Ohio State, up by 3 at half, beats Alabama A&M 90-59
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points, Justice Sueing added 18 and Ohio State raced away in the second half for a 90-59 win over Alabama A&M 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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| Time | Team | 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 |