Ohio State men's basketball shocked the college basketball realm on Saturday with an upset of then-No. 4 Kentucky.
Mercer is no slouch, but getting up for a non-conference game that starts at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday is a different beast for a young team like Ohio State.
Thad Matta wanting to give his team some extra juice would explain why Ohio State pulling out its classic 1990s-style gray throwbacks—something it didn't do at all last year—for a matchup with Mercer.
Freshman guard JaQuan Lyle, the slayer of Wildcat monster, previewed the look with a tweet:
Mercer–Ohio State is set to broadcast on ESPNU.
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