The No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes and Northwestern Wildcats look to ride the momentum of their big wins into Saturday’s contest in Evanston, Ill. The Buckeyes (7-1, 1-1 Big Ten) faced No. 11 Rutgers at home Wednesday and fell behind by 16 points in the second half. But Ohio State scored 48 points over the final 15 minutes to post an 80-68 victory. Duane Washington Jr. and E.J. Liddell led the way with 22 and 21 points, respectively. The Buckeyes dominated down low, outscoring Rutgers 38-20 in the paint and outrebounding the Scarlet Knights by a 45-25 margin. “Obviously, there are a lot of good things to take from this game and a lot of things we’ve got to be doing better going into Northwestern,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. The victory was the second straight for the Buckeyes, who defeated UCLA last Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio. Like against…
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