Justice Sueing has a big return to the lineup, Zed Key hits some 3s and much more from Ohio State's season opener against Robert Morris.
Along the way, Sueing exorcised a few demons that have haunted him since he first suffered the injury at the tail end of the 2020-21 season. In short: he’s back, and he’s ready to make up for lost time.
It was the start of a prolific night, one that saw him finish two points shy of tying his Ohio State high-water scoring total. He finished 2 of 3 from 3-point range and 6 for 11 from inside the arc, showing off the versatile game that teammate“He’s a really great player,” Key said. “He can get to the basket, shoot the ball, he’s really versatile.
Ohio State collectively shot the ball well against the Colonials. The Buckeyes finished 10 for 21 from deep but missed three attempts in the final 1:23 of garbage time to finish at 47.6%. Prior to those misses, they were at 55.6%, and Key was part of that production.all went 2 for 3. “That’s a lot to throw on him, but his scoring production has got to improve,” the coach said. “The biggest thing we’ve been challenging him with is his overall defense and his defensive rebounding. Those two things, because he’s an elite offensive rebounder. I really believe that. Those two areas he has to help this team and be consistent with this group.”
“He’s got to be a little bit smarter,” Holtmann said of the early foul trouble. “The official mentioned the second foul was a 50-50 call that he very well could’ve not called. I appreciated him saying that. Didn’t make me feel better, but I appreciated him saying that.”“First shot of this year was a 3, which I wasn’t expecting it to be a 3, either,” he said.checked into the game with 6:14 to play and Ohio State ahead 77-49, the freshman forward had scored 8 points in his collegiate debut.
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