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1926Buckeyes
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Great to see another big road road win. Impressive start to the season by this team.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are becoming the real (basketball) Road Warriors.............
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ScriptOhio
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MULTIPLE PLAYERS STEPPED UP TO FILL THEIR ROLES IN OHIO STATE'S WIN AGAINST CREIGHTON
C.J. Jackson had nothing for Creighton.
Ohio State’s senior point guard didn’t have a point – not a single point – in the first 37 minutes of Thursday’s game against Creighton. Well, he did have something for the Bluejays: turnovers. Six turnovers to be specific. Still, Chris Holtmann stuck with Jackson.
He left Jackson in the game with the Buckeyes trailing by four points with less than three minutes to go. He trusted the senior, one of just two returners who averaged more than 2.8 points per game last season, to work through his struggles even as the game seemed like it was about to slip out of reach.
Then, with 2:10 remaining Jackson finally found the bottom of the net. He followed up Duane Washington Jr.’s 3-pointer with his own make from beyond the arc. It couldn’t have come at a better time. The triple gave the Buckeyes a 62-60 lead, which they continued to build on. Jackson hit a 2-pointer and a free throw in the final minute to extend Ohio State’s lead the eventually blossomed into a 69-60 victory.
It didn’t matter that he ended the game with as many turnovers as points. All that mattered is that he came through when Ohio State needed him most, just like his teammates did throughout the game.
“I liked our resolve there late,” Holtmann told Fox Sports 1 after the game. “Players win games. We had Keyshawn (Woods) make a big shot, made a really good pass to C.J. C.J. made a big shot. Those players answered the bell there late.”
Woods averaged double-digit points the past two seasons for Wake Forest, but he barely crossed into double digits in his first two Ohio State games combined. The graduate transfer had four points against Cincinnati in his debut, then seven versus Purdue Fort Wayne. Ohio State didn’t need him to be a big-time scorer in either of those games, though.
With Jackson struggling and no one else scoring reliably, the Buckeyes needed him to get buckets. He responded by eclipsing 11 points in just the first half.
Early in the game, Creighton held a 10-2 lead. The game was barely five minutes from tip off, but the Buckeyes had to ensure they wouldn’t get run out of the arena early, so they turned to Woods. He knocked down a 3-pointer to end a seven-point run, then scored 12 of the team’s next 25 points.
At one point, Woods had 15 of Ohio State’s 30 points. He finished the game with 19 points, added a team-high four assists, grabbed three rebounds and did not have a single turnover in 32 minutes.
“He was terrific,” Holtmann told Fox Sports 1. "I think he brought some composure and poise to our group when we needed it.”
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nomatta
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I feel vindicated as a big, from-the-moment-we-recruited-him Duane Washington supporter.
First half of this game was pretty good, second half was pretty bad... until that finish. Serious heart and grit to finish out the game the way they did when the home team had all the momentum.
There are a ton of things for this team to work on--this defensive rebounding and these turnovers are not going to cut it in a strong B1G--and Creighton looked about equivalent to a middle of the pack B1G team this year, but you can't be too down on how we've started this season given what the roster looks like. We're young and we're not especially talented. But so far they are finding ways to win games.
Heck of a game from Keyshawn. We're gonna need that more often than not from him once conference play rolls around.
Kaleb was not great, he really should have been better in this match up. His conditioning is still an issue. Very solid contribution from Young. CJ Jackson had one of his play-like-crap-but-make-a-clutch-play-when-it-really-matters games, like @Purdue last year. But we absolutely need better from him. 5 turnovers to 4 assists, 2-9 shooting, eesh.
Still, can't say enough about how we finished the game.
First half of this game was pretty good, second half was pretty bad... until that finish. Serious heart and grit to finish out the game the way they did when the home team had all the momentum.
There are a ton of things for this team to work on--this defensive rebounding and these turnovers are not going to cut it in a strong B1G--and Creighton looked about equivalent to a middle of the pack B1G team this year, but you can't be too down on how we've started this season given what the roster looks like. We're young and we're not especially talented. But so far they are finding ways to win games.
Heck of a game from Keyshawn. We're gonna need that more often than not from him once conference play rolls around.
Kaleb was not great, he really should have been better in this match up. His conditioning is still an issue. Very solid contribution from Young. CJ Jackson had one of his play-like-crap-but-make-a-clutch-play-when-it-really-matters games, like @Purdue last year. But we absolutely need better from him. 5 turnovers to 4 assists, 2-9 shooting, eesh.
Still, can't say enough about how we finished the game.
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ORD_Buckeye
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This is the kind of game that will serve this team much better down the road than a 20 point swamp fucking. The way the momentum had swung going into the last four minutes, I was pretty certain it was a lost cause. And for those guys to come together, choose positivity and go on a 13-0 run to close out the game is huge for a team still finding itself.
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Systems_id
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Gonna be an assassin down the road. Salivating at the thought of him and Carton in the back court.
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Bummed I missed the game, but really glad to see us get the win on the road. Even if Creighton is not that good this year, those early gut-check wins like this are enormous for the season as a whole. From what I could tell, both Woods and Washington were killing it, but it looks like a true team effort with a lot of guys chipping in. We might not have one specific player that is an enormous, go-to talent, but it seems we have a lot of depth and guys that can step up and be "the guy" on any given night. Great win and Go Bucks!
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mendensa
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A lot of interchangable parts. It wasn't working with Wesson down low defensively bc of all the perimeter ball screens so they went small and coach tried a lot of different combinations. A lot of different guys stepped up and made key plays at different stages of the game that allowed them to pull off a nice road win.
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