Jacob Myers | The Columbus Dispatch It all ends on Friday in an entirely unceremonious way. The No. 22 Ohio State women’s basketball team plays its 20th and final game of the 2020-21 season at No. 24 Rutgers at 8 p.m. There is no Big Ten tournament or NCAA Tournament appearance to look forward to because of a self-imposed — but NCAA-recommended — postseason ban as a result of recruiting violations by a former assistant coach. Coach Kevin McGuff said this week that the team deserves a break after a season influenced and shortened by COVID-19. Still, he added, it’s a shame the Buckeyes (13-6, 9-6) can’t make a postseason run that they believe would have been possible. “We’re as good as anybody in our league, and certainly I think we measure up against some of the best teams in the country when we’re playing at our best,” McGuff said. “I think we’ve proven that. Now it’s like, hey, we’ve got to carry…
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