COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball improved to 7-2 on the season following an 85-74 win over Towson Wednesday, but it was anything but easy. The Buckeyes looked as if they were on their way in the early moments, making five of their first six shots to jump out to a 12-3 lead. But the Tigers fought their way back, eventually taking the lead on multiple occasions. Then things went cold for both sides. For almost six minutes in the middle of the first half, the two traded stretches when they missed five straight. OSU spent more than half of the first 20 minutes trailing by as much as nine but eventually found its offense in time to make its last four shots and take a 33-32 halftime lead into halftime. Towson managed to hang around despite shooting 39.3 percent, while OSU shot 56.5 percent by making timely shots and…
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