This was a big, resilient win
Total team effort, fair and square.😊#GoBuckeyes #Team122 pic.twitter.com/wloLUGJgXK
— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) January 9, 2021
I have to admit, this looked like one that was going to go in the loss column for Ohio State. With the injury to C.J. Walker’s hand, the downward trend we saw with the game at Minnesota, and an uphill climb to go against Rutgers at its place, on paper, this was always going to be a tough one.
Or maybe not. OSU outrebounded, outplayed, and outhustled the Scarlet Knights form the tip to the finish. Sometimes you see teams rise more to the occasion when their backs are against the wall, and maybe we’re seeing that with this Ohio State team.