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DAYTON — In the middle of an arena packed to the rafters with crazed fans standing anxiously, on a court with defenders eying him and teammates yelling for the ball, Aaron Craft remained calm. The score of the third-round NCAA Tournament game between No. 2 seed Ohio State and No. 10 seed Iowa State was tied, 75-75, with the shot clock off and the contest’s final seconds ticking down. Craft dribbled the ball just outside the right wing, with Georges Niang, a freshman forward, isolated on him. “Give me the ball!” shouted junior forward Deshaun Thomas, who clapped twice after screaming at his junior point guard from the top of the key. “I’m open! I’m open!” roared junior guard Lenzelle Smith Jr., who stood unguarded in the right corner. Craft waved them off. He had run the play coach Thad Matta drew up in the huddle — a pick-and-roll intended to free Thomas for an open look — but Iowa State doubled the junior forward, meaning a big man was left to defend OSU’s rosy-cheeked floor leader. “He made the right read. (Thomas) was going to have to catch it with his back to the basket. I was fine with it. I’ve said from day one, I’ll live with any decision that kid makes,” Matta said. Craft waited until the game clock reached three, dribbled hard to the 3-point line, rose up, and fired a shot. Swish. Following a late desperation heave from the Cyclones, that wouldn’t have counted if it had gone in, OSU had reached its fourth straight Sweet 16, upending Iowa State, 78-75, at the University of Dayton Arena Sunday afternoon. Craft, who scored 18 total points, received a hug from each of his teammates. The fans in attendance — most of whom were Buckeyes fans — cheered and jumped in jubilation. In a West Region where the No. 1, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 seeds had already been eliminated, OSU remained alive in its hunt for a second consecutive Final Four berth. “I think it’s a great way to win like this. Every game can’t be a blowout. The fact that we won this game gives us a lot of momentum headed to LA,” said sophomore guard Shannon Scott. Waiting for the Buckeyes at the Staples Center in Los Angeles is No. 6 seed Arizona, a squad Matta called “loaded,” and “the best team on the West Coast.” For long stretches of the game Sunday, though, OSU’s spot in the West Region’s semi-finals was in serious doubt. The Cyclones jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, making the Buckeyes
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osU junior guard aaron craft (4) shoots a game-winning 3-pointer during the March 24 Ncaa tournament game against iowa state. With the 78-75 win, osU advanced to the sweet 16.
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too’s spirits Under high held a fundraiser March 21 to help support the families of 2 osU students who died in a car accident on spring break.
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The Transportation Security Administration recently announced changes to its security policy which will allow passengers to bring certain small knives and some sporting equipment on planes.
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Just five days after Ohio State students Brittney Gallagher and Courtney Miller died in a car crash on their way back from spring break in Panama City Beach, Fla., a campus bar raised about $10,000 to donate to the women’s families. Too’s Spirits Under High, located at 1880 N. High St., held a fundraiser Thursday in the women’s honor and donated its profits to Gallagher and Miller’s families. Gallagher’s mother Mariann Gallagher said Sunday night she was thankful for the support from Too’s and those who contributed from the fundraiser. “We thought it was very generous
of them,” she said. “The support from everyone was just overwhelming.” Mariann Gallagher said her oldest daughter had been reaching out to people on Facebook and thanking them for their support. Scott Ellsworth, owner of Too’s, said Brittney Gallagher and Miller were frequent patrons of the bar. “They were more than just regulars,” he said. “They became friends.” Ellsworth also said he had been interacting with Brittney Gallagher and Miller via social media about coming to the bar for St. Patrick’s Day, which was the Sunday after their accident. Gallagher and Miller were near Ebro in the Florida Panhandle March 16 when their car collided with a pickup truck after drifting into oncoming traffic,
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The Transportation Security Administration recently announced changes to its security policy which will allow passengers to bring certain small knives and some previously banned sporting equipment on planes. Despite this change in security, some students said they are comfortable with the adjustment. “I think it is a smart and rational course of action,” said Peter Marzalik, a third-year in Russian and international studies with a specialization in security and intelligence. Marzalik, president of Ohio State’s Security and Intelligence Club, said he questioned the safety of the change at first, but understood TSA’s reasoning after further research.
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The new rule, which will become effective April 25, will allow knives that are no longer than 2.36 inches and less than a half an inch in width. Some sporting equipment such as lacrosse sticks, hockey sticks, pool cues, ski poles and two golf clubs will now also be allowed on planes.
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