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Ohio State Buckeyes Aaron Craft Maturing Before Our Eyes

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On Friday, the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes experienced two things their team rarely experiences; an off-shooting performance and a close game resulting in overtime. Luckily for the Buckeyes, they were able to hold on and knock off the pesky Northwestern Wildcats by the score of 67-61 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Freshman Aaron Craft was particularly great on … [Read more...] about Ohio State Buckeyes Aaron Craft Maturing Before Our Eyes

#1 Ohio State Buckeyes get Serious Scare from Northwestern

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Earlier this college basketball season, NU took the #1 (and then undefeated) Ohio State Buckeyes down to the final minute, and lost by just one in Evanston. And today the Wildcats had a lead on the #1 in both polls Buckeyes, but couldn't close the deal. A day after Northwestern senior Juice Thompson put the point in point guard (breaking the Big Ten Tournament single game … [Read more...] about #1 Ohio State Buckeyes get Serious Scare from Northwestern

Identifying Ohio State’s 1st Potential Loss

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Ohio State is still #1 and the last remaining unbeaten in college basketball. However, following their narrowest of escapes against a much less talented Northwestern team on Saturday night; it's pretty obvious they're not going to run the table this year. Last week we explored the chances of it actually happening; now we'll look at where they might pick up that first L. By … [Read more...] about Identifying Ohio State’s 1st Potential Loss

Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger: Top Player in the Nation?

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If you believe in the Ewing Theory, how a team can somehow get better and much more successful once their best player vacates, look no further that last year's Big Ten champion, and Big Ten Tournament Champion Ohio State Buckeyes. Somehow the additions have outweighed the subtractions. They lost (with apologies to LL Cool J, "All-World") swingman Evan Turner, the individual … [Read more...] about Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger: Top Player in the Nation?

#1 Ohio State Stays Unbeaten; Skate by Illini in Champaign

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To paraphrase Dean Martin's timeless lyrics and apply them to college basketball: "Everybody loses a ballgame sometime, everybody gets defeated somehow." And on paper, it appeared Ohio State's trip to Assembly Hall meant "that sometime was now." We know that OSU is the #1 team in the Big Ten (after all, they're #1 in nation), but many experts (including ESPN's Dan Dakich) … [Read more...] about #1 Ohio State Stays Unbeaten; Skate by Illini in Champaign