While the Ohio State men’s basketball team won’t officially know their NCAA Tournament status until next Sunday, it is difficult to imagine that the Buckeyes’ Senior Day effort didn’t help their status, despite the loss, heading into the Big Ten Tournament. The Buckeyes were handed their third defeat in as many games without leading scorer and rebounder Kaleb Wesson, as he is serving a suspension for a violation of athletic department policy. This time around, it was at the hands of the No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers, 73-67. As were the losses to No. 11 Purdue and B1G basement-dwellers Northwestern, Senior Day at the Value City Arena was difficult to watch at times, but the Buckeyes turned in an inspiring and furious, late-second half comeback attempt. Chris Holtmann’s squad again struggled to make shots, and no one was able to step up and fill the Kaleb Wesson-sized hole in the Buckeyes’…
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