The only uninjured point guard on Ohio State's roster – Meechie Johnson – enrolled in college a month ago and started practicing last week.
Yet the absences of CJ Walker (torn ligaments in right hand) and Jimmy Sotos (shoulder) were not too much to overcome.
Justice Sueing started the game out at point forward to get things rolling in effectively his first game playing the position in college, and combo guard Duane Washington Jr. dropped a career-high 23 points to power Ohio State to an 81-71 victory at the Schottenstein Center on Wednesday. The Buckeyes split the regular season series with the Wildcats after losing, 71-70, on Dec.