LAHAINA, HAWAII – Sean McNeil was cooking. Ohio State, having trailed by double digits was rolling. San Diego State, the No. 17 team in the country, suddenly looked vulnerable. And then, in the span of less than a minute, the Aztecs turned it back on, ignited their offense and left Ohio State in the dust. In a first-round matchup in the first trip to the Maui Invitational in 19 years, San Diego State (4-0) negated a McNeil-led charge with eight points in 51 seconds near the midpoint of the second half and went on to hand the Buckeyes (3-1) their first defeat of the season, 88-77, inside the Lahaina Civic Center. San Diego State’s physicality and defense arrived on the island as advertised and it wasn’t until McNeil got going that Ohio State started to threaten. After scoring two points during the first half, the West Virginia transfer who had…
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