COLUMBUS — Ohio State getting back to the NCAA tournament in his second season as coach was never a given in the eyes of coach Chris Holtmann. Well, almost never. After the Buckeyes received a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region and the chance to play No. 6 Iowa State on Friday night in Tulsa, Okla., the 47-year-old reviewed his thought process during the previous 48 hours. “Yesterday I felt we were solidly on the 11 line, maybe even a 10,” he said Sunday night. “Yesterday as I studied the numbers, I studied myself into absolute paranoia. I just had to stop. Thank God we had practice so I could stop looking at it. I was worried. I mean I just got too worked up.” >>RELATED: Seven players, one coach representing Dayton area in 2019 NCAA tournament Preseason predictions varied for the Buckeyes, but few if any prognosticators expected a repeat…
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