Ohio State did quite enough early in the season to spare itself some of the white-knuckle stress many teams around the country will experience on Selection Sunday. That’s not to say the Buckeyes (15-8, 5-7) don’t have work left to do, but they have built in enough wiggle room that they’re somewhat like a billionaire who misplaces the decimal point on the gratuity line of his dinner check. They can afford a mistake, but they’d prefer not to make one. Losing at home this week to Rutgers on Wednesday or Purdue on Saturday would be a mistake. Losing both would be a disaster. It’s one thing to be within a game or two of .500 in the Big Ten. It’s another to fall four games under, which is where OSU would be if it follows a 70-57 loss Sunday at Wisconsin with a third and fourth home loss this season.…
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