Bucky's 5th Quarter - Wisconsin 71, Ohio State 49: Badgers Bounce BackWelcome to the unofficial online tavern of the Wisconsin Badgers. Please seat yourself.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47803/buckys-fave.png2013-02-17T15:30:09-06:00http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/rss/stream/37630312013-02-17T15:30:09-06:002013-02-17T15:30:09-06:00Badgers Crush Buckeyes, 71-49
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<p>Wisconsin rode an 18-0 first half run to a big lead it never relinquished Sunday in Madison, as the Badgers earned another top-15 win over No. 13 Ohio State.</p> <p>MADISON, Wis. -- With 17:43 to go in the first half, Ohio State point guard <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124097/aaron-craft" class="sbn-auto-link">Aaron Craft</a> buried a mid-range jumper to tie the game at 6-6. Nearly nine minutes later, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124095/deshaun-thomas" class="sbn-auto-link">Deshaun Thomas</a> hit a mid-ranger jumper of his own to get the Buckeyes to eight points.</p>
<p>But it was too late. The Badgers poured on 18 consecutive points between the two Buckeye baskets to take a 24-6 lead, and the rout was on at the Kohl Center. The Badgers (18-8, 9-4 Big Ten) got another extended run in the second half -- a 17-5 run from 14:44 to go to 6:01 to go -- and buried Ohio State (18-7, 8-5 Big Ten) by a 71-49 final.</p>
<p>It was a perfect response to Thursday's heartbreaking overtime loss against Minnesota in Minneapolis. Coach Bo Ryan said his team didn't change anything between the two polar opposite games:</p>
<p>"One thing they didn't do was change their intensity on defense. Sometimes when you have a bad game, when the ball doesn't go down and you're not making shots, you let it effect other things. The key with our guys is they never took a step backwards defensively or on the glass knowing there will be a time when the shots will be going down."</p>
<p>"We didn't change anything," Coach Ryan declared. "I'd like to say we did, like we found something."</p>
<p>Even without a change, Wisconsin dominated No. 13 Ohio State in every facet. The Badgers held advantages in effective field goal percentage (59 percent to 40 percent), offensive rebound rate (31 percent to 26 percent), defensive rebound rate (74 percent to 69 percent) and assist rate (55 percent of made shots to 29 percent). Wisconsin's 118 points per 100 possessions tied Michigan (at Ann Arbor on Feb. 5) for the second-highest efficiency against Ohio State this season; Ohio State's 83 points per 100 possession was their second lowest output of the season (74 against Illinois on Jan. 5).</p>
<p>The Badgers presented a balanced offensive attack. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124680/ben-brust" class="sbn-auto-link">Ben Brust</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52392/jared-berggren" class="sbn-auto-link">Jared Berggren</a> led the way with 15 points each. Brust shot 6-for-11 from the field including 3-for-8 on three-point attempts and added 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double and first of conference play. Berggren shot an ultra-efficient 6-for-8, hit both of his shots from the line and added eight rebounds (three offensive) for one of his best games in Big Ten play this season.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/175145/sam-dekker" class="sbn-auto-link">Sam Dekker</a> continued to be a spark off the bench, as he hit three of his five three pointers (5-of-9 from the floor) to score 13 points in 28 minutes. Senior <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99927/mike-bruesewitz" class="sbn-auto-link">Mike Bruesewitz</a> added seven points and a team-high (along with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146508/traevon-jackson" class="sbn-auto-link">Traevon Jackson</a>) four assists.</p>
<p>For Ohio State, the struggles started with Craft. Thecelebrated point guard continued to struggle with his shot, as he hit just two of his nine field goal attempts and finished with four points and one assist; the team managed just six assists on 21 made field goals. Craft is now shooting just 39 percent (43 percent eFG) against teams ranked in the KenPom.com top 100.</p>
<p>Craft's matchup, Jackson, was scoreless in the first half but turned it on the second half. He scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting in a rebound from one of his worst games of the season in Minneapolis on Thursday night. Ryan Evans had similar struggles against the Gophers, including a 2-for-6 performance at the free throw line. He responded with nine points on 4-of-7 shooting and five rebounds, and his <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2013/2/17/3998862/ryan-evans-ohio-state-slam-dunk">second-half dunk</a> immediately joins the conversation for Dunk of the Year:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">"They were better, and I think they can get better again," Coach Ryan said of Jackson and Evans. "Never too high, never too low. But those guys did their jobs, they worked hard. They worked hard against Minnesota. They just didn't make real good decisions and didn't make shots."</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Sunday afternoon Jackson and Evans made good decisions and they made their shots, and the result was a blowout of the No. 13 team in the country (and No. 12 in the KenPom rankings).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">DeShaun Thomas continued to show he is one of the best players -- if not the best one -- in the Big Ten. He poured in 18 points (8-17 FG, 1-3 3P, 1-1 FT) and grabbed six rebounds and seemed to be the only Ohio State player able to handle Wisconsin's swarming defense. And even Thomas's 18 points didn't come with ease.</p>
<p>"We had the same approach," Coach Ryan said, referencing Thomas's 30-point performance against the Badgers in Columbus on Jan. 29. "He still had a decent day from the floor, because he's that good. But we made him work."</p>
<p>"He got the first one of the game and he got his feet set, " Bruesewitz said. "But from that point on I tried to make sure everything he got to was hard. Ryan [Evans] did a great job too. The biggest thing was we couldn't let him get to the spots that he wanted to and if he was going to score, it had to be an effort."</p>
<p>With the blowout, even the walk-ons earned a couple of minutes on the floor. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99926/dan-fahey" class="sbn-auto-link">Dan Fahey</a> -- of the famous sideline celebration faces, including after Evans's dunk earlier in the game -- took advantage, scoring just his sixth and seventh points of the season with a driving layup with 50 seconds to go.</p>
<p>At 9-4, the Badgers remain two games behind Indiana and Michigan State for the Big Ten title race. Wisconsin sits tied with Michigan for third place and a game in front of fifth-place Ohio State in the conference race.</p>
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https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2013/2/17/3998624/wisconsin-71-ohio-state-49-badgers-crush-the-buckeyes-in-madisonJack Moore2013-02-17T12:57:46-06:002013-02-17T12:57:46-06:00Badgers Lead Buckeyes By 17 At Half
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<p>An extended 18-0 run by the Badgers gives Wisconsin a comfortable 17-point lead heading into halftime.</p> <p>With 17:43 to go in the first half, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124097/aaron-craft">Aaron Craft</a> hit a mid-range jumper to tie the score at 6-6.</p>
<p>With 8:59 to go in the first half, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124095/deshaun-thomas">Deshaun Thomas</a> hit a mid-range jumper of his own. It made the score 24-8 in favor off Wisconsin. And that's the story of Sunday's first half between the Badgers and the Buckeyes.</p>
<p>Wisconsin's 18-0 run allowed the Badgers to open up a 39-22 lead heading into the break. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124680/ben-brust">Ben Brust</a> hit three three-pointers (3-4 FG, 3-4 3P, 0-1 FT) to power the run as he finished the half with nine points. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/175145/sam-dekker">Sam Dekker</a> (3-5 FG, 2-2 3P) added eight, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99927/mike-bruesewitz">Mike Bruesewitz</a> (3-5 FG, 0-1 3P) and Ryan Evans (3-5 FG) added six apiece, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52392/jared-berggren">Jared Berggren</a> (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT) leads the Badgers with 10 points.</p>
<p>DeShaun Thomas sits atop the scoring leaderboard for Ohio State with 10 points, but he shot just 5-for-11 from the field in the half, a far sight from his amazing 10-for-15 performance back in Columbus. The rest of the Buckeyes were held in check; the team is shooting just 32.3 percent (10-for-31). Point guard Aaron Craft particularly struggled, making just two of eight shots for four points.</p>
<p>The Badgers enter halftime shooting 59.3 percent (16-for-27) from the field, including 55.6 percent (5-for-9) from three point land.</p>
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2013/2/17/3998490/halftime-wisconsin-39-ohio-state-22Jack Moore2013-02-17T11:40:06-06:002013-02-17T11:40:06-06:00LIVE GAMETHREAD: #13 Ohio State vs. #20 Wisconsin
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<p>A pair of prolonged scoring droughts doomed the Badgers in their first match-up with the Buckeyes. Can Wisconsin bounce back today?</p> <p></p>
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<div> <p><strong>TV</strong>: CBS (Tim Brando, Bill Raftery)</p> <p><strong>Radio</strong>: <a href="http://sportsaffiliates.learfieldsports.com/affiliates/wisconsin9" target="_blank">Badger Radio Network</a> (Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas)</p> <p><strong>Official Websites</strong>: <a href="http://www.uwbadgers.com/index-main.html" target="_blank">UWBadgers.com</a> | <a href="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-baskbl/osu-m-baskbl-body.html">OhioStateBuckeyes.com</a></p> <p><strong>Game Previews: </strong><a href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-mens-basketball/2013/2/16/3995196/ohio-state-wisconsin-preview-b5q-grills-eleven-warriors">Ohio State-Wisconsin Preview: B5Q Grills Eleven Warriors</a> | <a href="http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2013/2/17/3997224/preview--ohio-state-buckeyes-at--wisconsin-badgers">Preview: #13 Ohio State Buckeyes at #20 Wisconsin Badgers</a> | <a href="http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/02/19669/preview-14-ohio-state-at-19-wisconsin">Preview: #14 Ohio State at #19 Wisconsin</a></p> <p><strong>Opponent Blog:</strong> <a href="http://www.landgrantholyland.com/">Land-Grant Holy Land</a></p> <p><strong>Twitter</strong>: <a href="https://twitter.com/B5Q" target="_blank">@B5Q</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hoopsmarinara" target="_blank">@hoopsmarinara</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jh_moore">@jh_moore</a></p> <table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="background-color: #c41e3a;"><td><h4 style="color: #ffffff;">Point Spread</h4></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Wisconsin -3 1/2</p> <table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="background-color: #c41e3a;"><td><h4 style="color: #ffffff;">Series</h4></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><strong>All-Time</strong>: Ohio State leads, 84-66</p> <p><strong>In Madison</strong><strong>:</strong> Wisconsin leads, 45-31</p> <p><strong>Last Meeting</strong>: <a href="http://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-mens-basketball/2013/1/29/3930602/ohio-state-58-wisconsin-49-final-score-badgers-fall-in-love-with-threes-fall-to-buckeyes">Ohio State won, 58-49, at Value City Arena on Jan. 29, 2013</a></p> <table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style="background-color: #c41e3a;"><td><h4 style="color: #ffffff;">Coaches</h4></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><strong>Wisconsin</strong>: Bo Ryan (12th year), 285-109 at UW</p> <p><strong>Ohio State:</strong> Thad Matta (9th year), 239-71 at OSU</p> </div>
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2013/2/17/3998116/live-game-thread-no-13-ohio-state-buckeyes-vs-no-20-wisconsin-badgersMike Fiammetta2013-02-16T12:29:01-06:002013-02-16T12:29:01-06:00Ohio State Preview: B5Q Grills Eleven Warriors
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<p>The Badgers attempt to shake off a demoralizing road loss to Minnesota and focus on beating No. 13 Ohio State at the Kohl Center to keep their slim Big Ten title hopes alive. Tip is set for Sunday at noon.</p> <p>On January 29, Wisconsin locked horns with Ohio State with both teams knotted at 5-2 in conference and ready to make some noise in the Big Ten title race. A 58-49 loss to the Buckeyes that day forced the Badgers to regroup -- which they did in impressive fashion, beating Illinois, Iowa and Michigan in succession.</p>
<p>This weekend, No. 20 Wisconsin (17-8, 8-4 Big Ten) again finds itself in lockstep with No. 13 Ohio State (18-6, 8-4) in the league standings, both teams part of a three-way tie for third place. Sunday's loser will essentially be out of the title picture. The Badgers are teetering after a complete breakdown by several key players at the end of Thursday's loss to Minnesota.</p>
<p>I exchanged emails with <b>Chris Lauderback</b> of <a href="http://www.elevenwarriors.com/" target="_blank">Eleven Warriors</a> this week to see how the mood has changed on each side since the previous meeting between UW and OSU. I also managed to sneak in a question about Jared Sullinger's "Salivagate" controversy from two years ago. <a href="http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/02/19745/know-your-foe-talking-wisconsin-hoops" target="_blank">Check out the other half of our Q&A at Eleven Warriors</a>.</p>
<p><strong>B5Q</strong>: Ohio State closed out Wisconsin pretty well during the teams' last meeting. How have the Buckeyes been overall in tight games and holding onto late leads?</p>
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<p><strong>Eleven Warriors</strong>: It’s been a mixed bag. Against Northwestern on Thursday night, Ohio State struggled for the first 37 minutes, finding themselves in a 57-57 dogfight at home, before closing the game on a 12-2 run as <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124095/deshaun-thomas">Deshaun Thomas</a> took over down the stretch.</p>
<p>On the other hand, nine days earlier in Ann Arbor, the Buckeyes wasted a chance to pick up a huge road win thanks to late game shenanigans. Ohio State actually led by four with four minutes left but closed out regulation shooting 3/9 with a turnover, allowing Michigan to force overtime. In the extra session, things got worse as the Buckeyes missed four of five shots with a pair of turnovers, essentially handing Michigan the game.</p>
<p>I could cite other examples but the biggest thing to watch if tomorrow’s game is tight in the closing minutes is whether or not Ohio State gets the ball to Thomas. In close games against good teams, Thad Matta and Chris Jent have struggled in devising ways to get Thomas the rock and on the court, his teammates have inexplicably forced the action, specifically <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124097/aaron-craft">Aaron Craft</a> and Lenzelle Smith Jr. If Thomas gets just two shots over the final nine minutes like he did at Michigan, Ohio State undoubtedly loses this tomorrow.</p>
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<p><strong>B5Q</strong>: Have there been any changes to Thad Matta's starting lineup since you last played Wisconsin? Is there anyone who has really stepped up for the Buckeyes lately?</p>
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<p><b>11W</b>: Thad doesn’t tinker with the lineup much and even his rotation is fairly static, as you’d expect especially this late in the season. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145882/amir-williams">Amir Williams</a> did take the starting center spot from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52182/evan-ravenel">Evan Ravenel</a> just prior to the B1G season kicking but the starting lineup has been fixed since.</p>
<p>Thomas and Craft log 35+ minutes per night and Smith Jr. plays nearly 30 a night. After that, the rest of the rotation guys soak up minutes ranging from low teens to mid 20’s. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145881/sam-thompson">Sam Thompson</a> starts at a wing and Thad trusts him but if Ohio State needs an offensive infusion, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/150834/laquinton-ross">LaQuinton Ross</a> has been seeing more minutes. In the post, Williams has played pretty well, all things considered, in four of his last five outings, so Ravenel has seen his court time shrink a bit.</p>
<p>Backup point guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145880/shannon-scott">Shannon Scott</a> is the only other rotational player and his minutes have fallen off a bit ever since his brainfart at the end of the Michigan State game coupled with LaQuinton’s mini-emergence at times. He hadn’t played north of 20 minutes since the loss at Sparty though he did play a B1G season high 26 minutes Thursday against Northwestern as Matta employed a four-guard lineup for much of the 2nd half.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for Ohio State, no player not named Deshaun has stepped up – consistently – for the balance of the season. Craft does what he does but Thomas has had to put the offense on his shoulders as guys like Smith Jr., Thompson, Ross and Williams have struggled with taking on expanded roles.</p>
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<p><strong>B5Q</strong>: Assuming the Badgers can shoot even a below average number of free throws in this game, I expect Wisconsin to perform much better at the Kohl Center. Looking at Ohio State statistically, the team is actually more efficient offensively than defensively, which is somewhat shocking given the scoring options other than Deshaun Thomas. If Ohio State gets this road win, how do they do it ultimately -- great offense or great defense?</p>
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<p><strong>11W</strong>: During the ebb and flow of a season, the offensive efficiency numbers can fluctuate but as someone who watches an often times re-watches the games, the eye-test says this team struggles more to score than it struggles to stop opponents from scoring, unless the opponent has a legit inside presence.</p>
<p>To beat Wisconsin on the road, I think it will be crucial for Ohio State to turn in another strong defensive effort. As you know, in the first matchup, Wisconsin struggled to get decent looks inside, or simply settled to launch threes, depending on your perspective. That formula saw Wisconsin shoot 37% from the floor, while taking 54% of their shots from beyond the arc, and kept the Badgers off the free throw line for the entire game.</p>
<p>In addition to trying to force the Badgers to settle for three-point tries, Aaron Craft will again have to dog Jackson out top, forcing Traevon to initiate the offense from further out than Bo Ryan would like. The Buckeyes also held up well on the glass in the first matchup (29-23). A repeat performance of 12 rebounds and three blocks from the Williams/Ravenel combo would also go a long way in securing a road win.</p>
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<p><strong>B5Q</strong>: If you had to handicap OSU's chances at sneaking back into a conference championship yet this season, how would you assess the Buckeyes' odds?</p>
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<p><strong>11W</strong>: I don’t really think Ohio State has any shot a regular season conference crown but in such a competitive league, I suppose anything can happen.</p>
<p>As I type this on Saturday morning, Indiana and Michigan State are both sitting at just two conference losses, ahead of the four-loss logjam of Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin.</p>
<p>Indiana still has to go to East Lansing and Ann Arbor while Sparty still faces a three-game stretch of Indiana, at Ohio State and at Michigan, and the Wolverines still have Sparty and Indiana but both are at home. At this point, I don’t see a scenario where Indiana doesn’t win the title, it’s just a matter of whether or not they share it Michigan State or maybe Michigan.</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, Ohio State simply doesn’t have the horses to close the season winning six straight, or even five out of six, and that’s what they’d likely need to do in order to claim a share of the crown. That’s a pretty unrealistic expectation considering they play at Madison tomorrow and still face Sparty at home along with a trip to Indiana. Plus, in this league, they could drop one of the other three games including Minnesota, at Northwestern and Illinois.</p>
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<p><strong>B5Q</strong>: Sunday's game has big conference tournament seeding implications. Do you see this year's Ohio State team as built more for regular season play or a tournament run?</p>
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<p><strong>11W</strong>: Considering they’ve already lost six of the seven games they’ve played against ranked teams, I can’t fathom saying they’re built more for the regular season. This is the most flawed team Thad has had since he arrived in Columbus back in 2004.</p>
<p>Regarding an NCAA tournament run, I think there a couple factors that Buckeye optimists can cling to. First, Ohio State has a premier scorer capable of carrying a team, and that always comes in handy when you start playing single-elimination basketball. Second, Craft is as battle-tested as they come and has shown a knack for completely disrupting a team’s offense, especially if they’ve never gotten to enjoy the Aaron Craft Experience.</p>
<p>Finally, the fact the tournament is still a minimum of seven games away gives Ohio State a little bit more time to see if Williams can find some consistency in the post and if the light will finally stay on for Ross. If those two could take the next step – and that’s a big if – Ohio State could make a little bit of noise in March though I still think a Sweet 16 appearance is the ceiling and even getting that far will be extremely difficult given how this team has fared against legit competition thus far.</p>
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<p><strong>B5Q</strong>: I debated asking this question, but before I let you go, I have to revisit the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124094/jared-sullinger">Jared Sullinger</a> spit saga briefly. Now that two years have passed, can you tell me what Ohio State fans honestly believe happened that day? Sullinger's <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6122347">own versions</a> of the story <a href="http://www.foxsportsohio.com/02/16/11/Sullinger-confirms-spitting-incident/landing_ohiostate.html?blockID=411432&feedID=3800" target="_blank">didn't always add up</a> and Matta <a href="http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/14/sullinger-spitting-incident-clear-as-mud/" target="_blank">downplayed</a> the whole incident. Without too much detail on my own opinion, it seems like a case of OSU fans running with it since the incident gave them great fuel to hate on Wisconsin and Bo Ryan even more, without too much concern for what actually happened (and for the record, I can live with that -- it's fanaticism in a nutshell.)</p>
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<p><strong>11W</strong>: You pretty much nailed it. I think Ohio State fans believe Sullinger was the victim of flying saliva in some way shape or form, and I know they think Ryan handled the situation poorly. To your point, I think it’s easy to come to those conclusions as a fan. Hell, that’s part of what makes it fun. I will say that Ryan’s response, more so than whether or not someone spit on Sully, did more to fan the flames than anything else.</p>
<p>Personally, the only B1G coach I truly despise is Tom Crean though I think many Buckeye fans have Crean and Ryan as 1 and 1A on their hate list.</p>
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<p><strong>B5Q</strong>: Prediction time: Give us a winner and a score.</p>
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<p><strong>11W</strong>: Ohio State is just 3-3 on the road in the B1G so far this year with the wins coming against bottom feeders Purdue, Penn State and Nebraska, which doesn’t do much for my confidence.</p>
<p>Considering Ohio State’s past struggles in Kohl, I have to take the Badgers in this one, although I do expect the game won’t be decided until the final minute. I’ll say Wisconsin 59, Ohio State 56.</p>
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<p><i>Much thanks to Chris for his thoughtful responses this weekend. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris11W" target="new">@Chris11W</a> and the whole Eleven Warriors brigade <a href="https://twitter.com/11W" target="new">@11W</a>.</i></p>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52392/jared-berggren">Jared Berggren</a>, Sr.</td>
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<td>Amir Williams, So.</td>
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<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99927/mike-bruesewitz" class="sbn-auto-link">Mike Bruesewitz</a>, Sr.</td>
<td style="background-color:#ffe4e1;">F</td>
<td>
<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124095/deshaun-thomas" class="sbn-auto-link">Deshaun Thomas</a>, Jr.</td>
</tr>
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<td>Ryan Evans, Sr.</td>
<td style="background-color:#ffe4e1;">F</td>
<td>Sam Thompson, So.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124680/ben-brust" class="sbn-auto-link">Ben Brust</a>, Jr.</td>
<td style="background-color:#ffe4e1;">G</td>
<td>Lenzelle Smith, Jr.</td>
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<td>
<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/146508/traevon-jackson" class="sbn-auto-link">Traevon Jackson</a>, So.</td>
<td style="background-color:#ffe4e1;">G</td>
<td>Aaron Craft, Jr.</td>
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<p><b><a href="http://www.kenpom.com" target="_blank">KenPom</a> win probability: 63% (60-57 W) </b><i>60 possessions</i></p>
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