Adam Jardy | Buckeye Xtra WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For much of this short season, Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann has been harping on the play of his two seniors. Wednesday night in the Big Ten opener for the No. 20 Buckeyes, he stopped harping and sent a message. When undefeated Ohio State took the court at Mackey Arena to face a 4-2 Purdue team that promised to bring plenty of size and physicality, it did so with CJ Walker and Kyle Young watching from the bench. In what would be a 67-60 Boilermakers win, Holtmann shook up his starting lineup in a big way by giving their first Ohio State starts to Bucknell transfer guard Jimmy Sotos and freshman center Zed Key. It ultimately had little effect on the final outcome – Young entered the night averaging 23.5 minutes per game and played 24, while Walker played 35…
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