L'ville goes down to tOSU [edited title]

[Zorro]

7 minutes to play

 

[Zorro]

And NC State defeated Md.!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Turns out that tough win over Ohio State was more impressive than it looked. They can play.

 

[Kaizen]

38 secs to go OSU up by 5 pts. 62 - 57

 

[Zorro]

OSU 62-57 with 40 sec to play and shooting ft

 

[Naples Husky]

Louisville down by 5 35,6 seconds left

 

[Argonaut]

Well, well, well...

 

[Zorro]

67-60 Angry birds bite the dust

 

[oldude]

I know a lot of BY'ers were very concerned when the Buckeyes played the Huskies tough in Columbus, but I thought that McGuff had some real talent at tOSU, and it was demonstrated tonight in a big win over # 2 Louisville. That should move UConn up to the #3 spot in the country next week, assuming they get by the Irish.

 

[Kaizen]

OSU beat Louisville 67 - 60

 

[Old Jim]

Maybe The Ohio State team wasn't such a cupcake after all.

 

[DEpup]

Turns out that tough win over Ohio State was more impressive than it looked. They can play.

Took the words right off my fingers!

 

[newfrontier]

I guess this means Ohio State is better than Oregon......after all, they just beat the team that beat Oregon

 

[Pastahusky98]

I guess this means Ohio State is better than Oregon......after all, they just beat the team that beat Oregon

It also means that the huskies are better than Team USA, since Uconn beat Ohio State who beat Louisville who beat Oregon who beat Team USA

 

[nwhoopfan]

But what does it say about Ohio U. and South Dakota, who also both beat Ohio St.?

 

[triaddukefan]

I guess this means Ohio State is better than Oregon......after all, they just beat the team that beat Oregon

What about Ohio? They beat Ohio State

 

[CTisballers]

Ohio St is a tough team to play. But them beating Louisville does that mean UConn stay ranked at #4.

 

[oldude]

What about Ohio? They beat Ohio State

What about Butler? They beat Ohio.

 

[Kaizen]

What about Butler? They beat Ohio.

But Ball State beat Butler ....

 

[Sluconn Husky]

But what does it say about Ohio U. and South Dakota, who also both beat Ohio St.?

It means those teams are better than the US national team. Duhhh.

 

[nwhoopfan]

It means those teams are better than the US national team. Duhhh.

Transitive properties in sports are so confusing.

 

[newfrontier]

But Ball State beat Butler ....

OK. But IUPUI beat Ball State, and did so handily.

 

[Checkmate 2.0]

And NC State defeated Md.!

no surprize, MD beat James Madison by a basket and lost to USC east. They have done nothing to earn a top 10 ranking.

 

[DaBball]

Ohio State is pretty darn young. Not sure their exact ages, but I believe a lot of their key players are underclass. That typically means inconsistent. Juhasz is very impressive.

On the other hand, I wasn’t totally sold on Louisville being #2. They had a couple of very underwhelming performances. Shook was the game changer against Oregon and didn’t show up tonight. Not what you want from you senior.

 

[newfrontier]

I think there have been cases where you can/could keep working through the win-loss games and find out that worst team in the Nation should be No. 1

 

[oldude]

I think there have been cases where you can/could keep working through the win-loss games and find out that worst team in the Nation should be No. 1

Only if the top team in the country has at least 1 loss.

 

[Alydar]

Whenever a team you beat plays and beats a very good team it helps your RPI/SOS, and as much as I dislike those metrics that's what the NCAA uses in seeding. So hurrah for tOSU. Beat Stanford.

 

[willtalk]

Only if the top team in the country has at least 1 loss.

You might still be able to rationalize it through the use of multiple SOS rating services.

Basketball, more than any other sport, is a game where timing and matchups can play a big role in a lesser team beating a better on any given night.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

willtalk--- - - -Basketball, more than any other sport, is a game where timing and matchups can play a big role in a lesser team beating a better on any given night.

When L'ville beat Baylor in the Sweet 16/Elite 8 match-up, Jeff Walz just plain out-coached Kim Mulkey!
Kim and her players were already planning their match-up with UCONN in the FF and weren't prepared for what L'ville brought to the table! The aggression and 3-point shooting was a shock they couldn't recover from!

 

[TheFarmFan]

Ohio State is pretty darn young. Not sure their exact ages, but I believe a lot of their key players are underclass. That typically means inconsistent. Juhasz is very impressive.

On the other hand, I wasn’t totally sold on Louisville being #2. They had a couple of very underwhelming performances. Shook was the game changer against Oregon and didn’t show up tonight. Not what you want from you senior.

I remember watching Kierstan Bell in the Jordan Brand Classic game this spring and thinking she was going to be a really good college player. Looks like she already is.