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Chris Holtmann Says Ohio State Wanted the Ball in the Hands of “Gutsy” Meechie Johnson For Game-Winning 3-Pointer

Chris Holtmann could’ve called timeout.

With two left in his pocket and just 10 seconds remaining when the ball crossed halfcourt in a tie game, it’s what most viewers likely assumed the Ohio State head coach would do in order to draw up a play for a last-second look for the win.

Instead, Meechie Johnson called game.

The final sequence worked out almost exactly how Holtmann wanted it to anyway. Johnson, who brought the ball up after Seton Hall tied the game up 76-all on a transition layup, passed it to Kyle Young on the wing and went to set a screen on E.