Ohio State, 39-22. Before the game, Ohio State's coaches had a conversation that produced a remark that might be the epitaph for these Buckeyes, at whatever point in March that is written.
Teams come back.
We're just happy to get a victory. The Buckeyes have had five games decided by three or fewer points this season and now have won two of them. Most dismaying was what their response to Minnesota's full-court pressure in the second half might bode for the future. For the last two years, O'Brien had the luxury of putting the ball in Scoonie Penn's hands when time was short and possession precious. Yesterday, starting guards Brown, Brent Darby and Boban Savovic had 11 turnovers in the second half and 16 for the game.