It was the absolute worst,'' he said. The Buckeyes made only 2 of 13 three-point attempts, one apiece from Sean Connolly and Brent Darby, who swapped places in the starting lineup. Connolly started for the first time in 12 games as the coaching staff tried to spark the offense, to no avail. The teams' fouls nearly kept pace with their points through the first 16 minutes of the game. It was outscored 21-8 during that span.
Good teams keep their composure at the end even when the fans get into it.
You've got to be solid, you can't have turnovers and things like that. Ohio State made 5 of 24 shots from the field in the second half and finished with 19 turnovers. Wisconsin had eight steals, four by guard Mike Kelley, who sagged into the paint to strip the ball several times. We knew going into game they wanted to get Ken Johnson going, so we worked on choking down on him and having the guards swipe at it, and that really disrupted things for him,'' Kelley said.