For the Ohio State men’s basketball team, every game the rest of the season is an important contest. After starting off the year so brightly, the Buckeyes have struggled since the start of the new year and the beginning of conference play and it has put the team’s NCAA Tournament hopes in jeopardy. While most bracket predictors still have the Scarlet and Gray in the NCAA Tournament — typically around a 10 seed at this point — Ohio State could use a few good wins to help boost their résumé. Saturday afternoon provides that opportunity. The Buckeyes are on the road at No. 24 Maryland. A victory in that game would provide the Scarlet and Gray with the team’s first ranked win of the season n and better argument for the Tournament come Selection Sunday. If the oddsmakers are right, Ohio State will not get that win but it may…
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