:
i had my buckeye gear on today and i watched the whole thing, fist pumping and everything.
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i had my buckeye gear on today and i watched the whole thing, fist pumping and everything.
I just got back from the Pro Bowl and saw the title of this thread on the main forum menu and about shit myself. Was the game as big an ass-whoppin' as the score suggests? I guess I could read through the thread, but after drinking a half case of beer at the game, it's time for Haole Boy to go nighty night...
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scooter1369
HTTR Forever.
The Bucks played great. I only saw the last 11 minutes or so, but in that time the game seemed to be in hand.
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
As Golfer said it was a blowout. We led by double digits for more than half of the game. We stretched the lead to 21 at one point, and they cut it to 9 and then Dials came back in and it was over from then.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
It was a dominating win by Ohio State. We were up by 23 at one point, we were never really threaten after the first 10 minutes. Dials, Butler and Foster had huge games. We won this game with our defensive intensity and rebounding.
Each time Illinois made a mini run, we would come up with a key bucket.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Dispatch
2/13/06
2/13/06
Butler’s rapid-fire threes help Buckeyes pull away
Monday, February 13, 2006
Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
NEAL C . LAURON | DISPATCH Ohio State’s Jamar Butler, left, smacks the ball away from Illinois’ Dee Brown in the second half.
Ohio State led by 11 points at the outset of the second half. Je’Kel Foster lunged to intercept a pass and, as he flew into the Illinois bench, flung the ball back over his head. Jamar Butler beat Dee Brown to it and, as Butler rushed upcourt, saw not only Brown but another Illini defender between him and the basket.
The smart play was to hit the brakes and wait for his teammates to arrive. That’s what everyone — apparently including Brown — expected from Butler, who takes better care of the ball than any other Big Ten point guard.
Instead, Butler pulled up outside the three-point arc and nailed the shot.
"I saw (Brown’s) arms were down," Butler said, "so I took it."
He hit another three 34 seconds later. He hit a third a minute after that. In the first two minutes of the second half, the Buckeyes’ lead went from 11 points to 20.
They went from there to a 69-53 win in Value City Arena yesterday.
"It was probably one of those, ‘Uuuuuuuh . . . great shot,’ " coach Thad Matta said of Butler’s decision on the play. "But honestly, the way he’s been shooting the basketball, a clean look is a pretty good shot for him. It was a risk, but the reward on that particular possession was worth it."
The play illustrated the growing confidence Butler has in his offense during a season in which he has distinguished himself with his defense and a better-than 3-to-1 assist-toturnover ratio that ranks second in the Big Ten.
Butler, shooting 49.2 percent from the field for the season, scored a career-high 20 points at Michigan on Thursday night while being trash-talked by the Wolverines’ Daniel Horton. "I decided to let my play do the speaking. I said a little afterward," Butler said.
He raised his mark to 22 yesterday while most of the time facing Brown, the Big Ten defensive player of the year last season. Butler said Brown didn’t say a word. He didn’t have to.
"I love challenges," Butler said.
That qualifies as a rare revelation from the sophomore, whose implacable demeanor is such that when he got clocked in the head and knocked down during a recent practice, he got up, shook it off and moved on.
"He’s like a pit bull. He’s just tough," teammate Matt Sylvester said.
"Nothing really fazes Jamar."
Illinois coach Bruce Weber said Butler "might be the most improved player in the league." Matta has been saying that for most of the season.
"He’s one of the toughest kids I’ve ever coached," Matta said. "He doesn’t say much, but you know you can always count on him. The thing I love about him is he is who he is. Shot goes in, shot doesn’t go in, he’s still going to run back and defend."
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Dispatch
2/13/06
2/13/06
NO. 19 OHIO STATE 69 | NO. 10 ILLINOIS 53
Buckeyes take win over Illini in stride, focus on Big Ten race
Monday, February 13, 2006
Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
NEAL C . LAURON | DISPATCH Ohio State’s Terence Dials, right, goes to block a shot by Illinois’ James Augustine.
Maybe what coach Thad Matta liked best about this win over Illinois didn’t come within the 40 minutes of the game, or within the bounds of the court in Value City Arena. What he liked a lot was what he saw in the locker room afterward.
Last year, there had been "jubilation" among the Ohio State men’s basketball players, Matta said, after Matt Sylvester’s three-point shot with 5.1 seconds left capped a rally that ruined the No. 1-ranked Fighting Illini’s perfect season on the final day.
This year, Matta saw no celebration. Ohio State got No. 10 Illinois under its thumb from the get-go yesterday, let up only briefly, sent them home with a 69-53 loss and then turned the page.
Last year, the game was the Buckeyes’ season. This year, they have a season left to play for. The win put them in sole possession of second place in the Big Ten with six games to play. The first is Wednesday night at Wisconsin, where they haven’t won in six years.
"Their demeanor wasn’t going crazy or anything like that," Matta said. "They were attentive to what we were saying, knowing we’ve got another six great challenges ahead of us. It was very important they understood that. This year, it was, ‘Let’s get ready for Wisconsin.’ "
Showing the same determination they did in the last eight minutes of a win at No. 22 Michigan on Thursday, the No. 19-ranked Buckeyes (18-3, 7-3) played their most complete game of the season against the Illini, scoring inside and out against the Big Ten’s top-ranked defense while solidly rotating and helping on their own defensive end. Illinois (20-4, 6-4) was held to its second-lowest points total of the season; it scored 48 in a loss at Iowa.
"Our No. 1 goal was to try to impose our will," center Terence Dials said. "They are ranked the No. 1 defense in the league, so we didn’t want them to impose their will on us and have us reacting to them."
Dials and guards Jamar Butler and Je’Kel Foster were the most imposing.
Butler made 5 of 6 three-point shots, scored a career-high 22 points and negated Illinois guard Dee Brown’s impact, holding the reigning Big Ten player of the year to a team-high 12 points and three assists.
Dials made amends for a mostly lethargic effort at Michigan with 19 points and a careerhigh 16 rebounds. "At one point I thought he was Wes Unseld," Matta said, evoking memories of the former NBA strongman.
Foster was vintage, making 6 of 8 threes, scoring 18 points, being a nuisance in the Illini passing lanes and holding their third-leading scorer, Rich McBride, to one basket.
"We came out a little casual and let them dictate the game," Illinois coach Bruce Weber said. "In the second half, we raised our level . . . (but) we couldn’t get over the hump."
Ohio State led by as many as 15 points in the first half and by 21 with 13:40 remaining before going scoreless on seven consecutive possessions.
Illinois cut its deficit to 53-44 with 9:46 to go, but Dials had six points, Butler a three-point play and Foster a shot clock-beating three in a 12-2 run that rebuilt the lead to 19 with 6:06 to play. The margin was not less than 12 after that.
Dials’ double-double in points and rebounds was only his second of the season. His career high in rebounds was a Value City Arena record. He said it was the first time "in a long time" he put two good halves together.
"I just tried to stay aggressive," Dials said. "The (Michigan) game wasn’t one of my best; it was probably one of my worst. I just tried to erase that memory and come out here and play as hard as possible. When I play hard, good things happen."
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Monday, February 13, 2006
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BayBuck
Buckeyes are best
No way--this was the best crowd I've ever seen at the Schott! Every time Dials slammed one or Butler/Foster drained a three, the crowd was on its feet screaming for the next Illini possession, and there was only a brief period in the second half when Illinois quieted the crowd with a little comeback. And the crowd really got on the crappy officiating in the second half too! We got the ball to run out the last 18 seconds, and the whole place was on its feet cheering until the final buzzer.
The announcers were getting on the quiet Schott crowd a couple weeks ago, but it's a different story on the weekends. What a game.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
The crowd was definetly in the game yesterday, its just hard to see it on TV.
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The ESPN bracketology guy last night said tOSU was a #2 seed, since the Buckeyes had the best overall resume in the Big 10.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Here are some more pics from the game........
Ohio State guard Je'Kel Foster (23) shoots against Illinois guard Chester Frazier (3) in the second half of an NCAA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Illinois guard Dee Brown walks off the court after losing the NCAA basketball game against Ohio State Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
Illinois center James Augustine (40) shoots against Ohio State forward Matt Sylvester, right, in the first half of an NCAA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
Illinois head coach Bruce Weber talks to an official during the first half of an NCAA basketball game against Ohio State Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State head coach Thad Matta directs his team in the first half of an NCAA basketball game against Illinois Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State guard guard Jamar Butler (14) shoots against Illinois forward Warren Carter (41) in the second half of an NCAA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.
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JXC
17-4 since 2001
The crowd will never be like it was at St. John's. That place just is BUILT for sound. If you play a game there...it's going to be LOUD!!! But you always will lose a TON of money. And the Schott was loud enough...I think some of us just compare it to St. John's.bucknuts44820 said:
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