The difference was not just made shots. Ohio stayed composed while the opponent collected technical fouls and missed free throws instead of their own self-inflicted wounds. Jeff didn’t get T’d up. IT was Suder, not Hadaway losing the plot for stretches.

It was a 10+ point difference on the scoreboard, the difference between a close game and being blown out by 15.

The little things that actually matter.

I was leaving the Convo and looked back and saw that tail end of that outburst. I saw several teammates and some others pulling Captain Chaos away from some Miami players. It was kind of over by the time I saw it. Can anyone tell us what actually happened?

Very hard to tell what was happening on TV. It's clear some things were thrown into the court -- including once during the game. The crowd was engaged and loud, but not the best behaved we've ever had.

But didn't see anything on TV from Hadaway. Most of the ESPN coverage focused on Miami players waving to the crowd, which I assumed was in response to fans being kicked out for throwing objects.

One thing I kept thinking last night is how much more athletic Miami was than us.

I might be forgetting someone, but have we ever had anybody as athletic as Elmer during Boals' tenure? You watch Miami and Groce's Akron teams and you can see very easily a different caliber of recruiting.

When we landed Simmons in the portal, I thought this was the year we had a legit shot at a MAC tournament title since proven size had been our Achilles. Yea, AJB left and maybe that would have been the difference, maybe not.

But finishing below .500 is something I never saw coming when the season started.

Pavs was a helluva a 2 year player for us. Heard Graff is even copping his jersey now.

I think AJB is worth a few wins. But only a few. We all watched him play, plus he spent most of the year injured. Which is, you know, what it's like to have AJB on your team. Given what AJB showed early in his career, he ended up pretty disappointing. Just never levelled up or added much to his game. I know every thread here is now basically shots at Boals. But who has developed and improved dramatically in their tenure under Boals? I don't know the answer, but I suspect I basically do.

I predicted is at .500. That was mainly because I no longer trust Boals. I don't think he's a very good coach.

I haven't seen anyone give the full breakdown, and I watched the entire thing unfold, so I'll bite. Right after the buzzer, as Miami started celebrating their undefeated regular season and what should be an at-large bid clinched, Hadaway grabbed the ball, threw it at the team as hard as he could, and charged. Some of the guys on the team were initially able to hold him back, but then he got loose and charged again. Fortunately, his teammates finally got a hold of him, and he was escorted into the locker room without a handshake line. I thought he played well yesterday outside of the usual whining and complaining about obvious fouls he got called for, but long-term, the after-game antics are what I'll remember.

Miami had every right to celebrate the way they did. It's a rivalry game with so much more than usual on the line, especially with Travis Steele getting hit by trash thrown on the floor, the many chants, and the general hostility the entire game. The atmosphere was electric, and I personally have no issue with the celebration. If the roles were reversed and OU were finishing the season at Miami with a perfect season on the line, they would have done the same thing.

On a more positive note, it was so much fun to watch this team play the way we all thought they were capable of before the season. Simmons has been awesome for the last month after a rocky start, and he carried them in multiple games where Pav struggled. Last night, both of them showed up in a big way, and it was the first time I can remember that happening. If they play like that, and Dior and Sheldon are making shots, anything can happen in Cleveland. I also view the 6-seed as a blessing in disguise, as I want nothing to do with playing a Toledo team and the guard tandem that they have. I would rather play Kent any day over a team that hot, and one that we've only beaten once in the Boals era.

Last thought: I was devastated that Pav didn't have one of those two shots bounce his way. Nobody on this team deserved that moment more than he did, and it really sucks that he was so close. He showed up in Athens with what looked to be broken confidence, and game by game, you could watch it come back. All of this culminated in the performances he's had this year and a massive one last night. Yes, he is a flawed defensive player, but he plays hard every game and you almost never see him complaining. It's already been said on this board, but I don't want to know what this season would have looked like without him.

Kelly is a good athlete; he isn't nearly as explosive as Elmer was last night. Both are listed at 6'6, but Elmer played a lot bigger than that last night. My guess is Elmer's wingspan is longer, because he certainly feels a lot longer on the court than JJ.

Kelly missed UMass game with an ankle. "Explosiveness" is not a fair metric based on last night alone.

Yep, I was there with my Lil' Sis.

The 1983 win over DePaul in the Convo was a top 5 game all-time in the Convo!

Good take. I thought that was a great night to be in the Convo.

First thing I said after was "I miss Charlie Coles" Aa a friend and in pressers he paid homage to the oOzone as he had seen the rise from the fans he encoounteered as a player and then as an organzed bunch he saw as a Coach. Presseers and in personal conversations I thought walking out he would have had control over the players and avoided that outcome. Travis is different and like John, they're firey wtih a chip that the players carry with theem.

Had a nice pregame at BW3 with Pete's Parents. Great people, dad played from Dusquense so he has ben around as a player when Nee and Fran were here. Peter played Summer ball for Tommy before Bellarmine. My roots are Ohio, my grammie and my HS coach are MIami as are friends with Coaches Coles, Haderic, Henderson, and Pearson, Travis and Tommy's PG from Muncie Central that got fired at Balls and landedon the Miami bench as well as many players.I thought they were going to run away with this and just wished tor a great game.....it is just a game after all....instead we got much more.

We got a GREAT game. Played well....as they were capable of all season. The MAC got a GREAT game at 9 pm on a Friday night. At 100-100 I texted Tommy pics,videos and the scoreboard. He replied from a New Jersey hotel. "Here We GO" That was a game. Everyone can pick itapart for the next decade but anyone who was in the Convo can not deny the experience. Miami was as good as they have been all season reaspondiing to evereything Ohio threw at them and OHIO played as well as we thought they could all year.

I thoroughly enjoyed myseelf, saw a lot of freinds on both sides of the ball, got to sit with Travis before the game as he oddly watched his team in shoot around from the same seats his brother occupies at 730 before the doors open.

Got to Union Diner Saturday and enjoyed a warm Athens springmorning. Well done by all. On to Cleveland. Lots more thoughts but I am headed over the the Balls boards to see what the Fanbaseisthiningthe next coach should be......

Thank you OHIO....friday night was spectacular.