#7 Ohio State 73, Northwestern 41 (Final)

[zBuckeye10z]

It will be a good game for the Bucks to practice their fundamentals and work on some plays. Should be an easy win.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Rivals.com$ (Brandon Castel)

Game preview.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Bucknuts.com (Free)

Game preview by Dave Biddle.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Link

Preview: Northwestern at No. 7 Ohio St.
Associated Press
Tue, Jan 16, 2007

Even playing one-handed, Greg Oden is proving to be quite a challenge to contain.
The 7-foot-1 freshman tries to build on his best collegiate game as No. 7 Ohio State (14-3, 2-1) hosts Northwestern (10-7, 0-4) in a Big Ten battle Wednesday night.

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[osugrad21]

Chicago Sun

NU facing tall task against Oden, OSU

January 17, 2007
BY LACY J. BANKS Staff Reporter
Northwestern played No. 2 Wisconsin tough Saturday, but the Wildcats might have a harder time tonight with No. 7 Ohio State (7, 720-AM). For one thing, the game is on the road, and NU coach Bill Carmody has the youngest team in the Big Ten with six freshmen.


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[OSU_Buckguy]

i got a kick from this snippet from the article that grad posted in the lewis thread:

Q: I'm going to do a word association.

Q: Wildcats.
RL: Wildcats … (laughs) Whoever's mascot that is, I don't know.

Q: That's Northwestern.
RL: Oh, Northwestern Wildcats. Good team, they have a lot of potential this year. Really. With a lot of people coming back.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Game Preview.

 

[coastalbuck]

Oddsmakers have the Buckeyes listed as 20 1/2-point favorites and the total has been set at 118 1/2.

Damn, that's alot of points...

 

[crazybuckfan40]

Damn, that's alot of points...

70-50 sounds about right...

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I think the way Northwestern plays it will be difficult for us to cover the spread.....20 points seems like a lot of points to me.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

I think the way Northwestern plays it will be difficult for us to cover the spread.....20 points seems like a lot of points to me.

I agree, they are a nitpicky kind of team. This game may end up being a bit closer than some expect it to be.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

We are due for one a blowout game tho, and I think our confidence will be high after the last game...

 

[jimotis4heisman]

i see one major key to this game...

scoring more points than the other team.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

i see one major key to this game...

scoring more points than the other team.

And not turning the ball over 25 times...

 

[jimotis4heisman]

And not turning the ball over 25 times...

well of course if you want to get techinical then ill throw in playing good defense, rebounding, playing smart, staying out of foul trouble, and playing with the full 40 minutes.

i guess you could also throw in about not taking of balance triple teamed game winners with tons of time left on the clock, having a press breaker on and on.

but i was just trying to simplify for all the dumb football fans on here