It wasn’t over yet, but it sure was trending toward a Buckeye win in Piscataway. With 3:48 to play in a game that had been razor-close to that point, a pair of Zed Key free throws put Ohio State up eight points to give the Buckeyes their largest lead of the night against Rutgers. With some decent free throw shooting and a few stops from then on out, Ohio State was set to escape New Jersey with perhaps its best Big Ten road win of the season. Only Ohio State did not score a single point the rest of the way, and ultimately wound up in the loss column for the second time in the past three games. Rutgers closed out the 66-64 win on a 10-0 run as senior guard Geo Baker – who finished with a game-high 25 points – scored eight of those by himself. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes missed all but…
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