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COLUMBUS — Ohio State ‘opened’ its college hoops season on Friday night. Well, kind of. The Buckeyes played in a charity exhibition at Cincinnati on Friday. Good thing it was just an exhibition, because they lost to the Bearcats 80-62. Meechie Johnson and Micah Parrish each had 11 points for the Buckeyes, who tried out various lineups and made sure to play the entire roster against Cincinnati. Sean Stewart and Bruce Thornton each had nine points. The Buckeyes were only down 10 at the half but did trail by as many as 27 at one point. It wasn’t a pretty game of basketball for Ohio State. Of note…

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