A difference of more than 15 points per game is staggering in almost any basketball statistic.
Through 27 games this campaign, Ohio State allowed 75.9 points per contest. During their four-game winning streak to close the regular season, the Buckeyes allowed 59.5.
Yes, their opponents have something to do with that. Rutgers and Michigan, two of the four victories in the stretch, entered Sunday ranked 340th and 202nd in points per 100 possessions nationally. But even they were held to their third- and sixth-lowest point totals of the season by OSU.
"We've tried to be a little more aggressive within the system that we have in," Diebler said on Friday.