It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but the Ohio State basketball team got a win in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday. The Buckeye’s reward? A date with a veteran Villanova team with a Sweet 16 birth on the line.
The Wildcats have four players who average double digits and have outstanding guard play. Villanova is also an above-average defensive team holding opponents to just 63 points per contest. Ohio State could be in trouble if it doesn’t do better on the offensive end than it showed against Loyola.
Nova’s head coach, Jay Wright, was quoted as saying of OSU “…if they would have been healthy toward the end of the season — I think they lost the last four out of five. But if they would have had their guys together, this would have been a 2 or 3 seed…” He may be right, but the Buckeyes know they will have to be on top of their game to reach the next round.
Here’s everything you need to know to find the game and get ready to cheer the Bucks on to victory.