No. 7 seed Ohio State opens NCAA Tournament play against No. 10 seed Loyola at 12:15 p.m. in Pittsburgh.
, the Ramblers butter their bread on defense, where they’ve allowed just 61.7 points per game, good for 17th-best in the nation.
“We're playing an outstanding team, an outstanding program in Loyola. Got tremendous respect for what they've done, how hard their kids play, how physical they are. I think they're as hard-playing and physical as any team that we've played all year,” Holtmann said. “They're really as good as any team we've played all year, there's no question about it. They've just got older guys who are really good players, tremendous culture, well-coached.
Valentine called the first-team All-Big Ten performer “a mismatch for every team in the country,” and he’s the top priority for Loyola to slow down if it’s going to derail Ohio State’s postseason plans.
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