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Ohio State 59 vs Samford 22 Final

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Great defense

and Rebounding, they had a significant advantage in rebounding today, where in the first 2 games they were tied by Delaware State and out rebounded by Bowling Green both of who Ohio State had the size advantage on
 
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Dispatch

Men's basketball: Ohio State routs Samford

Saturday, November 29, 2008 2:12 PM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Evan Turner had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Ohio State men's basketball team to a 59-22 victory over Samford in Value City Arena today.
Samford, from the Southern Conference, did not score for the first seven minutes of the game and trailed 30-6 at halftime. The Bulldogs, who came into the game shooting nearly 50 percent from the field, missed 20 of 23 field-goal attempts and had 10 turnovers in the first half.
Samford (3-2) had more shots blocked in the first half (four) than it made (three).
It took the Buckeyes (3-0) more than five minutes to score their first basket, but once they did, they rode the momentum created by a full-court press to build their lead.
Bryan Friday led Samford with eight points.

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Ohio State's Jon Diebler (33) pressures Samford's Josh Bedwell (10) during the first half of a NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov 29, 2008, in Columbus Ohio.

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Ohio State's Jeremie Simmons (2) drives to the basket as Samford's Trey Montgomery (11) and Josh Davis (4) defends during the second half of a NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov 29, 2008, in Columbus Ohio.

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Ohio State's Dallas Lauderdale (52) and Samford's Matthew Friday (23) battle for a rebound during the second half of a NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov 29, 2008, in Columbus Ohio. Samford's Trey Montgomery (11) and Ohio State's David Lighty (23) look on.

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Ohio State's David (23) goes up for two over Samford's Matthew Friday (23) during the first half of a NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov 29, 2008, in Columbus Ohio.

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Ohio State's Evan Turner (21) drives to the basket past Samford's Trey Montgomery (11) during the second half of a NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov 29, 2008, in Columbus Ohio.



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Ohio State's B.J. Mullens (32) dunks the ball as Samford's Bryan Friday (13) looks on during the first half of a college basketball game Saturday, Nov 29, 2008, in Columbus Ohio.
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Seemed like more than four turnovers for Turner today. But in a win, who really cares.

No one can really complain about a double-double in a win, with five rips.

Still limiting opponents' free throw attempts. Hope that continues next week.
 
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Dispatch

Ohio State 59 | Samford 22
Defensive triumph
Buckeyes find it easy to dispatch brick-laying Bulldogs
Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:16 AM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Ohio State's Anthony Crater goes in for a loose ball against Samford's Matthew Friday in the first half.



The game against Samford was a laugher by halftime everywhere but in the Ohio State locker room, where coach Thad Matta wasn't taking his team's 30-6 lead lightly.
"He told us it was 0-0," guard Evan Turner said, "and if he sees someone with a smile, he'd pretty much, um, you know how that goes from there.
"This was all about building maturity and building toughness. That's what he's been testing us on every single day because the toughest team's going to win close games."
With a dramatic upgrade in their schedule looming this week -- games at No. 22 University of Miami on Tuesday and against No. 8 Notre Dame in Indianapolis on Saturday -- the Buckeyes didn't get a test yesterday in a 59-22 win in Value City Arena over the Bulldogs of the Southern Conference.
Samford barely made more shots (nine) than OSU blocked (seven). The Bulldogs' 22 points were the fewest they have scored since a 35-21 loss to Auburn in 1941 and the fewest allowed by Ohio State since a 34-22 win over Wabash in 1939.

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Thoughts on the game yesterday...........

Lighty continues to struggle.........he had more fouls than points yesterday (4 fouls/3 points).

Mullens looked more comfortable and thus was more aggressive on the court.......needs to go and get those feeds into the post......

Dallas.......continued to play well on the defensive end.......needs to maintain position in the paint in order for the perimeter to feed it......

Turner did a little of everything including turning the ball over once again......

Simmons is solid..........

Crater needs to look to take it into the lane and create, he missed several opportunities.........

Diebler's shot continues to look good........

We had to many turnovers against a team like Samford..........Miami averages 77 ppg while we at around 66 ppg............we need to be more focused on the offensive end.......

Big step up in competition on Tuesday night.........and first game on the road it will be interesting to see how they respond.........
 
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Men's Basketball
Buckeyes Whack Samford
By John Porentas
At halftime there were a number of hints that Samford was in trouble.
For starters, three players on the OSU roster had scored as many or more points than Samford (3-2). Samford had been outrebounded 24-13. Their turnover to field goal ratio was 10/3, and the opponent's defense had blocked one more shot than they had made. They shot 13 percent from the field, and the assist to turnover ratio was 1:5.

The game ended with final score of Ohio State (3-0) 59, Samford 22. The last opponent to score that few points in a game vs. the Buckeyes was Wabash College in a 34-22 OSU win in 1939. For those you who are mathematically challenged, that's 69 years ago.

It was like watching a rabbit get run over by a car. You wonder what the heck made that rabbit run out there in front of something that much bigger and faster. Stupid rabbit had to know it was going to get hurt, yet somehow it darted out in the road confident that it was far more cunning that the big ole' car, then ended up a spot on the highway. Same thing for Samford. OSU's zone defense simple killed them and left them a splat on the Value City arena floor.

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Samford was not an offensive juggernaut so I would temper all the enthusiasm about our defense. Let's wade into we play someone a little bit better. Even the announcers said that they looked like high school kids when they came to their builds:(

If Lighty continues to struggle with his offensive game, I would like to see much more of Buford. David is struggling for one reason or another and I don't know if you use trying to be too unselfish but his offensive game is just not there even when he tries to create something.
 
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