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#22 Ohio State vs Notre Dame, Tuesday, December 8 @ 7:30 PM EST ESPN2

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From around the hardwood...
Chris Holtmann met with the media Monday afternoon to preview Tuesday night’s game against Notre Dame. He said the Buckeyes will bus to more games this year than they usually do and travel more on the day of the game. However, Ohio State will fly to Notre Dame tonight.





Regardless of whether the Buckeyes win or lose, however, Holtmann said it is important to play a team like Notre Dame before Big Ten play to see where they’re at as a team.



s for updates on the return of Seth Towns and Musa Jallow, Holtmann said they will both be game-time decisions. For Towns specifically, he has practiced regularly for over a week now, but a lot of it will depend on his own confidence in his knee.



Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...place-for-the-hanging-of-100-ryan-day-is-back
 


THREE IMPORTANT BUCKEYES
CJ WALKER
Walker's never going to be the most dynamic player on Ohio State's roster. That's not his deal, though. He runs the show on both ends of the court, sets the tone as the unquestioned leader and facilitates. So far, so good.

He'll want to improve on his shooting percentage of 34.8, but he's scored in double-figures all three games and, most importantly, has totalled 15 assists and five turnovers. Walker will try to carry that momentum to South Bend.

"I also think that we've handled the ball really well," Holtmann said. "Our assist-to-turnover ratio and our turnover percentage has been really, really good. That's been an improvement for us. We'll see how consistent that stays. When you have veteran guards, I think that helps in that regard."

JUSTICE SUEING
It's time to see Sueing do it against high-major competition as a Buckeye. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound redshirt junior forward leads the Buckeyes in scoring through three games with 15 points per game. He's lived up to his billing as somebody who can get to the rim, finish through contact and score in transition, but he's done so versus Illinois State, UMass Lowell and Morehead State.

Being equally as productive in South Bend is the next step.

ZED KEY
Speaking of somebody who's experiencing a step up in competition...

At least Sueing spent two years at Cal. Key, a freshman big man, hasn't ever faced high-major opponents. He's Holtmann's go-to backup big man, averaging 7.3 points and five rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game, so he'll get ample playing time on Tuesday. This is a test run for what he'll see the rest of the season.

THREE IMPORTANT FIGHTING IRISH
DANE GOODWIN
Recognize the name? You should.

Goodwin, an Upper Arlington product, was once committed to Ohio State and almost certainly would be suiting up for this game in a scarlet and gray jersey had Thad Matta stuck around. Instead, a little less than two weeks after Gene Smith made Holtmann Ohio State's next coach, Goodwin decommitted to reevaluate his options and ended up in South Bend.

The 6-foot-6, 200-pound junior's role has steadily risen, coming off the bench as a freshman (6.4 points per game) and sophomore (10.8 points per game) before earning a starting spot this season. Through two games, he's averaging 13.5 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes per game. Not surprising to those who watched him in high school: He's a sharpshooter from the outside (37.7 percent from 3 last season) who also got to the free-throw line seven times against Michigan State.
 
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Some ups and downs, but shooting well from the 3 point line here. Ahrens has to keep getting looks, he's such a smooth shooter. Need some more consistency from Liddell and Key the rest of the game.
 
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