With the conference tournament starting next week, Michigan State and host Ohio State will meet Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio, trying to gain confidence and wins. No. 23 Ohio State (18-9, 11-7 Big Ten) seemed poised to make a run at the regular-season title, but a loss at Maryland on Sunday and a jarring 78-70 home loss to Nebraska on Tuesday — teams that entered their games against the Buckeyes with a combined conference record of 7-28 — spell trouble. “I really can’t point to anything specific,” Buckeyes forward Justin Ahrens said. “We’ve just got to be better. Just didn’t have it the past two games. Let teams score too easy. (To) finish the season, we’ve got to step up.” Michigan State (19-10, 10-8) lost 87-70 at Michigan on Tuesday for the Spartans’ sixth loss in the past eight games. “They played better than us, shot better than us, moved…
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