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NIT Championship: #1 Ohio State 92, #2 UMass 85 (final)

Umass will be a tough challenge, especially if Butler is less than 100%, but the boys have been playing well.

:oh:
 
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He looked fine on that late drive to the basket, 'course that could have just been adrenaline. Something tells me that if its not broken, unlikely, Jamar wont be missing his last game as a Buckeye and will be out to prove his stock.

Zone vs. Zone on Thursday? Who will shoot the best? I'm liking our chances if Butler is at least 85% healthy and Diebler makes a 3 early.
 
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Bestbuck36;1129487; said:
He looked fine on that late drive to the basket, 'course that could have just been adrenaline.
And looked gimpy right afterwards on the other end...
Something tells me that if its not broken, unlikely, Jamar wont be missing his last game as a Buckeye and will be out to prove his stock.
agreed, let's hope it's just a light pull.
 
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DDN

Ohio State to play UMass in NIT championship


By the Associated Press

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

NEW YORK ? Ohio State will get another chance to wrap up its season with a title, though not quite the one the Buckeyes had in mind when fall practice started.
Hey, at least they don't have to mess with Florida this time.


Jamar Butler and Evan Turner scored 17 each, and the Buckeyes used a buckling halfcourt trap and an early 14-0 run to beat Mississippi 81-69 on Tuesday night in the NIT semifinals.
Ohio State (23-13) will play Massachusetts for the championship Thursday night, after the Minutemen knocked off Florida 78-66 and allowed a small but vocal contingent of Buckeye fans to breathe a little easier before their game even began.



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Canton

It's another trip to a finals for Ohio State
[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Buckeyes to face UMass for NIT title[/FONT]
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
BY DAVE SKRETTA
AP SPORTS WRITER

NEW YORK Ohio State will get another chance to wrap up its season with a title, though not quite the one the Buckeyes had in mind when fall practice started.

Hey, at least they don't have to mess with Florida this time.

Jamar Butler and Evan Turner scored 17 each, and the Buckeyes used a buckling halfcourt trap and an early 14-0 run to beat Mississippi, 81-69, on Tuesday night in the NIT semifinals.

Ohio State (23-13) will play Massachusetts for the championship Thursday night, after the Minutemen knocked off Florida, 78-66, and allowed a small but vocal contingent of Buckeye fans to breathe a little easier before their game even began.

"I know there's a bunch of people in this room who are a lot more disappointed than I am," Head Coach Thad Matta said, when someone suggested he might have relished another chance at the team that beat Ohio State for the national championship last season.

That wasn't the only time the Gators got the best of the Buckeyes, though. Florida romped past Ohio State to win the 2007 BCS championship, too.

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I think I can say with confidence that I am the only member of this board who was there when OSU beat Wyoming for the NIT championship in 1986.

I say that with confidence because there weren't more than 2,000 people there to begin with.

BTW - Florida was one of the final four teams then as well - although we didn't play them that time either.
 
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IronBuckI;1129624; said:
Travis Ford may be on his way out. Just heard that he might be named LSU head coach as soon as Friday. Would have been earlier if they had lost last night.

LSU could do a lot worse. Let's spoil his last game at Umass. :osu:
 
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