Oden controls the paint as Buckeyes win
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Greg Oden's hometown fans got one more glimpse of how dominant he can be. It was every bit as good as they remembered from his high school days.
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The Buckeyes were able to get things back on the right track against Indiana. Ex-OSU captain Jerry Rudzinski takes a look at what the Buckeyes were able to get right against the Hoosiers.
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By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  Let others brag about the University of Texas' remarkable freshman Kevin Durant. For Purdue coach Matt Painter, the discussion of college hoops' best player begins and ends with Ohio State's Greg Oden.  "He changes the game," Painter said.
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By Jon Krawczynski  MINNEAPOLIS  --  The last time Ohio State was No. 1 in the AP men's basketball poll, John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas and a sub named Bob Knight were leading the Buckeyes to the NCAA championship game.  That was 45 years ago, but after Greg Oden and No.
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By RUSTY MILLER  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ron Lewis hit a key driving layup and No. 3 Ohio State overcame Greg Oden's foul trouble, closing on an 11-4 run to hold off Purdue 63-56 on Saturday.
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This time, Ohio State needed four whole plays to reach the end zone in the BCS national championship game. Mirroring its quick start in last year's final game, Chris "Beanie" Wells broke off a 65-yard run on the first possession and the top-ranked Buckeyes and No. 2 LSU were tied 10-10 in the second quarter of the title game.
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Maybe now No. 1 Ohio State will get the respect it's looking for. Todd Boeckman threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns and Chris Wells ran for 133 yards, leading the Buckeyes to another easy victory, 37-17 over No. 24 Penn State on Saturday night.
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Ted Ginn Jr. pulls in a touchdown pass from Troy Smith to give Ohio State a 14-7 lead right before the half and the No. 1 Buckeyes never look back as they clobber No. 2 Texas, 24-7.
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Troy Smith threw three touchdown passes, Antonio Pittman ran for two scores and Ohio State started its second month as the No. 1 team in the nation with an easy 35-7 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday.
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Say you're Ohio State, ranked No. 1 in the country, all but assured a top seed in the NCAA tournament. What's in it for the Buckeyes when the Big Ten tournament starts Thursday? Time for a tuneup, maybe. And hope &#151; make that pray_ no one, especially Greg Oden, gets hurt.
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Greg Oden had 15 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 Ohio State hold off Penn State, 64-62 on Wednesday night for its 10th straight win.
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Ohio State keeps winning. Barely. Jamar Butler scored 18 points and Greg Oden had 17 points and 14 rebounds to help the No. 2 Buckeyes beat Penn State for the second time in eight days, 68-60 on Wednesday night.
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By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  COLUMBUS -- When the Buckeyes were squeezed, they found their juice.   The No. 3-ranked Ohio State men's basketball team trailed Purdue by five points with eight minutes left, concerning the crowd of 18,988 Saturday at the Schottenstein Center.
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By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Ohio State is maturing on the road -- just not as fast as Michigan State's students think.   The raucous "Izzone" fan section called Greg Oden "Grandpa" on Saturday afternoon.
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Ohio State took awhile to get untracked before Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. hooked up on two touchdown passes and the top-ranked Buckeyes rolled to a 37-7 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.
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No. 1 Ohio State gets a scare, but avoids being yet another upset victim, overcoming a handful of third quarter mishaps to hold off Michigan State, 24-17.
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Mike Conley Jr. scores a career-high 23 points and Greg Oden creates havoc at the defensive end to lead No. 3 Ohio State past Michigan, 76-63, on Tuesday night.