It’s never easy to win on the road, and that notion was on full display again on Monday night when the Ohio State basketball team went on the road and took on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in “the barn,” outlasting the Gophers, and pulling off a thrilling 89-88 victory.

Gophers coach Ben Johnson faced the worst-case scenario with his team’s first Big Ten win this season on the line Monday night against Ohio State. A two-point lead and leading scorer Dawson Garcia were gone in an instant after he fouled out with 5.

It wasn't pretty, but it was gritty. Here are 5 takeaways after Ohio State held off Minnesota in a double-overtime win Monday night.

The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-5, 2-2) picked up a key conference road win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-7, 0-4) 89-88 in double-overtime to get to .500 in conference play. Bruce Thornton has had the Gophers’ number,