Xavier/Ohio State

[mu_hilltopper]

Wow.  Horrendous ref job in the last 2 minutes of regulation.    An incredible screw job to get Ohio State back in that game.  Just sickening BS.

[bananahammock]

xavier went into the stall offense down the stretchthat we are very familiar with.  yet, if xavier makes their 2nd free throw = game over!

[mu_hilltopper]

True.  They should have made that 2nd ft.  Or tried to get the rebound. 

And especially, FOUL if Ohio state got the ball.  They are up 3.  Instead of letting a guy get a 3 (which happened) .. make them hit 2 FTs.  Golly, that would mean they'd still be up by 1.  Pretty simple math.

So, yes, Xavier screwed the pooch that the refs forced them to screw.

[MUinOH]

The Buckeyes got lucky as hell!  They'll lose their next one, whether it's Tennessee OR Virginia.

[Nukem2]

X has no one to blame but themselves.

[NateDoggMarq]

The guy from Xavier went flying as Oden just shoved the guy into 'The best damn band in the land'

In fact that guy came up with the sheet music for 'Hang on Sloopy' in his shorts.

[LastWarrior]

Oden's 5th foul should have been a flagrant.  2 ft's and the ball for Xavier would have sealed it.  That said, Xavier missed the 2nd ft keeping OSU in the game and they hit a hell of a shoot.   

[LovinCrowder]

If that wasn't flagrant, I don't know what is................

[spiral97]

And especially, FOUL if Ohio state got the ball.  They are up 3.  Instead of letting a guy get a 3 (which happened) .. make them hit 2 FTs.  Golly, that would mean they'd still be up by 1.  Pretty simple math.

I was thinking the same thing.. and I rarely rarely rarely ever see a leading team do this.. strange.