After leading almost the entire second half, the Ohio State Buckeyes lost a brutal game at the horn to the Northwestern Wildcats, 71-70. Down by one point, Duane Washington Jr. had a chance to win the game with only a few seconds remaining. The Buckeyes had the ball and drew up a sideline out-of-bounds play, designed for Washington to roll to the right side of the rim. He got his look off cleanly, but his layup didn’t drop for the Buckeyes and Northwestern grabbed the rebound away and drew a foul. Boo Buie missed the ensuing foul shot for the Wildcats, E.J. Liddell grabbed the rebound and took a half court shot to try and win the game, but it came up short. The Buckeyes lost for just the second time in nine games to start the season, but they fall to 1-2 in Big Ten play. Northwestern is 3-0…
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