From Graham: No reason for Ohio State to worry
True, they will go another season without a road win against a ranked nonconference team after losing to Duke earlier this season (the last such road victory came in 2006 at Oklahoma). And true, they played nine of their first 11 games in Columbus, continuing a baffling tradition that runs counter to pretty much everything recent history suggests programs need to do -- especially for a team in a conference that, over the last decade, hasn't consistently provided the best competition in the country.
But if those are the constants, Ohio State's early production is the variable. The Buckeyes entered play against Wright State ranked second in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (it was 1.34 after Tuesday's game). That's the program's best mark since the 2005-06 season. But what's different from even that team, which went 29-3 but lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament, is everything else the Buckeyes are doing on offense.
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