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MBB: Buckeyes Husk Huskies, 67-54
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(Thad approves of his team’s performance)
The Buckeyes hosted the Huskies (Northern Illinois) Wednesday after staggering home from the Huskies (UConn) and came away with a 67-54 win. Aesthetically, this was not a pretty game, but the win was very welcome. Double-doubles by Jae’Sean Tate (17 pts, 10 rbs) and Kieta Bates-Diop (14, 10) powered the Buckeyes and they were abetted by Trevor Thompson (10, 8).
It was a bit of an odd game. Of Tate’s 10 rebounds, there were no offensive rebounds. For someone who grubs around the offense boards, I thought this was unusual. The other “oddity” was that Marc Loving was held, or rather “held” himself to 8 points. It wasn’t for a lack of effort, since his 12 FG attempts were second only to Tate’s 13. It was lack of accuracy, he was only 3-12 from the field.
Ohio State was pretty ‘meh’ from the field, shooting 39% and about the same from 3-pt range (40%). Their free throw shooting woes continued as they shot 63% (9-30). The Buckeyes collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive) which was a bright spot. With both teams shooting a combined 33% (35-106) there are a lot of rebounds to be had.
Fortunately, the Buckeyes, other than a few lapses, played solid defense by holding Northern Illinois to 26% from the field and 27% from beyond the arc. The Huskies were led by Marin Maric (17 pts, 9 rbs) and Marshawn Wilson (16, 4).
The Buckeyes (5-5) moved back to .500 for the season, which is a good thing since their next game is Saturday at 3:30 PM ET against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic. The game will obviously be broadcast on CBS, can be heard on 97.1 and followed on Gametracker.
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Ken via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
(Thad approves of his team’s performance)
The Buckeyes hosted the Huskies (Northern Illinois) Wednesday after staggering home from the Huskies (UConn) and came away with a 67-54 win. Aesthetically, this was not a pretty game, but the win was very welcome. Double-doubles by Jae’Sean Tate (17 pts, 10 rbs) and Kieta Bates-Diop (14, 10) powered the Buckeyes and they were abetted by Trevor Thompson (10, 8).
It was a bit of an odd game. Of Tate’s 10 rebounds, there were no offensive rebounds. For someone who grubs around the offense boards, I thought this was unusual. The other “oddity” was that Marc Loving was held, or rather “held” himself to 8 points. It wasn’t for a lack of effort, since his 12 FG attempts were second only to Tate’s 13. It was lack of accuracy, he was only 3-12 from the field.
Ohio State was pretty ‘meh’ from the field, shooting 39% and about the same from 3-pt range (40%). Their free throw shooting woes continued as they shot 63% (9-30). The Buckeyes collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive) which was a bright spot. With both teams shooting a combined 33% (35-106) there are a lot of rebounds to be had.
Fortunately, the Buckeyes, other than a few lapses, played solid defense by holding Northern Illinois to 26% from the field and 27% from beyond the arc. The Huskies were led by Marin Maric (17 pts, 9 rbs) and Marshawn Wilson (16, 4).
The Buckeyes (5-5) moved back to .500 for the season, which is a good thing since their next game is Saturday at 3:30 PM ET against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic. The game will obviously be broadcast on CBS, can be heard on 97.1 and followed on Gametracker.
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