European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes monday March 26 2007 ports to steals unintentional goal lifts Pittsburgh Over Atlanta Page 24 first ticket to Atlanta Ohio state first to earn trip to final four by Jaime Aron the associated press san Antonio Greg Oden want going to let foul trouble Stop him not with a Chance to Lake Ohio state to the final four frustrated by fouls for a third straight game Oden made the most of his time on the court during a key stretch of the second half carrying the to seeded buckeyes past Mem Phis 9276 on saturday in the Mcaa tournament South regional finals Odens numbers we rent huge 17 Points nine rebounds the 7fboters Impact was the buckeyes 343 went from up five Points to Down five during the 4 minutes 42 seconds the fabulous freshman was on the Bench after getting his third foul Early in the second half the moment he returned every thing changed his presence on offence and defense sparked a 208 run that ultimately sent Ohio state to Atlanta for a showdown next weekend with the Winner of sundays North Carolin Georgetown game the buckeyes last made the final four in 1999 when a team led by Michael Redd and Coonie Penn lost to eventual National Champi on Connecticut that trip later was expunged from the records because of Mcaa violations making the last official appearance in 1968 second seeded Memphis 334 fell a game shy of the final four for a second straight sea son the conference Usa Champ was Riding a 25game winning Streak and was plenty confident it could handle the big ten champs and was doing just Fine until the 260pound future Aba lottery pick flexed his Muscles in Only 24 minutes Oden made seven of eight shots and was 3for6 from the line with a Block that came on the first defensive stand after he returned with three fouls Memphis inability to Stop him was summed up Best when Chris Douglas Roberts threw both arms around Odens Waist and shoved him for an intentional foul but Oden still made the shot when Oden caught a pass spun and scored with his left hand against Joey Dorsey the buckeyes were up 7164 and in solid control with about five minutes left by then Ohio state fans who anguished through Las Sec Ond victories the last two games were breath ing easily possibly even wondering How much longer  get to savor Oden in scar let and White before he turns pro they made their thoughts on the subject Clear by chanting one More year during the pos game net cutting ceremony they later hollered two More games which could bring the buckeyes their second Basket Ball title and first since 1960 Florida keeps bid alive for two straight titles Page 30 Southern Cal lets tar heels slip away Page 31 Eric Gay left and David j left Ohio state Center Greg Oden 20 looks for a shot As Memphis Cen Ter Kareem Cooper de fends during saturdays South regional final at the Alam dome in san Antonio above Memphis coach John Calipari reacts near the end of the game Bryant scores at least 50 Points in fourth straight weak opponents could allow Streak to continue Page 28 Barton captures division ii National title ending Winona states two year 57game winning Streak Page 29 Spring training Piazza shows Promise As athletics do Page 25