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After Letting A Few Games Slip Away, Ohio State Still Learning How to Finish Games Late in the Season

Ohio State head coach Thad Matta is pleased with the improvement his team has made over the last few weeks. However, the Buckeyes’ 12th-year coach is frustrated his team is not winning some of these recent games.

“I like the progress we’re making but I am a little bit frustrated,” Matta said Monday. “I think that’s sort of the mindset that we are trying to build right now: We’ve got to go for 40 [minutes] and there can be no mental errors, especially in crucial times.”

That’s exactly what has cost Ohio State recently. In the Buckeyes’ last three losses — at Purdue, vs.