On Saturday afternoon, the Ohio State Buckeyes (17-8, 7-7) had the opportunity to achieve something they had not done since the middle of December-have a .500 record in conference play. When the Buckeyes lost to Minnesota on December 15, their Big Ten record dropped to 1-1, and it would only get worse from there. © Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images At one point the Buckeyes fell to as far 2-6 in conference play, and Final Four hopes quickly shifted to just wanting to make the NCAA Tournament. But after a long January swoon, the Buckeyes have turned it back on, winning five of their last six contests to bring their B1G record to 7-7. With a win on Saturday, Ohio State switched spots with Purdue in the standings, jumping to eighth place and sending the Boilers’ to ninth. The Purdue Boilermakers (14-12, 7-8), were coming off a rare, clunky home…
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