Open Game Day Thread--Big XII Tourney: (9) OSU vs. (1) Texas

and with the ridiculous amount of work I have been doing and will be doing for the next 4 months, the bosses better not say a damn thing.

Is there someplace to hear the game online?

with airball on hook shot on first poss.

Nice.

DJ for three. Very nice.

I love our defensive rotation.

is horrible on offense. Missed three and a travel so far. Keep shooting, Marcus.

I have a pretty significant delay. Is that normal with 360. I've never used it before

two airballs already, one from the charity stripe.

with two early jumpers. Looking good so far on both ends.

We're giving up too many off rebounds but look solid and comfortable on offense.

OSU up 10-9, after DJ turnover and missed three by AJ.

Nice jumper by Gary off assist from AJ. OSU starting to love the three ball.

Strong move by Gary to the basket.

someone is getting to watch the game.  I am sitting at work(on an AF base) with no video and only the ability to refresh ESPN.  

Keep the updates coming, its much faster than ESPN.

for some reason. OSU 14-13.

missed both FTs.

is forced to go zone b/c Dex can't guard anyone. Tyler Hatch also in the game.

Very nice finish by James in transition. Horns lead 15-14

Decent start. OSU has hit a couple of threes and has at least five off rebounds already. Horns doing a nice job of attacking the paint, both off the dribble and with Gary, Dex, and Connor in the post.

I assumed he was brought in to see if we can find someone that can get a defensive rebound...

James has two threes already. 10 pts for DaMo.

Mason with turnover. Bad cross court pass to AJ.

OSU timeout. Horns lead 21-16.

Damo is having a nice shooting game.

I want to see AJ get involved with a short range jumper. I hate it when he starts the game 0-5.

with the off board and the finish. Horns up 23-18.

not looking good. Two missed threes, an airballed hook shot, an airballed FT, and not blocking out on D. We need ya, Connor.

Horns lead 23-20, under 8 tv timeout.

Go Mr. James!

He's the only reason the Pokes are in this game.

Dove on James. DJ back in the game.

Easy layup by Eaton. Tie game. Two fouls on Eaton. Nice job by Wingman taking the charge.

Horns shooting 1 and 1 the rest of the way.

His mechanics are looking really good.

lane violation with DJ, an 80% shooter, at the line.

Gary doubtful for return with leg injury.

Looks very confident today. 30-23 Horns. 4:34 left.

DJ forces one.

With Johnson out for the rest of the game, Texas needs solid minutes for Chap, Wingman, and Dex. Hopefully we'll get some but Gary is by far our best low post threat.

DJ and James are both going nuts on offense. If we block out better, this lead could easily reach double digits.

Turnover trying to feed the post and missed shot by James.

Nice pass by Eaton and OSU within four.

We need to get that third foul on him...

They are shutting him down again...

Eight off rebounds by OSU.

leads to runout by DJ. Nice look by James.
Horns up 32-30, 10 seconds left.

i think dj is forcing too much in this game

DJ has 12 pts and is playing well. James also came to play. But Connor is way off as is AJ. This is exactly what we talked about after the last OSU game and in our author roundtable earlier this week: can this team continue to win when only one or two guys are 'on?'

Horns must pick up the intensity on defense as well. Eaton is causing problems when he gets into the lane and OSU is simply killing Texas on the glass. The Cowboys have eight off rebounds. That is totally unacceptable.

Without Gary, we need to find a way to get some easy looks on offense. That may be in transition or in the post with James. AJ and Connor need to hit a couple of jumpers as well.

Horns lead 37-33.

Nice finish by AJ off DJ feed in transition.

Horns 7-0 run in 1 1/2 minutes of second. Awesome.

cowboys look sloppy in 2nd.

Missed jumper by AJ.

will not play in the NBA if he can't even hit the rim. I've never seen a player so good on D and so bad on offense.

Shot clock violation on OSU.

Horns lead 44-33, 12-0 run and counting.

at the posts here and the gamecast on espn.com, it looks like OSU is starting to press and throwing up 3's like their going out of style.

Realistic statement for those watching?

OSU still hasn't scored this half. Much better D by Horns. Love the aggressive 2-3 zone.

The Horns have really come out nicely after the break. OSU looks terrible.

just won by 17 pts despite scoring only 51!

Two blocks and a nice off reb. Almost an incredible finish.

what a beast

wtf

But seriously, a 14-0 run to start the second half?

This coaching staff never ceases to amaze me with their halftime adjustments.

to isolate James on Eaton. Who says he can't do the Xs and O's?

Horns up 46-38, under 12 timeout.

As long as the D continues, we'll be fine.

Marcus Dove missed the rim, again.

His offense is terrible.

Horns up 50-38.

Eaton and Dove are perfect examples of why I don't think Sean Sutton is the coach for OSU. Their players simply don't get better.

... wow, if he plays like this the next few weeks, No. 5 will be out the door for a hefty paycheck.

Nice tip in there. Horns lead 54-42.

Gets low post position and finishes. Blocks a jumper on the other end.

That was a bad pass into him and he collected it and made a little baby hook with a man on him.  Very nice.

Texas up 56-46.

6 minutes left.

That play ended up being a charge call, but I would like to see those two do that more often.  That would be a lethal combination.

Charging call on James before the break. Could have easily kicked it to Wingman for an easy finish but jumped toward the rim a little too much.

I don't mind running time off but we need to keep getting buckets as well.

You here? The under 8 tv timeout. Hope you are somwhere dancing.

AJ has to make that shot. He was wide open.

Horns up just four, 4:20 left.

Another 3 by OSU, though.

Horns up 58-55, 3:25 left.

Horns up 4, another great play call by Barnes.

Horns up 62-55, under four tv timeout. 2:13 left actually.

sometimes I hate the invention of the 3 pointer

He might of pushed off but it was against Eaton so he deserved the benefit of the doubt. Lets finish this thing off right now.

OSU ball.

That was sick!!!!!

Wow!!!

anyword on gary johnson?
i saw when he fell but that's about all i know

we wont get past really good teams without him

62-57 Texas. AJ heading to the line.

Long three by Eaton bricks. DJ at the line. Horns up seven.

Back to the line, shooting 1 and 1. 12 sec left.

They've endured a long string of tough games against teams that were fighting for their NCAA bid lives.  The entire team played well today and Barnes coached like the National Coach of the Year he is.

good win for the Horns. A little nervousness in the second half but they held on and played really solid D.

Nice win against a gritty team. I am sure glad to get through to the semis.

What a different coach he has been during the second half of the season. Calm, confident, lets his players play.

Texas wins 66-59. Not easy but a solid win nonetheless. Much better D in second half. DJ and Damion were fantastic, Connor played great in the second half, and Justin played solid D all game long.

Only AJ struggled. Gary's injury is another cause for concern.

Play winner of OU and Colorado tomorrow.

I think we match up pretty well against either opponent and I think we have an excellent shot to make it to Sunday.

First time I've heard him talk about it all year. He usually just says it doesn't matter and that they are just focusing on the next game.

Rick says he will be very disappointed if Big XII tourney champ doesn't earn a #1 seed. We'll see...

Tennessee is in a battle in Atlanta.

is ESPN 360 going to air the early rounds of the NCAA tournament?  Or is that going to be exclusively on the CBS site?  And is that available to everyone?  Thanks for the info.

Mr. James is the man!

Another potential upset goes by the way side as it seems like the #1 seed is not meant to be for the Big 12 Champion. UCLA and Tennessee keeps surviving each game.

He wore a boot, but they said he could play tomorrow. He didn't play much today, so he should be fresh for tomorrow against CU/OU.

Is it just me, or is AJ Abrams completely expendable? Yeah it's great when he's making his shots, and I'm sure he's won some games for us single-handedly, but we can make up for his loss. It's just that when he takes a lot of shots and misses most of them, it's a killer.

AJ shot poorly again today, but at least he only took 8 of them. This allows DJ/James to score more.

It just seems like AJ's positive contributions are more of a bonus than a necessity.