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Godd draw if we execute...we could lose 2nd round game to ND or ISU with our offense or we could go all the way to final 4. Don't understand why everyone is so excited about Gonzaga?...sure we beat them in Pitt last year, but they are better and we are worse this year. Look out for Momo Jones in first round...Craft and Scott need to clamp down on him.

People are excited cuz the zags are the weakest #1 seed....also not sure we r really worse than last year...this years team is playing some of the best ball in the country

Gonzaga got beaten pretty soundly at home by Illinois and their conference is terrible. Ohio State is far more battle tested than the Zags. Part of me thinks the Bulldogs don't even make it to the Elite 8 though. Lots of teams that could beat them before they see Ohio State.

I agree...but I watched them in person in last year's tourney and they absolutely boat raced WVU and gave us all we could handle in that 2nd game. They are much better this year and they have a great coach. Will be interesting to see how they hold up as a #1. Illinois is streaky as the beatdown they gave us earlier this season can attest to.

We dont have any 3 point shooters, if Thomas is off, like today, we were like 1-15, that will kill us, somebody has to step up, Q looks to be the guy but is young, Notre Dame and New Mexico and Gonzaga, hit there three's.

I updated this story with videos with Matta, Thomas and Thompson:

http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Article/Analysis-Bucks-Get-Gem-Of-Draw-121733

And this one with video of postgame trophy presentation and net cutting:

http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Article/Buckeyes-Win-B1G-Tournament-121713

My thoughts on the draw ...

Other than travel to LA, this could not have gone any better.

The Buckeyes have to get the Dayton monkey off their back, beating Iona or either Notre Dame or Iowa State to get back to Sweet 16.

They've been to the Sweet 16 3 years in a row and went to the Final Four last year. I think that is a distinct possibility with this draw.

None of the top 5 seeds other than OSU have any kind of recent NCAA pedigree.

Gonzaga has never been to the Final Four. New Mexico has been to one Sweet 16.

Kansas State has Bruce Weber. They had 4 Final Fours but none since the 1960s.

Wisconsin had the one Final Four under Bennett back in 2000.

Arizona has some pedigree obviously and that would be a Matta-Sean Miller rematch in the Sweet 16

Notre Dame hasn't been to a Final Four since Digger in the 1970s and so on.

Great great great draw

good draw , we have to shoot better, esp. from 3pt land, 1 - 16 not so good. 38% and 7% from 3 pt isn't exactly setting the nets on fire. Hopefully, this was an anomaly and we will improve, hopefully too we will see more of the Q to help on the O. I could see us in the final 4 and after that, who knows. BUT we have to shoot better.