2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[MaximumSam]

Ugh:
With 5:26 to go the Buckeyes scored to extend their lead to nine at 70-61. They haven't scored since and now it is 70-68 with about 90 seconds to go.

Kyle Young out with a concussion

[medinabuckeye1]

Now tied and Ohio State hasn't scored in four and a half minutes 

[medinabuckeye1]

Ohio State hit two FT's with 0:24 to go, their first points in over five minutes. 

Now Purdue called time (possibly a mistake given the recent flow) and gets to play for the win or OT at their option. 

[medinabuckeye1]

If this extra five minutes approximates the last five, Purdue is going to win by nine.

[TyphonInc]

Can we get a meme of Washington's face on the weak @ss foul out call on Liddell? Priceless.

[MaximumSam]

Finally!

[TyphonInc]

If this extra five minutes approximates the last five, Purdue is going to win by nine.

These Buckeyes cofound me. They play like the best team in the country for 35 minutes. And like a tier 3 team for the other 10.

I really hate 'Tressel Ball' that this team plays with the lead.

[Brutus Buckeye]

[MaximumSam]

I would be surprised if Young is available tomorrow against Michigan

[medinabuckeye1]

These Buckeyes cofound me. They play like the best team in the country for 35 minutes. And like a tier 3 team for the other 10.

I really hate 'Tressel Ball' that this team plays with the lead.

I was looking at it that way as well. Dividing the first and second halves by four to make them comparable to the five minute OT, I get this:

• The average for each five minutes of the first half was tOSU 12.25, PU 7.75.
• The average for each five minutes of the second half was tOSU 5.75, PU 10.25.
• OT was tOSU 15, PU 6.

Great first half, amazing OT, WTH second half.

[medinabuckeye1]

I would be surprised if Young is available tomorrow against Michigan

I'm not sure that the Buckeyes have anything to play for at this point. Gonzaga, Michigan, Baylor, and Illinois seem locked in as the #1 seeds.

Right now Lunardi has tOSU, Iowa, Alabama, and Houston as the #2 seeds with tOSU in Gonzaga's region (indicating that they are the last #2 but that was before the PU win). Lunardi has Iowa in Baylor's region. I agree with what appears to be his underlying assumption that they will keep the four B1G #1 and #2 seeds separated. 

I don't think that the Buckeyes could overtake any of the projected #1's so the only thing TBD is whether they are #2 in Gonzaga's bracket or #2 in Baylor's bracket. I'm not sure that it makes much difference or even which I prefer. 

[TyphonInc]

I'm not sure that the Buckeyes have anything to play for at this point.

???
A win over rival TTUN.
A B1G title.
???
Seems like a lot to play for by me.

[MaximumSam]

I don't even care about their seed. They aren't winning the NCAA tourney, so every game we get is something I'll take.

[medinabuckeye1]

???
A win over rival TTUN.
A B1G title.
???
Seems like a lot to play for by me.

I get all that and agree, I just meant in terms of NCAA Tournament.