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Greg Oden Avoids Foul Trouble, Delivers Big Numbers in Loss

When Greg Oden walked to the bench during a break in the first half of the NCAA championship game, he was greeted with a bit of sarcasm from his coach, Thad Matta.

"Coach told me after the first media timeout, 'Welcome to the second part of the first half,"' Oden said.

Indeed, playing most of the half - and 38 minutes in the game - was a new experience in the tournament for the Ohio State freshman.

After picking up two fouls in 3 minutes against Georgetown in the semifinal game, Oden played almost 30 minutes Monday night before drawing his second foul against Florida . He finished with four fouls, but the last two came in the closing minutes.

In the end, it didn't matter. Florida easily beat the Buckeyes 84-75 despite the big guy's best game of the tournament.

In what might have been Oden's final college game, the likely No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA draft led his team with 25 points - his second-highest total of the season - 12 rebounds and four blocked shots.

"It really doesn't matter," Oden said.

Oden couldn't beat Florida by himself, but at least he beat the perception that he couldn't stay on the floor in NCAA tournament games.

"We pretty much got every and anything out of Greg tonight," guard Mike Conley Jr. said. "He played a great game. He helped us offensively and defensively. But, you know, our team needed to play as well as he was tonight by the way Florida was playing. That was the key."

Afterward, Oden sat slumped at his locker, drained by his long stint on the floor and dejected after the Buckeyes' first loss after 22 straight wins.

"We're used to winning. That's what we know," Oden said, speaking softly. "It just didn't turn out that way. It kind of hurts."

Asked about entering the NBA draft, Oden said, "Next question, please."

Matta said he and Oden have not discussed the draft.

"I think Gregory and I will sit down when we get back and kind of talk," Matta said. "The great thing about him, I know he hasn't thought about it."

After running into foul trouble in four straight NCAA tournament games, severely limiting his playing time, Oden finally was in full time for this one and it was quite a show.

He played like a veteran, shining on college basketball's biggest stage. Showing a nice touch with his hook shots and power with two-handed dunks and blocks, the performance was prime-time proof that Oden is as impressive as billed.

Problem was, his teammates couldn't make their 3-pointers and they couldn't stop Florida 's 3s.

"Our game plan was not to leave their shooter," Oden said. "They got a couple of open 3s."

Oden had 11 points and seven rebounds in the first half, ending it with a two-handed jam over Florida 's overmatched freshman center, Marreese Speights.

Speights played late in the first half to protect Florida's top inside players from fouls, but Oden continued to pile on the points in the second half when defended by starter Al Horford and top backup Chris Richard, who finally fouled out.

"Greg played a great game," Ohio State senior Ron Lewis said. "He fought hard. He did everything he needed to do. ... I think it was one of his best performances, staying out of foul trouble and doing the things he needed to do to help this basketball team."

Conley, also a freshman, added 20 points with his slashing drives to the basket.

Oden and Conley made the all-tournament team for the Final Four.

"Both guys played exceptionally well," Matta said. "Greg really did a tremendous job of scoring the ball, finishing the ball. They chose to go with single coverage. When teams do that, really the difference in the game is we need to make a couple more shots from the outside."

Ohio State was only 4-of-23 on 3-pointers; Florida was 10-of-18.

Speaking as Florida 's confetti-filled celebration continued on the court, Oden said,

"It's disappointing, because this is what we want. What they are doing right now is what we wanted."

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