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Ohio State sophomore forward E.J. Liddell (32) participates in the tipoff during the Ohio State-Purdue game on Jan. 19. Ohio State lost 65-67. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor Coming off a top-10 win Saturday, the Buckeyes face a different challenge: complacency. No. 13 Ohio State (12-4, 6-4 Big Ten) was looking ahead to an eight-day break after their upset win over then-No. 10 Wisconsin, but they will instead split that break and square off against an up-and-down Penn State (5-6, 2-5 Big Ten) Wednesday. The new game day isn’t the only difference in the matchup, as it’s the first game Ohio State has played against a sub-.500 opponent since Dec. 30 against Nebraska. The win against Wisconsin marked the fourth win by Ohio State against an AP Top-25 team, but the Buckeyes are 1-2 against unranked opponents coming off wins against ranked opponents. Noting the challenge of playing Big…
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