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tBBC MBB: Ohio State Edges Illinois 68-63 in Overtime
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(Thad applauds of his team’s defense and rebounding.)
Ohio State blew a 2nd half 13-point lead and Ohio State improved its record (14-8, 6-3) by beating Illinois (10-11, 2-5) Thursday night. That they did, by downing the scrappy Fighting Illini 68-63. As you’d expect when these teams play each other, the games are not aesthetically pleasing. Illinois was installed as a 2-pt favorite by Las Vegas, so they weren’t far off.
The Buckeyes were led by a career high scoring game by Trevor Thompson (16 pts, 5 rebs). Thompson was a perfect 7-7 from the field and 2-2 from the foul line. He was ably supported by a double-double by Kieta Bates-Diop (15 pts, 12 rebs) and Marc Loving (11, 9 rebs). Daniel Giddens was scoreless but grabbed 9 rebounds. The Buckeyes shot 39% (27-69) from the field, 30% (7-23) from 3-pt range and 54% (7-13) from the foul line. They had 51 rebounds, 13 of them offensive rebounds and 14 turnovers. Ohio State blocked 5 Illinois shots.
Meanwhile, the Fighting Illini were 32% (18-56) from the field, 31% (9-29) from 3-pt range and 58% (18-31) from the line. They grabbed 34 rebounds, 5 of them offensive and committed 10 turnovers. Illinois was led by Kendrick Nunn (24 pts), Malcolm Hill (12) and and Jalen Coleman-Lands (11).
1st Half
Illinois started out well, a bit too well, running out to an 8-0 lead at the 17:23 mark. The Illini were 3-4 and the Buckeyes were 0-2. Thad had seen enough and took an early time out to get the team settled down. A large part of the issues was that Illinois was switching in and out of zone and man-to-man defenses to prevent the Buckeyes from settling in early into some sort of offensive rhythm.
The Illini held a 13-2 lead at the 13:05 mark. The Buckeyes had 1 FG (of 7 attempts) and 4 turnovers. This was not the quick start that Ohio State needed.
However, the insertion of Mickey Mitchell and Kam Williams energized the Buckeyes, and over the next seven and a half minutes, the Buckeyes tied the game at 19 with 5:20 remaining in the half. This was keyed by a 9-2 run from the mid-point to the 5 minute mark.
One impressive 30 second sequence for the Buckeyes involved a blocked shot by Giddens which led to OSU 4 Buckeye missed shots followed by 4 offense rebounds and finally concluded by a Kam Williams jumper to pull OSU to within two points, 19-17. The Buckeyes finally took their first lead of the game 23-22 at the 2:52 mark on a Kieta Bates-Diop offensive rebound/putback.
The Buckeyes closed out the half on a 6-2 run to take a 29-24 lead into the half. This lead was driven by a determined defense and aggressive rebounding. Remember, 7 minutes into the game, OSU was trailing 13-2. Over the next 13 minutes they outscored Illinois 27-11.
The Buckeyes were 11-35 (31%) from the field, 2-9 (22%) from 3-pt range, and were 5-8 (62%) from the free throw line. They grabbed 30 rebounds, 11 of them offensive, and had 6 turnovers. This is damn impressive rebounding: those numbers are typically for a game worth, not for a half.
Ohio State was led by Kam Williams (7 pts) and Trevor Thompson and Kieta Bates-Diop (6 pts each). In his second start, Daniel Giddens had 7 rebounds, with Marc Loving and Kieta Bates-Diop contributing 5 rebounds each.
Illinois was 7-25 (28%) from the field, 3-11 (27%) from 3-pt range and 7-12 (58%) from the free throw line. The Illini had 14 rebounds, 1 of them offensive and 5 turnovers.
2nd Half
Unfortunately, the 2nd half started about the same way the 1st half started, In the first two minutes, OSU committed 3 fouls and had 2 turnovers. Jaylon (not Jae’sean) Tate nailed two FTs for the Illini to pull them within 3 points, 29-26. At the under-16 mark, OSU held a 37-31 lead, the Buckeyes had re-established their 1st half margin.
At the under-8 mark, Ohio State had stretched their lead to 10 points; 52-42. The teams were trading baskets during this stretch, with OSU benefiting from a couple more 3’s than Illinois.
Illinois crept back into the game during the 7:39 mark to the 3:31 mark with the Illini going on an 8-2 run which cut the OSU lead to 5 points, 56-51, powered by Kendrick Nunn’s 5 points during this stretch. Illinois outscored OSU 7-0 over the next minute to tie the game at 58 apiece.
Overtime
Kieta Bates-Diop took over OT with 5 points, 2 rebounds and a block as OSU outscored Illinois 10-5 to secure the win. Whew!
The Buckeyes next game is Sunday at @ 1:00 PM ET when they host Maryland. The last time these team met (January 16th) was pretty much a disaster for the Buckeyes, with the Terrapins winning 100-65. We are anticipating different results. You can watch the game on CBS and/or listen to it on 97.1. Go Buckeyes!
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Ken via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
(Thad applauds of his team’s defense and rebounding.)
Ohio State blew a 2nd half 13-point lead and Ohio State improved its record (14-8, 6-3) by beating Illinois (10-11, 2-5) Thursday night. That they did, by downing the scrappy Fighting Illini 68-63. As you’d expect when these teams play each other, the games are not aesthetically pleasing. Illinois was installed as a 2-pt favorite by Las Vegas, so they weren’t far off.
The Buckeyes were led by a career high scoring game by Trevor Thompson (16 pts, 5 rebs). Thompson was a perfect 7-7 from the field and 2-2 from the foul line. He was ably supported by a double-double by Kieta Bates-Diop (15 pts, 12 rebs) and Marc Loving (11, 9 rebs). Daniel Giddens was scoreless but grabbed 9 rebounds. The Buckeyes shot 39% (27-69) from the field, 30% (7-23) from 3-pt range and 54% (7-13) from the foul line. They had 51 rebounds, 13 of them offensive rebounds and 14 turnovers. Ohio State blocked 5 Illinois shots.
Meanwhile, the Fighting Illini were 32% (18-56) from the field, 31% (9-29) from 3-pt range and 58% (18-31) from the line. They grabbed 34 rebounds, 5 of them offensive and committed 10 turnovers. Illinois was led by Kendrick Nunn (24 pts), Malcolm Hill (12) and and Jalen Coleman-Lands (11).
1st Half
Illinois started out well, a bit too well, running out to an 8-0 lead at the 17:23 mark. The Illini were 3-4 and the Buckeyes were 0-2. Thad had seen enough and took an early time out to get the team settled down. A large part of the issues was that Illinois was switching in and out of zone and man-to-man defenses to prevent the Buckeyes from settling in early into some sort of offensive rhythm.
The Illini held a 13-2 lead at the 13:05 mark. The Buckeyes had 1 FG (of 7 attempts) and 4 turnovers. This was not the quick start that Ohio State needed.
However, the insertion of Mickey Mitchell and Kam Williams energized the Buckeyes, and over the next seven and a half minutes, the Buckeyes tied the game at 19 with 5:20 remaining in the half. This was keyed by a 9-2 run from the mid-point to the 5 minute mark.
One impressive 30 second sequence for the Buckeyes involved a blocked shot by Giddens which led to OSU 4 Buckeye missed shots followed by 4 offense rebounds and finally concluded by a Kam Williams jumper to pull OSU to within two points, 19-17. The Buckeyes finally took their first lead of the game 23-22 at the 2:52 mark on a Kieta Bates-Diop offensive rebound/putback.
The Buckeyes closed out the half on a 6-2 run to take a 29-24 lead into the half. This lead was driven by a determined defense and aggressive rebounding. Remember, 7 minutes into the game, OSU was trailing 13-2. Over the next 13 minutes they outscored Illinois 27-11.
The Buckeyes were 11-35 (31%) from the field, 2-9 (22%) from 3-pt range, and were 5-8 (62%) from the free throw line. They grabbed 30 rebounds, 11 of them offensive, and had 6 turnovers. This is damn impressive rebounding: those numbers are typically for a game worth, not for a half.
Ohio State was led by Kam Williams (7 pts) and Trevor Thompson and Kieta Bates-Diop (6 pts each). In his second start, Daniel Giddens had 7 rebounds, with Marc Loving and Kieta Bates-Diop contributing 5 rebounds each.
Illinois was 7-25 (28%) from the field, 3-11 (27%) from 3-pt range and 7-12 (58%) from the free throw line. The Illini had 14 rebounds, 1 of them offensive and 5 turnovers.
2nd Half
Unfortunately, the 2nd half started about the same way the 1st half started, In the first two minutes, OSU committed 3 fouls and had 2 turnovers. Jaylon (not Jae’sean) Tate nailed two FTs for the Illini to pull them within 3 points, 29-26. At the under-16 mark, OSU held a 37-31 lead, the Buckeyes had re-established their 1st half margin.
At the under-8 mark, Ohio State had stretched their lead to 10 points; 52-42. The teams were trading baskets during this stretch, with OSU benefiting from a couple more 3’s than Illinois.
Illinois crept back into the game during the 7:39 mark to the 3:31 mark with the Illini going on an 8-2 run which cut the OSU lead to 5 points, 56-51, powered by Kendrick Nunn’s 5 points during this stretch. Illinois outscored OSU 7-0 over the next minute to tie the game at 58 apiece.
Overtime
Kieta Bates-Diop took over OT with 5 points, 2 rebounds and a block as OSU outscored Illinois 10-5 to secure the win. Whew!
The Buckeyes next game is Sunday at @ 1:00 PM ET when they host Maryland. The last time these team met (January 16th) was pretty much a disaster for the Buckeyes, with the Terrapins winning 100-65. We are anticipating different results. You can watch the game on CBS and/or listen to it on 97.1. Go Buckeyes!
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