Purdue 72, tOSU 80 (Final, OT)

[keeganbrick]

what if Ohio State had Lighty?.....

Seriously, the announcers never even brought that into the conversation.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

what if Ohio State had Lighty?.....

I think at this point it's safe to say that Hummel to Purdue is more severely missed than Lighty to OSU. Obviously this wasn't the case in early January.......but this team has found a way to re-gel. Kudos to coach Matta and his staff, I think they are getting hot at the right time. Buford is the catalyst......and has really teamed up with Turner to become a nasty duo scoring threat. Mullens is starting to come on too.....but I credit most of his gimmie's to the great play of those around him.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

Great win!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are playing with a lot of confidence and we really have 3 guys that can score the ball, and Mullens and Lauderdale who are starting to get better at scoring and controlling the paint a little better...

It was great to see us outrebound someone for a change...

Minny at the Schott is going to be a big game again...We win that one we might be on our way 21-22 wins...

 

[CookyPuss]

Tremendous win. Looking at the schedule a couple of weeks ago, 20 W's in the regular season looked to be an uphill climb but is now well within reach.

 

[Steve19]

I wonder about this team's mental toughness.[/Steve19]

Idiot

I realize that Purdue were without Hummel, but this was a great win. When Purdue tied it up at the end, I was a bit worried but the guys really came through. This has to be a good win for the program and it gives them a bit more of a chance to get to 20 wins before the end of the regular season. Well done, Buckeyes!

 

[jimotis4heisman]

a few thoughts

1-whats up with one of the four guys "protecting" the court using a cane. oh yeah old guys with canes are real preventitive...
2-the guy who comes out during tv times out. like the super bowl commercial says. he makes me want to punch little cute animals...
3-weighty, thats how ill describe evan turners game. 45 mins, 26 pts 12 rbs, 7 assts. weighty. though i will note 8-14 from the line and he missed two front ends on the 1-1s so really he was 8-16 in oppurtunities and 5 TOs. granted he has to continue to play reckless but he cant be careless. he has the ball in his hands a lot so hes going to turn the ball over.

mullens 8-9 for 17 and 8 rbs
buford 22 pts but 2 rbs and 4 tos.
diebler dropped 10, 4 rbs, 7 assts
hill had one of his better games as a buckeye.
dallas, well he had little impact on the game, 2 pts, 2 goaltending calls, five fouls and what three boards?
simmons-struggled with the ball


i will note for the first time i saw guys turn the ball over, get beat, make a bad play and then hustle back on defense. that makes me smile. purdue without hummel is a different team. johnson had a great game. big game this weekend...

 

[crazybuckfan40]

a few thoughts

1-whats up with one of the four guys "protecting" the court using a cane. oh yeah old guys with canes are real preventitive...
2-the guy who comes out during tv times out. like the super bowl commercial says. he makes me want to punch little cute animals...
3-weighty, thats how ill describe evan turners game. 45 mins, 26 pts 12 rbs, 7 assts. weighty. though i will note 8-14 from the line and he missed two front ends on the 1-1s so really he was 8-16 in oppurtunities and 5 TOs. granted he has to continue to play reckless but he cant be careless. he has the ball in his hands a lot so hes going to turn the ball over.

mullens 8-9 for 17 and 8 rbs
buford 22 pts but 2 rbs and 4 tos.
diebler dropped 10, 4 rbs, 7 assts
hill had one of his better games as a buckeye.
dallas, well he had little impact on the game, 2 pts, 2 goaltending calls, five fouls and what three boards?
simmons-struggled with the ball


i will note for the first time i saw guys turn the ball over, get beat, make a bad play and then hustle back on defense. that makes me smile. purdue without hummel is a different team. johnson had a great game. big game this weekend...

I am with you about the guy that comes out during timeouts...I still wonder where Ohio State pulled him from...

 

[jimotis4heisman]

I am with you about the guy that comes out during timeouts...I still wonder where Ohio State pulled him from...

i was told he was a paid professional. there has to be some kid who would do it as an intern for free. or just have someone scratch their nails on a chalkboard, that would be more enjoyable.

ps what about the halftime show. that took any/all wind out of the sail of the fans. i was yawing after it.

granted i know some people like the glee club or whatever that was but i mean you have a top 15 team in your building, try not to put us to sleep...

 

[MolGenBuckeye]

Seriously, the announcers never even brought that into the conversation.

They did actually mention it in passing later on, if I remember correctly.

though i will note 8-14 from the line and he missed two front ends on the 1-1s so really he was 8-16 in oppurtunities and 5 TOs.

Evan had only misssed one FT all game until one of the announcers started raving about his improved FT shooting, at which point he began missing consistently.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Ugly possession by us at the end of regulation, Jackson needs to dish that ball off. Or at least get the ball inside to Johnson with 5 or so ticks left and let him do his thing.

I agree--that was a pretty ugly possession by you guys at the end of regulation. I think the problem began by starting penetration to the hoop way too late (if I recall, there was only about 4 seconds to go, and the ball was still outside the top of the key, which doesn't give you much time to drive and kick the ball to an open shooter).

That said, I think OSU one-upped you guys on ugly possessions at the end of regulation--first Hill's turnover which led to the dunk to tie the game, and then Turner's turnover with about 27 seconds left to give you guys the ball with the game tied and a shot to win it in regulation. Not even getting a shot off on your last two possessions in a tight game hurts.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

They did actually mention it in passing later on, if I remember correctly.



Evan had only misssed one FT all game until one of the announcers started raving about his improved FT shooting, at which point he began missing consistently.

i didnt know that, i was at the game.

he missed 4 of 5 at the end though. might have been pressure, might have been tired. certainly didnt use his legs and had a push in his motion...

 

[Cicero]

Great game. It should have been over in regulation but young teams will do that to you. If these guys continue to click I think we are a team no one wants to see in the tournament.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Change of subject but was something wrong with Mullens? Seemed like he was out for a good portion of the 2nd half and for a good portion of OT. But he still had like 15 pts and a great shooting percentage. Glad we could do our part to hopefully help him jump to the NBA for next year. :)

Johnson was abusing him etting position and then scoring the ball. He had success against Lauderdale, too...but not nearly as much (I don't think).

ps what about the halftime show. that took any/all wind out of the sail of the fans. i was yawing after it.

granted i know some people like the glee club or whatever that was but i mean you have a top 15 team in your building, try not to put us to sleep...

They made no effort to get the crowd into. Dullsville.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

Johnson was abusing him etting position and then scoring the ball. He had success against Lauderdale, too...but not nearly as much (I don't think).



They made no effort to get the crowd into. Dullsville.

i dont care what effort they had. its a glee club. i mean its not like they brought in ac/dc at half to put some juice in the building. van halen couldnt have lit a spark in the place after that. i mean they could have rocked out "right now" and "jump" and the place would still be wiping drool of its faces...

then they bring out those dancers, i mean 15 young coeds prancing around 1 guy to some song no one has ever heard. its like the ballet lite... does that add any excitement? nope.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

i dont care what effort they had. its a glee club. i mean its not like they brought in ac/dc at half to put some juice in the building. van halen couldnt have lit a spark in the place after that. i mean they could have rocked out "right now" and "jump" and the place would still be wiping drool of its faces...

then they bring out those dancers, i mean 15 young coeds prancing around 1 guy to some song no one has ever heard. its like the ballet lite... does that add any excitement? nope.

The dance squad is beyond lame. Awful. Worst media timeout entertainment ever.