Ohio State announced that fifth-year senior forward Kyle Young will miss the remainder of tonight’s game against Nebraska due to an unspecified illness.
Young started the game in place of sophomore forward Zed Key, who was ruled out after injuring his ankle in Sunday’s loss at Maryland. He scored two points and pulled down two rebounds before being called for his second foul with 11:59 remaining in the first half.
The Buckeyes were leading, 15-12, when Young went to the bench. He did not return to the court for the rest of the half, prompting questions about his status, then stayed in the locker room when the rest of his teammates emerged from halftime while trailing 43-39.
Young was averaging 8.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game heading into Tuesday night. Senior Justin Ahrens started the second half in his place and the Cornhuskers have since extended their lead to 58-50 with 11:25 left in the game.
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