| Buckeyes trying to shake off recent embarrassment |
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| Written by Admin |
| Tuesday, 19 February 2013 09:57 |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The word kept coming up again and again as Ohio State players spoke about their most recent outing: Embarrassing. That's how Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Sam Thompson repeatedly described the 18th-ranked Buckeyes' effort, mindset, defense and overall performance in Sunday's 71-49 trashing at Wisconsin on Sunday. Smith said it appeared the Buckeyes felt they could just roll out of bed, warm up a little bit and manhandle the Badgers in Kohl Center, where they lose about as often as coach Bo Ryan cracks a smile. Now a bewildered coach Thad Matta is expecting Ohio State (18-7, 8-5 Big Ten) to regroup and play much better when it hosts another enigma of a team, Minnesota (18-8, 6-7), on Tuesday night in a game which could have major ramifications come tourney time. |
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