tOSU +4.5 at Butler (ov/un 134.5) Noon ET, ESPN

[OhioState001]

Hell Yeah! Buckeyes playing with some attitude now. Go Bucks!

 

[bucknutz]

Dallas has 10 points

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Hell Yeah! Buckeyes playing with some attitude now. Go Bucks!

The aggressiveness on offense is paying off bigtime right now. Make 'em pay for guarding the 3 so closely.

 

[bucknutz]

Nice to see the guys hitting their free throws. Could be the difference in this game.

 

[OHSportsFan]

SIMMONS!!!

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Eh, #20 got away with a big travel there

 

[OHSportsFan]

Weak call.

 

[BB73]

Yep, it's all on the perimeter with no threat inside.

Going in-and-out repeatedly is the preferred way to go. BK loves that approach on the hardwood.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Yowza. I didn't care for that call, but I can't complain too much looking at the foul disparity. Could have called a charge or a travel, but instead bailed out an out of control Hayward.

 

[generaladm]

Buckeyes have made some great adjustments already in this game. Butler wants to be the aggressor. OSU was playing timid at first, but now they're using Butler's "hustle" against them. By going right at the Bulldogs, it's forcing BU into blocking and other defensive fouls, and just generally sloppy play. OSU's D has settled down nicely.

 

[bucknutz]

WOW, they're on diebs like glue.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

How did whitey get that in!?!

 

[bkochmc]

Lighty couldn't defend that much better... nice play by Butler.

 

[bucknutz]

Great first half from David Lighty. This is the new David Lighty that Ohio State needs in order to compete without Evan Turner.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Great recovery after the awful start. The intensity really picked up on defense and on the boards and the boys did a much better job of not settling for tough 3's. As someone said earlier, go right after Howard in the 2nd half. Even if you don't get the call the first couple times, keep going at him.