Ohio State has had the comfort of playing basketball on its home floor just twice in the past 28 days.
After a grueling stretch of four road games in the past five contests, the Buckeyes return to the Schottenstein Center for a three-game homestand that starts with a matchup against Minnesota on Tuesday. Ohio State beat the Gophers by double digits in the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 27, and now the Buckeyes will try to top that performance during the rematch in Columbus.
Minnesota had lost four out of five games entering the last matchup with Ohio State, and the loss to the Buckeyes started a streak of five consecutive defeats for the Gophers thereafter.