Feb 9, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward Keita Bates-Diop (33) goes in for two during the teams’ come from behind win over the Northwestern Wildcats at Value City Arena. Ohio State won 71-63. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports It’s been an up-and-down season for the Ohio State men’s basketball team. The young and mostly inexperienced Buckeyes have been able to stay afloat in the rugged Big Ten. With the regular season starting to wind down, it’ll take a strong finish for Ohio State to make the postseason. The biggest factor that could keep Ohio State out of postseason play is its lack of quality wins. The Buckeyes got their best wins of the season back in December against Kentucky and earlier this week against rival Michigan. Although Kentucky is currently the No. 14 team in the country, Michigan isn’t even in the top 50 for RPI. That pair of good wins is outweighed by a few bad losses. Ohio State went on a four-game losing streak early in the season that included home losses to Texas-Arlington and Lousisiana Tech. Ohio State also has three losses by at least 20 points this year; two of which came against AP top 25 teams…
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