Value City Arena hasn’t exactly been a house of horrors for Big Ten teams, but Northwestern has been the exception. The Wildcats walked into Ohio State’s home arena on Thursday with just one win in 19 tries but as team with the better record. And like the rest of the league has experience against the Buckeyes this season, the Wildcats enjoyed their stay. Northwestern (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) took control midway through the second half, held off a late run and handed Ohio State (11-13, 3-10) yet another loss, 69-63. “Obviously it’s been a difficult task for Northwestern teams, and I’m really proud of my guys for coming in here and getting the job done,” Wildcats coach Chris Collins said. The Buckeyes have now lost five straight games for a second straight time this season and have dropped 10 of 11 since beating Northwestern 73-57 on New Year’s Day. Ohio…
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