#8 tOSU 72, #9 Siena 74 (Final, 2OT)

[Fungo Squiggly]

ET...you can't pick up your dribble out there


Loose offensive board to ET, Simmons drains a 3....

Loose ball is going into Dieblers hands and Rossiter dives and rolls up his leg. Ball ends up with Siena who scores it.

Looks like a loose-ball foul to me.

 

[Sportsbuck28]

Diebs down, doesn't look good, knee looked like it buckled to me.

 

[buckeyemania11]

hope Diebs is okay, we're gonna need him

 

[osugrad21]

How was that not a loose ball foul?

 

[Sportsbuck28]

Diebs is coming back in... whew

 

[sepia5]

Guys, I'm concerned we can't match Siena's speed.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Great defense on the post-turnover fast break and he ends up with the defensive board.

Simmons dribbles into the double-team and travels. Siena needs to get in the press and stay in it. OSU can't handle it.

Another offensive board by a guy surrounded by 3 Buckeyes. That's just poor effort. Leads to a shooting foul.

Siena makes the first.....and the second. 26-23, OSU

 

[osugrad21]

Nice work PJ...

 

[CookyPuss]

Nice work PJ...

Yes! The announcers can go pound salt on that one. He had position.

 

[EidoloN]

With the size we have, how are we constantly out rebounded, especially opponents getting offensive boards? This has been a headache all year. Is it poor player performance or coaching?

This is not a very pretty game on either side. To compete with Louisville, the play needs to step way up. Siena also seems to keep getting all the loose balls, hopefully that will change after the half.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Great cath and finish for Mullens.

Another offensive board by a Saint surronded by Buckeyes, but he then steps out.

Mullens misses a baseline jumper leading to a Siena fastbreak.

Hill draws a charge. Pretty far under the rim, IMO....but I'll take it. Timeout OSU

 

[Sportsbuck28]

LOL at "I guess his feet were set".. PJ had his feet set for a long ass time.

Cleveland State is taking it to Wake, Teague hasn't scored yet and its 31-16

 

[Wingate1217]

Guys, I'm concerned we can't match Siena's speed.

Well we have to counter with some mis-direction and running right, oh never mind wrong sport....

 

[bkochmc]

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

What was that BK?

That was a sloopy half of basketball... for both teams. Thad better light a fire under the team in the second half.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

This is not a very pretty game on either side. To compete with Louisville, the play needs to step way up. Siena also seems to keep getting all the loose balls, hopefully that will change after the half.

I hope so, but its been a recurring theme. Almost every loose ball ends up in the other team's hands this season.

Bring in Chris Jent to coach them up!