Ohio State basketball suffers disappointing loss at Wisconsin: Three things we learned

The Ohio State basketball team lost a disappointing and frustrating game at Wisconsin. Here are three things we learned.

So about that whole winning streak. Ohio State traveled to Wisconsin with a three-game winning streak in hand, thinking it had turned some things around. Instead of continuing that theme, the Buckeyes reverted back to some ugly trends that were a part of the January slide that brought on so much concern and resulted in the team dropping from the top five to completely out of the rankings.

Ohio State now sits at 15-8 overall, and just 5-7 in the Big Ten. We’re now entering the home stretch of the regular season with just eight games to go. What happens over the next few will determine whether OSU is soundly in the NCAA Tournament, or finds itself on the bubble.

Anyway, as we do after every game, here are three things we took from the game in Madison.

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