Halftime Score: Ohio State 39, Minnesota 27 Head coach Chris Holtmann shook up the starting-5 on Thursday, taking senior point guard C.J. Walker out of the opening rotation and putting sharp-shooter Justin Ahrens back in the starting lineup. Kyle Young, E.J. Liddell, Justice Sueing and Duane Washington Jr. remained the other four starters. Whatever Holtmann’s reasoning for making the change, it worked. The Buckeyes opened the game on a 13-0 run that lasted nearly seven minutes. Minnesota didn’t score a point until the 13:04 mark, missing its first eight shots in a row (six of which came from behind the 3-point line). Meanwhile, Minnesota post player Liam Robbins is missing his sixth consecutive game due to injury. That’s notable because he torched the Buckeyes back on Jan. 3 with 27 points and 14 rebounds. Gabe Kalscheur had 13 points in the first meeting and he is also unavailable today. Washington…
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