Georgia’s Scoring Depth Presents Threat to Ohio State in NIT Quarterfinals Despite Lackluster Offensive Output

As long as there are games and championships to be won, Jake Diebler says he and his team will stay motivated.With each of its wins, Ohio State inches closer to a prize of dubious notoriety, an NIT tournament title. One foe stands between Ohio State and a date in Indianapolis’ Hinkle Fieldhouse for the semifinals of college basketball’s second-most prestigious postseason crown.

Georgia enters with a 19-16 record three games worse than Ohio State’s 22-13 mark on the year, and the Bulldogs came into the NIT losing five of their previous eight matchups. Two of their usual starters are out with injury. Of those seven players, six are listed as guards. Senior Noah Thomasson paces the Bulldogs with 12.9 points per game. It does hurt that the team's second-leading scorer, fellow senior guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim, has been out with an ankle injury.

"I have a ton of respect for Coach White going back to when we were in the SEC together," Diebler said. "I think he’s a really good coach. His teams play tough and he’s usually had some really good guard play, you can go back and look at his time at Florida."

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