The Ohio State basketball team has done a good job of beating up on lower competition. Most of their wins have come against foes who don't play in a power conference. The lone solid win they had coming into Saturday night was a one-point victory over Notre Dame.
Most of those wins had come at home, as well. In fact, the Buckeyes lost their only true road game, losing to Pitt on a buzzer-beater. That would have given them an opportunity for a massive victory to put on their resume. They were looking to make up for that in a game against West Virginia.