They Are Expressing Their Disgust After Rutgers’ Contentious Loss to Ohio State by Saying, “I’m Sick to My Stomach.”

Steve Pikiell believes that Ohio State stepped out of bounds prior to making the pivotal shot that ended the game and condemned his Rutgers team to a crushing defeat in Columbus on Thursday.

At Value City Arena, with five seconds left, Caleb McConnell, a fifth-year senior guard, missed the second free throw of a one-and-one, cutting Rutgers’ lead over the Buckeyes to two points. Thornton appeared to step out of bounds with his right foot after Thornton dribbled into McConnell and received the ball from rookie guard Brice Sensebaugh after he recovered the miss. Nearby official Roger Ayres chose not to blow his whistle, allowing Thornton to pass to Tanner Holden, who then scored the game-winning goal that enraged the home crowd.

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Pikiell said in his post-game press conference, “I thought it was (out of bounds) because it was right in front of me. “… I’m still unsure about the sideline issue. Again, I didn’t see anything, but I believed he was clearly there.

Holden is shown on video standing outside the line of scrimmage after receiving the ball. At the same time that he receives the pass, he leaps onto the court, which is also against the rules. The regulations state that before he touches the ball, he must first take a position on the court. Holden didn’t seem to act in that way.

Therefore, it appeared that the referees double-disqualified Rutgers for both the shooter’s violation and the dribble out of bounds. Following the contentious conclusion at Value City Arena, which resulted in the Buckeyes’ 67-66 victory over the Scarlet Knights, social media was ablaze.

Ron Harper Jr., a former standout for Rutgers, said, “The sad part is refs gon get a slap on the wrist n nothing will change… smh officiating is a PROBLEM wake up (Big Ten).”

Incredible performance at Rutgers-Ohio State! Tanner Holden of OSU was out of bounds before stepping back in to grab the Thornton pass, which was the game-winning shot. You can’t be the first to catch it after stepping in OB. Violation. Jay Bilas of ESPN writes, “Tough break for Rutgers.”

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“Rutgers has a long history of traveling. Brad Wachtel, a renowned bracketologist, said, “They’ve demonstrated they can compete with anyone at full strength, but this setback will hurt for the rest of the season.

“BEDLAM IN CLEVELAND! Tanner Holden defeats Rutgers for Ohio State at the BUZZER. It’s only December, according to Jon Rothstein of Fanduel.

Jeff Chapman, video coordinator for Wichita State: “Insane shot, but if I’m Rutgers, I’d be irate. The dude went out of bounds and got the pass instantly after stepping back in, shouldn’t have counted.”

The most contentious no-call, according to former Indiana head coach Tom Crean, was Holden standing outside the bounds before collecting the pass that led to his game-winning shot.

“The regulation is you can’t be the first one to touch the ball when it’s transferred to you when you go out of bounds of your own volition,” Crean explained on ESPN. “If someone had shoved him outside the line, things would have been different. That’s a different tale.

It could only have been reviewed if it had been called. He actually makes the first catch after running out of bounds and getting wide. I’m sure he’s not entirely sure where he is. Which, to be completely honest, has no business being counted. You must not permit that to occur.

The no-call, according to Crean, is “beyond pricey.”

The Rutgers coaches and supporters will undoubtedly be in a state of shock as of right now, Crean predicted. In the end, it’s awful to lose a game in that manner. … Basically, I feel sick to my stomach for Steve Pikiell because the officials did a horrible, horrible job in their handling of the situation. It’s incredibly, really difficult to lose a game in that manner when you didn’t deserve to.

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On Field of 68’s Big Ten Thursday show, Chris Mack, a former head coach of Louisville, stated it’s a call referee never make while speaking with Chris Holtmann, the head coach of Ohio State, after the game.

“Do you know how frequently the cutter slips out of bounds when teams run baseline runners? He tosses the ball to him as he comes off the cut as you’re yelling to the official “he can’t touch the ball,” and they never make a call, Mack added. To be completely honest, I have no idea why it is included in the rules. Because they were unaware of it as well, the Rutgers bench didn’t even put up a fight. It’s an element of the game. He said, “I was in.” There’s no going back now. Let’s hope they don’t go back and alter it.;