The Ohio State basketball team continued to roll on Sunday night, winning its first Big Ten game of the season, 84-74 against Minnesota at home. It was the Buckeyes sixth win in a row and runs their record to 7-1 overall and 1-0 in the conference. The Golden Gophers Dawson Garcia had himself a night, pouring in 36 points on 12-of-24 shooting, but he was half of Minnesota’s offense and couldn’t keep pace in the first half. OSU started the game up 3-0 and never trailed in the contest, first heading into the locker room up 42-28. Ohio State led by as many as 22 points, let the Gophers back within arm’s reach late in the contest but then held the maroon and gold at bay the rest of the way. The Buckeyes were led by two players. Forward Jamison Battle scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds against his…
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