The inconsistencies Ohio State’s young roster seemed immune to through a 9-0 start bared their fangs and ripped the Buckeyes apart Sunday night in an 84-71 loss to struggling Minnesota. Coming off eight days inactivity since back-to-back 25-plus blowouts that moved it to No. 3 nationally, OSU lost touch midway through the first half and allowed Minnesota to expand a 38-29 halftime lead to 14 points in the first six minutes of the second half. The Buckeyes had no answer for Minnesota guard Marcus Carr, who abused OSU’s C.J. Jackson and every other defender coach Chris Holtmann tried on him with repeated drives to the basket. Carr scored 28 of his career-high 35 points in the first 6 1/2 minutes of the second half to feed Minnesota’s getaway, which grew off Kaleb Wesson’s absence on the bench with foul trouble. Carr shot 1-for-10 and scored two points in the Gophers’ loss…
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