With wins against then-No 1. Michigan State and then-No. 3 Purdue, the first season for new Buckeye head coach Chris Holtmann has gone nearly perfectly... nearly. But for one banked three-pointer by Penn State’s Tony Carr, Ohio State could still be undefeated in conference play. After OSU’s Keita Bates-Diop hit an improbable three with five seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 79, Carr one-upped him and banked home the game winner as time expired.
OSU’s lone loss since two days before Christmas, saw five Buckeyes go for double-figures, but the rest of the team only contributed five additional points.