European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes Friday March 23200 ports i i Artest faces charges stemming from alleged Domestic dispute Page 31 ready for a rematch South regional seed Osu Opp pig Fig it Reg 739 471 698 359 3pt 370 604 397 688 3276 320 5 2410 Tenn Opp 808 i 748 4471 465 657 i 731 359 371 360 j 347 a after of Victory Ohio state faces team that took it to wire in january meeting by Rusty Miller the associated press Columbus Ohio when Ron Lewis name was announced at Ohio states Winter graduation sunday there was a loud Roar from the thousands packed into St John Arena Lewis is the big Man on Campus after his clutch three Pointer forced overtime against Xavier last sat urday now the buckeyes who won that game 7871 Are on their Way to san Antonio for a regional semifinal game against Tennessee on thursday night it was great it was fun Lewis said tuesday of getting his diploma they gave me a Little ovation and Archie Griffin also gave me a Little shootout Lewis life has changed a lot and not just because a two time Heisman trophy Winner acknowledged him its been a whirlwind he said before All this happened people dont really know you now you come Back after two Days and peo ple just want to meet you and Tell you congratulations and thank you for hitting the shot i dont know How Many people have come up to me and just said thanks Lewis clutch three Pointer with 2 seconds left capped the buckeyes comeback from nine Down with under 3 minutes remaining freshman Point guard Mike Conley then scored 11 Points in the extra period to Lead Ohio state 323 to the Victory and now the Alam dome for its showdown against Tennessee they say every team that goes to the final four wins a game like that guard Jamar Butler said hopefully that our one win in that situation Lewis a Columbus native who transferred from Bowling Green got a did of last saturdays game Ever wonder if a did can Wear out if one scenes replayed Over and Over Ive seen it a lot Lewis admitted More than 10 it was another Lewis three with 112 seconds left on Jan 13 that provided the godhead Basket in Ohio states 6866 Vic tory Over Tennessee the shot also served As a dividing line for the Buck eyes season kicking off a 19game winning Streak see rematch on Page 27 even in shooting slump Afflalo still Duclas undisputed Leader Page 28 Texas game gives Memphis Chance to pm is numbers game notable numbers from the last time Ohio state and Tennes see met on Jan 13 Ohio state won the game 6866 18 consecutive games the buckeyes have won after beating Tennessee they were 133 going into the contest and Haven lost since 20 Greg Oden who wears Jersey no 20 dominated inside scor ing 24 Points and grabbing 15 rebounds in Only his 10th game with the buckeyes containing him will be key for Tennessee 14 Tennessee National ranking in three pointers made this season 286 the vols must shoot Well or at least better than their Jan 13 showing 12 perhaps the biggest reason for optimism the vols have is that they shot poorly and were out rebounded by 12 yet still lost by Only two Points on Jan 13 they will Likely need to hold their own on the Glass in this matchup however source esp com Ohio state Center Greg Oden left and Xaviers bran Don Cole Battle during the buckeyes 7871 Victory South Region second round on saturday Oden had 24 Points 15 rebounds in the buckeyes Jan 13 Victory Over Tennessee its opponent in the round of 16 James sex nil player now a Marine headed to Iraq 6llli54260ll00101imi9