An undermanned Ohio State basketball team still trying to fit some new pieces together dropped its first game of the year Thursday, a road contest to in-state foe Xavier, 71-65. The Buckeyes got out to a lackluster start, making just 1-of-10 shots from the floor to put themselves in an early hole in front of a raucous Cintas Center in Cincinnati. The Musketeers threatened to go up by double-digits not long into the game, but then OSU steadied itself but still went into the break down by nine points. The second half was a little better, with Ohio State whittling away at the lead behind E.J. Liddell’s 17 points, eight blocks, and seven rebounds. Still, the closest the Buckeyes got was two points when guard Jamari Wheeler cut the lead to two points after making a three-pointer with just 17 seconds left. It was too little too late with Xavier…
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