Towson Puts Up Fight, But Buckeyes Pull Away To Notch Third Straight Win, 85-74

It was an easy game to overlook on paper, and the Buckeyes may have been caught glancing ahead at times against a tough Towson team.

Ohio State left the Schottenstein Center with a third straight win on Wednesday, but the 85-74 victory over the unranked Tigers was not all smooth sailing for the Buckeyes. Ohio State held just a one-point advantage over the underdog Tigers at halftime, and couldn’t mount a double-digit lead until midway through the second half.

But despite a big night from Tiger guards Cam Holden and Jason Gibson that helped Towson stay within single digits late, the Buckeyes proved to be too much down the stretch. Three-point sharpshooter Justin Ahrens scored 10 straight…