The “vibes” were not great in the Schottenstein Center Tuesday night against Nebraska, as the kids would say. The No. 23 Buckeyes (19-9, 12-7) were unable to overcome a second-half deficit to the Big Ten’s last-place team, losing by eight points. With injuries to Zed Key and Kyle Young, former walk-on Harrison Hookfin was even called on at one point in the game. After the loss, OSU senior guard Jamari Wheeler said his team didn’t come out with the necessary aggression and focus for the moment.
The vibes didn’t start out too great on Thursday, either, as it was announced about 90 minutes before tipoff that — in addition to Justice Sueing and Seth Towns — both Kyle Young and Zed Key would be unavailable due to injury/illness.