WHEN 6 p.m. Central today WHERE Staples Center, Los Angeles RECORDS Wichita State 29-8, Ohio State 29-7 SERIES Ohio State leads 3-1 LAST MEETING Ohio State won 78-60 on Dec.
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PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
WICHITA STATE
POS NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
F Carl Hall, 6-8, Sr. 12.7 7.0
F Cleanthony Early, 6-8, Jr. 13.7 5.3
G Malcolm Armstead, 6-0, Sr. 10.8 3.8
G Ron Baker, 6-3, Fr. 8.6 2.9
G Tekele Cotton, 6-2, Sr. 6.3 3.9
COACH Gregg Williams (332-152 overall, 138-69 in 6 seasons at Wichita State)
OHIO STATE
POS NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
F Deshaun Thomas, 6-7, Jr. 19.7 6.0
F Sam Thompson, 6-7, So. 7.9 3.6
G Aaron Craft, 6-2, Jr. 10.1 3.5
G Lenzelle Smith, 6-4, Jr. 9.3 4.9
C Amir Williams, 6-11, So. 3.6 3.9
COACH Thad Matta (352-103 overall, 250-72 in 9 seasons at Ohio State)
CHALK TALK Wichita State will need to play good perimeter defense against Ohio State, which shoots better from the floor and the three-point line than the Shockers. Wichita State also will need to deal with the inside presence of Ohio State center Amir Williams, who is three inches taller than anyone on the Shockers roster.
Sports, Pages 22 on 03/30/2013