Ohio State didn’t play down to Wisconsin
We have to call it like we see it. Wisconsin had an off night shooting the ball in this one. It couldn’t hit a three-pointer to save its life in the first half. It got a little better in the second, but for the game, the Badgers shot just 7-of-27 from beyond the arc in this one. For the game, Wisconsin only managed to fill up the hoop at a 41.8 percent clip, and that doomed the chances of victory.
But you have to give Ohio State credit too. Rather than find other ways to keep this game extremely close, the Buckeyes didn’t. OSU shot almost 51 percent overall — but more importantly — it didn’t get caught up in a Wisconsin type game and lose an ugly one.