CHICAGO – For the first time all evening, Wisconsin was starting to assert itself on the game. Ohio State had led by as many as 27 points with 15:31 to play, but with NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance the Badgers mounted a push in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. Kamari McGee’s fast-break layup with 11:49 to play capped a 9-0 run, pulling Wisconsin within 50-33 and injecting some life into the United Center as Ohio State called timeout. When play resumed, the Buckeyes countered by turning a pair of effort plays into consecutive buckets – Isaac Likekele’s offensive rebound fed Sean McNeil for a corner 3, and after a Tyler Wahl miss Brice Sensabaugh pushed the break, fed the ball upcourt to Likekele who hit McNeil for a layup to make it 55-33 with 11:01 remaining. Two buckets, five points, 25 seconds elapsed. The run…
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