What does Ohio State still reasonably have to play for? What's up with Brice Sensabaugh's shooting? That and more after a loss to Michigan State.
The culprit this time? An offense that, a month ago, was the nation’s most efficient posting its second-lowest adjusted offensive efficiency rating since KenPom.com started tracking the statistic in the 2001-02 season. The result? Ohio State now has seven games remaining in a season that could finish without even an NIT berth if things don’t turn around.
Instead, Brice Sensabaugh missed, Zed Key pulled down the rebound and had his put-back attempt interfered with. Joey Hauser then hit one of his six 3-pointers –– and the Buckeyes never got closer than six points again as the Spartans pulled away. Michigan State’s defense has something to do with it. The Spartans are ranked 16th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, but their tempo also came into play. Michigan State is 306th in tempo according to KenPom and is playing at its slowest pace since the 2014-15 season.“Their tempo is much different than what it’s been in the past,” Holtmann said. “We’re playing the fastest we’ve played in our six years but we’re the second-least efficient we’ve been. There’s a multitude of reasons.
“I’d like to play Roddy and Sean together quite a bit,” Holtmann said. “For us moving forward I’m going to give that a look, adding more ball handling. Roddy can make open shots. I should’ve played him more last game. I liked the blend of defense with the offensive group we had, that mix of a starting lineup. Obviously it was young but we’ll see if that continues.”
Sensabaugh continued his recent slide, finishing with 8 points on 3 of 14 shooting with three turnovers in 26:41.Sensabaugh has now averaged 8.7 points in his last three games while shooting 22.2% from the floor.
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