Ohio State put together arguably its best all-around performance of the season when its needed it the most, improving its NCAA tournament resume as the end of the season neared.
D'Angelo Russell turned 23 on Saturday. He celebrated his birthday by dropping 40 on the Hornets in one of the finest performances of his young career.
Ohio State players were assigned black inventors by Scoonie Penn and learned about them, then they wore their names and respective inventions on shirts on Wednesday.
Ohio State doesn't need otherworldly offensive performances to pull off an upset against its upcoming opponents, but its showing against Northwestern was a blueprint.