LINCOLN, Neb. – The shot clock was about to hit zero when Ohio State’s Luther Muhammad launched a shot from behind the key. The ball hit the front of the rim, bounced off the backboard and dropped straight through. “To be honest, every time I let it go I feel like it’s good,” Muhammad said. “That one, that was a straight heat check. I just felt like, ‘Today’s my day. God is on my side today.’ ” That funky 3-pointer – Muhammad’s third in a five-minute span of the second half – stemmed the momentum Nebraska was starting to generate and helped carry the Buckeyes to a 70-60 win that ended their five-game losing streak. Muhammad scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the second half, including two other 3s during a 20-5 run that propelled the Buckeyes (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten) to their first win in six games. “This…
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