NEW YORK -- Ohio State's men's basketball team entered this week at a pivotal point in its season.
The Buckeyes were coming off a 38-point loss to Auburn last weekend, their third defeat in four games. In addition to the on-court struggles, Ohio State announced Tuesday that senior guard Meechie Johnson Jr., who started the first 10 games of the season, was taking a leave of absence for personal reasons.
It was nothing a trip to New York to face red-hot No. 4 Kentucky couldn't solve, as Ohio State upset the Wildcats 85-65 in the second game of the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.