INDIANAPOLIS — The Ohio State Buckeyes will be in the NCAA Tournament.
Just not in 2016.
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Next year, when their young lineup has more time to grow, the Buckeyes will be a serious threat. There is no team in the Big Ten Tournament that looks better in its uniforms, more imposing, and Ohio State makes plenty of plays to indicate this is not just somebody’s All-Airport team. But their 81-54 quarterfinal loss Friday night to No. 2 seed Michigan State didn’t include enough of them.