BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Ohio State had lost other games this season, but neither of them was quite like this. In its first true road game, the Buckeyes walked into a Xavier buzzsaw but kept things close, made it a one-possession game in the final 20 seconds and fell 71-65. Six days later, in the Fort Myers Tip-Off championship game, a 3-pointer at the buzzer gave No. 23 Florida a 71-68 win. Thursday night at Assembly Hall, Indiana needed no dramatics or last-second heaves. It only needed Trayce Jackson-Davis. With last year’s honorable mention All-American dominating the paint on both ends for the Hoosiers, Ohio State had few answers and dropped a 67-51 loss to Indiana that was as decisive as it was surprising. An Ohio State team that ranked seventh nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency according to KenPom.com ran smack-dab into an Indiana defense with the best two-point field goal…
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