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An 8-0 run by Ohio State early in the second half of its game against Nebraska on Saturday, which included two points via a jumper from Luther Muhammad, gave the Buckeyes a six-point lead with 13 minutes remaining. But the Cornhuskers began to creep back into the game, just as they had done at the beginning of the second half. Two free throws from Glynn Watson Jr. and a free throw from Tanner Borchardt cut Ohio State’s lead to three. Both teams desperately needed victories. The Buckeyes had suffered five straight losses, and Nebraska had lost four of its past six games. What happened next swung the entire game, and halted the momentum of Ohio State’s loss-laden January. Kaleb Wesson kicked off what proved to be the deciding stretch of the game with a 3-pointer. The next possession, Muhammad found himself with sufficient space after Wesson screened Thomas Allen and…
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