(5) THE Ohio State vs. (4) Nebraska, Fri 3/14 @ 2:00p ET, ESPN

[Bill Lucas]

Nice job by Scott to gather himself--got a layup on a nice move to the basket and had two great feeds to Amir for easy buckets.

Which unfortunately is negated by his four turnovers. He's forcing passes today into heavy traffic.

 

[WolverineMike]

Ross' jumper is silky smooth.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Breakdowns on both ends of the floor take a 3 point lead and turn it into a 3 point deficit at the half.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Really bad possessions at the end of the half--Craft airballs an ill-advised three, Thompson misses a fadeaway jumper, Ross shot fakes and takes one dribble and then hoists a three with a guy in his face, and then Craft's drive at the buzzer.

A lot of wasted possessions today, between the bad shots and the turnovers.

 

[Jake]

Started well, but Nebraska owned the last several minutes. Too many turnovers (9) and the poor shooting from downtown continues (1-8).

Must get back to how we opened the game, passing inside as opposed to trying to drive or shoot threes.

 

[buckeyebri]

Wow this team just cannot build and hold leads. What a disappointing end to a half they were in control of.

 

[bkochmc]

1-8 from behind the 3-point line.. 11-16 inside. Thad needs to tell them NO MORE 3's.

 

[Bill Lucas]

Easier said than done when the other team doesn't have to defend the three point line.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Yea and Crafts undercut nearly broke someones ankle

I think you need to watch the tape on that one.

 

[HenryMuto]

1/8 from 3 just as I called it when the one went down they would end up shooting 15 of them..

 

[Steve19]

From an 8 point lead to 3 down at the half. Buckeyes shooting 50% from the field, but still ice-cold from the 3 point range (12%, 1 of 8).

Bucks were outscored 22-12 in the second quarter and need to turn that momentum around. The better shooting is encouraging, but they need to open the middle by hitting a few threes.

 

[buckeyesin07]

1/8 from 3

OSU is a bad enough three point shooting team even when taking open three pointers, which makes the contested threes that Smith and Ross took in the first half all the more inexcusable.

 

[buckeyesin07]

The key to the second half is all about taking care of the ball. OSU has 9 turnovers to NU's 3. Plus, a lot of ill-advised shots on OSU's side.

 

[Jake]

Easier said than done when the other team doesn't have to defend the three point line.

Yeah, as much as we don't want our guys to throw up bombs it does make it tough to get inside. I'd still like to see our guys take a couple dibbles and shoot pull up jumpers rather than try to bull rush the rim. I hear people say 2 point jumpers are bad shots but if you can get a decent look it's better than throwing up a prayer.

Frankly, I'd like to see the three point line moved back to create more space.

 

[bkochmc]

Easier said than done when the other team doesn't have to defend the three point line.

True, but when they are being jacked up with a hand in their face... not the best decision.

buckeyesin07 beat me to it.