tOSU vs Wisconsin (OFFICIAL GAME THREAD)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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Tony Stockman scored 25 points off the bench in the win over PSU.

Date March 11, 2005
Opponent Wisconsin (20-7, 11-5)
Site United Center, Chicago
Game Time 8:10 p.m. EST
TV ESPN Plus
Local TV WBNS 10 TV
TV Talent Steve Larrivee, (P-by-P), Greg Kelser, Expert Analysis
Radio OSU Radio Network (59 stations)
Local Radio WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460
Radio Talent Paul Keels (P-by-P), Ron Stokes (Expert Analysis)

The Wisconsin Series
Ohio State fell twice to the Badgers in 2005 during the Big Ten regular season. Ohio State leads the overall series 80-60 with a 1-0 record in the lone neutral-site meeting. The Buckeyes knocked off the Badgers 58-50 in Chicago in the semifinals of the 2003 Big Ten Tournament. The Badgers were the No. 1 seed that year. Wisconsin is the No. 3 seed this season. The Buckeyes won as the No. 8 seed in 2003 and face Wisconsin as the No. 6 seed this year.

Sullinger, Dials Lead OSU in UW Series
J.J. Sullinger leads Ohio State with an average of 13.7 points a game vs. Wisconsin in three career meetings. Terence Dials averages 12.3 points in four career games vs. UW. Sullinger and Dials both average 7.0 rebounds a game to lead Ohio State. Brandon Fuss-Cheatham has played the most games vs. Wisconsin on the OSU roster with five. Dials shoots 61 percent from the field in games vs. UW.

Well, we need a very different start than the one we got vs Penn State, its a must we come out with some defensive intensity and crash the boards. I feel good about this game actually, I think we are going to win a very close game.

[wadc45]

Preview from the Wisconsin State Journal

BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL: Season's greetings for UW

00:00 am 3/11/05
Jon Masson Wisconsin State Journal

Buckeyes next for Badgers

Ohio State, riding high after stunning top-ranked Illinois last Sunday, nearly fell flat Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament.

But the sixth-seeded Buckeyes rallied from a 15-point, second-half deficit and edged 11th-seeded Penn State 72-69 at the United Center to set up a quarterfinal matchup with the 23rd-ranked University of Wisconsin tonight.

The Badgers (20-7) have defeated the Buckeyes (20-11) twice this season. Ohio State center Terence Dials said the Buckeyes must limit the offensive touches of UW forwards Mike Wilkinson and Alando Tucker to turn the tables.

"They are great offensive players, so when they get the ball it's going to be tough to stop them," said Dials who scored just six points Thursday. "So, what we have to do is try to make other people on the team beat you, rather than Wilkinson and Tucker. And you have to rebound."

Ohio State senior guard Tony Stockman scored a game-high 25 points Thursday, including 19 in the second half as the Buckeyes rallied from a 47-32 deficit with 14 minutes, 44 seconds remaining. That matched the biggest comeback in tournament history.

The Buckeyes still trailed 52-41 with 10:28 left, but scored 11 consecutive points as part of an 18-2 run.

Ohio State coach Thad Matta credited Penn State's effort, but said: "We came out and we didn't have the energy and the fire we needed to play in this game. As I told our guys, it wasn't a pretty win. But give them credit. Somehow, someway, we found a way to win the basketball game."

Ohio State's J.J. Sullinger scored all 11 of his points in the second half.

Travis Parker, with a career-high 21 points, and Geary Claxton, who matched his career high with 20 points and also grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds, led Penn State (7-23), which finished the season with 12 straight losses.

Preview from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Nothing new for UW

Badgers to face dangerous Buckeyes

By MARK STEWART
mstewart@journalsentinel.com

Posted: March 10, 2005

Chicago - If there is a hot-shot underdog team the favorites don't want to face in the Big Ten tournament, it usually ends up in the University of Wisconsin's bracket. Lucky Badgers.

Three years ago, Iowa entered the tournament with an underachieving but talented bunch who came together just in time to upset the Badgers in the quarterfinal round.

A year later, Ohio State, sparked by a last-second shot by Brent Darby in the first round, rode that wave of momentum to an upset of Wisconsin the next day.

Sometimes, these post-season tournaments are all about momentum, and the current Ohio State Buckeyes have it. They upset previously undefeated Illinois on Sunday and on Thursday came back from a 15-point, second-half deficit to beat Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten tournament in front of a crowd of 19,066 at the United Center.

The sixth-seeded Buckeyes (20-11) play you-know-who about 8:10 tonight.

"It wasn't a pretty win but somehow, some way we found a way to win this basketball game," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. "We came here to win this game, and we are fortunate that we did that."

Whereas Ohio State is serving a self-imposed ban from post-season play this year, Wisconsin (20-7) can solidify its seeding for the NCAA tournament. Projections for the field have the Badgers seeded anywhere from fifth to seventh.

Besides trying to improve their pole position for the post-season, the third-seeded Badgers, the defending tournament champions, will try to extend their run of championships to four years. Coach Bo Ryan's teams have never failed to take home some kind of hardware at the end of the season and though the regular-season title has more prestige, the tournament championship is appreciated, too.

"(The tournament) is just who can last longer, who can focus longer, that kind of thing," senior forward Mike Wilkinson said. "It's another type of competition and it's a little different than the regular season. It's still something to be proud of."

Wisconsin is 2-0 against the Buckeyes this season. The last victory, by 64-56 on Feb. 27 in Columbus, Ohio, was the start of the Badgers' own run of momentum.

Needing to win their last three games to claim the third seeding in the tournament, the Badgers went on to beat Indiana and Purdue and enter the post-season winners of four of their last five games.

"We're starting to get things down," sophomore forward Alando Tucker said. "Guys are realizing that it's going to be serious, it's going to be tough. We've played some tough games on the road and this will be like another road game, so guys will have to be tough."

The Badgers should feel good about themselves for at least three reasons:

• The Badgers aren't getting the backcourt scoring they've received from their guards in the past but they compensate for that with the dynamic duo of Tucker and Wilkinson, who give the Badgers two players capable of exploiting opponents anywhere on the floor.

In the last six games, Wilkinson is averaging 17 points per game and shooting 59%. During that same period, Tucker is also averaging 17 points per game and shooting 53.7%.

• Sharif Chambliss hasn't been a factor scoring but he has protected the ball well. The senior guard has four turnovers in the last seven games and a 5-to-1 assist/turnover ratio during that stretch.

• Wisconsin is back at full strength. Freshman forward Brian Butch's return to game action against Purdue on Saturday after a bout with mononucleosis put the Badgers at full strength for the first time in almost a month.

At this time of year, Wisconsin needs every body it can get.

"It's survival," Tucker said. "Everything picks up. You're awareness. You know going into the game that every team is going to step up their game so you have to be ready to challenge the level of play they're going to bring."

[AirForceBuck]

Great articles guys, I always enjoy reading your psosts....

I feel we can pull a win out of this one, but we need to get the momentum started early like stated above. If Stockman can make good looks on his 3 (I was ready to kill his asz during mid-game yesterday, lol), if Fuss doesnt try shots he knows hes not capabale of, and we play TEAM ball (that means Dials/Sylvester grabbing the rebounds and not fouling), we will win this one. It will be competitive, but we can do it! Lets go Bucks!!

[ohiobuck94]

Is the game on internet radio?

[wadc45]

the game is on 1460 in Columbus, so I imagine you will be able to listen to the game at www.1460thefan.com

[ohiobuck94]

Originally Posted by wadc45

the game is on 1460 in Columbus, so I imagine you will be able to listen to the game at www.1460thefan.com

Thanks!

Go Bucks

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