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Ohio State, up by 3 at half, beats Alabama A&M 90-59

AP
Dec 29, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points, Justice Sueing added 18 and Ohio State Buckeyes raced away in the second half for a 90-59 win over Alabama A&M Bulldogs on Thursday as both teams completed their nonconference schedules.

Bruce Thornton added 12 points and five assists for Ohio State (9-3), which rebounded from a poor-shooting first half to finish at 52%. Zed Key had 10 rebounds with nine points and three blocks.

Garrett Hicks scored 11 points with six rebounds and four assists for the Bulldogs (4-9), who have lost three straight games, all to Power 5 teams.

Sensabaugh, chosen Big Ten freshman of the week the past two weeks, was 9-of-14 shooting while Sueing was 6 of 8. The two combined for 22 of Ohio State's 54 second-half points after the Buckeyes led by just three at halftime. Ohio State went ahead by double figures for good after a 13-3 run to lead by 19 with 10 minutes remaining.

Sensabaugh opened the game with a baseline 3-pointer and scored 11 points in the first half when Ohio State led 36-33. The Bulldogs had their only lead of the game after Brandon Powell's 3-pointer with just under two minutes left before halftime. Key's bucket in a 5-0 half-closing run - just the second Buckeyes field goal in the final nine minutes before the break - restored the lead.

The Buckeyes made just 2 of 12 3-point attempts in the first half but had a big advantage at the free-throw line. Though they made just 10 of 18 free throws, Alabama A&M was only 2 of 3. Ohio State was 7 of 13 from the arc in the second half and finished 17 of 29 at the line.

Two Buckeyes returned to action after extended absences. Eugene Brown III, who started 10 games last season, played for the first time this season after dealing with a concussion. Isaac Likekele, a graduate transfer from Oklahoma State, returned from Texas after leaving the program for three games to attend to personal matters.

The Buckeyes have won their last 26 nonconference home games, the longest active streak in the Big Ten.

Ohio State resumes Big Ten play at Northwestern on Sunday. Alabama A&M opens Southwestern Athletic Conference play at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday.

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1st Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
33
OSU
Buckeyes
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Olisa Blaise Akonobi vs. Zed Key (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:43		Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot
19:41		Zed Key defensive rebound
19:34	+3	Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Justice Sueing assists)	0-3
19:05		Olisa Blaise Akonobi turnover (lost ball)
18:59		Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
18:57		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
18:27	+2	Austin Harvell makes two point layup	2-3
18:12	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:51		Austin Harvell misses three point jump shot
17:49		Zed Key defensive rebound
17:38		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
17:36		Zed Key offensive rebound
17:35		Olisa Blaise Akonobi shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-6
17:35	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
17:16		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point hook shot
17:14		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
17:04		Brice Sensabaugh turnover (bad pass)
16:53		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
16:51		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
16:33		Zed Key misses two point layup
16:29		Bulldogs defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Messiah Thompson makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:09	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot	4-9
15:34		EJ Williams turnover (traveling)
15:34		TV timeout
15:16	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	4-11
15:03	+3	Garrett Hicks makes three point jump shot (Messiah Thompson assists)	7-11
14:41		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
14:39		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
14:35		Bruce Thornton blocks Garrett Hicks's two point layup
14:33		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	7-13
14:19	+3	Messiah Thompson makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hicks assists)	10-13
14:02		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
14:00		Brandon Powell defensive rebound
13:55	+3	Dailin Smith makes three point jump shot (Messiah Thompson assists)	13-13
13:35		Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
13:33		EJ Williams defensive rebound
13:19		Zed Key blocks Brandon Powell's two point layup
13:18		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:08		EJ Williams turnover (bad pass)
13:00		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
12:58		Tanner Holden offensive rebound
12:47	+2	Tanner Holden makes two point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists)	13-15
12:35		Sean McNeil blocks Messiah Thompson's two point layup
12:33		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
12:27	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	13-17
12:27		Omari Peek shooting foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
12:27	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-18
12:11		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
12:09		Garrett Hicks offensive rebound
12:03	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point hook shot (Garrett Hicks assists)	15-18
11:40	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	15-21
11:32	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point layup (Cameron Tucker assists)	17-21
11:22		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
11:22		TV timeout
11:11		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
11:09		Justice Sueing offensive rebound
11:06	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point layup	17-23
10:45		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point hook shot
10:43		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
10:32		Justice Sueing misses three point jump shot
10:30		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
10:24		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
10:22		Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
10:13		Omari Peek shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
10:13		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:13	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-24
9:58	+2	Omari Peek makes two point jump shot	19-24
9:58		Eugene Brown III shooting foul (Omari Peek draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Omari Peek makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-24
9:48		Olisa Blaise Akonobi personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
9:38		Eugene Brown III misses three point jump shot
9:36		Zed Key offensive rebound
9:31		Zed Key misses three point jump shot
9:29		Buckeyes offensive rebound
9:28		Omari Peek personal foul (Tanner Holden draws the foul)
9:24	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	20-26
9:24		EJ Williams shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
9:24		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:24		Austin Harvell defensive rebound
8:54		Cameron Tucker turnover (bad pass)
8:43		Justice Sueing turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Tucker steals)
8:38		Roddy Gayle Jr. blocks Eric Lee's two point dunk
8:36		Buckeyes defensive rebound
8:18		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:58		Austin Harvell turnover (bad pass) (Tanner Holden steals)
7:52		Tanner Holden turnover (lost ball)
7:52		TV timeout
7:28	+2	Lorenzo Downey makes two point jump shot	22-26
7:16		Justice Sueing turnover (lost ball) (Eric Lee steals)
7:15		Justice Sueing personal foul (Eric Lee draws the foul)
7:00	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	24-26
6:42		Eric Lee shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
6:42		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:42	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
6:17	+2	EJ Williams makes two point jump shot	26-27
5:53	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot	26-29
5:33		Zed Key blocks Lorenzo Downey's two point layup
5:31		Buckeyes defensive rebound
5:14		Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
5:12		EJ Williams defensive rebound
5:05		Zed Key blocks Messiah Thompson's two point layup
5:03		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
4:54		EJ Williams shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
4:54		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:54	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-30
4:33		Brandon Powell turnover (bad pass)
4:18		Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
4:16		Messiah Thompson defensive rebound
3:45		EJ Williams misses two point jump shot
3:43		Brandon Powell offensive rebound
3:40	+3	Messiah Thompson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Powell assists)	29-30
3:18		Bruce Thornton misses two point layup
3:16		Zed Key offensive rebound
3:12		EJ Williams personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:12		Tanner Holden offensive rebound
3:07		Justice Sueing turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Powell steals)
2:38		Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot
2:36		Brandon Powell offensive rebound
2:34		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
2:30		Bruce Thornton offensive foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
2:30		Bruce Thornton turnover (offensive foul)
2:12		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
2:10		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
2:06		Brandon Powell personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
2:06		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:06	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
1:52	+3	Brandon Powell makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hicks assists)	32-31
1:29		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
1:27		Brandon Powell defensive rebound
1:19		Zed Key shooting foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-31
1:19		Dailin Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Zed Key defensive rebound
1:03		Dailin Smith shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-32
1:03	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
0:49		Cameron Tucker misses two point jump shot
0:47		Zed Key defensive rebound
0:39	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup (Isaac Likekele assists)	33-35
0:39		Brandon Powell shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
0:39		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:39		Austin Harvell defensive rebound
0:38		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:27		Brandon Powell turnover (bad pass) (Justice Sueing steals)
0:26		Omari Peek personal foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
0:26		Justice Sueing misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:26	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-36
0:21		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
0:01		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
0:00		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
26
OSU
Buckeyes
54

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point dunk (Zed Key assists)	33-38
19:14		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point jump shot
19:12		Zed Key defensive rebound
19:06	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Justice Sueing assists)	33-41
18:48		Bruce Thornton personal foul (Austin Harvell draws the foul)
18:31	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	35-41
18:15		Messiah Thompson personal foul (Brice Sensabaugh draws the foul)
18:07		Zed Key misses two point layup
18:05		Zed Key offensive rebound
18:02	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup	35-43
17:44	+2	EJ Williams makes two point layup	37-43
17:30		Austin Harvell personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
17:23	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	37-45
17:23		Austin Harvell shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
17:23		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:23		Austin Harvell defensive rebound
17:12		Omari Peek misses two point jump shot
17:10		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
16:58		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
16:56		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
16:47		Felix Okpara turnover (lost ball) (Omari Peek steals)
16:41		Garrett Hicks misses two point layup
16:39		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
16:24		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
16:22		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
16:16	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	37-47
15:49		Justice Sueing personal foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:32		William Tavares de Brito misses two point jump shot
15:30		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
15:19		William Tavares de Brito shooting foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
15:19		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:19	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-48
15:14		Lorenzo Downey offensive foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
15:14		Lorenzo Downey turnover (offensive foul)
15:00	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists)	37-51
14:47	+3	Lorenzo Downey makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hicks assists)	40-51
14:26		Zed Key turnover (lost ball)
14:09	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	42-51
13:49	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	42-54
13:36		Justice Sueing shooting foul (Lorenzo Downey draws the foul)
13:36		Lorenzo Downey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:36	+1	Lorenzo Downey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-54
13:21		Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
13:19		Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
13:16		Lorenzo Downey personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
13:07	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point driving layup (Isaac Likekele assists)	43-56
12:54		Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot
12:52		Tanner Holden defensive rebound
12:44		Lorenzo Downey personal foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-57
12:44	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-58
12:26		Isaac Likekele blocks Messiah Thompson's two point jump shot
12:24		Tanner Holden defensive rebound
12:12		Tanner Holden turnover (traveling)
11:56		TV timeout
11:53		Xavier Brewer misses two point jump shot
11:51		Zed Key defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Zed Key makes two point hook shot	43-60
11:15		Xavier Brewer offensive foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
11:15		Xavier Brewer turnover (offensive foul)
10:56		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
10:54		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
10:49		Cameron Tucker misses two point jump shot
10:47		Xavier Brewer offensive rebound
10:42		Cameron Tucker misses three point jump shot
10:40		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
10:36	+2	Tanner Holden makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	43-62
10:26		Eric Lee misses three point jump shot
10:24		Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound
10:21	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point putback dunk	45-62
10:03	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	45-64
9:35		Xavier Brewer misses three point jump shot
9:33		Tanner Holden defensive rebound
9:17		Tanner Holden misses two point jump shot
9:15		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point dunk (Xavier Brewer assists)	47-64
9:00		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
9:00		TV timeout
8:54	+2	Isaac Likekele makes two point layup	47-66
8:43		Olisa Blaise Akonobi turnover (lost ball)
8:37		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
8:35		Xavier Brewer defensive rebound
8:24		Bruce Thornton personal foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
8:10		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point jump shot
8:08		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
7:51	+3	Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)	47-69
7:28		Isaac Likekele personal foul (Xavier Brewer draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:13	+2	Omari Peek makes two point jump shot (Messiah Thompson assists)	49-69
6:57	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	49-71
6:42		EJ Williams misses two point jump shot
6:40		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
6:32		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
6:30		EJ Williams defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Omari Peek makes two point layup	51-71
6:10		EJ Williams blocks Bruce Thornton's two point jump shot
6:08		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
6:03		Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot
6:01		Brandon Powell offensive rebound
5:56	+2	Brandon Powell makes two point layup	53-71
5:36		Brandon Powell shooting foul (Brice Sensabaugh draws the foul)
5:36		Brice Sensabaugh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:36	+1	Brice Sensabaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-72
5:05		Brandon Powell misses two point jump shot
5:04		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
4:52	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)	53-75
4:42		EJ Williams misses two point jump shot
4:40		Garrett Hicks offensive rebound
4:18		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
4:16		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point layup (Isaac Likekele assists)	53-77
3:42		Omari Peek misses two point jump shot
3:40		EJ Williams offensive rebound
3:37	+2	EJ Williams makes two point layup	55-77
3:14	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot	55-79
3:13		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
3:13		TV timeout
3:01		Olisa Blaise Akonobi turnover (lost ball) (Felix Okpara steals)
2:51		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:49		Jayland Randall defensive rebound
2:39		Xavier Brewer turnover (bad pass) (Eugene Brown III steals)
2:28		Tanner Holden misses two point jump shot
2:26		Jayland Randall defensive rebound
2:19		Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot
2:17		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
2:07	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	55-82
1:46		Bowen Hardman shooting foul (Jayland Randall draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Jayland Randall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-82
1:46	+1	Jayland Randall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-82
1:39	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point dunk	57-84
1:29		Xavier Brewer misses three point jump shot
1:27		Tanner Holden defensive rebound
1:19		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
1:17		Xavier Brewer defensive rebound
1:12		Cameron Tucker turnover (bad pass)
1:03		Xavier Brewer personal foul (Eugene Brown III draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-85
1:03	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-86
0:57		William Tavares de Brito turnover (lost ball) (Eugene Brown III steals)
0:51		Colby Baumann misses three point jump shot
0:49		Omari Peek defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Jayland Randall makes two point dunk (Omari Peek assists)	59-86
0:31		William Tavares de Brito shooting foul (Owen Spencer draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Owen Spencer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-87
0:31		Owen Spencer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:31		Eugene Brown III offensive rebound
0:27		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
0:25		Colby Baumann offensive rebound
0:22	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Colby Baumann assists)	59-90
0:17		Cameron Tucker turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

Cameron Tucker turnover (bad pass)