Ohio State put up quite a fight in Madison, but the Badgers weathered the storm in the second half, and pulled out the victory.
Ohio State got off to another sluggish start, something that hasn't necessarily been foreign to the Buckeyes this season. Wisconsin opened up the game 11-0 before an Ohio State timeout. JaQuan Lyle got the Buckeyes on the board after being subbed into the game.
His presence off the bench kept the Buckeyes in the game early, as Lyle had seven points at the under-12 timeout, with the Buckeyes down 17-12. Lyle and Trevor Thompson would cut the Wisconsin lead to one, as the Buckeyes found themselves down 21-20 with just over eight minutes left in the first half, and into the under-8 timeout.