ROSEMONT, Ill. – For the first time since Dec. 30, Keita Bates-Diop failed to score 20 or more points, yet when the dust settled at Allstate Arena on Wednesday night, Ohio State was still undefeated in conference play.
Bates-Diop scored just 10 points in Ohio State’s 71-65 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night, but that didn’t stop his head coach from giving the star playing a rousing endorsement after the game.
After Chris Holtmann was asked about what had made Bates-Diop so successful to this point in the season, the first-year Buckeye head coach got as animated as he has all season, praising his star player, going as far as calling him one of the best players in the country.