COLUMBUS, Ohio — Outside, inside — it didn’t matter. Michigan State could not find an answer to stop Ohio State on Thursday night. E.J. Liddell and Jamari Wheeler draining 3-pointer after 3-pointer, Malakai Branham taking defenders off the dribble. Joey Brunk, starting his first Big Ten game of the season, abused every big man the Spartans used to try and stop him around the basket. The Buckeyes seemingly turning almost every MSU turnover into points, the Spartans continue to find few answers from a punchless offense. The Spartans’ two-month swoon slogged on as they dropped their seventh game in the last nine and second in three days, 80-69, to No. 23 Ohio State at Value City Arena. No. 25 MSU (19-11, 10-9 Big Ten) closes the regular season at home Sunday against Maryland. Tipoff is 4:30 p.m. at Breslin Center (CBS). Four Buckeyes scored in double figures, led by 22…
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