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#17 Ohio State 94, #22 Michigan 85 (final)

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Like I said before Sullinger would guard that physical specimen ( I dont feel like putting a picture of Sullinger here, but he is quite the specimen himself). BTW, that specimen averages a little over 5 points a game.

Stats don't tell the full story. He stole the ball, dunked it, then on the next possession tipped the ball away and butler ended up with the steal.
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What did Sylvester do for the rest of the 38 minutes? Like I said before, Sylvester has turned late game redemptions into an art.
 
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still trying to figure out the rotation, whether Harris gets 27-32 minutes, and sully gets 7-12... at the 4. (Since Matt will start playing an average of 15x less than Mayes)

when exactly has Harris shown "more offense" other than this week? He may force things less, but I think it would be a lot easier to defend Ivan (all he does is take a pass and shoot, rarely does he create off of the dribble).

Matta has coached these two for years, and knows what they are both capable of bringing to the court. I'm sure he's not crazy about Sylvester's mistakes either. If he remians in there with those flaws, there probably is a reason for it.
 
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Butler's done a wonderful job all year. He does what needs to be done for the team. He can hit ya for 0 points and 8 assists like he did vs Florida A&M, or he can hit ya for 20 points and 5 rebounds (both team highs) vs scUM. He's got one of the better assist to TO ratios as far as PG's go too.

I love Mike Conley, and I agree with everything J-Dub said- he's probably got a higher ceiling than Jamar Butler, but the starter at PG next year won't be in doubt. He's going to be a leader for this young team next year with Foster, JJ, and Dials gone.
 
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ABJ

Posted on Fri, Feb. 10, 2006
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Barrage of 3-pointers too much for Michigan

Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, MICH. - Thad Matta has been hoping for a big road victory since he came to Ohio State two seasons ago.

Jamar Butler scored a career-high 20 points and had two of the No. 19 Buckeyes' season-high 15 3-pointers in a 94-85 victory over No. 22 Michigan on Thursday night.

The win, the Buckeyes' first at Crisler Arena since 2002, moved Ohio State (17-3, 6-3) into a three-way tie with Michigan State and Illinois for second place in the Big Ten. The teams trail Iowa by a half-game.

``We haven't beaten a top-20 team on the road in the year-and-a-half since I've been here,'' Matta said. ``That's a goal we've always had and it's nice to see it happen.''

Chris Hunter's three-point play gave Michigan a 73-70 lead with 8:45 to play, but Ohio State answered with a 14-2 run, during which it was 7-for-7 from the field, to go ahead for good.

Center Courtney Sims had 26 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and four blocks for the Wolverines (16-5, 6-4), who lost consecutive games for the first time this season. He was not a factor late in the game, however, as the Buckeyes made it hard for him to get the ball in the post.

``We had some critical turnovers late in the game,'' Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said, ``and some of those were when we were trying to get the ball to Courtney.''

Ohio State scored 10 points off Michigan's 15 turnovers. Four of them came on breakaway dunks during the Buckeyes' decisive run.

Michigan guard Dion Harris had 14 points before spraining his right ankle with 8:29 to play. He never returned to the game, and Ohio State seized on Michigan's instability in the backcourt.

``He was having a great game,'' Buckeyes guard Ron Lewis said of Harris, ``but after he left, we knew we had to keep pressuring them.

``We forced some turnovers and got some baskets.''

Harris, who was helped off the court, was scheduled to be evaluated early today.

The Wolverines led 21-8 early in the game before the Buckeyes heated up.

Ohio State made 12-of-16 3-pointers in the first half, including nine of its last 10, and led 49-43 at the half. Matta called a timeout when the lead hit double digits to calm his team down.

``We told the players to relax and do what we do,'' he said. ``Don't panic.''

The Big Ten's second-best 3-point shooting team didn't, and promptly got itself back into the game.

``They were good shots,'' Matta added. ``Even the long ones were good looks and we were able to get them to go in.''

In the second half, Ohio State was 19-for-27 (70 percent) from the floor as it got better production in the frontcourt.

The Buckeyes' 15 3-pointers were their most this season and marked the second time in as many games Michigan surrendered more than 10. Iowa made 13 3-pointers in Saturday's 94-66 win over the Wolverines.

Je'Kel Foster added 17 points for the Buckeyes, who also got 14 from Lewis and 13 from J.J. Sullinger.

Michigan forward BrentPetway left the game nine minutes into the second half after aggravating a ribcage injury. He did not return and is day-to-day.
The Wolverines also were without swingman Lester Abram, who missed his second game in a row with an injured left ankle. Amaker said he will not play Saturday at Purdue.

Daniel Horton had 15 points and 10 assists for Michigan, and Ron Coleman scored 15 points.
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Dispatch

2/10/06

NO. 17 OHIO STATE 94 | NO. 22 MICHIGAN 85

Buckeyes achieve another milestone

OSU under Matta beats first ranked team on road

Friday, February 10, 2006

Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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DUANE BURLESON | ASSOCIATED PRESS Je’kel Foster laughs with coach Thad Matta late in Ohio State’s 94-85 win over Michigan.
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DUANE BURLESON | ASSOCIATED PRESS Ohio State’s Jamar Butler shoots a three-pointer over Courtney Sims of Michigan. He scored 20-points.


ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The footprint for the next baby step ahead of the Ohio State men’s basketball team was set Wednesday night after the Buckeyes watched videotape of their next opponent at their Ypsilanti hotel.

"I told our guys . . . we’ve reached some milestones in this program in the year and a half we’ve been here," coach Thad Matta said. "One of the things we haven’t done is we haven’t beaten a top-25 team on the road."

Consider it done.

Erasing an early 13-point deficit by making 12 three-pointers in the first half, then taking command in the final eight minutes by making plays at both ends of the floor, Ohio State earned a rare road win over a ranked Big Ten team by beating No. 22 Michigan 94-85 in Crisler Arena.

It was just the third time in 17 games over six seasons that the Buckeyes beat a ranked Big Ten team on the road. The others: No. 21 Purdue in 2004 and at No. 14 Iowa in 2001.

"At the beginning of the season we talked about stealing road wins," center Terence Dials said. "I think this is one we were able to steal. Michigan’s a great team. They’re going to be in the thick of things at the end, and hopefully so are we."

The win lifted No. 19 Ohio State (17-3, 6-3) into a tie for second with Michigan State and Illinois, which visits Value City Arena on Sunday. The three teams also are even in the loss column with first-place Iowa (18-6, 7-3).

Point guard Jamar Butler led Ohio State with a career-high 20 points and added five assists and only one turnover — on a charging foul — while helping to limit Michigan’s leading scorer, Daniel Horton, to five field goals in 17 attempts. Horton also committed six turnovers.

"My goal coming in was to try to contain him and not let him get going," Butler said. "I thought we did a pretty good job of that."

Je’Kel Foster scored 17 points for the Buckeyes, including five of their season-high 15 three-pointers.

Center Courtney Sims led Michigan (16-5, 6-4) with 26 points and a career-high 16 rebounds but got only one shot — a missed rebound tip — in the final 10 minutes against a rejuvenated Dials, who made up for a lousy start to the game with eight points and a steal in the final eight minutes.

"Terence was big down the stretch," said Foster, who was caught on television yelling at Dials on the bench during the first half.

"I wasn’t playing my best basketball and he wasn’t playing his," Foster said.

"We just had a little argument. We do that sometimes because we know we have to lead the team. If we’re playing right, everybody else will play good, too."

Ohio State played without reserve guard Sylvester Mayes, who suffered a sprained left ankle in practice Tuesday and did not make the trip.

The effect Mayes’ absence had on Ohio State’s rotation paled in comparison to the losses suffered by Michigan, which began the game without guards Lester Abram (ankle) and Jerret Smith (mononucleosis) and lost forward Brent Petway (bruised ribs) with 11:52 to play and guard Dion Harris with 8:29 left.

Harris’ departure coincided with the start of a 14-2 run by the Buckeyes that gave them an 84-75 lead with 5:15 left. Michigan did not get within five points after that. Without Harris to share the ball-handling, Horton had four turnovers during a span of six possessions in which Michigan had five turnovers.

"We just tried to pressure them even more" after Harris left, OSU guard Ron Lewis said.

Ohio State shot 70.4 percent from the field in the second half and 61 percent for the game.

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sorry if this has already been adressed... Great move by Thad subbing out practically the entire starting lineup early in the first half when we were getting killed. I think that is what changed the game for us. Our starters were totally flat, but after that timeout the bench guys started to hustle on defense and our shots started falling. Once we got the "mo" back our starters came back in and played the way they should have from the beginning. What a fun game to watch... can't wait for Sunday
 
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Them some big words...I respect butlers game and all, and think he will be a fine pg for OSU, but do you really think he will be the starting pg next year?

I think some recruit from Indiana would disagree with you
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I absolutely think that Butler will be our starting pg next year, and I think by the time he's a senior he could be one of the best pg's in the nation. Look at it this way--he's always been a great defender here at OSU; in fact, that's initially why he got so much playing time last year as a freshman. Second, he can score when the team needs him to, but he's so unselfish that he won't force anything just to get his shots. Third, he's a great free throw shooter, evidenced by the fact that he was perfect from the line again last night and hit two big free throws late when we were trying to ice the game. Fourth, he's a very good at handling the ball and rarely commits turnovers. Those features are exactly what you look for in a pg, and I wouldn't trade Butler for any other pg in the nation.

That being said, absolutely phenomenal win by our guys last night! To come from down 13 on the road in a hostile environment was huge. Go Bucks! :osu2:
 
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