A displeased Chris Holtmann strolled into the home locker room at the Schottenstein Center following the final buzzer of the first half with one overriding thought dancing in his mind.
He felt lucky. Lucky to only be down 38-28, which he viewed as better than the alternative.
The way he saw it on Wednesday night, Rutgers easily could’ve been up by more than 10 points on Ohio State. The Scarlet Knights had gone 7-for-13 from 3-point range as the Buckeyes made only one of their 10 triples before halftime. Holtmann thought the damage “could have been a little bit worse.