SUNDAY’S GAME

Michigan at State, p.m., Chs. 12, 1410 by fewer than 14 points after half, but their offense oper- ated at nowhere near the efficiency it did early in the game. They shot 33% the final 20 minutes and missed 18 of their last 19 3-point attempts.

“We are a really good shooting team. We missed some open ones tonight, and they do a good job flying at your shot,” Holtmann said. “I thought we had some patchiness offensively that I didn’t love.”

C.J. Walker had 15 points and matched his season high with five rebounds.

Nebraska (7-21, 2-15), which lost its 13th straight game, got 13 points from Dachon Burke and 12 from Cam Mack. The Huskers shot 36% and were 3 of 16 on 3s.

“This game was different from our past games in that it wasn’t really close at half,” Thorbjarnarson said. “Even though we held them to way less points in the second half, the resistance in the beginning wasn’t good enough, so we couldn’t chop down that lead.”

Big picture

Ohio State: The Buckeyes lose some size with Wash- ington taking over for the injured Young, but the Big Ten’s top 3-point shooting team gains another perimeter shooter. Ohio State lost two games earlier in the season when Young was out because of an appendec- tomy. The Buckeyes are play- ing well enough right now to be able to withstand Young’s absence.

Nebraska: The Huskers’ 13-game losing streak is the longest among Power Five teams. There’s hope. The Power Five team with the second-longest losing streak (12), Northwestern, visits Sunday.

Poll implications

A win over Nebraska won’t move the needle much for Ohio State. The Buckeyes’ opportunity for a promo- tion comes at home against No. 19 Michigan, which lost to Wisconsin on Thursday.

Young status

Young sprained an ankle against Maryland and is listed day-to-day, Holtmann said. Young is averaging 7.5 points and 5.8 rebounds. “Kyle is a big part of what we do,” he said, “so it’s a concern for sure.”