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NCAA Tournament Live Blog: Cincinnati

By 11W Staff -22 March 2012
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TIPOFF	TELEVISION	RADIO	FAVORITE	PREVIEW
2:45 PM	CBS / Online	Affiliates	OSU (-7.5)	East Region Semifinal: #6 Cincinnati vs #2 Ohio State

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Comments

schooey on 22 Mar 2012 - 9:24pm #

how is tip-off 2:45 PM?

JakeBuckeye on 22 Mar 2012 - 9:31pm #

Don't be that guy. Obviously a typo. Tip-off is 9:46 PM ET. There.

October 20th: National Kenneth Guiton Day

schooey on 22 Mar 2012 - 9:35pm #

Look man, when one is not a basketball fan in the first place, and several drugs converge, that kind of thing can really throw one off. So I had to ask. Relax and enjoy the game, eh.

schooey on 22 Mar 2012 - 9:48pm #

Michelle St was owned.

BigRedBuckeye on 22 Mar 2012 - 10:12pm #

Uhhh, it looks a little like Bad William Buford has shown up.

And we'll drink to old Ohio, 'Til we wobble in our shoes!

faux_maestro on 22 Mar 2012 - 11:14pm #

Duh, it's a big game. What did we expect?

schooey on 22 Mar 2012 - 10:28pm #

Not named after Led Zeppelin's Kashmir.

Bucks43201 on 22 Mar 2012 - 10:51pm #

Mick Cronin has a very punchable face.

"You win with people." - Woody Hayes

the419 on 22 Mar 2012 - 11:17pm #

William Buford has to be getting paid. He is literally unplayable. Worse than last year against Kentucky. Wow.

deadbuckeyeinthelake on 22 Mar 2012 - 11:17pm #

11:16 turned the game off

"Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!"

Bucksfan on 22 Mar 2012 - 11:50pm #

Always loyal to UC, but the Bucks definitely played to their potential. Great D, hitting their shots. It was everything the Bearcats didn't need if they hoped to beat a team of that calibur. UC is definitely improved over where they were, but aren't quite there yet. At least some of hardcore Buckeye bball fans need to admit it was a good game for a little bit there.

Now, go win the whole f'ing thing, Buckeyes, gdamn it!

William on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:04am #

UC definitely played well. They pressed and created some turnovers but in the end OSU was just too much for them.

Bucksfan on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:08am #

There was a point where Wright tried to take Craft 1-on-1 and Craft stole it. It was then I said, "this is it, Bucks are too much tonight." Congrats to the Bucks. I really think beating this UC team by 15 is a statement that they're the team to beat. Syracuse, UNC, then Kentucky. VERY rough stretch if it turns out that way, but that would be one hell of a national title. I hope they get it. Syracuse are child molesters, UNC has their fair share, and as a Cincy native Kentucky can seriously suck it...particlularly with Anthony "I'm-1-and-done-with-an-epic-unibrow" Davis.

William on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:24am #

I HATE UNC with a passion, biggest bandwagon fans in the world. They're done without Kendall Marshall.

btalbert25 on 22 Mar 2012 - 11:56pm #

Bufford tried to lose this sweet 16 like he did last year's game. I said when he got his fourth foul that it was the best thing that could of happened to Ohio State in that game.

William on 22 Mar 2012 - 11:59pm #

I agree. He was dreadful tonight.

ShowThemOhiosHere on 22 Mar 2012 - 11:59pm #

Wow...almost lost my cool there early in the 2nd half. I think I cussed out Buford and nearly threw something. Those 10 minutes were shit, but the other 30 minutes were beautiful. Very good win for the Buckeyes. I had a feeling it'd be a double-digit win, but to win by double-digits despite that incredible run by UC early in the 2nd half is quite a testament to how good this team can really be.

Class of 2010.

Bucks43201 on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:01am #

"Bucks43201 on 22 March 2012 - 12:56pm # OSU by 15-20"

{ This is me patting myself on the back. }

"You win with people." - Woody Hayes

Run_Fido_Run on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:06am #

Buford did have a rough night, but he lived to play another day. Individually, he kinda has nothing to lose at this point. I expect him to bounce back.

Albert: good call on Louisville. I should have listened to you.

schooey on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:12am #

Saracuse is a very bleak place. They will be playing for the relevance of their very lives!

Run_Fido_Run on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:17am #

One time I was driving through Syracuse, in late spring I think, and there was a madhouse of traffic and fans. I was like, "WTF? No bball of fball game . . ." Turned out, it was a lacrosse game! They must have had like 20K fans for lacrosse.

Run_Fido_Run on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:14am #

I'm watching the 2H replay and as bad as Buford was up to about the 13 minute mark, after that he did get a steal, hit a 3, then found Sully on a good pass down low, blocked out his man to start a break going the other way (Sully fouled and hit both), helped cause another Cincy TO, rebounded his own miss and got fouled on the putback attempt (leading to Craft jumper), got fouled (no call) on a fastbreak but put the ball where Smith could tap it in, before he got his 4th foul and left the game.

Bucks43201 on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:15am #

hopefully Bufe just got his bad game out of the way...he's streaky...I think he'll bounce back against Syracuse Saturday----we need him to hit 3's against that zone defense

"You win with people." - Woody Hayes

Run_Fido_Run on 23 Mar 2012 - 12:19am #

The last two years, the Buckeyes schooled a team from Florida, only to have that team go on to the Elite 8. Last year it was FSU; this year, it's looking like Florida will sneak into the Elite 8.