Ohio State and host Nebraska look to continue their winning ways on Sunday after taking similar ways to their latest victories.
Buckeyes (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten) collected from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 18 Maryland 73-70 on a banked 3-pointer by Bruce Thornton with 7.8 seconds left on Thursday, two months after Terrapins Led by 40 in an 83-59 beatdown.
Ohio State has won four out of five, including being down 16 at then no. 11 Purdue before winning 73-70.
“This group is connected,” said Buckeyes coach Jake Diebler. “I do not mean that it should sound a cliff, and it can be difficult to see something tangible sometimes, but it is really about our toughness and how connected we are. We play with better attention to detail and we I play with more smarter possessions , and we’ve made it more consistent.
“We have served the right to play meaningful games this time of year. The guys have earned it.”
So Cornhuskers (15-8, 5-7), who have won three straight since a six-match losing row.
On Wednesday in Washington, Nebraska hit 13 within the first eight minutes and by 10 in half but surpassed Huskies 49-25 during the second half for a victory 86-72.
Despite the emphatic result, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said that attention has turned to Sunday.
“We can’t take our foot from the gas,” he said after the game. “We can’t return to the first half, what we did (against Washington). We just have to go out there, get our audience behind us, and I know we will have a fantastic for Ohio State and hopefully play a complete game. “
Cornhuskers is led by Brice Williams (19.2 points per match), who had 13 of its team high 23 points during the second half against Huskies. During the victory tree he is an average of 26.0 points and 5.6 returns per match.
Ohio State will counteract with Thornton (team -leading 17.7 ppg). He had 21 of his 31 points during the second half against Maryland with 17 who came in the last seven minutes.
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