Ohio State basketball beats No. 15 Rutgers. Three takeaways.

Ohio State went to No. 15 Rutgers and came away with a big win. Here are three takeaways we observed from what we saw on the court.

Ohio State is a really good team when it plays the right way

If you’ve read anything from us on this Ohio State team, you know how we feel about what the team’s identity is. This is not a great three-point shooting team that’s going to win games with a lot of offense from the perimeter. What OSU does have is a roster that can get a lot of hoops going to the rim.

Couple that with being one of the best free-throw shooting teams in the league, and when this team is playing really good defense on one end, then following that up with getting baskets going to the rim, this team can hang with — and beat — anyone. Again, it’s all built on that physical brand of ball that can be hard to handle.

Hopefully, the team found that out even more today and things are on the rise from here.