Chris Holtmann hadn’t yet had a chance to dive deep into the film. The head coach had only just left Ohio State’s locker room after Saturday’s 73-68 loss to Illinois when he began responding to the inevitable questions in the press conference about how his team’s offense went scoreless for the final three and a half minutes.
He said he believed the Buckeyes “pressed” on several occasions that ended with subpar looks and Duane Washington Jr. – who accounted for five of the last 10 shots, all of which missed – had “forced a couple” of shots.