The toughest match-up we could have gotten in my opinion. I'm hopeful that lessons on slowing down Taylor have been learned.

I would like to think that the players will want this opportunity to exact a little revenge after losing to Toledo in the regular season.

On the one hand maybe getting BG would have been preferable but it's also very hard to beat the same team three times in one year.

Steve Taylor Jr....not sure what we will do differently to try to defend him. We controlled him the first half, but he destroyed us in the second half. IMO, we have to front him and double team him.

That's the same thing we did to Isaiah Johnson in our second Akron matchup. Would love to see Jason Carter take him outside, run him around and then use his quickness advantage and take it right at him and try to get him in foul trouble.

I can't wait for this myth to die. Yes, it's hard to beat a team three times in one year. Unless you have already beaten them the first two times. Then it becomes really easy. Us in 2010 and Buffalo last year were the exception, not the rule. As RJ stated above the team who wins the first two wins the third 70-75% of the time.

In re-reading and re-thinking, I agree with you. Apologies Bobcat1998.

Yeah, I missed that. Agreed on Treg. He was one of a kind. Again, apologies.

Not really one thing you can point to in the last game and say that's where Ohio lost. It was a tight game the entire time really and Ohio shot 50% for the game and only had 9 turnovers. Steve Taylor, Jr went off for the Rockets, but there were some missed opportunites down the stretch where Ohio could have taken advantage.

3:00 Steve Taylor Jr. Turnover. 74 - 73
2:58 Mike Laster Steal. 74 - 73
2:43 Jaaron Simmons missed Three Point Jumper. 74 - 73
2:43 Steve Taylor Jr. Defensive Rebound. 74 - 73
2:25 Steve Taylor Jr. made Layup. 76 - 73
2:06 Gavin Block missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 73
2:06 Mike Laster Offensive Rebound. 76 - 73
2:06 Foul on Jordan Lauf. 76 - 73
2:02 Jordan Dartis missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 73
2:02 Jordan Lauf Defensive Rebound. 76 - 73
1:52 Toledo Timeout 76 - 73
1:41 Steve Taylor Jr. missed Layup. 76 - 73
1:41 Jonathan Williams Offensive Rebound. 76 - 73
1:17 Jonathan Williams missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 73
1:17 Nate Navigato Offensive Rebound. 76 - 73
1:15 Foul on Mike Laster. 76 - 73
1:15 Nate Navigato made Free Throw. 77 - 73
1:15 Nate Navigato made Free Throw. 78 - 73

Three missed threes and some missed rebounds really were the killers down the stretch. Had those dropped or Ohio went for twos instead, it could have been a different game.

I Wish I Was at Lucky's; no doubt about it, this Bobcat team has more weapons than any other in the tournament. The problem is they have to all be firing at the same time. We can't afford any sputtering halves. I still believe this team could go two ways; lose to Toledo or catch fire and win it all. For some reason, I can't see us losing in the semis or finals once we get the pistons firing.

We don't have to be great to beat Toledo, just solid. Toledo is a contender to win it all, I respect them, etc, but like everyone else, they are beatable.

I'd modify that based on my own opinion. This Bobcat team has *as many* weapons as any other in the tournament. I think what separates Ohio from some teams is OUr #2, and the number of very capable perimeter shooters around him.

Zippy is 15-3 for a reason. They have depth, and two PGs that can get it done. And they have two bigs that are match-up challenges together on their best nights. I still maintain in general that as Cheatham goes, so go the Zips because he's a difficult guy to guard for many teams when he's hitting outside shots.

Beating Toledo, to me, is still about limiting Taylor's affect on the game, and keeping Jason Carter out of foul trouble.