The Ohio State offense that flowed freely amid a 9-0 start to the season has gone missing to the extent head coach Chris Holtmann might start searching for it in the witness protection program. Missing 12 straight shots in one stretch of the second half, No. 11 OSU suffered a 67-55 defeat at No. 12 Maryland on Tuesday night and thus absorbed a third straight defeat that lowered its Big Ten record to 1-3. That’s a far cry from expectations that greeted the Buckeyes’ hot start, which slowed with a loss in their first conference road game at Minnesota and has since hit the skids over the last 10 days. West Virginia, Wisconsin and now Maryland have humbled Ohio State over that stretch. Its point totals have steadily deteriorated every game, going from 59 against WVU to 57 against Wisconsin to 55 against Maryland. “We struggled making shots,” Holtmann said. “That’s…
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