NCAA Basketball Thread (Michigan State Vs Ohio State)

This game suddenly got a lot more interesting.  Sparty is choking away a huge lead.

Gotta admit, Craft is good.

I was watching on and off, finished up some work and all of a sudden it was a game. OSU is playing with big heart.

Literally.  It's a fairly small, not-that-big of a deal, but resetting the MSU shot clock by deeming an OSU player had "possession" when all he did was grab a loose ball in the air that was 2 feet out of bounds and fling it back into the court aimlessly. 

I agree with Dakich, I have never ever ever seen that. 

What a come back.

Holy crap - Ohio nearly Trey Burked them at the buzzer.

It's insane that he didn't throw that down at the end.  And I NEED a LSUFreak style gif of Izzo's face after that play.

almost an epic sparty no moment

Thad Matta's nose could lead a sleigh.

Surprised how mediocre MSU seems on the glass and on interior defense.  OSU is outhustling them to all the rebounds.

Sparty deserves to lose. Karma for Izzo being a jackass.

I have no idea why any kid would want to play for Izzo.

I'd be pissed as hell if we gave up a 17 point lead.

Glad to see a tie.  Means neither of these teams is that far ahead of the others in the BigTen.

This is really not a well-played game.  Lots of sloppy turnovers on both sides.  

I mean really . . . Payne throws it right to an OSU player who drives right into him for a charge. Not a lot of basketball IQ on display tonight.

great game

Sparty might be considered a bigger basketball rival, but anything that says ''Ohio State'' just automatically pisses me off. I cannot stand anything about them. 

sparty lucky asses

Was kinda hoping OSU pull off the comeback because MSU has had too much joy lately and that makes me puke.

But it's probably better for schedule reasons for us that MSU won.

Pretty bad final possession by Ohio.  No screens or movement without the ball, just five guys standing and one chucking up a contested 3.  Makes you appreciate Beilein's offense.

Izzo wins but has been outcoached by Beilein the past couple of years.

The reason Ohio State has a song called ''We don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan''. Suck it Ohio. 

Fun game to watch there at the end. I thought Appling got some arm on that potential game winning layup, but no way a ref ever calls that in the situation. 

My big takeaway: both of these teams are beatable.  Neither one took care of the ball.  Sparty got killed on the glass (surprisingly) but shot 55% from downtown to scrape by.  They won't shoot that well all the time.  It will take a strong performance but we can beat these teams.  

to Ohio State based on this game's outcome, despite the Buckeye loss. Have to admit I turned this off after MSU built its huge second-half lead. Very surprised to see the Buckeyes get it to OT. Showed some tremendous fortitude to play through the raucous Breslin atmosphere and come back late. Craft demonstrates what great moxie and grit he has as a point guard. Everybody hates a guy like him unless he's your guy. 

What this game demonstrates along with Wisconsin's squeaker win over Iowa Sunday is that every game will be tightly contested. Tonight Wisconsin plays Illinois at home. I can't believe how easy the Badger schedule is, plus they get their first 7 of 11 conference games at the Kohl Center. 

Fran McCaffery, who got tossed the other night, has been suspended a game and Iowa fined 10K for his outburst and brush with an officials in MadCity after exploding over inconsistent foul calls. I wonder how the Badgers game will be called tonight? I ought to check the rematch date between Iowa and Whisky. 

Wisconsin is now rated the odds-on favorite to win the Big Ten based on its one and done schedule with MSU and Ohio State, the other two top contenders.