Ohio 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.
in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, Ohio State will have to pull off an upset on Sunday if it’s going to reach the first Sweet 16 of Chris Holtmann’s tenure.
Limited depth and size, however, could make them beatable if the Buckeyes play their best basketball.Only three losses in last two months By comparison, Ohio State has won nine games against tournament teams but has lost five games to non-tournament teams. Junior guard Justin Moore, a second-team All-Big East selection, has also averaged 15 points per game this season along with 5.1 rebounds per game. Fifth-year senior forward Jermaine Samuels has averaged 10.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while fifth-year senior guard Caleb Daniels has averaged 10.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Senior forward Brandon Slater and redshirt sophomore Eric Dixon have both averaged 9.
With a diverse array of scoring threats, Villanova has the ninth-best adjusted offensive efficiency in the country, according toBy comparison, Ohio State has only two players who have averaged more than nine points per game this season , though the Buckeyes do have 10 players who have averaged more points per game than Villanova’s seventh-leading scorers, Jordan Longino and Chris Arcidiacano, who have averaged just 1.8 points per game.
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