Good Hoops Morning: Will Bucky buck Ohio State’s tournament hopes Tuesday night?

Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Wisconsin Badgers (-1.5) at Ohio State Buckeyes| over/under 157.5 Game Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 8:30 p.m. ETLocation: Columbus, OHTV: FS1Radio: 97.1 FM/ 971thefan.com It’s officially danger zone time for Ohio State (16-9, 8-6). After spending the majority of the season on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble, losing three of their last five games has them on the outside looking in as the No. 24 Badgers (18-7, 10-4) visit. Ohio State has not beaten a ranked team all season, but the Buckeyes also have not lost back-to-back games all year, so one of those odd trends will be broken on Tuesday night. Wisconsin comes into this game scalding hot, having upset two top-10 teams in a span of four days. The Badgers have finally broken into the AP Top-25 poll, and are very much in play for a double (triple?) bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin’s guard duo of John Blackwell and Nick Boyd combined to score 43 points the first time these teams met. Bruce Thornton is 13 points away from passing Jerry Lucas and William Buford for 3rd all-time in scoring in program history. He is 34 points away from passing Herb Williams to move into 2nd all-time. Connor’s prediction: No. 24 Wisconsin 82, Ohio State 76 Connect with Connor: Twitter: @lemons_connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices