COLUMBUS, Ohio — A chaotic weekend in college basketball provided a path that the Ohio State basketball team could have taken to win a share of the Big Ten regular-season title, something it hasn’t done in a decade. The top six teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll all lost, including fourth-ranked Purdue at the hands of Michigan State. By the time the Buckeyes took the court against Maryland Sunday afternoon, Wisconsin sat alone at the top of the Big Ten standings with three teams behind it, each holding five losses. OSU was one of them, meaning as long as it took care of business against a below-average Terrapins team, its chances of at least a share of the Big Ten championship for the first time since 2012 were realistic. Maryland had other plans, keeping OSU at bay for a 75-60 win. Ohio State now sits alone in fourth…
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