Ohio State 92, Memphis 76 (Final)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

#1 Ohio State (33-3) vs #2 Memphis (33-3), 3/24/07, 4:40PM EST, CBS

VS

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[Cornerback6]

Sure to be another close battle. Hopefully Oden will/can make more of an impact on this game.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

This one should be easier. They won't be shooting 9/15 from 3 and they're also a terrible free throw shooting team. I want to see Conley driving all game long and either finishing, kicking it out to a 3 point shooter, or dishing it to Oden. We do that and we win by 10.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

This one should be easier.

i sure hope so. otherwise, it's a loss.

 

[NFBuck]

Two 33-3(!) teams on ridiculous winning streaks. I love college basketball. I was worried more about the Tennessee game. Maybe it was that tOSU has gotten stuck on 19 game winning streaks lately (OK, it was football), but I feel a little more confident about this game. I think we match up better here, and my heart says we win by 10+. Then, my head says, "this is Ohio State" and I'm worried we'll have another nail biter. Fucking Matta and Tressel love to keep it interesting.

 

[scooter1369]

Good news. ESPN2 just had a graphic showing that Mamphis will play UCLA in the Elite Eight, not us.

 

[SanAntonioBuck]

They just have to keep up the intensity! Play a whole 40 mins. I'm taking my kids to tomorrow's game. My daughter thinks Mike Conley JR. is hot.

 

[bkochmc]

Good news. ESPN2 just had a graphic showing that Mamphis will play UCLA in the Elite Eight, not us.

So does that mean we get a bye?

 

[exhawg]

Oden needs a mix between not making stupid fouls, and the refs not calling him on the ticky tack fouls.

I didn't watch the Memphis game so could someone let me know what to expect out of them tomorrow?

 

[BuckeyeBlitz04]

Bucks have to come out from the start and play their game like they did in the second half last night. They play like that against Memphis, game over early. If not then there will be another fight till the end.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

now knowing that ohio state will play memphis, i'm probably going to watch the tigers' games against nevada and a&m on mmod.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

Memphis is very athletic. I forgot the guys name (I think he's #11), he is damn good. He's very good at the dribble drive, and is effective at drawing fouls doing so. That being said, if we can keep Oden out of foul trouble.......the inside is there for the taking offensively. Memphis isn't the biggest team in the tourney, but they are gritty. We've got to play 2 half's of defense this time around. That being said, I really have a strong dislike for Calapari, the guy fucking annoys me.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Memphis is athletic and they play physical....they are not really strong in the paint, we should have the edge there but their guards are quick, can shoot. Defensively, they pressure the ball on the perimeter and play great team defense, no one sticks out on this team as the guy to stop, but collectively they are very sound. To state the obvious, Oden and his ability to stay away from fouls will be the difference in this one. FWIW.....this one is to close to call.

 

[nickofthewoods]

Foxsports.com allows for head-to-head comparison of teams.
Instructive if not definitive. Here is the link comparing Ohio State
and Memphis:
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=349&statsId2=443&

 

[LitlBuck]

Foxsports.com allows for head-to-head comparison of teams.
Instructive if not definitive. Here is the link comparing Ohio State
and Memphis:
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=349&statsId2=443&

If you would go by that, we would stand no chance of winning the game. You need to take a good look at who they have played this year. They certainly did not play the competition that we played.

Saying that, the
match up
between Dorsey and Oden should be fun to watch.