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#25 Ohio State 70, Iowa State 67 (Final)

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Golferdow01 said:
This is exactly what I was getting at earlier, and I'm glad you had the same feeling. It takes heart and guts to come from behind on the road, against a quality program. The boys never got rattled and let the deficit slip into the point of no return.
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For a good example, look at Texas against Duke and Tennessee. It's a head game and our guys got good head game!
 
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That was a very inpressive win. Iowa State plays one hell of a pressure defense. As good as any I've seen, and, they keep it up. Some teams can do that in spurts, not many can do it for long periods of time. We did have alot of turnovers but against that defense, it's not so bad. Good learning experience and they shouldn't see anything close to that kind of pressure for a while, Indiana can play some D though. All in all, an excellent outing and big win.
 
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i gotta admit, i kind of expected the Good Guys to lose this game... the kids showed a lot of heart in coming back to win a tough game...

Also, give it up to Ron Lewis for creating some excitement in the final ten minutes and hitting some huge free throws.
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so far, i've seen the VTech, St Joe's and ISU games... Ron Lewis made clutch plays down the stretch in each... he is just clutch when the game is on the line...

and FOSTER!!! holy smokes! i half expected to hear the Marv Alberts "He's heating up," "He's on FIRE!" quotes from the old Double Dribble game...
 
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Absolutely phenomenal win. Did we play perfectly? No. However, to come back down 8 with under 7 minutes to go, on the road in a very hostile environment (give them credit--their crowd was all over us) was fantastic. Some highlights:
- Foster is absolutely amazing. 6-8 from three point land, 6 boards, and 2 very clutch free throws at the end of the game. There were times in last night's game (late first half, early second half) when they threatened to open up a huge lead, but Foster was always there to drill another 3 and keep us in striking distance. As has been said before on this website, he's our MVP; last night, he proved it again by putting the team on his back.
- Lewis continues to impress. I think he might have came off the bench just a little tight, taking that bad three pointer in the first half, but after that he really impressed me. Putting up 13 pts and 9 boards off the bench in 22 minutes is outstanding. Although he only went 3-9 from the field, he creates free throw opportunities for himself and opportunities for others with his slashing to the hoop. The only other member of the team that I've seen do so consistently this year is Sullinger. Lewis was huge at the end of the game last night, as he was against St. Joe's -- this guy's money when the game's on the line.
- The halftime adjustment. I think the coaching staff did a great job of neutralizing Taggart. After giving them a big basket whenever they needed it in the first half, going 5-5 from the field, he went only 1-3 from the field in the second half. Great job by our coaching staff of making their best player in the first half a virtual non-factor in the second half.

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Great win, far as I'm concerned. Foster was awesome, of course. The team hit FTs late... well, all game, really. But, the thing that impressed me most was, against a pressure D, in an away game (OK, so it wasn't Ames Iowa, still.) down by 8 with less than 5 to go (or there about) and this team didn't fold... quite the contrary.

ISU came in avg. 81 points... That the final was 80 - 67 (and it really coulda been 64) it shows that OSU dictated tempo, even though it looked like that wouldn't be the case early on. Hell of a win, and I'm happy to report, for the first time in years, I'm diggin basketball again!
 
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12/18/05


OSU keeps best start with win
Sunday, December 18, 2005
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With off-the-court issues swirling around the program and a grueling stretch of games that left the team exhausted, Ohio State’s best start in 15 years has not been an easy one.

But second-year coach Thad Matta believes that adversity has brought out the best in the Buckeyes.

Je’Kel Foster scored 28 points and Ohio State went on an 18-7 run down the stretch to beat Iowa State 70-67 on Saturday night, giving the Buckeyes seven straight wins to open the season for the first time since 1990-91.

The victory capped a stretch of four games in eight days — and three different cities — all played as the media’s attention has been focused on the ongoing lawsuit filed by former coach Jim O’Brien against the university claiming he was improperly dismissed in June 2004.

“I want these guys to enjoy this because they’ve been through a lot. Every day they just come in and go to work,” Matta said. “All coaches talk about toughness and adversity. The way it all played out helps drive home the point of what we’re trying to do here.”

Down 60-52 with 6:39 left, Ohio State (7-0) rallied and retook the lead, 63-62, with 1:35 left on a layup by Ron Lewis. Foster made two free throws to put the Buckeyes ahead 65-64, and Will Blalock missed a runner on Iowa State’s ensuing possession. Jamar Butler’s free throws pushed the lead to 67-64, and Anthony Davis sealed the Cyclones’ fate by airballing a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left.

Iowa State’s Curtis Stinson hit a 30-footer as time expired.

“We weren’t moving fast enough, like we normally move. We didn’t put a lot of pressure on the ball like we normally do,” Iowa State forward Rahshon Clark said.

Ohio State hasn’t been unbeaten after seven games since that 1990-91 team, led by Jim Jackson, started 17-0 and reached as high as No. 2 in the rankings.

“I remember that whole team. I could tell you the starting five, the first person off the bench. That was a real good team,” Ohio State’s J.J. Sullinger said. “We really don’t want to compare ourselves to them yet, but we are excited about being 7-0.”

Ohio State led by three following a 16-6 run to open the second half. But the Cyclones responded with a 10-0 run and went back on top 55-48. That run was highlighted by an alley-oop dunk from Clark, who caught the pass at his chest, switched hands in mid air and dunked with one hand.

The Cyclones finished the first half on an 8-2 run to take a 39-32 lead. Iowa State shot 61 percent in the first half and freshman Shawn Taggart, who scored just two points in Iowa State’s last two games, led the charge with 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field.

“This game had a lot more positives than negatives. The only negative is the final score,” Iowa State coach Wayne Morgan said.

Foster went 4-for-5 from 3-point range in the first half to lead the Buckeyes, who missed a number of easy baskets in the opening 20 minutes but went 6-for-12 from beyond the arc.

Curtis Stinson led Iowa State with 17 points, and Taggart added 13. Lewis scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Ohio State. The Buckeyes are 4-0 all-time against Iowa State.
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jwinslow said:
great win by the bucks... iowa state is a tough team. JeKel Foster is yet again unbelievable. Why do Dials and Sylvester have such a difficult time finishing down low... when lewis and sullinger manage to finish much more effectively? Looks like there may have been some fouls, but Dials can't miss that man shots/dunks from within 5 feet of the basket.

outstanding close to the game. Being down 52-60 late in the game, I was worried. Winning the game in that fashion was outstanding.
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dials 6-11
lewis 3-9
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and a general comment on the tos, 14 is not bad, 12 is considered a great game.
 
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Ohio State hasn't been unbeaten after seven games since that 1990-91 team, led by Jim Jackson, started 17-0 and reached as high as No. 2 in the rankings.
"I remember that whole team. I could tell you the starting five, the first person off the bench. That was a real good team," Ohio State's J.J. Sullinger said. "We really don't want to compare ourselves to them yet, but we are excited about being 7-0."







i would hope so seeing as one of those guys is the manager/water boy
 
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12/18/05

OHIO STATE 70 | IOWA STATE 67
Buckeyes reel in Cyclones

OSU closes with 18-7 run after struggling against zone defense
Sunday, December 18, 2005

Bob Baptist

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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</IMG> STEVE POPE | ASSOCIATED PRESS Ohio State’s Matt Terwilliger vies for a rebound with Iowa State’s Rahshon Clark (13). Terwilliger didn’t get the rebound, but the Buckeyes did have a 39-29 advantage on the boards.


DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State’s zone defense wreaked havoc with the sterling field-goal percentage the Ohio State men’s basketball team put together in the season’s first six games.

But when they had to make the shots last night, the Buckeyes did.

Limited to less than 40 percent shooting for much of the game after coming in better than 50, the Buckeyes persevered, scored on 10 of their last 11 possessions and rallied from eight points to beat the Cyclones 70-67 in Wells Fargo Arena.

Ohio State outscored Iowa State 18-7 in the last 5:36 to win on the road for the second consecutive Saturday. OSU beat Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia the week before and also played two home games last week.

"Obviously, this was a tremendous win for our guys," coach Thad Matta said. "I couldn’t be prouder of the effort they were able to sustain.

"For us, this is four games in eight days. They’re tired. I’m tired."

The win gave Ohio State seven victories to start the season for the first time since 1990-91, when the Buckeyes won their first 17 games on the way to a 27-4 record and a share of the Big Ten title.

"We don’t compare ourselves to them yet," said J.J. Sullinger, who remembers watching that team growing up in Columbus. "But it’s nice to be 7-0."

Guard Je’Kel Foster had a career high in points for the second straight weekend, leading the Buckeyes with 28 after scoring 24 against Saint Joseph’s. He also matched his career high with six three-pointers.

Foster’s scoring helped keep the Buckeyes in the game while his teammates struggled to make shots against Iowa State’s 2-3 zone defense and at times to advance the ball through its three-quarter-court trap. Ohio State had 14 turnovers overall but none in the last six minutes.

Terence Dials scored 14 points and Ron Lewis 13 for the Buckeyes. Seven of Lewis’ points came in the last five minutes as he and the other guards did a better job of penetrating the gaps in Iowa State’s zone and converting layups or free throws.

"It was a big man (guarding me) on the baseline," Lewis said. "Every time I saw the big man come at me, I could drive it every time. That was really the key to the success."

That and a zone defense that Ohio State used in the second half after giving up 18 points in the first half to the Cyclones’ inside tandem of 6-foot-11 Jiri Hubalek and 6-10 Shawn Taggart, who made 9 of 10 shots from the field. They were afterthoughts in a defensive game plan that focused on guards Curtis Stinson and Will Blalock and small forward Rahshon Clark.

Iowa State shot 61.3 percent in the first half and led 39-32 at halftime after Stinson sparked a 8-2 run with two driving layups off screens.

"We were having a hard time guarding them," Matta said. "They had us really spaced, and (Hubalek and Taggart), gosh, they really shot the ball well. It was a matter of changing it up and slowing it down."

Stinson led Iowa State (6-3) with 17 points and scored 12 in the second half. His three-point play off a Buckeyes turnover gave the Cyclones a 60-52 lead with 6:39 remaining, but they did not score again until Blalock made a jumper from the elbow with 2:55 left.

Meanwhile, Ohio State rallied behind its experienced guards and their newfound aggression. Foster and Lewis scored 10 of their next 11 points to give them their first lead since more than 13 minutes remained, and Foster, Lewis and Jamar Butler made seven of eight free throws in the final 1:02 to seal the win.

"Those guys made the plays," Matta said.

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