Ohio State blitzed Illinois yesterday and avoided having an actual losing streak for the first time in years. Playing in front of a friendly home crowd, the Buckeyes shot lights out in the first half and gave their reserves plenty of playing time in the second half. They ended up beating Illinois 83-67, in a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Big Ten basketball’
Home Cooking For The Buckeyes
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Another Battle For The Big Ten Lead
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Amir Williams, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Michigan, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta, Tim Hardaway, Trey Burke, Zack Novak on February 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tonight the Ohio State Buckeyes travel to Ann Arbor for a game with Michigan. It will be a battle for the Big Ten lead. The Buckeyes are 10-3, tied for first with Michigan State with the Wolverines just behind at 9-4. Playing with first place in the Big Ten on the line has gotten to [...]
Battling For The Big Ten Lead
Posted in sports, tagged Adreian Payne, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Brandon Wood, Buckeye Basketball, Derrick Nix, Draymond Green, Jared Sullinger, Keith Appling, Ohio State, sports, Thad Matta, Tom Izzo on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight the Michigan State Spartans come to the Schott to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. The two teams stand atop the Big Ten, and the winner will have a leg up on winning the Big Ten regular season championship. This should be a classic match-up. Michigan State is coached by Tom Izzo, whose teams [...]
How Do I Brick Thee?
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Big Ten basketball, college basketball, Doggerel, Humor, Illinois, Michigan State, Poems, Poetry, sports on February 1, 2012 | 3 Comments »
College basketball is one of my favorite sports. Often, I’ll watch a game even if one of my favorite teams isn’t playing. Last night I watched Illinois play Michigan State. It promised to be a tough game between two teams fighting for the Big Ten lead — but it became an ugly brickfest in which [...]
The Road Gets Tougher For The Buckeyes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Jared Sullinger, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, sports, William Buford, Wisconsin on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ohio State pulverized Penn State tonight, 78-54. The Nittany Lions were just overmatched, as Ohio State improved to 6-2 in the Big Ten and 18-3 overall. It was a good victory for the Buckeyes, who have won their last three games resoundingly after a tough loss to Illinois. Tonight, the Ohio State offense was clicking, [...]
The Big Ten, On The Road
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Thad Matta on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Big Ten is tough this year, and road wins are especially hard to come by. Just ask the Buckeyes — they lost two heart-breakers on the road. That’s why last night’s win against Nebraska was so valuable. Nebraska clearly is not one of the elite teams in the Big Ten, but this is a [...]
The Big Ten Free-For-All
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, sports, William Buford on January 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This afternoon Ohio State hosts Indiana at the Schott. Even though the season is young, it’s being viewed as a must-win game for the Buckeyes — but then again, just about every game in the Big Ten this year may be of the must-win variety. This year appears to be the most balanced Big Ten [...]
Roll Out The Roundball
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Illinois, Indiana, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, sports, Tom Crean, Wisconsin on December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight Big Ten basketball teams begin playing their conference schedules. Wisconsin takes on Nebraska, and Illinois plays Minnesota. Ohio State kicks off its Big Ten season tomorrow against Northwestern. It should be a very interesting Big Ten season. By far the most surprising team so far has been Indiana. The Hoosiers, who were woeful the [...]
A Milestone For Coach Matta
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Texas Pan American, Thad Matta on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta notched his 300th career collegiate coaching victory. It is a milestone for a man who helped to haul the Ohio State basketball program out of the mire and vault it into the stratosphere — and therefore is a milestone well worth celebrating. Most of Coach Matta’s wins — [...]
And Speaking Of Jared Sullinger . . . .
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten basketball, Buckeye Basketball, Jamir Williams, Jared Sullinger, Ohio State, sports on October 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a picture, taken earlier this year by Jim Davidson of the great Ozone.net website, of the slimmed down Jared Sullinger at an Ohio State football game. Sullinger looks pretty badass in this picture, doesn’t he? I frankly didn’t think Sullinger had weight issues last year — in fact, his butt got more positive comments [...]
Next Up, The Wildcats
Posted in sports, tagged Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Brandon Knight, Buckeye Basketball, Buckeye Nation, David Lighty, George Mason, Jared Sullinger, Jon Diebler, Kentucky, Kentucky Wildcats, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, William Buford on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes rolled on to the Sweet 16 today. Next weekend, they will play one of the most storied teams in college basketball — the Kentucky Wildcats — for the chance to move on to the Elite Eight. Tonight the Buckeyes pulverized a game, but totally outmatched, George Mason team. After falling behind [...]
A Class Act
Posted in sports, tagged 2011 Big Ten Tournament, 2011 NCAA Tournament, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Buckeye Basketball, Jared Sullinger, Jon Diebler, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State, sports, Talor Battle on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You so often read and hear about bad conduct by student athletes, it is refreshing to read about acts that reflect class and sportsmanship — and when the student athletes in question play for the team you root for, it is even better. Yesterday, after Ohio State had beaten Penn State in the Big Ten [...]
Kicking Some Badger Butt
Posted in sports, tagged 2011 Big Ten Tournament, 2011 NCAA Tournament, Aaron Craft, Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Big Ten Tournament, Bo Ryan, Dallas Lauderdale, David Lighty, Jared Sullinger, Jon Diebler, Jon Leuer, NCAA Tournament, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Thad Matta, William Buford, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badgers on March 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It was very satisfying, indeed, to watch Ohio State crush Wisconsin today, 93-65. The blow-out win was a fitting send-off to David Lighty, Jon Diebler, and Dallas Lauderdale, who will go down as one of the best — and certainly most beloved — senior classes in Ohio State hoops history. It also was nice to [...]
Looking To “Deal With It”
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Big Ten basketball, Bo Ryan, Dallas Lauderdale, David Lighty, Jared Sullinger, Jon Diebler, Jordan Taylor, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Badgers on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes were undefeated until they traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to play the Badgers. The Buckeyes built a 15-point lead early in the second half, but then Jordan Taylor caught fire. He was unconscious for the rest of the game and, with some help from his teammates, he led Wisconsin to victory. Losing [...]
