In one of the weirdest games in recent Buckeye history, the No. 3 Houston Cougars ended the No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes’ season with a 74-59 win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. With the victory, the Cougars will advance to the Sweet 16 next weekend. Ohio State’s traditional script was completely flipped in the first half, as the Bucks hits six of their first nine attempts from beyond the arc. In addition, the suffocating defense from the Cougars limited OSU to practically no offense inside the paint, and every time the Buckeyes got the ball inside — to Kaleb Wesson or anyone else — a double-team immediately came, often causing a turnover. The Buckeyes were kept in the game by the lights-out shooting from senior guard C.J. Jackson. Also in the first half of the game, Jackson recorded his 1,000th career point, becoming the…
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