Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Stetson: Game preview, prediction

Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesThe 16th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team clearly came to play this season. After opening up their 2019-20 campaign with wins over Cincinnati and UMass Lowell, the Buckeyes followed-up with a surprisingly commanding win over No. 10 Villanova in Columbus in last week’s Gavitt Tipoff Games. Now, Ohio State hopes to avoid a hangover as they prepare to take on Stetson, with the game scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET tonight in Value City Arena in Columbus.

Ohio State had a couple of slow starts in the team’s opening games against Cincinnati and UMass Lowell. Against Villanova, however, Chris Holtmann’s team made the necessary adjustments and, even down a…