Brice Sensabaugh had a pretty simple explanation for what had been a challenging offensive performance from Ohio State on Wednesday night. A minute and a half into the second half against an overmatched Eastern Illinois team, the Buckeyes had seen their 16-point lead winnowed down to three thanks to an offense that couldn’t find any consistent traction. Ohio State led 26-23 and had scored 13 of those points in a span of 4:01 sandwiched around the midpoint of the first half. Otherwise, the Buckeyes had 13 points in roughly 18 minutes of game action as the Panthers’ plan to pack the paint and force their hosts to connect from outside appeared to be working. By the end, it was a 65-43 win that moved the Buckeyes to 3-0 as they now set their sights on the Maui Invitational. It also marked their worst-shooting effort in the early going and the…
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