Mitchell Scores 43, No. 9 Ohio State Beats Rutgers 73-58

Mar 05, 2016, 22:45

I don't think Minnesota will have any trouble beating Michigan State. The Buckeyes need two points to eliminate Wisconsin.

Kam Williams helped the Buckeyes stay within striking distance. Second-place MI will face Ohio State in a home-and-home series, with Friday's contest taking place in Ann Arbor and Sunday's at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

What's the Key: Ohio State has to defend the three better. Valentine would answer with a three of his own, as well as Alvin Ellis III. The Buckeyes are gritty, but they don't have enough to stop Denzel "Mr. Everything" Valentine and the flame-throwing Bryn Forbes from beyond the arc. The ball nearly never made it inside the perimeter, and the Buckeyes were settling for three-point shots. The reason it's such a bad outlook for Ohio Sate is that they'll have to play Michigan State once again in the next round.

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The two teams traded baskets to start the second half before an Asia Doss three pointer sparked a 14 to 2 Ohio State run that gave OSU a 44-36 lead midway through the third. A pair of Matt Costello free throws would give the Spartans a 47-37 lead going into the half. The Badgers really struggled the second night. In conference play, the line has combined to average 3.0 goals, 3.4 assists and 6.4 points per game. Tom Izzo would cal a timeout to get his squad to regroup. The Scarlet Knights had upset 7 seed Nebraska yesterday and were looking for revenge after losing both regular season meetings against the Buckeyes.

Marc Loving would finish the game with 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Alexa Hart led the team with 8 rebounds and 3 assists while adding 2 blocks. The Buckeyes covered Forbes extremely closely in the first half, but the lack of consistent defensive rotations allowed for easy baskets for Valentine and company. In 2013, 13-17 Northwestern was tied with MSU 51-51 in the second half before the Spartans escaped. They also shot a high percentage from the field, at 67.9 percent. That talk quickly ended as Maryland switched to a man-to-man defense that not only caused Iowa to struggle with their shots but to struggle with just hanging onto the ball.

MI took an early lead on a power-play goal by Compher, who finished off a tic-tac-toe passing play from linemates Tyler Motte and Kyle Connor at 3:41. But I don't have much more than that. Opposing teams, especially one the caliber of Ohio State, would love nothing more than to ruin your special afternoon.

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Game notes: It's Senior Day in East Lansing. They came out like their usual selves, and that was all they needed.

Michigan State, which has won 10 of its last 11 games, clinched the No. 2 seed and a double bye in the Big Ten tournament at Indianapolis. If they centered their attention on Valentine, he would dish to Costello or Schilling.

In the Breslin Center on Senior Day, the Buckeyes got it. They found themselves on the set of "Pleasantville", but it was the Spartans who took center stage and couldn't miss. "Not that we want to play that way, but against MI, you're going to have to score to win". Marc Loving's effort to keep his team in the game was very strong, but it wasn't enough.

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The Spartans (26-5, 13-5 Big Ten) have won 10 of their last 11 games, earning No. 2 seeding in the conference tournament.