The 2012-13 college basketball season was something of an anomaly for recent Ohio State Buckeye squads—there was no Big Ten Championship at the end.

Yes, the Scarlet and Gray won the conference tournament for the third time in four years, but it was only the third time since 2005 that there wasn't at least a share of the regular-season title.

Read on to see five critical keys to Ohio State rectifying that situation and winning the conference in 2013-14.  

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