Northwestern 54, #2 Ohio State 87 (Final) - Page 3 - ScarletBuckeye

OSUBasketballJunkie · 12-28-2011, 09:20 PM

We are going to have to be ready to play at Indiana this weekend...........this will be a real road test............we failed the first one against Kansas (without Sully), lets see if we learned anything......

OSUBasketballJunkie · 12-28-2011, 09:41 PM

Rivals.com (Free)

Buford and Bucks open Big Ten in style.................

OSUBasketballJunkie · 12-28-2011, 09:56 PM

Scout.com (Free)

Buford's Big Night Tames Wildcats.................

PHATBUCK13 · 12-28-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bucknutz021891

Buford, Sully, and Thomas is a nasty three headed monster!

Yea, they really are'on the offensive end especially.

And Craft and Lenzelle are elite defenders.

Great mix.

Great team.

OSUBasketballJunkie · 12-29-2011, 09:55 PM

Dispatch

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Ohio State men's basketball: Buford, Sibert help open up the offense

They combine for nine of Buckeyes' 10 three-pointers, leading way to easy win in Big Ten opener

By Bob Baptist
The Columbus DispatchThursday December 29, 2011 5:28 AM

Jordan Sibert held up his shooting hand to reveal the upper half of his right middle finger, which was wrapped in black-and-white tape.

“ ‘Cheese’ kind of messed up my finger,” the Ohio State sophomore said, referring to teammate Aaron Craft by his nickname. “In practice the other day, he smacked my hand (and) tore some ligaments in my finger.”

Don’t think for a second, though, that it would cause Sibert not to play.

“We’re not going to fix it,” coach Thad Matta said. “We’re just going to leave it be.”

That might be best after the way Sibert shot yesterday.

He and William Buford triggered an unexpected fusillade of three-point baskets at Value City Arena that helped No. 2 Ohio State pull away early from Northwestern on the way to an 87-54 victory in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Buford had career highs of five three-pointers and 28 points to lead the Buckeyes (13-1). Sibert made four, half as many as he had in the 13 nonconference games played the past two months.

The Buckeyes made a season-high 10 threes in 20 attempts after making less than a third in nonconference play. They ranked 10th among Big Ten teams in three-point percentage entering the game.

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OSUBasketballJunkie · 12-29-2011, 10:14 PM

ozone.net

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Men's Basketball
Buckeyes Tame Wildcats in Blowout Win in Big Ten Opener
By Ben Axelrod

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was often hard to find a smile on the face of Ohio State senior guard William Buford throughout an inconsistent nonconference season that saw him score as few as two points in a game against Texas Pan-American.

During the No. 2 Buckeyes (13-1, 1-0) blowout-win in its conference opener on Wednesday, it was hard to find a time when OSU’s lone senior wasn’t grinning.

Buford scored a career-high 28 points on 9-14 shooting and pulled down a season-high nine rebounds as the Buckeyes began their quest for a Big Ten championships three-peat with a 87-54 victory over Northwestern (10-3, 0-1).

The Toledo product said that his career performance was far from the highlight of his OSU career, but did admit to it being one of the more enjoyable nights of his playing career.

“I’ve been here for four years, I’ve had a lot of fun,” Buford said.

“When we’re going up and down, that’s my style of play. I like that even better. It was a lot of fun for me tonight.”

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