The 5-seed Ohio State Buckeyes (25-8) take on the 4-seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-4) Saturday evening in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Tip is scheduled for 7:45 pm. The Buckeyes enter the game coming off of an 81-73 win over 12-seed South Dakota State. Gonzaga, meanwhile, had their…
With the game tied in the final minutes and the momentum in South Dakota State’s corner, OSU senior guard Kam Williams came around a turn on the wing, caught a pass and immediately went up for a three-point jumper. His hand was hit on the release by freshman shooting guard David Jenkins. The ball found the…
When South Dakota State and Ohio State take the court against each other today at 4:00 pm, there will be two conference players of the year readying for battle. Jackrabbits junior forward Mike Daum has won the award in the Summit League each of the past two seasons. This year he averaged 23.8 points per game and…
So much of a college basketball team’s success in March depends on guard play. Teams need to be able to shoot well over a six-game stretch in order to win it all, and that usually begins and ends in the backcourt. For the Buckeyes, OSU head coach Chris Holtmann has some terrific front court players, but Ohio State is…
South Dakota comes into Thursday’s game against Ohio State as a 12-seed and automatic qualifier thanks to their Summit League Tournament title. They finished the regular season with a 13-1 mark in league play and a 28-6 record overall. This marks their third-consecutive trip into the NCAA Tournament, so the stage isn’t new.
Ohio State may be a 7.5-point favorite over South Dakota State on Thursday, but make no mistake, the Buckeyes are the underdogs here. With OSU being a dreaded 5-seed and the Jackrabbits coming in as the deadly 12-seed, the Buckeyes can only hope to keep this one close. After all, everyone knows that when you’re…
In this episode of Accost the Field, the fellas stick to basketball and the NCAA Tournament matchup with South Dakota State. What kind of problems do the Jackrabbits pose for the Buckeyes? What kind of problems do the Buckeyes pose for the Jackrabbits? They talk personnel, advanced stats, and plans of attack.
The Ohio State men’s basketball team has been sitting and waiting to find out their future since their loss to Penn State on March2. On Sunday, they finally got to learn where their next step would be, and it has taken them to Boise, Idaho on Thursday for a matchup against the 12-seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
Ohio State, as a 5-seed, will open their NCAA Tournament play on Thursday in Boise, Idaho against 12-seed South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits have a 28-6 record on the season and won both the Summit League regular season title (13-1) and tournament championship. This is SDSU’s third-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament…
