When Ohio State takes the court at Jersey Mike’s Arena on Sunday, the visitors will be met by frothing mouths, soon-to-be hoarse throats and unquantifiable rage from just about every corner of the old barn. Well, other than the opposite side of the court. That is Steve Pikiell’s hope, anyway. The Rutgers coach said he is not using the controversial ending to his team’s crushing road loss to the Buckeyes last month as motivation leading into the rematch. The Scarlet Knights had an egregious officiating error go against them in the heartbreaking 67-66 defeat at Value City Arena, one bad enough that the Big Ten acknowledged it the following day, but dwelling on how the last meeting ended will do them no good heading in the next one, Pikiell said. BUY RUTGERS BASKETBALL TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER “The game was a while ago,” Pikiell told NJ Advance Media.…
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