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#8 Ohio State 76, Purdue 57 (Final)

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big ten champs!

I'm so happy to see my prediction about Sylvester come true, I was hoping he would have an excellent game. He only hit a few shots, but he continued to make outstanding passes. Early in the game, nobody was getting the ball to dials like him.

Gritty play when we couldn't buy a 3. Great to hear the Schott give them a loud sendoff all game long.
 
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jwinslow said:
big ten champs!

I'm so happy to see my prediction about Sylvester come true, I was hoping he would have an excellent game. He only hit a few shots, but he continued to make outstanding passes. Early in the game, nobody was getting the ball to dials like him.

Gritty play when we couldn't buy a 3. Great to hear the Schott give them a loud sendoff all game long.
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The pass to Sully was probably the play of the game, and you could just see how excited they were when Sully finished it off, he lifted his arms to the air and Sylvester was smiling ear to ear.
 
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Cleary Matta is a great coach, but nothing underscores the sense of discipline he has instilled in this team so mcuh as what I observed in the post game ceremony.

Player after player took scissors in hand and cut down part of the net.

And NOBODY ran!
 
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yahoo.com

3/5/06


(9) Ohio St. 76, Purdue 57

(9) Ohio St. 76, Purdue 57Preview - Box Score - Recap
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By RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer
March 5, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- No one can overlook Ohio State now.
Terence Dials scored 20 points and the ninth-ranked Buckeyes broke the game open with a 14-2 blitz to start the second half to beat Purdue 76-57 on Sunday, clinching their first outright Big Ten title in 14 years.

Dogged by a lingering NCAA investigation involving people no longer with the program, and coming the year before a banner recruiting class, Ohio State never was mentioned when the talk turned to preseason favorites in the Big Ten.


"No one gave us a chance," Dials said. "People across the country forgot about the Buckeyes it seemed. We didn't get the credit we thought we deserved. We wanted to go out and prove a lot of naysayers wrong."

J.J. Sullinger had 16 points for the Buckeyes (23-4, 12-4), who have won their last five games and are the top seed for this week's Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. Jamar Butler added 15 points.

"We've kind of flown under the radar to this point," Sullinger said, referring to the Buckeyes' late appearance in and slow rise in the polls. "But you've got to remember Ohio State now when you talk about (national) contenders."

In the waning moments, with the outcome long decided, the Ohio State student section chanted, "Big Ten champs!" and "Thank you, seniors."

"It's a great life lesson for these guys," second-year coach Thad Matta said.

"If you commit to something and stay the course, anything's possible."

Despite a dreadful shooting day -- he missed his first 11 shots from the field -- Je'Kel Foster contributed eight points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals -- and got the loudest reception when he left the game with a minute and a half left.

The Buckeyes have prospered with a lineup that includes three fifth-year players and another senior who always seemed to make plays when most needed.

"It was a good day to be a Buckeye," Sullinger said. "It was an even better day to be a senior."

The Buckeyes were eighth, ninth and sixth the last three years in the conference.
The outright title is the school's first since Jim Jackson was the star in 1992 -- and only the second since 1971. It also marked the first time a Big Ten school has captured outright titles in men's and women's basketball in the same season.
Gary Ware scored 25 points for Purdue (9-18, 3-13), which lost four in a row to finish last in the Big Ten for the first time in 40 years.

Boilermakers coach Matt Painter offered his congratulations to the Buckeyes.

"They got picked fifth or sixth," he said of preseason predictions. "Who cares about the rankings? These guys proved it."

The Buckeyes held a tenuous four-point lead to start the second half but quickly sprinted away. Sullinger opened the half by hitting a 13-foot fallaway before Dials scored over Ware. Sullinger then dunked off a fast break assist from Matt Sylvester.

After Matt Kiefer scored for the Boilermakers, Sullinger had a three-point play after a behind-the-back pass from Foster that brought the capacity crowd of 18,500 to its feet.

Foster finally banged in a 3-pointer and Dials scored inside, and all of a sudden it was 49-33.

"I knew we had to come out of the gate and jump on Purdue," Foster said. "We had to turn up our defensive pressure."
Matta addressed the crowd after the Big Ten trophy was presented to his players. "I asked these guys to help lay the foundation for the future of this program," he said at midcourt. "It looks pretty damned good to me right now."
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Ahhhhhh. Life is good. :)

Sylvester, Sullinger, and Dials were outstanding! Foster couldn't hit a shot to save his life. Except thos two he made. Despite that, his defense was outstanding. At one point, he caused Purdue turnovers three series in a row, with two steals and a 5-second call and also had 5 assists and 8 rebounds.

This team rocks! :banger:

And I loved Coach Matta's mini-speech after the game. :bow:
 
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How messed up is that? I go to espn.com's men's b-ball section hoping to find THE BIG-10 CHAMPIONS as the main story yet I see this shit about Southern Illinois! Who cares about them!? Last time I checked the Big-10 was a hell of a lot more important and interesting than the MVC or whatever conference they're from. It's not going to ruin my day but show some love to the Big-10 champs, not the MVC champs!
 
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