The Ohio State Buckeyes will face off against the Villanova Wildcats in the second round of the south region of the National Championship Tournament on Sunday for a tip off time of 2:40 PM Eastern. This game will be available on CBS. Ohio State comes into this game with a record on the season of 20–11, and we are victorious in the first round of the tournament against Loyola Chicago by the score of 54–41 in a very low scoring game. EJ Liddell lead Ohio State in points with 16 going four of nine from the field.
Villanova comes into this match up with a record on the season of 27–7, and are the number two seed in the region. Villanova was victorious in the first round against Delaware, the 15 seed by the score of 80–60. Justin Moore led the way for Villanova with 21 points going seven of 13 from the field.
Collin Gillespie is the team leader for Villanova in points per game with 15.9 on the season and a field goal percentage of 44.3%, to go along with a free throw percentage of 89.4%. Eric Dixon is the team leader for Villanova in rebounds per game averaging 6.3. Collin Gillespie is the team leader in minutes per game averaging 33.8.
Jamari Wheeler is the team leader for Ohio State eight minutes per game averaging 29.4 on the season. EJ Liddell is the team leader for Ohio State in points per game averaging 19.6 on the season with a field goal percentage of 49.2%, and a free throw percentage of 76.7%. EJ is also the team leader in rebounds per game averaging 7.9 on the year.
