Live Blog: Ohio State vs. West Virginia

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Matt Barker, Publisher & Editor of BuckeyeBanter.com


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Game No. 20: West Virginia

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Matt Barker, Publisher & Editor of BuckeyeBanter.com

Date: Saturday, January 23
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Place: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV – Capacity: 14,000
TV: CBS Sports with Kevin Harlan and Bill Raftery.
Radio: 97.1 the Fan/WBNS-AM 1460 in Columbus are the flagship stations for the 60 affiliates of The Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network. “Big Daddy” Paul Keels will call the play-by-play and will be assisted by former Buckeye Ron Stokes.
Series History: The Buckeyes are 9-6 all-time vs. West Virginia.

Probable Starters
No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes | Head Coach: Thad Matta | 14-5, 4-3 Big Ten
P No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%
C 15 Dallas Lauderdale 6-8 255 Jr. 7.3 4.9 0.3 74.3 48.3
F 23 David Lighty 6-5 225 Jr. 13.0 4.8 2.8 50.6 34.4 59.3
G 44 William Buford 6-5 200 So. 13.1 5.2 3.2 40.6 35.3 74.5
G 33 Jon Diebler 6-6 210 Jr. 13.5 2.8 1.9 45.8 45.0 84.6
G 21 Evan Turner 6-7 210 Jr. 18.6 9.7 5.5 58.3 35.3 74.1
No. 11 West Virginia Mountaineers | Head Coach: Bob Huggins | 14-3, 4-2 Big East
P No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%
F 3 Devin Ebanks 6-9 215 So. 11.6 7.9 2.7 43.2 12.5 81.0
F 5 Kevin Jones 6-8 250 So. 14.9 7.7 1.4 58.0 44.4 62.5
F 35 Wellington Smith 6-7 245 Sr. 4.8 3.5 1.1 41.9 36.1 50.0
G 1 De’Sean Butler 6-7 230 Sr. 15.8 6.4 3.4 44.5 32.4 78.5
G 25 Darryl Bryant 6-2 200 Sr. 10.5 1.9 3.4 40.0 40.9 71.6


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Looking back & ahead: Northwestern review, West Virginia preview

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Matt Barker, Publisher & Editor of BuckeyeBanter.com

Right: It’s generally a good thing when there’s a Mark Titus sighting. (AP Photo)

On Tuesday night, Ohio State came out firing on all cylinders, racing out to a big early lead and never looked back as the 21st-ranked Buckeyes blew past Northwestern, 76-56, at the Schottenstein Center.

Just three days prior to the OSU-NU match-up, Northwestern students stormed the court after beating then-No. 6 Purdue, so it appeared that the Wildcats might be a formidable opponent.

Wrong.

As former Buckeye football great Eddie George watched from the stands, Ohio State, clearly the more athletic team, was running up and down the court scoring at will early and often in the first half while the Wildcats looked overwhelmed. A layup by Dallas Lauderdale gave the Buckeyes a 13-3 advantage with 15:24 left and OSU led by double-digits the rest of the way. Click here to read more >>

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Live Blog: Ohio State vs. Northwestern

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Matt Barker, Publisher & Editor of BuckeyeBanter.com


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Game No. 19: Northwestern Know-It-Alls

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Matt Barker, Publisher & Editor of BuckeyeBanter.com

Date: Tuesday, January 19
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Place: Schottenstein Center, capacity 19,049 – Columbus, OH
TV: Big Ten Network with Gus Johnson and Tim Doyle.
Radio: 97.1 the Fan/WBNS-AM 1460 in Columbus are the flagship stations for the 60 affiliates of The Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network. “Big Daddy” Paul Keels will call the play-by-play and will be assisted by former Buckeye Ron Stokes.
Series History: The Buckeyes are 106-45 all-time vs. Northwestern.
Last Time Out: Ohio State defeated Northwestern, 52-47, in the regular season finale at the Schottensten Center, March 8, 2009. Evan Turner led the Buckeyes with 17 points while Jon Diebler and William Buford both added 11.

Probable Starters
Ohio State Buckeyes | Head Coach: Thad Matta | 13-5, 3-3 Big Ten
P No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%
C 15 Dallas Lauderdale 6-8 255 Jr. 6.9 4.9 0.3 71.9 — 48.1
F 23 David Lighty 6-5 225 Jr. 13.3 4.9 2.8 50.9 35.1 58.2
G 44 William Buford 6-5 200 So. 13.3 5.3 3.2 40.5 36.9 74.5
G 33 Jon Diebler 6-6 210 Jr. 13.3 3.0 1.8 45.2 45.2 84.0
G 21 Evan Turner 6-7 210 Jr. 18.5 9.4 5.3 58.0 28.6 72.0
Northwestern Wildcats | Head Coach: Bill Carmody | 13-4, 2-3 Big Ten
P No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%
C 12 Luka Mirkovic 6-11 243 So. 7.7 6.1 2.5 45.2 31.6 58.5
F 24 John Shurna 6-8 208 So. 16.8 7.1 2.6 44.6 30.1 78.1
F 1 Drew Crawford 6-5 195 Fr. 10.6 4.5 1.6 50.0 40.8 66.7
G 23 Jeremy Nash 6-3 191 Sr. 8.6 3.5 2.8 37.6 31.7 79.2
G 22 Michael Thompson 5-10 190 Jr. 14.4 2.1 4.4 41.8 41.7 78.9


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D-Light steps up as Bucks bury Badgers

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Matt Barker, Publisher & Editor of BuckeyeBanter.com

Right: Ohio State’s David Lighty fires over Wisconsin’s Mike Bruesewitz for two, Saturday night. (AP Photo)

Well, it wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. And for the second time this week, it was a win over a ranked team as Ohio State downed No. 13 Wisconsin, 60-51, at the Schottenstein Center, Saturday night.

It was a also game where the officials whistles play a role, as well, particularly early on in the game.

With 14:16 left in the first half, Ohio State’s leading scorer, Evan Turner, picked up his second foul with the Buckeyes trailing 10-9 and head coach Thad Matta summoned him to the pine as he was forced to sit on the bench for the remainder of the period after scoring six points.

“We hate to see a player go down like Evan because of getting into foul trouble,” Matta said. “But we put stuff in practice to prepare for those types of situations and how to execute. It helps having an extra day to prepare.”

After a triple by Wisconsin’s Jason Bohannon cut OSU lead to 23-20 with 5:19 until intermission, Ohio State went on a 11-2 run to close out the first half as David Lighty went on to score 9 of his 12 first half points during that span and the Buckeyes raced out to a 34-22 halftime lead.
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