Don’t turn the ball over … and over
During this 4 game losing streak, Ohio State has committed 64 turnovers (16/game) and has only 38 assists (9.5/game). You don’t have to be a basketball genius to understand that’s an awful ratio.
— Matt McCoy (@MattMcCoyRadio) January 11, 2020
It feels like a broken record, but Ohio State’s stretches of wins and losses have an almost direct correlation with how much it turns the ball over. Early in the year it was taking care of the ball, then it hit a January skid largely because of a slew of charitable giveaways. There’s more to it than that, but the Buckeyes have also gotten things right here recently — and yes — the turnover bug has been not cured, but on the mend.
When you have two teams with fairly equal abilities like these two, it often comes down do a possession or two. Those can be taken up on the free-throw line, in rebounds, but most especially in the turnover department. Let’s try to keep the unforced errors under ten, and it might be a victory for Ohio State.
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