an hour until tip …

Just had a quick chat with some OSU staff members and here’s the rub:
-The Cowboys will mix things up defensively on Pitt point guard Levance Fields. Terrel Harris will start on him, and Byron Eaton will guard him later.
-Unlike some teams that try to back off and contain Fields, OSU’s tactic is going to be to go after him hard right away.
-No stunner here, but the key is keeping Byron out of foul trouble. That’s part of the reason Terrel will start on Fields.
-Double team on DeJuan Blair. All very similar to the things OSU did against Griffin, with one guy fronting a lot and then another guy coming over to help (and hopefully take charges).
-The Cowboys are in the black unis.
by andrea cohen