Can Ohio State get its four top players on the floor together again?

Christoph Tilly wasn’t able to do a whole lot when the Ohio State men’s basketball team resumed practice Feb. 27. Two days removed from being a late scratch for what became a 17-point loss at Iowa, the Buckeyes’ starting center has continued to battle a left calf injury that has hampered him for more than a month. As of the afternoon of the 28th, coach Jake Diebler wasn’t sure what Tilly’s status would look like for a March 1 home game against No. 8 Purdue that looms large as the last statement opportunity of the regular season for the Buckeyes. And if the senior isn’t able to play against the Boilermakers, the balance of the 2025-26 season shows that Ohio State’s chances of knocking off...