Alex Hamilton scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half, and Louisiana Tech never trailed, handing Ohio State the kind of loss it hadn’t experienced in more than 50 years.
Four days after its first home loss to a team from a non-major conference (Texas-Arlington), the Buckeyes fell behind almost immediately and lost 82-74 to Louisiana Tech in Value City Arena. Ohio State has lost consecutive home non-conference games for the first time since Dec. 11 and 13 in 1963, when Davidson and Missouri won in St. John Arena.