In college basketball, the winner is often decided in the margins. Talent gaps can be erased by complicated schemes; games can be won and lost with halftime adjustments, by one or two good play calls, or by the exploitation of weakness. Basketball has the potential to be an immensely advanced strategic game. Sometimes though, the answer to winning a basketball game is simple. You find room on the court where no one can put their hands in your face, and you throw the ball into the hoop. Against UCLA’s hideous, porous defense, Ohio State was getting half of that done, finding wide open shots all game long with good ball movement and the exploitation of one of the least disciplined defenses in college basketball. Unfortunately, for much of Ohio State’s 80-66 victory over the Bruins, the Buckeyes looked groggy and cold for large swaths of the game. Point guard C.J.…
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