Given its offensive limitations, Rutgers must play great defense, not good, coach Steve Pikiell said the other day.
It was neither on Sunday night against Ohio State.
The Buckeyes will go streaking into the Top 25 on Monday morning after rolling past the Scarlet Knights, 68-46, in front of 7,476 at the RAC. After doing almost everything it needed to do in a near-miss upset bid at No. 4 Michigan State on Wednesday night, Rutgers did pretty much everything it couldn't do in falling to 11-8 overall and 1-5 in Big Ten play.