Zed Key had a double-double by halftime and Ohio State easily handled visiting Charleston Southern on Thursday night.
Ohio State's Bruce Thornton and Sean McNeil discuss the start to the season in this Nov. 9, 2022 press conference.On this night, that was a good thing for Ohio State. After the big man scored a career-high 20 points in last year’s home win against the No. 1 Blue Devils, Key put together arguably his most impactful game since to help lead the Buckeyes past Charleston Southern , 82-56, on Thursday night at Value City Arena.
After Charleston Southern’s Tahlik Chavez hit a contested jumper over Isaac Likekele to open the scoring on the first possession of the game, Ohio State immediately got going behind Key. He pulled down a Justice Sueing miss and dunked the ball, raising the roof for the first time as he headed back up the court.
The Buckeyes wouldn’t have a possession without an offensive rebound or made field goal until the 10:42 mark when Tanner Holden lost the ball out of bounds on their 12th possession of the game. The lead reached 20 points whenand scored on a fast break to make it 27-7 with nine minutes to play, and still the lead would continue to grow.
Charleston Southern, which won its opener against Division II foe Toccoa Falls College on Monday, was picked to finish last in the 10-team Big South Conference in the league’s preseason poll. The Buckeyes are off until Wednesday, when they host Eastern Illinois at 7 p.m. in a game televised by the Big Ten Network. It will be their final tune-up game before heading to Hawai’i for the Maui Invitational.
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