The Ohio State basketball team is headed in the wrong direction at the wrong time.
After being in the thick of the Big Ten title race, OSU has suddenly hit a slide to be in danger of falling out of a double-bye in the Big Ten tournament. The latest is a 78-70 loss to last place Nebraska, one that is what will also go down as a bad loss in the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee’s eyes.
It was again a theme that seems to be recurring, a poor shooting night. Ohio State shot just 38.6% from the field, making just 22-of-55 shots. Freshman Malaki Branham disappeared in this one and even though E.J. Liddell scored 27 points, it was not an efficient one. He knocked down just 7-of-16 shots from the floor. He did post a double-double with 14 rebounds to go along with six blocks, but it wasn’t enough.
