Ohio State will try to make it 3-0 against Penn State this season when it opens Big Ten Tournament play against the Nittany Lions tonight in Indianapolis.
– this time a five-point margin – when Penn State came to Columbus on Jan. 16. Now with four straight wins over Penn State and six in the last seven meetings, Ohio State is favored to extend that streak Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.Three Buckeyes were hobbled with injuries by the end of the regular season, and at least one of them will miss Ohio State’s first postseason game.
If you’re having doubts about the Buckeyes’ ability to make a deep run in the Big Ten Tournament, don’t forget that not many people expected Ohio State to do so last season either. In 2021, the Buckeyes dropped their final four games in a row before entering the Big Ten Tournament as a No. 5 seed, then proceeded to squeak out three straight wins by single-digit margins and eventually take No. 2 seed Illinois to overtime in the championship game.
“I think we’ll rely on the older guys and the leadership to kind of tell what it’s like, what those games are like,” Holtmann said. “They’re typically a little more physical, but it’s usually the team that's aggressive and obviously the ability to make shots is important as well.”If both Young and Key are out on Thursday, expect to see a steady diet of Brunk on the court against Penn State.
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