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Ohio State vs. Butler, Sunday (Nov 26), 3 PM EST

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PK80: Fates collide for Ohio State's Chris Holtmann who will coach vs. former team

OSU will battle Butler on Sunday just 170 days after Holtmann's coaching staff left Indianapolis

When Chris Holtmann made the difficult life-changing decision in June to leave Butler and replace Thad Matta at Ohio State, he hoped he'd never have to coach against the Bulldogs. Holtmann's been public about how emotionally difficult the decision was to leave Butler, and for the past few months he had a hanging wish to worm through the PK80 bracket without having to scout, prep and coach against the players he helped take to last season's Sweet 16.

That wish will die Sunday.

"As fate would have it!" one Ohio State staffer yelled from OSU's locker room after the Buckeyes' 79-71 upset of Stanford on Friday night.

Because Ohio State and Butler's results mirrored each other on Thursday and Friday, Holtmann's OSU squad will square off against the Bulldogs in the fifth-place game of the PK80's Motion bracket. The game will tip at noon ET at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. It's the first time Holtmann's ever had to coach against a former team, even dating back to his time as an assistant.

Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...-holtmann-who-will-coach-against-former-team/
 
Sagarin has the Bucks a one-point favorite and KenPom has Butler a three-point favorite. I'm calling this one a coin toss. Really comes down to how much Holtmann wants to exploit his knowledge against his old guys. I mean, all things being a wash, the clear advantage here is with Holtmann's team.
 
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ohio state overall: 46.1%
butler overall: 46.2%

ohio state from three: 31.0%
butler from three: 31.2%

ohio state from the line: 74.2%
butler from the line: 74.4%

at least on paper, the biggest differences i see are that ohio state tends to hit the boards better than butler, but ohio state tends to turn over the ball at a higher rate. i haven't seen much of the bulldogs, but what i have seen didn't exactly impress me. i'm sure i'd say that the same of the buckeyes if i were a butler fan. perhaps the advantage goes to the program whose coach better understands the opponent's personnel and tendencies. i don't know. i just hope that jallow commits to playing inside-out rather than outside-in, jackson continues to shoot well, and the team works the offense rather than settling for jumpers or forcing poor passes. despite being shellacked by a good gonzaga team, going 2-1 in portland would be a solid showing.
 
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apparently, butler will be without forward starter sean mcdermott. averaging 9 points and 4 rebounds, he's their fourth-best scorer and top shooter from the outside. on solid shooting against texas and maryland, he had 11 and 17, respectively. butler fans are lukewarm about him, but he is a loss.
 
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