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Buckeyes could meet Gators in final
By Dave Skretta
Associated Press
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
NEW YORK ? Ohio State had just lost three straight games in mid-January when Thad Matta got on the phone with Florida coach Billy Donovan, looking for some insight into how to handle a young team or some encouraging words from a close colleague.
"He started laughing and said, 'You think you've got problems?' " Matta recalled Monday, March 31.
If the two-time defending national champion Gators can beat Massachusetts and the Buckeyes get past Mississippi in the NIT semifinals tonight, they'll play a rematch of last year's title game Thursday at Madison Square Garden.
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