The last time Thad Matta joined 97.1 The Fan for his weekly radio show appearance, his Ohio State men's basketball team stood stuck in the midst of a four-game losing streak.
Matta's club rebounded on Sunday, however, and picked up its first Big Ten victory of the season by beating Michigan State 72-67 at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes desperately needed something positive to happen and scratched its way to the victory behind 22 points from JaQuan Lyle.
Matta was in Dayton at the annual Flyin' To The Hoop event recruiting, so he only took part in roughly 10 minutes of the radio show, doing so by telephone.