#5 Ohio State 59, Northwestern 50 (Final)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

We seem a little slow to find the holes in the zone......that right hand is giving Oden some problems early.....

 

[Mike80]

NW passing the ball around really well. Didn't really see an overt travel by Oden on that play down low.

I didn't either, but then again, I don't think he ever clearly had the ball until the whistle was blown either....

 

[Mike80]

Crap 3 by NW

7-5 Northwestern....

Ohio State needs a basket

 

[Mike80]

Oden with the jumper!!

7-7

And it was his RIGHT hand....

 

[rocketman]

Oden using the right hand!

 

[bkochmc]

Nice turn around jumper by Oden

 

[Mike80]

I thought Matta was a man to man guy....

This 2-3 zone the Buckeyes are using has gigantic holes in it....

10-7 NW

 

[Mike80]

basket by Hunter

10-9 NW

 

[Mike80]

ummmmmmmm.....they might want to cover that guy.....

13-9 NW

 

[bkochmc]

NW is much more active on the offensive side of the ball than last week... plus it helps that they are hitting their shots.

 

[Mike80]

12 minute TV timeout...

NW 13

Ohio State 9

 

[TimTaylor75]

That was really good to see the jumper by Oden. A sign of things to come hopefully.

With the trap up top, we've got to get the ball to the open guy on the wing or down low.

I'm more and more impressed with Hunter's play. The team that he and Oden make up is an offensive nightmare down low.

 

[Mike80]

Ohio State needs to get good shots and it needs to tighten up on the defensive end....

 

[Mike80]

2 FTs coming to NW....

first is good 14-9

second is no good....

 

[Mike80]

quit with the damned alley-oops already....