It was far from pretty, and not as lopsided as the opening games of the season, but Brice Sensabaugh and Zed Key led Ohio State past Eastern Illinois.
The potential for this kind of night was there from the moment the schedule was finalized.
Against that backdrop, Ohio State against Eastern Illinois lived up to the billing. Against the lowest-rated team on its schedule this season, the Buckeyes never trailed but took their time shaking off Eastern Illinois , eventually prevailing, 65-43. Sensabaugh led Ohio State with 20 points for his third straight double-digit scoring effort to open the season. Key finished with 10 points and tied a career high with 14 rebounds.
Then everything went sideways. Panthers graduate guard Yaakema Rose Jr. made a jumper for his team’s third field goal of the game, and that was the start of a gradual run for the visitors that seemed part credit to their abilities and part Ohio State apathy. After Sensabaugh’s 3-pointer with 9:15 to play, Ohio State would go 5:25 without scoring a point. Zed Key broke that spell with a nifty spin over his right shoulder and slam from the left block with 3:50 left to give Ohio State a 23-15 lead.
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