Ohio State wants ‘big game’ mindset vs. Mount St. Mary’s

Mount St. Mary’s has shown at times it could be the team to knock off a squad like unbeaten Ohio State, with high-level consistency on the road the goal when the teams meet at Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday evening.The Mountaineers (1-5) have struggled at the outset, but they have been known to cause problems for major-conference programs. They led Cincinnati with less than 12 minutes remaining in a 72-55 loss on Nov. 16.It was even more heartbreaking three days later when they were up by five points at Maryland with 30 seconds left and were ahead three in overtime before falling 95-90.On Sunday, though, Mount St. Mary’s lost 83-60 to Western Michigan, which was routed 91-58 by Ohio State (5-0) on Thursday.”We’re starting to see flashes of who we can be,” Mountaineers coach Donny Lind said. “We just need longer flashes.”Those flashes might be harder to come by against the Buckeyes, who were relentless from start to finish against Western Michigan.”Play to the end of the whistle every time,” Ohio State freshman Amare Bynum said. “Every game’s a big game to us. Just having that mindset, and when it’s game time, you have to flick it and it’s time to work.”

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