During Ohio State's 69-68 loss to Penn State on Friday in New York City, the Buckeyes went through a stretch where its senior leader Jae'Sean Tate was not on the floor. As it turns out, it wasn't just foul trouble that kept Tate on the bench against the Nittany Lions.
Speaking on his radio show Monday evening, Chris Holtmann said Tate was held off the floor for extended minutes in order to create space offensively for Keita Bates-Diop to get more clear looks at the basket down the stretch.
"We could not score efficiently when we had Kaleb (Wesson), Jae'Sean and Keita in there together," Holtmann said.