European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars and stripes monday april 2200 sports Ramstein women capture us forces Europe title in basketball Page 34 Florida Ohio state will Settle the dispute t n by Nancy Armour the associated press of Well see who really no 1 Florida the top Overall seed in the Mcaa tournament and Ohio state which finished the regular season As the to ranked team rolled into monday night s championship game in Atlanta after a tournament filled with Nai biters saturday night s games were downright pedestrian Ohio state 353 beat Georgetown 6760 de spite More foul trouble from Greg Oden Florida 345 romped to a 7666 Victory Over Urcla in a rematch of last years title game that want any closer than the original mondays contest will be a title game rematch of sorts the buckeyes and gators met for a title in january Only it was on grass not Hardwood the Gridiron gators won mat one in an upset beating Ohio state 4114 and making Florida the first school to hold titles in football and mens basketball at the same time now Florida is looking to add to its title collection but the buckeyes might want a Little re Venge for their football Brethren yes that was Ohio state football coach Jim Tressel sitting in the front Row saturday night with his Florida counterpart Urban Meyer across the Way Florida is trying to become the first team since Duke in 1992 to repeat and the first Ever to do it with the same starting lineup there a very very Good team Florida coach Billy Donovan said of Ohio state we got a Chance to play them in december it was a game where i think our team and their team have gotten i better and improved As the season has gone on t the teams met in Gainesville in december and it was barely a contest Florida routed the buckeyes 8660 11 embarrassing them in every facet of the game it was Only Odens fifth game Back after of season wrist surgery and the gators ran him off the floor he keep up with Joakim Noah or a Gimpy Al Hor Ford and finished with Al most As Many fouls four As he did Points seven and re Bounds monday nights game is sure to be different the buckeyes Haven lost since Jan 9 at Wisconsin a Streak of 22 straight but Treyve looked vulnerable in the Mcaa tournament and Florida will be their biggest test see final on Page 33 Phelps wins seventh Gold sets world record Florida a Hor Ford left and Ohio states Greg Oden right will be the centers of attention when the teams meet in the National championship game monday Mark Humphrey Hor Ford and Gerry Broome i 027664 463149
