COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One of the strengths for No. 1 Ohio State all season has been the Buckeyes’ cohesion on the court and common ground off it.
The players, who hang around together even when they don’t have to, are also tight with coach Thad Matta. They can almost finish his sentences.
But the coach and his team disagree on one major topic heading into the Big Ten tournament.
Matta wants his Buckeyes (29-2), the regular-season champions and top seed in Indianapolis, to simply play their best. Whatever happens beyond that is fine with him.
