Watch Now: Ohio State seeks its eighth straight win when the Buckeyes return to conference play Saturday against Penn State in University Park, Pa. The Buckeyes (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Miami (Ohio) 84-64 on Wednesday after defeating Minnesota 84-74 in their Big Ten opener three days earlier. It would have been easy for the Buckeyes to look past their in-state opponent with the Nittany Lions looming, but Ohio State guard Evan Mahaffey said coach Chris Holtmann wouldn’t allow it. “I feel like we have a really locked-in group,” said Mahaffey, a Penn State transfer who will face his former program for the first time. “That’s one thing Coach mentioned. … They know we can all get better in these situations, and they can really prepare us. “It shows that we stay locked in no matter who we’re playing or no matter when it is, and that’s what you have…
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