Southeast Missouri was always going to be overmatched when it played at fifth-ranked Ohio State in Columbus on Tuesday. Now, the Redhawks (3-7) are also going to face an angry team. The Buckeyes (9-1) suffered an 84-71 defeat at Minnesota on Sunday, when a victory for then-No. 3 Ohio State might have meant a jump to the No. 1 ranking. Instead, Chris Holtmann must get the Buckeyes to quickly regroup before traveling to Las Vegas to play No. 6 Kentucky on Saturday. “We’ve got to figure out how to coach better and play better moving forward, and that’s the challenge for us,” Holtmann said after the game. At the same time the Buckeyes were losing, Southeast Missouri was in Ohio dropping a 65-50 decision to Youngstown State for its third straight loss and fifth in six games, all away from home. That road stretch will extend to eight when they…
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