CHICAGO — After a brief scare, Ohio State is moving on. The No. 2-seeded Buckeyes toppled 10-seeded Nebraska 71-50 on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. It took Ohio State (24-7, 13-5 Big Ten) a few minutes to get acquainted with its new surroundings in the United Center, but by the end Thad Matta had emptied his bench. The Buckeyes fell behind 14-6 early in the game, but roared back with a 12-0 run to take the lead. Ohio State led by just five at the half, but they opened the second half on a 26-5 run and never looked back. “I’m hoping it continues. The worst thing we can do is relax and expect everything to kind of just happen,” OSU junior Aaron Craft said. “I think that’s what we did at the beginning of the game. I think we just rolled it out and didn’t try to execute or anything …
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