The strength of a quality team is its ability to overcome a poor performance and still win. No. 13 Ohio State did that in its most recent outing and will carry a stretch of five wins in six games into a matchup with struggling Michigan State on Sunday. The Buckeyes (13-4, 7-4 Big Ten) defeated Penn State 83-79 on Wednesday despite committing a season-high 17 turnovers, trailing by eight points with eight minutes left and having their two senior leaders foul out down the stretch. Yet there was a sense of accomplishment when E.J. Liddell made four free throws in the final minute after the score was tied at 79. “It’s hard to win in the (Big) Ten. It’s hard to win, period,” Ohio State forward Justice Sueing said. “We celebrate every win regardless if it’s by a couple points or 20 or 30. We always are looking to improve,…
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