After better effort at Oregon, Ohio State's Devin Royal wants a repeat

EUGENE, Ore. – Devin Royal was not in a reflective mood. Not even half an hour earlier, Ohio State had posted its third Big Ten road win of the year while playing arguably its most complete game against a high-major team this season. The Buckeyes trailed for only 19 seconds, pushed their lead to as high as 24 points and rode a balanced scoring effort to a 72-62 win at Oregon on Jan. 8. The result allowed Ohio State to start moving past a 72-69 home loss to No. 10 Nebraska their last time out, but Royal wasn’t too interested in dissecting his double-double against the Ducks. What really matters, he said,...