No. 7 seed Ohio State looks to upset No. 2 Villanova and earn a Sweet 16 berth this afternoon.
The Big East Tournament champions have won 11 of their past 12 games, including four victories over ranked opposition, and carries the momentum of a 20-point win over No. 15 seed Delaware into Sunday’s 2:40 p.m. tip-off against Ohio State.
Holtmann takes on longtime mentor Jay Wright, a former Big East competitor from his days at Butler, as the Buckeyes and Wildcats duke it out for a chance to advance to San Antonio.Besides possessing a top-10 offense in the country by KenPom’s adjusted efficiency metric, Villanova is also the most prolific 3-point shooting team remaining in the NCAA Tournament, hitting 9.4 per game to place the Wildcats at 22nd-best in the country.
Ohio State lost in the first round a season ago, but a surprise trip to the third round of the tournament this season could silence Holtmann’s critics that were emboldened by his late-season stumbles to end February and begin March.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Five Things to Know About Villanova, Ohio State’s Second-Round Opponent in the 2022 NCAA TournamentOhio State’s second-round opponent Villanova has lost only three games in the last two months and has six players who have averaged more than nine points per game this season.
Read more »
March Madness 2022: Tournament stalwart Loyola-Chicago a safe bet again against Ohio StateThe Loyola-Chicago Ramblers will look to pull the upset against the Ohio State Buckeyes, and there’s plenty of reason to believe that they can.
Read more »
Ohio State Women’s Basketball Hungry to Make Run in First NCAA Tournament Appearance Since 2018Ohio State women’s basketball will play its first NCAA Tournament game since 2018 on Saturday, and the four-year wait has only made the Buckeyes hungrier to make a run this year.
Read more »
Ohio State Bounces Loyola Chicago in 54-41 NCAA WinThe Buckeyes (20-11) advanced to play either Villanova or Delaware on Sunday in the South Region while preventing another March run by the Ramblers (25-8), who shot 27% (15 of 56) from the floor. Braden Norris led Loyola with 14 points but star Lucas Williamson endured perhaps his worst game of the season.
Read more »
'Soak in each moment': Saskatoon's Tyndall earns plaudits as he winds up Ohio State gymnastics careerSaskatoon\u0027s Jesse Tyndall is a finalist for the Nissen Emery Award, which is the Heisman Trophy of American collegiate gynastics.
Read more »