#6 Arizona +3.5 vs #2 tOSU (ov/un 133.5) Thurs 7:45 TBS

[Bill Lucas]

"Greg Byrne says the Wildcats will wear red jerseys on Thursday. The Wildcats are 4-2 in red so far this season, with four nonconference wins (Texas Tech, Clemson, ETSU and Miami) and losses at Oregon and to UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament."

Anyone know the Buckeyes record wearing white?

23-2

 

[DZ83CK]

3.5 points does not seem like much to me.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Games in Salt Lake City on March 21 and 23

No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 14 Harvard
No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 11 Belmont

Games in Dayton, Ohio on March 22 and 24

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Iona
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Iowa State

Just sayin': If both Ohio State and Arizona win the first the two games a West regional semifinal game of Ohio State vs Arizona would be nice:

Thad Matta vs Sean Miller

It could be a game where the two head coaches actually like each other....

Good story:

Sean Miller and Ohio State's Thad Matta go way back

When the NCAA Tournament field was set, Arizona head coach Sean Miller and Ohio State coach Thad Matta had a conversation over the phone.
Arizona, a No. 6-seed, and Ohio State, a No. 2-seed, were both in the bottom half of the West region. The potential was there for a Sweet Sixteen matchup in Los Angeles between the longtime friends.

Miller said it was "wishful thinking" as they both knew the unpredictable nature of March Madness.

Well, the pieces fell into place. Now, Miller and the Wildcats will be going up against the Buckeyes and Matta, who Miller said he considers his best friend.

"[Matta is] certainly my best friend in coaching and a guy that means a lot to me," Miller said. "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him."
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http://arizonasports.com/82/1621445/Sean-Miller-and-Ohio-States-Thad-Matta-go-way-back

 

[keeganbrick]

3.5 points does not seem like much to me.

Yea but Vegas has been setting pretty tight lines this whole tourney it seems. Mich St -6 over Mem, Louisville was only -10 vs Colo St, Mich was like -2 over VCU. Seems like a lot of money to be made if I lived in Vegas

 

[ScriptOhio]

3.5 points does not seem like much to me.

Arizona is not to be taken lightly; at one time they were #3 in the AP polls, had a record of 14-0, beat both Florida and Miami, and they won a tournament in Hawaii. They are a very good team.

 

[desert_buckeye]

eleventy-billion - 2

Pretty close to what I was thinking. Thanks!

 

[desert_buckeye]

23-2

Well I didn't recall seeing them play in red much this season. Not that it matters one way or the other, was just curious.

 

[Buckeye Maniac]

Well I didn't recall seeing them play in red much this season. Not that it matters one way or the other, was just curious.

Every away game.

 

[desert_buckeye]

Couple of articles from the Tucson area sports writers. Seems like they are well aware of the Ohio State defense, especially Craft and are giving him a lot of respect.

http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketb...cle_da3b5cdb-7785-583e-a535-4e8924a50282.html


http://www.azcentral.com/sports/ua/...-prepares-for-aaron-craft-and-ohio-state.html

 

[Bill Lucas]

Every away game.

And the game against Rhode Island.

 

[Buckskin86]

Buckeyes leave for LA- NBC4i video 3 26 13

 

[DubCoffman62]

From what I've seen of Arizona they have problems against teams with good scoring guards. Cal's guards lit them up. They only have 3 true guards.

 

[VBSJ]

Hope the team plays smart, executes on offense, and gives effort on both ends.

 

[Buckskin86]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q47FtUYrGc"]Sean Miller Sweet 16 Open Practice Press Conference Highlights. - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuVDMVR3crY"]Arizona Basketball Players Open Practice Press Conference Highlights - Sweet 16 - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rheF6v0iF9s"]Thad Matta's raw press conference previewing Arizona game - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTU_IEuNegU"]Buckeye players talk Arizona and Sweet 16 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CentFlaBuckeye]

Well I didn't recall seeing them play in red much this season. Not that it matters one way or the other, was just curious.

I have never seen them play in red...scarlet yes, but never red.