If a college basketball game was only 20 minutes long, Ohio State would have a perfect 4-0 record in the Big Ten.
Not only would the Buckeyes have an undefeated start to the conference schedule, but they would be 12-3 overall instead of 10-5.
Unfortunately, every basketball game has two halves.
Ohio State has held a halftime lead in all four of its Big Ten games this season yet is just 2-2 in those games, getting outscored by an average of five points in the second half in each game.
| Opponent | First Half | Second Half | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| at Rutgers | OSU, 31-29 | Rutgers, 37-36 | W, 67-66 |
| at Northwestern | OSU, 35-17 | Northwestern, 40-38 | W, 73-57 |
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