Ohio State at Minnesota Jan 3 at 12 noon

[buckeyemania11]

2 Minnesota, 12-0 run

another 2 minnesota, make it a 14-0 run

not getting back on defense.............

29-22 Gophers 2:01 timeout

 

[Napoleonbuck]

We're giving up way too many open threes. We need to shore that up before we play some athletic teams.

Our offense, when ran properly, can be pretty good. The problem of course is that we're so inconsistent, and the bad passes and bad shots compound things.

These final few minutes and the first few minutes of the second half are really important. We need to respond and not let Minnesota take control.

 

[bucknutz]

Simmons has to make that wide open jumper.

 

[buckeyemania11]

uncontested dunk for Minnesota, 16-0 run

Buford fouled on a shot, makes both to end the run

31-24 gophers

 

[bkochmc]

The Bucks are ice cold from the floor and Minnesota is hitting everything they are throwing up.

The bright spot right now for the Bucks: Still haven't missed a free throw.

 

[OSUsushichic]

Yikes. Minny is hot, hot, hot.

 

[buckeyemania11]

3 Minnesota

Buford forces a bad shot

timeout minnesota with 12.9

34-24 Gophers

looking like the WV game...........

 

[Napoleonbuck]

That may have been one of the worst shots I've ever seen a player take.

 

[buckeyemania11]

34-24 at the Half

ever since Minnesota went Zone, Ohio States offense has struggled badly

 

[Jake]

22-15 lead turns into a 24-34 deficit at the half.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

All these other teams get wide open 3s against the OSU zone, yet when a team plays zone against tOSU it's like there is no one open at all.

 

[billmac91]

half-court offense continues to be an achilles heel.....these guys just can't work in a half-court set. The only open looks we ever seem to get are Diebler for long threes.

Not sure what the answer is, but unless we push the ball A LOT more, we're going to continue to have halfs where we shoot 10-30 from the floor. As soon as Minnesota started getting back on defense, our well dried right up.

 

[bkochmc]

Ohio State's youth is really showing the last 10 minutes of the half.

Don't these commentators know that all Ohio State runs is zone on defense?

 

[buckeyemania11]

giving up the open 3s in the zone is always going to be a problem

especially when the other team is hitting them left and right (Iowa last game and Minnesota today)

 

[Mike80]

giving up the open 3s in the zone is always going to be a problem

especially when the other team is hitting them left and right (Iowa last game and Minnesota today)

And it's going to keep happening until a change is made....

Teams are looking for it now. It's very obvious.