Thinking back to the first time this season his team faced Bowling Green, Ohio University men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips admitted it felt like a long time ago.
And perhaps even in a galaxy far, far way.
At the time that game, a 91-75 home defeat, seemed like a crushing setback to a program still looking to find its footing under the second-year head coach.
Now? It could be a just a footnote in a championship season.
“It was a world ago,” Phillips said.
That loss, in actuality, was just six weeks ago. The two teams are set for a rematch on Tuesday, starting at 7 p.