[College Sports News]

Maybe now folks will realize there's more to Ohio State than Greg Oden.

The big man finally looked like a freshman, getting mired in foul trouble as the top-seeded Buckeyes fell behind by 20 points before halftime. But senior Ron Lewis and fellow freshman Mike Conley bailed out Oden and lifted Ohio State past Tennessee, 85-84 Thursday night in the semifinals of the NCAA South Regional.

"In this tournament, the two most important words are `survive' and `advance,' and we've been very, very fortunate the last couple of games to do those things," said Buckeyes coach Thad Matta, whose club needed a furious final minute and overtime to get past Xavier in the second round.

Buckeyes Erase 20-Point Deficit En Route To 85-84 Sweet 16 Victory Over Vols

[bigorange114]

I'm proud of my vols. Most teams would give up after losing a 20 pt lead,not my vols.We had a shot to win it at the end. I'm also proud of Ramar Smith fo having the guts to go right at Greg Oden. I may get some grief for this one,GO VOLS!!!!