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NIT Final Four (semi-final): Ohio State 81, Ole Miss 69 (Final)

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March 28, 2008

Buckeyes in the Garden

I received an e-mail today from an Ohio State alumnus who told me that the OSU alumni clubs of New Jersey, New York City and Philadelphia will have 83 members sitting in sections 110 and 111 Tuesday night when the Buckeyes play Mississippi in an NIT semifinal.
So if you?re going to the game and would rather fraternize with Buckeyes than Rebels, Gators or Minutemen (or wise guys), that?s a place to look for seats if they?re still available. You can buy them at thegarden.com, ticketron.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-7171, or at the Garden box office at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street.
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Second chances Rebels, Buckeyes make most of NIT 3/29/2008 5:35:15 AM
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BY PARRISH ALFORD
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OXFORD - The pain of denial has been replaced with the excitement of a new opportunity.

Refocusing to play in the NIT is never an easy thing, but both Ole Miss and Ohio State have managed to do just that as they prepare to meet in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night.

The Rebels have shot 49 percent or better in three straight NIT wins. Guards Chris Warren and David Huertas have combined to shoot 48.8 percent from 3-point range during that time.

While Ole Miss (24-10) has gotten increased production from some of its regulars, it's gotten timely play from reserves as well with defense from Rodney Jones against Cal-Santa Barbara and offense from Zach Graham in overtime against Nebraska.

There's been a sharp mental edge as the Rebels have now won six of their last seven.

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Men's basketball: Buckeyes' run through NIT good for all concerned

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 3:21 AM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Two weeks ago, the disappointment of not making the NCAA Tournament still fresh, Ohio State coach Thad Matta was asked whether he would rather lose the first weekend of the NCAA than win the National Invitation Tournament in New York.
Matta, who has been in the NCAA Tournament 11 times as an assistant or head coach, did not hesitate. The former, he said.
Reminded of that last week, he smiled.
"Now I'm glad (we're going to) New York," Matta said.
It's not lip service.
Matta and his players say they have enjoyed extending their season longer than they probably would have in the NCAA Tournament, which plays its Final Four this weekend in San Antonio.

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OSU-Mississippi preview

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 3:02 AM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
OHIO STATE VS. MISSISSIPPI

Approximately 9:20 tonight
? Where: Madison Square
Garden, New York
? TV: ESPN2
? Radio: WBNS-AM/FM (1460/97.1)
? Matchup to watch: Seniors Dwayne Curtis and Kenny Williams had double-doubles in Ole Miss' quarterfinal win at Virginia Tech and pace a team that led the Southeastern Conference in offensive rebounding and rebounding overall. The Rebels average 15.2 offensive rebounds and Ohio State has given up an average of 13.7 in its three NIT games. Kosta Koufos and Othello Hunter have to play as they did against Syracuse and not as they did against Texas A&M the last time they were on the Garden floor.

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NIT:Rebels' focus: Crashing the glass 4/1/2008 6:35:35 AM
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Thad Matta, far left, Ohio State men's basketball head coach, Andy Kennedy, second from left, Ole Miss men's basketball head coach, Travis Ford, second from right, University of Massachusetts men's basketball head coach, and Billy Donovan, far right, Florida men's basketball head coach, meet before a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) news conference in New York, March 31, 2008. The University of Massachusetts will meet Florida University and Ohio State University will meet Ole Miss in the semifinals of the NIT in New York, Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

BY PARRISH ALFORD
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NEW YORK - If possession is nine-tenths of the law, it must work that way with winning basketball too.

It has in the NIT at least.

Ole Miss (24-10) has outrebounded three NIT opponents by an average of 14 boards a game. The Rebels hope their presence on the glass will help lift them past Ohio State (22-13) in tonight's semifinal meeting.

Tipoff will be sometime after 8 p.m., and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

The Ole Miss-Ohio State winner will face the winner of tonight's first semifinal, either UMass or Florida, in Thursday's championship game.

Ole Miss dominated Virginia Tech on the boards, 46-23, in an 81-72 win against the Hokies in Blacksburg on Wednesday.

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