Ohio State knocks off Michigan in a Big Ten Tournament semifinal. Three takeaways.

Ohio State survived a late surge by Michigan in a semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the game.

End-of-game issues?

Look, this is college basketball. It’s hard enough to win against really, really good teams, and make no mistake about it, Michigan is just that. So, while it would be easy to get frustrated with these end-of-game runs seemingly every team makes against Ohio State, remember that basketball is a game of runs.

At least the Buckeyes are taking it to some very talented teams in large portions of the game. Whether that comes at the end, in the middle, or somewhere else, it’s all a body of work and goes into the forty minutes of winning.

It is a troubling trend, but OSU is going what it needs to win at end of games right now, and it’s a fun ride. Enjoy it. Enjoy the win, and let’s see how far it can go.

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