Ohio State's 95 points against Northwestern were its most in two years, and that effort came just three days after a season-worst performance by the Buckeye offense.
Ohio State basketball coaches Chris Holtmann and Ryan Pedon will both be unavailable Sunday due to health and safety protocols, and Jake Diebler will serve as acting head coach.
Justin Ahrens discussed the aftermath of Ohio State's loss to Indiana and previewed the Buckeyes' forthcoming matchup with Northwestern on a Zoom call Saturday.
Chris Holtmann, Malaki Branham and Jamari Wheeler all broke down their upcoming matchup with Indiana at a Wednesday press conference at the Schottenstein Center.
Back at it after COVID-19 issues created a three-week pause, Ohio State showed plenty of rust but outlasted Nebraska in overtime behind 35 points from Malaki Branham.
Kyle Young joined injured Buckeye forwards Justice Sueing and Seth Towns on Ohio State's unavailability report ahead of Sunday night's tip-off at Nebraska.
Ohio State is “on track” to return to the hardwood against Nebraska on Sunday, and Chris Holtmann has a positive outlook on the team's future despite its COVID-19 troubles.