Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters

Ohio State's Ron Lewis celebrates by cutting a piece of the net after his team's win over Memphis on Saturday.

Those at the Alamodome made their thoughts on the subject clear by chanting “One more year!” during the postgame, net-cutting ceremony. They later hollered, “Two more games,” which could bring the Buckeyes their second basketball title and first since the 1960 club that featured John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas and a backup named Bob Knight.

Memphis fell a game shy of the Final Four for a second straight season. The Conference USA champs were riding a 25-game winning streak and plenty confident they could handle the Big Ten champs.

Tigers big man Joey Dorsey said Friday he was Goliath and Oden was “the little man.” Score another one for David, as Oden held Dorsey to four rebounds and zero points, his first scoreless outing of the season. Dorsey also drew four fouls in 19 minutes.

“My coaches told me about it and I was just like ’Dang, he just called me out,”’ Oden said. “I didn’t try to think about it. I just wanted to go out there and play my game and not let his comments get to my head. In the Big Ten, you have fans say it all the time.”

Conley said Dorsey’s comments “affected us as a team more than it affected Greg.”

“When somebody talks about Greg, they’re talking about all of us,” Conley said.

The Tigers hung in early by shooting 7-of-10 on 3-pointers in the first half, a surprising start considering they began last year’s regional finals loss to UCLA 0-for-14 from behind the arc.

But they couldn’t keep it up. Memphis made only three more on 12 tries after halftime and were further slowed by its star player, Douglas-Roberts, getting into foul trouble.

Jeremy Hunt led the Tigers with 26 points, 17 in the first half. Douglas-Roberts scored 14, Willie Kemp had 12 and Antonio Anderson got 10 points and a suture over his right eyebrow after catching an elbow from teammate Robert Dozier in the first half.

More news

Mark J. Terrill / AP

Ex-Bruin reacted to article right way

CBT: Drew Gordon is taking a different approach than Reeves Nelson, one much more likely to result in hearing his name called come draft day.

C. Mich. transfer Zeigler cleared to play at Pitt

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former Central Michigan guard Trey Zeigler has been cleared by the NCAA to play at Pitt next season.

Headlines

• Label

CBT: 4 Indiana schools extend Crossroads Classic

CBT: Stony Brook says it's staying put ... for now

CBT: Will Michigan re-hang the Fab Five banners?

CBT: Fine's wife to sue ESPN for libel

CBT: Coach K gets a lot of bucks and bennies

CBT: ACC will include all 14 teams in tournament

Recruiting rundown: ‘Bama lands Jimmie Taylor

CBT: Nolan Richardson's son found dead