Six days, three ranked opponents back-to-back-to-back for the Buckeyes.
Chris Holtmann’s preseason assertion that this would be the toughest non-conference schedule of his Ohio State tenure is starting to come into clear view ahead of Wednesday night’s meeting with 23rd-ranked Florida, as the Buckeyes will play their third consecutive AP Top 25 team in less than a week with No. 5 Duke waiting in the wings next Tuesday.
Ohio State needed a game-winner from freshman guard Meechie Johnson to get past Seton Hall in Monday’s Fort Myers Tip-Off opener in Florida, but the Gators had no trouble putting California away in a 80-60 blowout effort immediately following the Buckeyes’ win.