The Buckeyes’ backs are against the wall.
They’ve done just enough to be teetering on the edge of the NCAA Tournament bubble with the book closed on college basketball’s regular season but failed to do enough down the stretch to make their standing secure. Now, there’s work to do in the Big Ten Tournament.
Set to face Iowa on Wednesday in the first round, Ohio State likely needs at least one and possibly multiple wins in its conference tourney to go dancing for the first time in three years.
“We need to control what we can control, and that's Wednesday's game,” coach Jake Diebler said.