COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kaleb Wesson had 18 points and 10 rebounds as No. 5 Ohio State bounced back from its first loss of the season and beat Southeast Missouri State 80-48 on Tuesday night. Ohio State (10-1) was playing two days after it dropped an 84-71 decision at Minnesota. That loss led to the Buckeyes dropping from third to fifth in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Buckeyes played their second straight game without sophomore guard Duane Washington Jr., who was sidelined with an apparent rib injury. Washington is the team’s second-leading scorer at 11.4 points per game. Andre Wesson scored 14 points, while Kyle Young and D.J. Carton each had 10 points for the Buckeyes. D.Q. Nicholas and Isaiah Gable each had 10 points for Southeast Missouri State (3-8). Ohio State hit 64% of its shots from the floor (14 of 22) in the first half. But the…
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