STORRS, Conn. – With the home student section loudly booing every Ohio State player to jog past and into the locker room during warmups, Trevor Thompson breezed past and clapped his hands.
“We’ve got an opportunity here, boys!” he shouted before disappearing through the doors.
A chance to start atoning for a four-game losing streak instead amounted to Ohio State’s largest defeat since a 24-point loss to Wisconsin last March. Connecticut (6-3) shot 62.5 percent from the field in the first half, withstood an Ohio State second-half challenge and cruised to a 75-55 win at Gampel Pavilion.