The problem with having a nice problem to have is that, while it’s nice, it’s also still a problem. That’s the horns of the dilemma on which Ohio State is uncomfortably perched. The Buckeyes are 11-3 and ranked No. 5, with wins over a triumvirate of college basketball royalty in Villanova, North Carolina and Kentucky. That’s nice. But OSU has also lost two straight games, coming unhinged down the stretch in both defeats, entering a week where it plays Tuesday at No. 15 Maryland and Saturday at Indiana. That’s a problem. It’s no disgrace losing to West Virginia or Wisconsin, but it’s how Ohio State lost both that visibly bothered head coach Chris Holtmann after the Friday home loss to the Badgers. Like it did Sunday in Cleveland in the loss to WVU, the Buckeyes blew a seven-point second-half lead and suffered from long offensive dry spells against tough defensive…
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