Are the basketball Buckeyes back on the bubble?
After the way that they ended February and
began March, it’s a fair question to ask.
What appeared to be a second-half surge that
included six wins in seven games came to an end
Feb. 27 when Ohio State...
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Are the basketball Buckeyes back on the bubble?
After the way that they ended February and
began March, it’s a fair question to ask.
What appeared to be a second-half surge that
included six wins in seven games came to an end
Feb. 27 when Ohio State dropped a 65-63 decision
to last-place Penn State. The Buckeyes followed
that three days later with a 72-64 loss at Indiana,
dropping them to sixth place in the Big Ten and out
of the top 25 of both major polls.
With just one regular-season game remaining
– a March 9 home date with Michigan State – Ohio
State appears to be playing its worst basketball at
the worst possible time. There’s still the Big Ten
tournament for the Buckeyes to turn their fortunes
around, but for now they have some glaring weaknesses that need to be addressed.
“We were rolling until (the Penn State loss), in
all seriousness,” Ohio State coach Thad Matta said.
“We’re really lacking in a confidence issue and a
toughness issue in terms of playing thro
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