Kyle Young, Alonzo Gaffney to miss Ohio State basketball’s matchup with Nebraska tonight

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Kyle Young will miss his third game of the season with a high right ankle sprain when Ohio State basketball faces Nebraska.AP

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Kyle Young has officially been ruled out for Ohio State basketball’s matchup with Nebraska tonight.

The junior forward was listed as a game-time decision after suffering a high right ankle sprain in Sunday’s 79-72 win over Maryland. It will be the third game he’s missed this season, and the Buckeyes are 0-2 without him. He is averaging 7.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Young could have provided an opportunity for Alonzo Gaffney to be a part of the rotation with Ohio State short on bodies. Now that role will fall entirely on the shoulders of E.J. Liddell. Gaffney will also miss tonight’s game with an illness. Liddell is averaging 6.2 points and 3.4 rebounds off the bench this season.

With Young and Gaffney out, the Buckeyes are down to just eight scholarship players against the Cornhuskers. Coach Chris Holtmann has already been working with a three-guard lineup following the departure of D.J. Carton from the team to address some mental-health issues. Young joins Carton as one of two players who started in the first meeting with Nebraska who will not play in the second.

Expect to see a rotation similar to the second half in the win over the Terrapins, where only six players saw action.


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