The Big Ten Tournament gets started in Chicago on Wednesday with the Wisconsin Badgers and Ohio State Buckeyes hooking up with both teams looking to redeem themselves after shaky play within the conference.
Ohio State Buckeyes (-2, 131) and Wisconsin Badgers
The Buckeyes were at one point had a record of 10-3 and ranked nationally in January following a convincing road win against Northwestern, but have not won a game away from home since.
Overall, Ohio State ranks 191st in the country in points allowed on a per possession basis with most of their woes coming away from home, allowing 16.6 points more per 100 possessions when away from home and are 311th in the country in points allowed per possession in games away from home.
Since January 25, Ohio State has played five games away from home and allowed at least 77 points in all five games and are playing without leader in rebounds Zed Key, who was averaging 10.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and a block per game.