While increased offensive tempo was an expectation under Jake Diebler, the Buckeyes' aggression on defense made the difference against Purdue with 22 points off of turnovers.
For all the talk of Ohio State’s offense cranking up its aggression under interim head coach Jake Diebler, aggression on the opposite end of the floor is what ultimately made the difference for the Buckeyes against No. 2 Purdue.“That’s the game right there,” Purdue head coach Matt Painter said. “If we take care of the basketball on those turnovers and we just miss shots, we probably win the game.
“Zed and I had a conversation, and he deserves a ton of credit because he followed through on everything he said in that conversation,” Diebler said. “I think that just speaks to who he is. We didn’t say, ‘Zed, every time Zach Edey goes up for a shot, swipe down.’ That was a feel thing, I think, for him. And he’s done that throughout his career. ... It was just some huge, huge plays.”
“No,” Thornton said with a laugh. “But at the end of the day, we know what Zed’s capable of doing. We know that he’s capable of doing a lot of things at a very high level. That’s why recruited him, that’s why he’s been here for the past four years because of what he can do, and he showed it tonight.”
“We couldn’t give Edey any easy looks,” Thornton said. “He’s 7-4, over 300 pounds. It’s not easy. We had to throw bodies and make sure we came with high hands every time he posted up, make sure we close out the shooters appropriately because with Jones and Smith and Loyer, they’ve got good shooters around him.”
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