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Ohio State Fights The Tigers But Can Claw Past Turnovers in 81-76 Loss
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The young Bucks on the hardwood have experienced quite a bit already during the early part of schedule.
To this point, the year had been defined by turnovers that made losses to UT-Arlington and Louisiana State ugly.
On Friday night, despite the turnover struggles, Ohio State battled to overtime with another young team — the Memphis Tigers.
At times, they controlled the game. In other moments, the flashed brilliance in the transition game.
For a good amount of the game, they also flashed just how young and inexperienced they are.
Especially in the extra frame, where Thad Matta’s squad went 0-6 from the floor– en route to a 81-76 loss.
Things looked bright for the Buckeyes midway through the second half when they took over with their transition offense and jumped out to an 8-0 to create some separation.
The Tigers followed with an 11-2 run of their own in a spurt where Ohio State turned the ball over five times in six possessions.
Overall, they turned the ball over 19 times on the night.
JaQuan Lyle, Keita Bates-Diop, and Marc Loving were the only Buckeyes in double figures.
Lyle had a career day, scoring 18 points on 8/14 shooting. Matta used him as his primary point guard for most of the night and the freshman showed improvements in running the offense. He had 4 turnovers compared to 8 assists.
Loving saw a lot of time inside the post, and really turned the page since struggling to show consistency a year ago.
He scored 17 on 5/11 shooting and added 7 rebounds in the interior.
In their small ball lineup, Keita Bates-Diop played center for Matta on Friday. He didn’t have the greatest day from the floor but did add three blocks and two steals. He added 10 points on 3/11 shooting.
Austin Grandstaff saw a lot of minutes in the first half and was Ohio State’s top player off the bench. He went 1/5 from beyond the mark but made his first two point attempts of his career.
Memphis freshman Dedric Lawson really impressed as a forward and ball handler for coach Josh Pastner. Lawson had 16 points and 10 rebounds with a great interior presence.
Not greater than fellow forward Shaq Goodwin, who exposed Ohio State’s post up defense nearly every time he touched the ball.
Goodwin went 9-9 from the stripe and 7/10 from the floor. His 23 points were a game-high.
Overall, the Buckeyes shot 46% from the floor and 36% from three.
They’ll take on 12th ranked Virginia at Value City Arena on Tuesday. The Cavaliers are coming off a 80-54 win over Lehigh.
Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM ET.
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Joe Dexter via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
The young Bucks on the hardwood have experienced quite a bit already during the early part of schedule.
To this point, the year had been defined by turnovers that made losses to UT-Arlington and Louisiana State ugly.
On Friday night, despite the turnover struggles, Ohio State battled to overtime with another young team — the Memphis Tigers.
At times, they controlled the game. In other moments, the flashed brilliance in the transition game.
For a good amount of the game, they also flashed just how young and inexperienced they are.
Especially in the extra frame, where Thad Matta’s squad went 0-6 from the floor– en route to a 81-76 loss.
Things looked bright for the Buckeyes midway through the second half when they took over with their transition offense and jumped out to an 8-0 to create some separation.
The Tigers followed with an 11-2 run of their own in a spurt where Ohio State turned the ball over five times in six possessions.
Overall, they turned the ball over 19 times on the night.
JaQuan Lyle, Keita Bates-Diop, and Marc Loving were the only Buckeyes in double figures.
Lyle had a career day, scoring 18 points on 8/14 shooting. Matta used him as his primary point guard for most of the night and the freshman showed improvements in running the offense. He had 4 turnovers compared to 8 assists.
Loving saw a lot of time inside the post, and really turned the page since struggling to show consistency a year ago.
He scored 17 on 5/11 shooting and added 7 rebounds in the interior.
In their small ball lineup, Keita Bates-Diop played center for Matta on Friday. He didn’t have the greatest day from the floor but did add three blocks and two steals. He added 10 points on 3/11 shooting.
Austin Grandstaff saw a lot of minutes in the first half and was Ohio State’s top player off the bench. He went 1/5 from beyond the mark but made his first two point attempts of his career.
Memphis freshman Dedric Lawson really impressed as a forward and ball handler for coach Josh Pastner. Lawson had 16 points and 10 rebounds with a great interior presence.
Not greater than fellow forward Shaq Goodwin, who exposed Ohio State’s post up defense nearly every time he touched the ball.
Goodwin went 9-9 from the stripe and 7/10 from the floor. His 23 points were a game-high.
Overall, the Buckeyes shot 46% from the floor and 36% from three.
They’ll take on 12th ranked Virginia at Value City Arena on Tuesday. The Cavaliers are coming off a 80-54 win over Lehigh.
Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM ET.
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