Adam Jardy | Buckeye Xtra INDIANAPOLIS – The specific words escaped him, forgotten already in the aftermath of the thriller that had just transpired. As Ohio State headed to the locker room for halftime of Saturday’s Big Ten tournament semifinal against Michigan, assistant coach Jake Diebler and junior guard Duane Washington Jr. engaged in a little chat about the state of the game and his play. What was said doesn’t really matter. What does matter is what the two discussed shortly before the Buckeyes began the second half with the ball and a 27-26 deficit, and that Diebler clearly recalled. Big Ten tournament: Duane Washington, Buckeyes play for Kyle Young, beat Michigan to reach Big Ten title game “I just told him to stick with it,” Diebler told The Dispatch. “I wanted to remind him of the belief that we had in him and then give him a couple strategic…
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