June 19, 2026

With porous defense and declining offense, Ohio State looks for late-season answers

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Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann after a home loss to Nebraska Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann after a 78-70 home loss to Nebraska on March 1, 2022. Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch Bryce McGowens didn’t find a lot of company each time he drove the basket at Value City Arena on Tuesday night. As the Nebraska freshman guard did so over and over again, slicing through the Ohio State defense for easy points at the rim, too often he was met with little resistance from the Buckeyes. He might have been alone on his way to the rim, but that didn’t exactly put him in rare air this season. Ohio State basketball insider: Stay in the know with texts from beat reporter Adam Jardy  McGowen’s showing against Ohio State, leading to a 78-70 win for the Cornhuskers, was merely the latest in a growing list of…

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