In many ways, the Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team has already exceeded expectations this season, defeating two tournament teams from the 2017-18 season despite a severely decimated roster, and doing so on the road. Most recently, the Buckeyes overcame Creighton in Omaha, Neb. as part of the 2018 Gavitt Tipoff Games. Now, Chris Holtmann’s team returns home to face South Carolina State today at 2 p.m. ET in a game broadcast on BTN Plus. Preview Ohio State almost blew a late lead to Doug McDermott’s Creighton team Thursday night. Almost. The Buckeyes were up by a dozen at the end of the first, but found themselves down by as many as four in the second 20 minutes. Senior guard C.J. Jackson came up strong at the end, picking up his only two field goals when the Buckeyes needed them most, despite not scoring a single point until well into…
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