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Ohio State 85, Tennessee 84 (final)

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Brutus654;786336; said:
If I remember correctly Tenns full court press gave us problems the last time we played.
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the press was a problem until matta brought up oden to relieve pressure facing the press. other teams later did the same while facing the vols, so they have adapted somewhat to that maneuver.

conley and butler must do a much better job handling the ball. it was by far their worst game in this regard. they had a combined 9 turnovers to their 4 assists. also, the team cannot count on tennessee having another terrible game from behind the arc. lofton, smith, and chism were 5-of-24 (lofton: 3-of-11) from the three.

as i see tennessee shooting better from the arc and ohio state faring better against the press, i think this game is a toss-up. also, this game is, of course, not at home. there will be no crowd advantage this time.
 
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ESPN

Senior saves Buckeyes, 'other' freshman ices it



By Pat Forde
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Ohio State might have had its Tyus Edney moment Saturday in Rupp Arena -- a second-round great escape on the way to something truly special.
If so, then Ron Lewis' season-saving shot is destined to be woven into the March Madness montage for years to come. Or the Buckeyes' romance-robbing, 78-71 overtime ousting of Xavier might have exposed enough flaws to indicate that this isn't a national championship team after all.
Only the following game(s) will tell us for sure.
This much we do know: Nobody was getting out of this frantic second-round Saturday with any margin for error. So on this delicious day, the only thing that matters is that the lucky Bucks advance.

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Buckeyes to face Tennessee in Sweet 16
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Now the whole state of Tennessee can paint itself orange.
JaJuan Smith led a second-half comeback, Chris Lofton made one free throw after another in the final seconds and the Volunteers held off Virginia 77-74 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Fifth-seeded Tennessee (24-10) reached the round of 16 for the first time since 2000 under second-year coach Bruce Pearl, who painted himself orange before a Lady Vols? game last month to show his spirit.
Pearl did some of his best coaching on Sunday, bringing down a Virginia team that couldn?t get one more shot out of its fabulous guard tandem at the end.

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Chances are the winner of this game will be playing A&M for the Final Four. In that regard I'm glad we got Tennessee next. Playing a guy like Lofton and Tennessees energy is good preparation for Law and the Aggies. One game at a time and we need to keep offensive movement in this game as well as defensive recognition. I wouldn't mind seeing us play the zone and be a little bit smaller with Lighty in with the first team. I also think Lighty should get Lofton duty most of the game when possible with Butler on him the other times. Should be a great game.
 
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What do you think will happen

Well im pretty nervous about thursday.......Last time we played yall it was CLOSE. I think I even started celebrating! We need to find a way to contain oden and not let lewis and conley control the backcourt. if tennessee shoots lights out we might be able to pull this one out. Im pumped i would like to hear everyone else thoughts. Good luck to yall!
 
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TennVols423;786595; said:
Well im pretty nervous about thursday.......Last time we played yall it was CLOSE. I think I even started celebrating! We need to find a way to contain oden and not let lewis and conley control the backcourt. if tennessee shoots lights out we might be able to pull this one out. Im pumped i would like to hear everyone else thoughts. Good luck to yall!
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I think it depends on how well OSU handles the UT pressure and which backcourt plays better. UT still has no one to contain Oden, so barring foul trouble he will get his points. Think OSU will pull out a close game.
 
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by watchinh the few games i have watched this year(of oden) I have noticed you dont have to be 7'1 to guard this guy, he is not physical. Xavier really exposed his weakness, I think if chism bodies up with him it will cause him to play flustered
 
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TennVols423;786614; said:
by watchinh the few games i have watched this year(of oden) I have noticed you dont have to be 7'1 to guard this guy, he is not physical. Xavier really exposed his weakness, I think if chism bodies up with him it will cause him to play flustered
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I thought you watched the first game? If UT had a real banger then it might be different, IMO he will eat up Chism.
 
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