July 14, 2026

No. 23 Ohio State routs Illinois State in season opener


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justice Sueing scored 19 points and No. 23 Ohio State jumped out to a 22-0 lead en route to a 94-67 win over Illinois State on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.Due to COVID-19 concerns, the game was played before about 100 school officials and media inside 19,100-seat Value City Arena. The Buckeyes created their own energy as Sueing, making his Ohio State debut after transferring from California and sitting out a year, had seven points in the team’s opening surge. He was 8 of 9 from the floor in his first game action since leaving Cal, where he averaged 14 points and six rebounds as a sophomore in 2018-19. E.J. Liddell had 16 points while Duane Washington and Zed Key each scored 12 for the Buckeyes. Key, a freshman, also had five rebounds in his college debut. C.J. Walker chipped in 10 points…

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