From: atchison@cis.ohio-state.edu (mark edward atchison)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: tOSU 69 - IU 96
Date: 25 Jan 1993 09:27:31 -0500
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Not much to add to the score here.  Indiana was simply unstoppable in the
second half, where they outscored the Buckeyes 56-37, shooting 65% from the
floor, and 100% from the line (14-14).  The big spurt came with about 15:00
to go in the game, when the Hoosiers rode a 19-2 run to stretch out their
advantage from 49-41 out to 68-43.  Ohio State started the first 8 minutes hot,
and held a lead 13-12 early, else it might have been even uglier.  Indiana
isn't deep (starters averaged 27 minutes in a 30 point blowout), but their top
8 is pretty damn good.

Interesting to note the number of minutes logged by the first year guys -- of
course, in some degree this was due to the blowout -- but the rookies were
getting time before the game got out of hand, too.  All told, the first year
guys played 98 of the 200 minutes, scored 33 points, and pulled down 15 of the
Bucks' 29 rebounds.  Lawrence Funderburke seems to me to be forgotten in the
offensive scheme lately, but post-game comments stuck him in the coach's
defensive doghouse, and that again limited his minutes.  Speaking of limited
minutes, soph Rickey Dudley continues to collect some of the most hideous fouls
in history.  Maybe he's just too big to fit on a court with 9 other men, but
Dudley fouled out in just over 8 1/2 minutes of court time on Sunday.

The bench outscored the starters again, 38-31, and Randy Ayers hinted that 
starting lineup may shift as early as Tuesday night in Ann Arbor.  Look for the
first new spot to go to frosh point guard Greg Simpson, who led the Bucks in 
scoring for the third time in the last 4 games, and was the only Ohio State
player to get more than 25 minutes Sunday.  Simpson, along with Antonio Watson,
started the second half.

Stars of the game:

I was surprised to see Antonio Watson thrust so rapidly onto center [no pun
intended] stage.  He garnered his most serious playing time of the year, and
for the first time never really looked lost.  He got caught on a few Indiana
picks, but then again, name an opponent who hasn't.  He looked much less
tentative on offense than in the past, and knocked in 6 points early on -- part
of the reason the Bucks stayed in the game in the first half.

Alex Davis was also noteworthy, as he seemed to have his stroke for the second
consecutive game.  It'll be real nice if he can retain it until we get back 
from this NBA west coast road trip.  Simpson led the Buckeyes with 15 points,
but was really "roaming free" after the outcome was apparent.  He racked up 6
turnovers with only 2 assists, and missed 9 shots and 3 threes, and also 
recorded a flubbed behind-the-back-layup move when a regular shot would have
sufficed.

Finally, a breather!  Tuesday night in Crisler should be a cake walk.  I've
heard that Michigan has several injured players ;-] (Roy Jackson and Chris 
Weeber?), and I know they lost to Duke, and Duke can't win a game these days!
Aaaaaarghh!  "I wanna go back to Ohio State, to old Columbus town..."

Ohio State  - 69 | 1st: .464 (13-28) 2nd: .467 (14-30) game: .466
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PLAYER     MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3GM 3GA REB AST FLS TOV BLK STL PTS
Simpson     32   6  15   2   3   1   4   3   2   3   6   0   2  15
Skelton     25   4  10   2   2   0   3   1   1   2   3   0   0  10
Davis       25   4   6   0   0   1   1   0   1   4   1   0   2   9
Anderson    25   1   7   4   4   0   3   2   3   1   1   0   0   6
Funderburke 23   2   6   4   6   0   0   4   2   2   4   2   1   8
Watson      23   3   5   0   0   0   0   4   0   3   2   0   1   6
Macon       13   3   3   0   0   0   0   4   0   3   1   1   1   6
Brandewie    9   1   2   1   4   0   0   4   0   3   1   1   1   6
Dudley       9   2   2   0   0   0   0   3   1   5   0   0   0   4
Etzler       8   0   1   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wilbourne    5   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0
Ratliff      3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
TOTALS     200  27  58  13  19   2  12  30  10  25  19   3   7  69
		(.466)  (.684)  (.167)

Indiana     - 96 | 1st: .375 (12-32) 2nd: .645 (20-31) game: .508
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PLAYER     MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3GM 3GA REB AST FLS TOV BLK STL PTS
Cheaney     31  10  22   6   6   1   4  11   2   2   4   1   1  27
G.Graham    29   4   7   3   3   0   2   1   3   1   3   0   3  11
Bailey      25   2   7   4   4   1   3   3   2   1   0   0   2   9
Nover       25   3   6   2   4   0   0   6   0   3   2   0   0   8
Henderson   24   5   9   4   5   0   0   9   0   3   1   0   1  14
Evans       24   4   2   5   7   1   1   6   1   2   1   0   1  14
Reynolds    20   1   4   0   0   0   0   1   2   3   0   0   0   2
Leary       16   2   3   4   4   1   1   2   1   1   1   0   1   9
Knight       6   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   2
TOTALS     200  32  63  28  33   4  11  40  12  16  12   1   9  96
		(.508)  (.848)  (.364)

GO BUCKS!!!
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 Mark Atchison, a.k.a. <atchison@cis.ohio-state.edu>; Graduate Student in the
Computer Science Dept, THE Ohio State University (NOT an Ohio State University)
		Any plagiarisms seen above are not my own...
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