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#9 Wichita St +4.5 vs #2 tOSU (ov/un 129.5) Sat 7:05 CBS

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I lived in Wichita for 9 years before I just moved out here a year ago, I love their program, love their fanbase. Kansas, is the worst fanbase I've ever seen, calling opposing players the "n" word and "faggots". These are kids playing basketball. There is no room for that.

Anyway, Like I was saying, the Shockers are a fun group to be around, I have many friends and I text them a lot about this game, but I love my Buckeyes. I'd root for WSU if they weren't in our region. I'm very happy at what they've done so far, but their road comes to an end.
 
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I wonder if Thad is fired up for a chance at the Final Four? :biggrin:

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After the last 2 games I'm more confident. The Bucks have shown a remarkable ability to come back after being down double digits, the resilience to hang tough when the opposition slops in some threes or makes a run, demonstrated that they will not fold in the final minutes, and several players that actually want the ball at "crunch time" (i.e. they are not afraid to shoot and have the confidence that they'll score). But most importantly the team has demonstrated that they just know how to win a close game.
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I feel we can beat anyone....however the low line make me think we need to play lights out again.

What worries me is that I won't be able to actually watch the game as I will be at church.
 
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It is interesting to look at the history of past #9 seed runs to the Elite 8. The last one to make the E8 was BC in 1994, under O'Brien believe it or not, and they lost to #3 seed Florida in the Elite 8 (UF went on to lose to Duke in the F4, who lost to Arkansas in the title game). The video mentions that Penn in 1979 is the only #9 to make the F4 as a #9 seed. Back then there were only a couple of "first round" games in each region prior to the Round of 32. Penn upset #1 UNC, then in the Elite 8 didn't have to beat the #2 seed Duke because St. John's had upset them. Penn was routed by Magic-led Sparty in the F4.
 
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• Matchup to watch: As the Buckeyes did against Arizona, they will have to counter Wichita State’s inside presence one way (with their big players) or another (by going with a small lineup). Cleanthony Early and Carl Hall have averaged 26.7 points and 12 rebounds between them in 26.5 minutes in three NCAA Tournament games. The Shockers might be more committed to trying to score in the post than was Arizona.

• Notable: Ohio State is in the Elite Eight in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the Buckeyes played in three straight NCAA championship games in 1960-62, when they had to win only one game to reach the final eight. … Wichita State, from the Missouri Valley Conference, is in a regional final for the first time since 1981. Its only Final Four appearance was in 1965. … The Shockers are the No. 9 seed in the West Regional. Four teams seeded ninth or higher have made the Final Four since seeding began in 1979: Penn (No. 9 in 1979), LSU (No. 11 in 1986), George Mason (No. 11 in 2006) and Virginia Commonwealth (No. 11 in 2011).
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http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2013/03/30/osu-mbk-chart-3-30-gmim9qb7-1.html
 
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Bring it on big boys:lol: The Buckeyes will show you something about attitude.
LOS ANGELES — Those are sneakers, not slippers, on the feet of the Wichita State Shockers. Don’t bother cloaking them with Cinderella references.

Yes, the mid-major Shockers are a No. 9 seed playing in their first NCAA Tournament regional final today in 32 years. Yes, Wichita State finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference — and lost to last-place Southern Illinois — before being awarded an at-large NCAA bid.

And the school with the third-highest enrollment in the state of Kansas is matched today against behemoth Ohio State, which is one victory shy of a second consecutive trip to the Final Four, and third such appearance since 2007.

The Shockers (29-8) understand the temptation to advertise them as The Little Team That Could even though a win today would set their school record for victories in a season and put them in the Final Four for the first time since 1965. Wichita State, with players from eight states and three countries, doesn’t view itself as a party crasher in today’s West Region final at the Staples Center.

Nor do the Shockers care to hear any pandering platitudes about what a great run they have made in this NCAA Tournament, which has included wins over Pittsburgh (73-55) and top-seeded Gonzaga (76-70), and a 72-58 thumping of No. 13 La Salle on Thursday.

“We’re not satisfied,” forward Carl Hall said. “Our guys are humble. We’re hungry. They say we’re not supposed to be here, so we play with a chip on our shoulder.”

The Shockers play a physical brand of basketball, with Hall and fellow 6-foot-8 forward Cleanthony Early combining to average 26.7 points and 12 rebounds in the tournament.

“We got a motto: Play angry,” Hall said. “We’re playing angry, and it’s hard to beat a team that plays angry.”

Wichita State outrebounds opponents by 8.1 per game and limits them to 39.6 percent shooting. The Shockers had a 47-29 edge on the boards against La Salle and limited the Explorers to 36 percent shooting, the same as Gonzaga shot against them.
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