Tobacco Road Report

By Michael

I thought Oden's shoulder-block at the end of regulation should have been called an intentional-flagrant foul. Xavier should've had two shots and the ball. Clark Kellogg's reasoning that "the players should determine the outcome" doesn't hold water. The players were determining the outcome and Xavier grabbed the defensive rebound. Not calling the play properly gave OSU an advantage...one they would use to get to overtime and advance to the sweet-16. However, don't view my perspective as post-game whining. Xavier was up by 9 to 11 with 6 minutes to play and had a chance to seal it from the line despite the non-call.