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Chris Holtmann Says Three-Second Rule “Needs to Be Evaluated” After Matchup With Zach Edey and Purdue:

Zach Edey dominated Ohio State in Saturday’s Big Ten Tournament semifinal matchup.

But Chris Holtmann thinks the 32-point performance by the conference player of the year was aided by an oversight from the officiating crew. During his Monday radio show on 97.1 The Fan, the Buckeye head coach said the offensive three-second rule was clearly violated on a number of occasions without penalty from the officials in the Buckeyes’ 80-66 loss to Purdue in Chicago.

“Listen, I was on the officials the entire game. I really do think that needs to be evaluated whether or not you keep that rule in the rulebook.