Not much has changed since the last edition of Buckeyetology when it comes to Ohio State's NCAA Tournament chances or Big Ten standing. That's what a split of road conference games will bring.
The Buckeyes demolished Penn State in its St. John Arena equivalent (Rec Hall) on Thursday, 83-64, but ran out of gas at Illinois on Sunday in an 87-79 loss. Ohio State's overall and conference records added a tick to each column, now sitting at 13-9 and 5-6, respectively.
But road wins are hard to come by, particularly in a Big Ten that is considered very deep by the tools the NCAA Tournament selection committee uses to choose its field.