TULSA, Okla. – Knowing coaches can only do so much on a quick turnaround in the NCAA Tournament, Chris Holtmann knew what would decide Sunday night’s game. In short, he said Saturday afternoon: players make plays. And with a Sweet Sixteen berth on the line out of the BOK Center in the Midwest regional, Houston had a few more of them. Against a Cougars team that was as quick, feisty and occasionally downright nasty as any they have faced all season, the Buckeyes (20-15) bowed out of the tournament with an emotional, 74-59 loss. No. 3 seed Houston (33-3) will face No. 2 seed Kentucky on Friday night in Kansas City, Mo., and make their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since the Phi Slama Jama team of 1984. Ohio State, after being picked to finish eighth in a preseason media poll conducted jointly by the Dispatch and the Athletic, fought its…
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