It wasn’t pretty, unless you’re a devotee of the genre of art where paint is randomly splashed on canvas, then swirled and stomped into something kinda, sorta recognizable. The only thing worthy of hanging on the wall from 18th-ranked Ohio State’s 64-56 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday at Value City Arena was the, “W,” in the left-hand column from the Buckeyes’ season opener. “We could not buy a bucket or a free throw for what seemed like the first half of the first half,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “I started to wonder if we were going to score.” OSU finally did, more than seven minutes in, after failing on each of its first five free throws, three of which came in the one-and-one. Yes, Ohio State went so long without a field goal it was in the bonus before Kyle Young’s dunk in transition ended the drought. Young…
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