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

Buckeyes are +10 on the boards so far!

Hill misses a 3, Lauderdale runs down the board.

Lighty misses, Twig hustles to knock it off Ole Miss.

Diebs misses a fadeaway as the shot clock runs down, Curtis rebounds and then scores inside on the other end. 41-20.

Butler hits a 3, 44-20. He shoots "effortlesslessly", per Raftery. :tongue2:

Diebler tried to run down a ball in the corner, when it would have been tOSU ball. Good hustle, bad decision.

Ole Miss misses a pair of FTs. Turnover on Lauderdale inside. Strong rebound by Laderdale on the other end. Butler misses a 3, tOSU gets a board and can hold for the last shot. Lighty misses a 3.

44-20 at the half. Helluva performance by this team.
 
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Holding a team to 20 points in a half! That's awesome.

Great minutes by Lauderdale...love the way he owns the ball on the rebound!

Very balanced scoring...Butler and Lighty with 9, Turner and KK with 8, Hunter with 6, 2 a piece for Twigs and Dallas.
 
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Negatives of a halftime blowout: Listening to the announcers ignore the game while talking about the dietary habits of elephants, taking their kids to the circus, and what pastries they prefer from the continental breakfast buffet.

Positives of a halftime blowout: Not having to hear Raftery utter his unintelligible nonsense in his deep growling voice over replays going to commercial.
 
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bluechillj;1129347; said:
You can definitely see the flashes by Lauderdale tonight, I'm looking forward to seeing him develop.

Agree with that! Dallas is going to be a beast.

And Turner...he's come a long way. His confidence in his shot and his ball handling have really improved. Still turns it over a little more than I'd like but he's going to be a good one.
 
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Gatorubet;1129354; said:
Damn. Great half y'all.
Should be worse. Our best shooters went 1-for-7 from behind the arc on a bunch of uncontested, wide open looks right out of the gate until Butler found his stroke. Hell, our first possession was two bricked threes with nobody within five feet of the shooter.
 
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Turner gets his own miss, puts it back in and gets fouled. Makes it, 47-20.

Hunter with a block, Bucks lose it trying to force it inside.

Polynice fouled as he hits a runner. Misses FT, 47-22.

Hunter with a jam in transition, 49-22.

Curtis scores inside, 49-24.
 
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