MBB: Ohio State 71, Duke 66 Post-Game Thread

[JBDuke]

Put your post-game thoughts here. And remember - no venting or bashing.

[J4Kop99]

Downright awful second half. Bad shot selection, strange coaching decisions, some unfortunate calls. Just all around bad.

Hopefully they learned a hard lesson here about closing teams out on the road.

[CDu]

Not the best coaching job tonight. And not the best response to adversity by the players. Frustrating to lose a game we led by so much. But hopefully they learn from this one.

[ChillinDuke]

We didn't close. Prolly good for this team to experience.

But also felt like a home court ref job.

- Chillin

[Bluedog]

I'm surprised we didn't call TO on the last offensive possession. Usually, K calls one there but didn't in this case for some reason. May or may not have made a difference but was noteworthy. Obviously poor offensive execution and shooting in the second half as well as foul trouble (and some rough calls...) did us in. Bummer.

[TywinBlue]

A learning experience- a hostile crowd and terrible referees.

It should prepare the team for ACC conference games.

Next Play.

[ChrisP]

I'm sorry, OSU did not win this - Duke lost it. What a WEIRD game!

[scottdude8]

On the road, a few days after an emotional win and a lot of travel, against a really solid team, and we arguably still should’ve won this game if foul trouble didn’t change the flow of the game in the second half. We’re still REALLY good, but winning on the road is still REALLY hard.

Kinda wish we had tried some 2-3 zone down the stretch, but I trust K.

[Ultrarunner]

Well, dang.
Two weeks to learn some lessons and get back after it on the court.
And, if someone could develop a reliable 3pt shot in the meantime, it would help.

[CoachJ10]

There are still some people who don’t think refs can impact the outcome of a game.

K needed to get t’d up this game.

[mph]

We didn't close. Prolly good for this team to experience.

But also felt like a home court ref job.

- Chillin

Yeah, lessons to learn for players and coaches tonight. Officiating left a lot to be desired but we have no one to blame but ourselves.

[WHOneedsSOX]

I think Banchero is a terrific player. For sure going top 3 in the draft. That being said, I thought he had more tricks in his bag on offense. Or maybe Duke just didn't put him in the best positions to score tonight.

Tough loss but not a big deal. This Duke team is good, just need to fine tune some things.

[dukefan5656]

13 points in 16 minutes to finish the 2nd half. Worst half i may have ever seen.

[heyman25]

I agree with most of the previous statements. Duke got hosed on the refereeing. Keels is in a serious shooting slump.Ohio State was much better than Duke in the second half. We were good on defense, but you have to make some shots. Very stagnant half court offense.

[luvdahops]

I’ve seen this movie too many times. Cold shooting spell, followed by complete disarray on offense down the stretch. No one seemed to want the ball when the game tightened up. Hate to say it, but we got “knocked back” tonight. And that includes the coaches, who were way too passive throughout.

[duke09hms]

Well, dang.
Two weeks to learn some lessons and get back after it on the court.
And, if someone could develop a reliable 3pt shot in the meantime, it would help.

Joey Baker shies away in the moment, dude passed up so many open 3s to pass to a covered teammate.

[Billy Dat]

We played young. While there were bad calls, we committed some dumb fouls and the momentum changed…and then we couldn’t hit a shot. Definitely an annoying game to lose but tip the cap to OSU for fighting until they were able to grab the win in the last 2 minutes

[rsvman]

Well, dang.
Two weeks to learn some lessons and get back after it on the court.
And, if someone could develop a reliable 3pt shot in the meantime, it would help.

Or even a reliable two-point shot. Any kind of shot that goes through the basket would be nice.

[SavDukeGrad]

OSU closed on a 12-0 run.

[Chicago 1995]

Eight on five you aren’t going to win.

Just pray we don’t see a B1G team and a crew that will let them play bully ball to negate our skill ada advantage come March. Zion and RJ going out like that wa a bad enough. K? Too awful to think.