Who’s trending up and down in college basketball this week? Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports SI’s college basketball stock report is back, taking inventory of the teams, players and trends that stood out—for better or for worse—in the last week. Who’s trending up and down as we enter another week of exciting NCAA action? STOCK UP Ohio State The Buckeyes made one of the biggest early statements of the season with a destruction of No. 10 Villanova in a 76–51 rout in Columbus. Ohio State opened the game with a 19–3 run and never looked back, nearly doubling up the Wildcats at halftime before winning by 25. That the Buckeyes’ defense was up to the task was not particularly surprising; rather, its offensive explosion was. OSU recorded 1.19 points per possession, shooting 61.8% from two and 56.2% from three on the night. The offensive output wasn’t a result of any one…
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