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Ohio State holds on to edge Wisconsin 65-57 in Big Ten

AP
Mar 08, 2023

CHICAGO (AP) Sean McNeil scored 17 points, Justice Sueing added 16 and 13th-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes held on to defeat 12th-seeded Wisconsin Badgers 65-57 on Wednesday night to open the Big Ten Tournament.

The Buckeyes (14-18), who had a 27-point lead with 15 1/2 minutes to play, face fifth-seed Iowa in the second round on Thursday.

Bruce Thornton added 15 points for Ohio State, which went 1 for 8 from the field in the final 10 minutes and missed six free throws, including the front end of two 1-and-1's in the final four. Brice Sensabaugh had nine points and 11 rebounds.

Tyler Wahl had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Connor Essegian scored 11 for the Badgers (17-14), who were 8 of 31 through almost 35 minutes before going 12 of 23 when they closed within 57-52 with 2:13 to go.

Ohio State turned it over, but Max Klesmit missed a 3-point attempt that could have cut it to two. McNeil made two free throws with 1:20 left for the Buckeyes. After that they were just 4 of 8 until Roddy Gayle Jr. made a pair with 11.2 to play to seal it.

Wisconsin, which has been to 22 of the last 23 NCAA Tournaments, went 1 of 8 in the final two minutes and finished at 34%, going 4 of 22 from 3-point range. Ohio State was 6 of 13 from long range and shot 52% overall but had 16 turnovers and allowed Wisconsin 15 offensive rebounds.

Thornton had 13 points as the Buckeyes shot 68% to race to a 36-18 halftime lead. The Badgers missed all seven of their 3s and shot 30% (7 of 23) for their biggest halftime deficit of the season.

When Felix Okpara and Sueing opened the second half with baskets for the Buckeyes for a 40-18 lead, Wisconsin had its largest deficit of the season. When Sensabaugh hit a 3-pointer it was 57-20 with 15:31 remaining.

Both teams had their worst seed ever for the Big Ten tourney.

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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
36
WISC
Badgers
18

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Felix Okpara vs. Steven Crowl (Badgers gains possession)
19:48		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
19:46		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
19:30		Brice Sensabaugh turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
19:19	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point layup (Steven Crowl assists)	0-2
18:52	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:24		Steven Crowl misses two point layup
18:22		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
18:06		Justice Sueing misses two point layup
18:04		Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound
17:58		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
17:56		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
17:50		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
17:48		Buckeyes defensive rebound
17:20	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	5-2
16:57		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
16:55		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	7-2
16:21	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point layup	7-4
16:04	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	9-4
15:46		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
15:44		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
15:35		Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
15:33		Justice Sueing offensive rebound
15:21		Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
15:19		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
15:10		Tyler Wahl turnover (lost ball)
15:10		TV timeout
14:56		Bruce Thornton turnover (bad pass) (Carter Gilmore steals)
14:33		Steven Crowl turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals)
14:27	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	11-4
14:10		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
14:08		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
14:00	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot	11-6
13:29		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
13:27		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
13:01		Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass) (Justice Sueing steals)
12:36	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	14-6
12:16		Isaac Likekele personal foul
12:10		Isaac Likekele shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-7
12:10		Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:10		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
11:53	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point jump shot (Eugene Brown III assists)	16-7
11:37		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
11:35		Badgers offensive rebound
11:34		TV timeout
11:32		Brice Sensabaugh shooting foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
11:32		Max Klesmit misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:32	+1	Max Klesmit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-8
11:10	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point layup	18-8
10:49		Eugene Brown III shooting foul (Carter Gilmore draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Carter Gilmore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-9
10:49	+1	Carter Gilmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-10
10:34		Eugene Brown III offensive foul
10:34		Eugene Brown III turnover (offensive foul)
10:12		Steven Crowl turnover (out of bounds) (Eugene Brown III steals)
9:55		Eugene Brown III turnover (out of bounds)
9:32		Tyler Wahl misses two point layup
9:30		Sean McNeil defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	20-10
8:51	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	20-12
8:32		Chucky Hepburn personal foul
8:20	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot	22-12
7:59		Steven Crowl misses two point jump shot
7:57		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
7:35		Connor Essegian personal foul
7:35		TV timeout
7:21	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot	25-12
7:06		Max Klesmit turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals)
7:02	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	27-12
7:01		Badgers 30 second timeout
6:44	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point layup	27-14
6:20	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	29-14
5:49	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	29-16
5:23		Brice Sensabaugh turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Wahl steals)
5:12		Tyler Wahl misses two point layup
5:10		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
4:47	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot	32-16
4:37		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul
4:19		Tyler Wahl misses two point layup
4:17		Jordan Davis offensive rebound
4:13	+2	Jordan Davis makes two point layup	32-18
3:55		Justice Sueing offensive foul
3:55		Justice Sueing turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:37		Steven Crowl misses two point layup
3:35		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
3:09		Justice Sueing misses two point layup
3:07		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
2:56		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
2:54		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
2:36		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Lindsey steals)
2:14		Chucky Hepburn turnover (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals)
2:00		Connor Essegian personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
1:41		Tyler Wahl shooting foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 1 of 3	33-18
1:41	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 2 of 3	34-18
1:41		Justice Sueing misses regular free throw 3 of 3
1:41		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
1:17		Brice Sensabaugh blocks Steven Crowl's two point layup
1:15		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
0:56	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot	36-18
0:41		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
0:39		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
0:29		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:09		Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
0:07		Isaac Lindsey defensive rebound
0:02		Isaac Lindsey misses three point jump shot
0:01		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OSU
Buckeyes
29
WISC
Badgers
39

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Steven Crowl misses two point hook shot
19:38		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
19:25		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup
19:23		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
19:18	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point layup	38-18
18:59		Max Klesmit misses two point jump shot
18:57		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
18:33	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point jump shot	40-18
18:06		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
18:04		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
17:59		Tyler Wahl turnover (lost ball) (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals)
17:54		Max Klesmit personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
17:50		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
17:48		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
17:39		Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
17:37		Jordan Davis offensive rebound
17:31		Jordan Davis misses two point layup
17:29		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
17:25	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point layup	40-20
17:02		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:00		Brice Sensabaugh offensive rebound
16:43		Felix Okpara misses two point jump shot
16:41		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
16:30		Steven Crowl turnover (lost ball) (Felix Okpara steals)
16:23	+3	Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	43-20
16:17		Badgers 30 second timeout
16:17		TV timeout
16:07		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
16:05		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
15:51		Jordan Davis shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-20
15:51	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-20
15:41		Chucky Hepburn misses two point layup
15:39		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
15:32	+2	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	47-20
15:11	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point layup	47-22
15:03		Justice Sueing offensive foul
15:03		Justice Sueing turnover (offensive foul)
14:53	+2	Jordan Davis makes two point jump shot	47-24
14:34	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point layup	49-24
14:34		Tyler Wahl shooting foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
14:34	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-24
14:25		Isaac Likekele personal foul
14:24		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
14:22		Jordan Davis offensive rebound
14:17	+3	Jordan Davis makes three point jump shot	50-27
13:49		Sean McNeil turnover (bad pass)
13:41		Connor Essegian misses two point layup
13:37		Badgers offensive rebound
13:33		Jordan Davis misses three point jump shot
13:31		Connor Essegian offensive rebound
13:31		Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
13:31	+1	Connor Essegian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-28
13:31	+1	Connor Essegian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-29
13:11		Justice Sueing offensive foul
13:11		Justice Sueing turnover (offensive foul)
12:54	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point layup (Jordan Davis assists)	50-31
12:38		Carter Gilmore personal foul
12:25		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
12:23		Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
12:05		Bruce Thornton misses two point layup
12:03		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point layup (Tyler Wahl assists)	50-33
11:49		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
11:49		TV timeout
11:33		Jordan Davis blocks Isaac Likekele's two point layup
11:31		Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
11:26	+3	Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)	53-33
11:08		Tyler Wahl misses two point jump shot
11:06		Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
11:01	+2	Sean McNeil makes two point layup (Isaac Likekele assists)	55-33
10:46		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
10:44		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
10:43		Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
10:43	+1	Tyler Wahl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-34
10:43		Tyler Wahl misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:43		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
10:21		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
10:19		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
10:11		Kamari McGee misses two point layup
10:09		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
10:05	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point layup	55-36
9:35		Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
9:33		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
9:17	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point layup	55-38
9:17		Justice Sueing shooting foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Tyler Wahl makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-39
9:12		Jordan Davis personal foul
9:00		Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
8:58		Jordan Davis defensive rebound
8:39	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point layup	55-41
8:31		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
8:09		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (lost ball)
7:56		Max Klesmit turnover (lost ball)
7:56		TV timeout
7:41		Isaac Likekele turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Wahl steals)
7:24		Carter Gilmore misses two point jump shot
7:22		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
7:17		Badgers 30 second timeout
7:02		Felix Okpara blocks Tyler Wahl's two point layup
7:00		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
6:33		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
6:31		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
6:23		Sean McNeil personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
6:23		Tyler Wahl misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:23		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
6:03		Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
6:01		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
5:51		Kamari McGee misses two point jump shot
5:49		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
5:22		Carter Gilmore personal foul
5:17		Brice Sensabaugh offensive foul
5:17		Brice Sensabaugh turnover (offensive foul)
5:01		Felix Okpara blocks Tyler Wahl's two point layup
4:59		Badgers offensive rebound
4:52		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
4:50		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point jump shot	57-41
4:03	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point hook shot	57-43
3:50		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:50		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
3:35	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Tyler Wahl assists)	57-46
3:13		Max Klesmit personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
3:13		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:13		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
2:53	+3	Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot (Tyler Wahl assists)	57-49
2:32		Tyler Wahl blocks Brice Sensabaugh's two point layup
2:30		Buckeyes offensive rebound
2:28		Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
2:26		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
2:16	+3	Tyler Wahl makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	57-52
2:05		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
1:47		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
1:45		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
1:34		Buckeyes 60 second timeout
1:20		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Sean McNeil draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-52
1:20	+1	Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-52
1:12		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
1:10		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
1:09		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Isaac Likekele makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-52
1:09		Isaac Likekele misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09		Felix Okpara personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-53
1:09	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-54
1:06		Sean McNeil turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Davis steals)
1:03		Eugene Brown III shooting foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
1:03		Max Klesmit misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:03	+1	Max Klesmit makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-55
1:02		Tyler Wahl personal foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
1:02		Justice Sueing misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:02	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
0:52	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	61-57
0:49		Tyler Wahl personal foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
0:49		Justice Sueing misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
0:38		Connor Essegian turnover (lost ball) (Felix Okpara steals)
0:34		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Wahl steals)
0:30		Tyler Wahl misses two point layup
0:28		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
0:27		Carter Gilmore personal foul (Felix Okpara draws the foul)
0:27		Felix Okpara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27	+1	Felix Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-57
0:19		Tyler Wahl misses three point jump shot
0:17		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
0:11		Connor Essegian personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-57
0:11	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-57
0:07		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
0:05		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Carter Gilmore draws the foul)
0:05		Carter Gilmore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05		Carter Gilmore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Connor Essegian offensive rebound
0:03		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
0:01		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tyler Wahl offensive rebound