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Ohio State vs. #17 San Diego State, Nov 21, 9 PM EST, ESPNU

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BUCKEYES OPEN MAUI INVITATIONAL VS. SAN DIEGO STATE ON NOV. 21

The Maui Jim Maui Invitational revealed the official 2022 Tournament bracket on Monday. Ohio State will open the tournament against San Diego State on Nov. 21 at 9 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

The Buckeyes will be the third game of the opening day. Texas Tech and Creighton will play in the first game and Louisville and Arkansas will play in the second game. Ohio State will take on either Cincinnati or Arizona on day two as the Bearcats and Wildcats will meet in the final opening round game.

This will be Ohio State’s fourth appearance in the Maui Invitational and its first since 2003. The Buckeyes also participated in the 1993 and 1988 tournaments. The 2022 event will be played at the Lahaina Civic Center on the Island of Maui, Hawaii on Nov. 21-23.

This will also be the fourth meeting all-time between Ohio State and San Diego State. The teams split a home-and-home series in 1996 and 1997 with each team winning on its home court. The Aztecs won the most recent meeting (83-61), which also came in the opening round of the 2003 Maui Invitational.

Entire article: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/bucke... 2022 event will be,winning on its home court.



On Wednesday night, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said the Aztecs can “Clearly get to the Final Four” and that facing San Diego State is akin to facing a lineup of “grown men” and he’s not wrong. The Aztecs start one non-senior player — junior guard Lamont Butler. Aside from him, they start:
  • Darrion Trammell - fourth-year senior guard
  • Nathan Mensa - fifth-year senior center
  • Matt Bradley - fifth-year senior guard
  • Keshad Johnson - fourth-year senior forward
The Aztecs were picked to win the Mountain West Conference this year in the pre-season media poll, and were also picked to win the MWC in The Field of 68’s Basketball Almanac. They began the season at No. 19 in the AP Poll and have since jumped to No. 17 after wins over BYU and Stanford. More importantly, they have the No. 9 defense in the country right now, allowing 87.6 points per 100 possessions (or .87 points per possession, to simplify things). Last season, they were the No. 2 defensive team in the country.

Over the past several seasons, Brian Dutcher’s teams have created an identity and reputation for being one of the most physical and aggressive teams in the nation when guarding the ball. They led the Mountain West in steals each of the past two seasons, and are averaging over 12 steals per game this year. How will an Ohio State team that’s averaging 15 turnovers per game prevent the Aztecs from pressuring them into 15 or 20 more turnovers Monday night?

“Well, we’ve certainly put a lot of thought into that,” Holtmann said Wednesday evening. “I think we need to simplify the way we’re playing offensively. Listen, I think we’re going to turn the ball over more than we have in the past. When you have this number of new guys and freshmen, and a number of our freshmen are handling the ball. And you also have Justice back, but he has got to take care of the ball better. He’s got to be better in that area. I think that’s an area where we will improve as the year goes on.”

First look at the Maui Invitational’s Opening Night

In the fourth meeting between the schools and the second in the Maui Invitational, Ohio State will be looking to even the series with each team earning a win in their home arenas in 1995 and 1996 and the Aztecs defeating the Buckeyes in 2003. Transfer Jaedon Ledee will get a chance to compete against the university he attended in his freshman year, while Matt Bradley faces off with old Cal teammate Justice Sueing.

Entire article: https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/first-look-at-the-maui-invitationals-opening-night/

Jaedon Ledee has came of the bench and scored 11 vs Cal State Fullerton, 23 vs BYU, and 14 vs Stanford.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cb...n=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-

Just sayin': Ledee is probably no big deal to the Ohio State team as there aren't any current players that were playing in 2018/2019 when Ledee was here.
https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/roster/season/2018-19/
 
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BUCKEYES OPEN MAUI INVITATIONAL VS. SAN DIEGO STATE ON NOV. 21

The Maui Jim Maui Invitational revealed the official 2022 Tournament bracket on Monday. Ohio State will open the tournament against San Diego State on Nov. 21 at 9 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

The Buckeyes will be the third game of the opening day. Texas Tech and Creighton will play in the first game and Louisville and Arkansas will play in the second game. Ohio State will take on either Cincinnati or Arizona on day two as the Bearcats and Wildcats will meet in the final opening round game.

This will be Ohio State’s fourth appearance in the Maui Invitational and its first since 2003. The Buckeyes also participated in the 1993 and 1988 tournaments. The 2022 event will be played at the Lahaina Civic Center on the Island of Maui, Hawaii on Nov. 21-23.

This will also be the fourth meeting all-time between Ohio State and San Diego State. The teams split a home-and-home series in 1996 and 1997 with each team winning on its home court. The Aztecs won the most recent meeting (83-61), which also came in the opening round of the 2003 Maui Invitational.

Entire article: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/buckeyes-open-maui-invitational-vs-san-diego-state/#:~:text=The 2022 event will be,winning on its home court.



On Wednesday night, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said the Aztecs can “Clearly get to the Final Four” and that facing San Diego State is akin to facing a lineup of “grown men” and he’s not wrong. The Aztecs start one non-senior player — junior guard Lamont Butler. Aside from him, they start:
  • Darrion Trammell - fourth-year senior guard
  • Nathan Mensa - fifth-year senior center
  • Matt Bradley - fifth-year senior guard
  • Keshad Johnson - fourth-year senior forward
The Aztecs were picked to win the Mountain West Conference this year in the pre-season media poll, and were also picked to win the MWC in The Field of 68’s Basketball Almanac. They began the season at No. 19 in the AP Poll and have since jumped to No. 17 after wins over BYU and Stanford. More importantly, they have the No. 9 defense in the country right now, allowing 87.6 points per 100 possessions (or .87 points per possession, to simplify things). Last season, they were the No. 2 defensive team in the country.

Over the past several seasons, Brian Dutcher’s teams have created an identity and reputation for being one of the most physical and aggressive teams in the nation when guarding the ball. They led the Mountain West in steals each of the past two seasons, and are averaging over 12 steals per game this year. How will an Ohio State team that’s averaging 15 turnovers per game prevent the Aztecs from pressuring them into 15 or 20 more turnovers Monday night?

“Well, we’ve certainly put a lot of thought into that,” Holtmann said Wednesday evening. “I think we need to simplify the way we’re playing offensively. Listen, I think we’re going to turn the ball over more than we have in the past. When you have this number of new guys and freshmen, and a number of our freshmen are handling the ball. And you also have Justice back, but he has got to take care of the ball better. He’s got to be better in that area. I think that’s an area where we will improve as the year goes on.”

First look at the Maui Invitational’s Opening Night

In the fourth meeting between the schools and the second in the Maui Invitational, Ohio State will be looking to even the series with each team earning a win in their home arenas in 1995 and 1996 and the Aztecs defeating the Buckeyes in 2003. Transfer Jaedon Ledee will get a chance to compete against the university he attended in his freshman year, while Matt Bradley faces off with old Cal teammate Justice Sueing.

Entire article: https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/first-look-at-the-maui-invitationals-opening-night/

Jaedon Ledee has came of the bench and scored 11 vs Cal State Fullerton, 23 vs BYU, and 14 vs Stanford.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cb...n=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-

Just sayin': Ledee is probably no big deal to the Ohio State team as there aren't any current players that were playing in 2018/2019 when Ledee was here.
https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/roster/season/2018-19/
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My Cable guide says ESPN2
 
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scarletngray said:
My Cable guide says ESPN2
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Yeah, this site ↓ is now saying ESPN2 too.

9:00 PM Ohio State vs. #17 San Diego State (Quarterfinal #3)
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9:30 PM St. John's vs. Temple (Semifinal #2) (2K Sports Classic)
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ESPN's schedule: https://www.espn.com/watch/schedule/_/type/upcoming



Prediction
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This will be a game where the first 10 minutes is incredibly important. If the Buckeyes get off to a slow start or allow the Aztecs to get off to a fast start and go down early, they are a tough team to rally against because of how sound they are on defense and how fundamental they are on offense. A 10-point deficit will feel like a 20-point hole very quickly against these guys.

As ugly as it was against Eastern Illinois, it was good for Ohio State to have a game where they really struggled on offense before they faced the Aztecs. The Buckeyes can learn from that adversity and figure out what to do when they get cold from the field, because San Diego State is going to make every possession difficult Monday night.

This might be going out on a limb here, but I believe the difference will be Ohio State’s defense. The bar has not been set high and they have yet to face any real threats on offense, but the Ohio State defense has been impressive to this point. I think the combination of Zed Key and Felix Okpara can make it tough for LeDee down low, while Bruce Thornton, Isaac Likekele and Justice Sueing can make it hard on Trammell and Bradley.

Sueing is always the key to the Buckeyes offense. Sensabaugh is averaging the most points, but Sueing is the most versatile scorer on the team and we have seen it this season, with Sueing scoring 20 points in the opener against Robert Morris.

Sean McNeil is also a key in this one. McNeil is an elite level shooter but he has yet to show his aggressive nature with the Buckeyes thus far. He is averaging 6.3 points per game and will have to get that into double digits to really maximize his threat from deep.

ESPN BPI: San Diego State 51.2%

Time: 9:00 PM

TV: ESPN2
 
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A long way from home versus a ranked team. We'll learn a little more about the team tonight.

Given the youth and several transfers I think the team will improve over time, but this is a good early test.
 
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Jake said:
A long way from home versus a ranked team. We'll learn a little more about the team tonight.

Given the youth and several transfers I think the team will improve over time, but this is a good early test.
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Agreed

Then they have to play at Duke and play UNC in NY. Toughen this group up real quick
 
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