But the Buckeyes' entire season has been about expectations. That's what happens when you're coming off the Final Four. And no one knows that pressure better than senior point guard Scoonie Penn, the emotional and floor leader of this team for two years. Penn has struggled with his shot this season, hitting just 37 percent, but understands if the Bucks are to make a postseason run as impressive as last year's, he'll have to be the spark. You don't even realize it after a while.
Guys feed off.
But I'm hungry too. This is the time to be up. Penn, who averages 15.4 points, and Redd sounded a little weary in the days leading up to the start of the tournament, but it's no surprise. A 79-73 win at Penn State last week was included in that stretch. Penn hasn't played fewer than 34 minutes in a game in more than a month.