Ohio State tries to rebound from its second loss of the season when the No. 16 Buckeyes play at Rutgers on Wednesday. The Buckeyes (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) are coming off an 86-77 home loss to No. 6 Michigan State on Saturday. The Spartans closed out the victory with a 14-5 run thanks to some hot shooting. “We’re certainly not there yet,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said afterward. “You let a team shoot 76 percent on your home floor and score 50 points (in the second half), then you’ve got a long ways to go. That’s a fact for us.” OSU sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson, who scored 25 points vs. the Spartans before fouling out, was more optimistic in comparing the Buckeyes against the gold standard of the conference. “I don’t think they’re any better than we are,” he said. “We just had mishaps that happened late in the…
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