Ohio State's depth players stepped up in a big way to secure a win over Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament. Scotty Middleton led the team in scoring with 11 points, surpassing his season average. The Buckeyes' strategy of utilizing their bench paid off as all five backups outscored their season averages.
Ohio State has played its depth more frequently since Jake Diebler became the Buckeyes’ head coach one month ago. That strategy paid off in a big way in the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Tournament opener against Iowa on Thursday night.to earn a second-round win over the tournament’s No. 7 seed and advance to Friday’s quarterfinals in Minneapolis. All five backups who saw action against Iowa outscored their season averages to make a positive impact for the Buckeyes out of the bullpen.
No Buckeye backup came up bigger than Scotty Middleton, who scored 11 points – all in the first half – to lead the Buckeyes in scoring in the first 20 minutes. The freshman wing, who had averaged only 4.1 points per game during the regular season, made all four of his shot attempts – including three 3-pointers – in 15 minutes of action. It was his first double-digit scoring game since the season opener against Oakland.Fellow freshman Devin Royal, who scored only
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