Ohio State’s Sweet 16 history is one with more highs than lows and more streaks than valleys or peaks. The Buckeyes have a 10-5 career record in the regional semifinals since the Lucas-Havlicek era in 1960, but that success traces largely to winning the first five NCAA Tournament games they played at that level. The Buckeyes have since been a .500 team, splitting 10 games in the Sweet 16, suffering a pair of three-game losing streaks, but offsetting that with a pair of two-game winning streaks. OSU currently rides a hot streak should it weather the first and second rounds of the Tournament next season, having advanced to both the 2012 and 2013 Elite Eight. Here are the three most painful Buckeye failures short of getting through the regional semis, none of which have occurred over the last decade. 3. No. 4 St. John’s 91, No. 1 OSU 74 (1991…
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