When his team last played eight days ago, Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann was speaking only in theory about the Buckeyes handling expectations loftier than they currently shouldered. Now, that challenge may be only one win away. OSU (9-0, 1-0) returns to the court for the first time since its 106-74 win over Penn State with 6:30 p.m. tip-off Sunday at Minnesota (4-5, 0-1). A win at Williams Arena could very well vault Ohio State into the nation’s No. ` ranking when The Associated Press poll is released on Monday. The Buckeyes held the No. 3 spot last week after warming up for its annihilation of previously-once-beaten Penn State with a 74-49 humbling of North Carolina on the road four days earlier. No. 1 Louisville lost to Texas Tech since taking over the top spot and is likely to fall a bit. No. 2 Kansas beat two over-matched opponents badly,…
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