#2 Ohio State 77, #1 Syracuse 70 (Final)

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
EAST REGION
ELITE 8 AT BOSTON

__VS__

#2 Ohio State (30-7) vs #1 Syracuse (34-2)
7:05 PM ET, March 24, 2012, CBS
TD Garden, Boston, MA

We are actually a (-3) favorite against the 'Cuse......



I'll get the prop-bets up later......



Let's beat that Syracuse Zone D.......



That would be a nice 40th B-Day present for Obie.....

Originally Posted by PHATBUCK13

We are actually a (-3) favorite against the 'Cuse......



I'll get the prop-bets up later......



Let's beat that Syracuse Zone D.......



That would be a nice 40th B-Day present for Obie.....

Man, Phatty... You're putting these things up before I even get my previous bets' winnings back... Way to go on the bookie! Your daily bets have me addicted to this site...

Facebook ---> ESPN ---> Scarletbuckeye

(That's the continual lap I do around the internet when bored)

I think the winner goes to the big game....UNC's point guard looks shaky as hell. Craft wouldn't let him get past half court

Scout.com (Free)

OSU Zoned In On 'Cuse.............The second-seeded Ohio State basketball team is one win away from the Final Four. But if the Buckeyes want to take a trip to New Orleans, the team understands it has to be patient against top-seeded Syracuse's zone defensive scheme.

5 hours till game time. I think Sully and DT should have big games, but im worried Dion Waiters might make Lenzelle smith look awful

5 hours till game time. I think Sully and DT should have big games, but im worried Dion Waiters might make Lenzelle smith look awful

Both teams are very good...........I think Smith will be fine...........our ability to get good shots and move the ball consistently against their zone is the key for OSU........

espn.com

Ohio St.-Syracuse Preview

Updated: March 23, 2012, 5:11 PM ET
Associated Press

BOSTON -- One of the old axioms of college basketball is that you play zone against a team that plays zone.

Syracuse, which plays the best zone defense in the sport right now, has struggled recently against zones.

Ohio State coach Thad Matta, who on Saturday will be the next coach to try and solve the 2-3 when his second-seeded Buckeyes (30-7) meet the top-seeded Orange (34-2) with a berth in the Final Four at stake, was asked if he was thinking of trying to play zone against a zone.

"Not really. We're into Game 30, whatever it is. We kind of are who we are from that standpoint to be honest with you," he said Friday. "Going against a zone this week -- we felt like Cincinnati was going to play us like they did last night, the first half zone, and thought there was a chance we'd play Syracuse, so we went against zone in practice and left with a ton of confidence on offense because the zone was so bad. So we're not going to do that."

Syracuse's zone is far from bad, even when it's far from perfect.

Wisconsin pounded the zone with 14 3-pointers in the 64-63 East Regional semifinal loss to the Orange, but came up short down the stretch.

Continued..............

Gotta be honest... I'm pretty nervous about this game. We're gonna need our full starting 5 to show up (Hope Buford's listening).

I think Sullinger and Thomas will cause Syracuse some problems in that zone.......

I agree we need Buford to be on tonight..........we need his ability to shoot the mid range shot.............