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Men's basketball | How do Buckeyes spell postseason? Most likely N-I-T

A week of rest following a home win against No. 8 Iowa that had Ohio State inch closer to the projected NCAA tournament field came to a bitter close with a road loss to hot-shooting Michigan State. In a shooting performance for the ages, the Spartans kept the Buckeyes at a safe distance for nearly the entire game and strangled any at-large hopes for coach Thad Matta’s team. Michigan State shot .667 from the field, the highest mark ever allowed by a Matta team at Ohio State. It was too much for an Ohio State team that shot 47.