Fresh off Tuesday’s rout of No. 22 Iowa, Ohio State will face its third straight ranked opponent with Saturday’s game at No. 14 Purdue (2 p.m., ESPN). The task of pulling off an upset in that game, however, became tougher with news Friday that OSU sophomore center Kaleb Wesson – the team’s leading scorer and rebounder – had been suspended for a violation of athletic department policy. Click here for OSU coach Chris Holtmann’s comments on this untimely development. The Buckeyes improved to 18-10 overall and 8-9 in Big Ten play with the 90-70 win over the Hawkeyes. Seldom-used freshman guard Justin Ahrens had the breakout game of the season as he poured in 29 points in just his second career start for OSU. The win was OSU’s first win in five tries against ranked opponents this season. But the schedule only gets tougher with this game at Purdue (21-7,…
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