The importance of Saturday afternoon’s game in Madison really depends on how you perceive this Ohio State men’s basketball team. So, the No. 15 Buckeyes’ 74-62 victory could be seen as another major addition to a growing tournament resume, or just OSU finally finishing a game that they led by double digits.
Wisconsin has been an elite program for over a decade, especially at home, where they have racked up 143 Big Ten wins at the Kohl Center over the past 15 years. Losing on the road to a top-10 team would have been nothing to hang your head about, and would still allow the Buckeyes to look every bit of an NCAA Tournament team.