Road Big Ten games against top-25 opponents are supposed to be difficult.
In the Chris Holtmann era, Ohio State was 1-9 in road games vs. top-25 Big Ten opponents. The sole win was against Purdue in his first season. Usually, they're a challenge.
But not for the most part on Saturday in the Rutgers Athletic Center. Not 17 days after Rutgers center Myles Johnson called his shot, zeroing in on the rematch with the Buckeyes after he fouled out of the Scarlet Knights' 80-68 loss to them on Dec. 23.
Ohio State pounced on Rutgers early, ending the first half on a 22-4 run to pull ahead by 12 points as the teams entered the locker room.