Ohio State was fortunate last week to have the opportunity to play a lowly Rutgers team directly following a 25-point blowout loss at the hands of Indiana. The Buckeyes aren't quite as lucky this time around.
Coming off another crushing defeat — this time a 35-point loss to Maryland on Saturday — Ohio State gets a much more formidable opponent this time in the rebound game. The Buckeyes travel to Purdue for a 9 p.m. date with the 22nd-ranked Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on Thursday.
“I think as a team we’re definitely hungry to get back out there," sophomore forward Jae'Sean Tate said Wednesday.