Ohio State gets Routed

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been having plenty of trouble not relying too much on DeShaun Thomas and that showed today. As Thomas was 1 of only 2 players in double figures for the Buckeyes and he had 18 points. He also was only 8 of 17 from the field. For the Wisconsin Badgers they were sharing the ball perfectly with 4 players with 10 or more points and they had one player with 9.

The Badgers were lead by junior guard, Ben Brust. But Brust does not play like any ordinary guard staying up top and assisting, but he was getting rebounds instead 11 of them and he was throwing down shots to, making 6 field goals for 15 points. Brust did have help though, a lot of it from Jared Berggren who had 4 blocks, 15 points, and 8 rebounds which is about all he can do as a center. Also, Sam Dekker came up big playing 28 minutes and had 13 points with a pair of steals.

On Ohio States side of the court they were dug deeper into hole with every one of Thomas's 9 missed shots. That whole they would not get out of and especially Aaron Craft couldn't he only had 4 points and definitely didn't play like former defensive player of the year with only 1 steal and no blocks. Although Sam Thompson played his heart out in his 28 minutes it wouldn't be enough even though he only missed 2 shots and had 10 points.

Before this game the Badgers were ranked number 20 and the Buckeyes were ranked 13. I want you to predict their rankings. I will say that I believe that the Badgers will move to the top 15 and the Buckeyes will fall to between 20 and 25. What is your opinion? Post in the comments!

By David B.

Upset Again

  Last week, Michigan was number one and lost to number 3 Indiana in Indiana.  Today, I was expecting Michigan to play as hard as they were capable of, and steam roll unranked Wisconsin.  However, Wisconsin did upset Indiana earlier in the year.  Both Michigan and Indiana came to play Wisconsin, but lost to them at home.  Michigan lost this game in dramatic fashion; overtime.  This is what college basketball is all about.  This game was close with Wisconsin sticking in there.  The halftime score was 29-28 with Michigan on top.  This is proving that teams that are underrated can beat great teams.  Wisconsin has good defense, and now they will start getting more national spotlight.  If Wisconsin keeps doing this, they will surely be in the NCAA Tournament come March time.  Wisconsin came back, outscoring the Wolverines 32-31 in the second half.  At the end of regulation, the score was 60.  In overtime, however, it was all Wisconsin, outscoring the Wolverines 5-2.  Tim Hardaway Jr. had five fouls, which in college hoops means that player fouls out.  With 13 seconds left, Hardaway Jr. picked up his fifth foul, but the referees didn't send him to the bench.  After a missed free-throw, Hardaway Jr. ran down the court, and I think everyone watching was in disbelief that the referees didn't notice.  Trey Burke launched up a three that went in and out, and time expired.  This game could have gone either way.  Trey Burke had a total of 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.  Tim Hardaway Jr. helped Burke out with 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.  Jared Berggren played great for Wisconsin.  He had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block.  Ryan Evans scored 11 points to go along with 2 blocks, 3 assists, and 9 rebounds.  Ben Brust had 14 points, 2 steals, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds.  Wisconsin is a team coming out of the shadows and could become a ranked team.

By Ameen I.