When Chris Holtmann sat down to discuss Ohio State’s season-opening 64-56 win against Cincinnati, he called it a “good old-fashioned rock fight.”
And then he learned about Virginia beating Syracuse by 14 points, with neither team even reaching 50 points, also on Wednesday night.
“48-34? Wow. I feel great right now. I feel great,” a disbelieving Holtmann said with a smile. “All the fans that watched, you saw an offensive explosion compared to that. I don't want to hear any complaining.”
He doesn’t have to worry. Nobody who saw that game is complaining. Not Jerry Lucas, who watched the game from the front row.