The weather made it hard to get into Ohio State’s game against visiting Rutgers on Wednesday, but the Buckeyes couldn’t blame the snowy conditions for their difficulty getting home safely. In front by 15 points at halftime and up 20 with 13 minutes left, OSU imperiled a crucial Big Ten victory with inept offense over the time that remained and needed late free throws to preserve a 72-66 victory.. “We knew, we kept saying to our guys, ‘Hey, the second half is going to be a different half,’ ” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “And it certainly was that. We survived against a really good team.” Rutgers, which came from 18 down to win in overtime against Northwestern in its previous game, reduced a 55-35 deficit to 69-66 on Geo Baker’s deep three-pointer with 27 seconds left. Andre Wesson hit the first of a one-and-one after being fouled on…
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