Even as the offense has slowed and the production has dipped, the unfailing black and white of simple arithmetic provided a measure of comfort for Bruce Thornton. Ohio State’s freshman point guard has had a lot to learn in his first season running the offense. It’s been rough for long patches as the Buckeyes have played their way toward the Big Ten basement, but the presence of Zed Key – even an injury-affected version – was something Thornton felt he and his teammates could count on. “He’s shooting (in the) high 50s so either this shot or the next shot he shoots, he’s probably gonna make,” Thornton said Wednesday, one day before Ohio State was set to host Penn State at Value City Arena. Ohio State Buckeyes: Join the Ohio State Sports Insider text group with Bill Rabinowitz, Joey Kaufman Adam Jardy It will be nearly nine months until the…
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