Maine visits Ohio State after Sensabaugh's 22-point game

Updated Dec. 20, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Maine Black Bears (6-5) at Ohio State Buckeyes (7-3, 1-0 Big Ten)

Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State faces the Maine Black Bears after Brice Sensabaugh scored 22 points in Ohio State's 89-84 overtime loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The Buckeyes have gone 5-0 in home games. Ohio State ranks ninth in the Big Ten in team defense, giving up 66.1 points while holding opponents to 41.0% shooting.

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The Black Bears are 3-4 on the road. Maine is eighth in the America East with 6.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Peter Filipovity averaging 1.9.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sensabaugh is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Buckeyes. Zed Key is averaging 14.0 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 65.9% for Ohio State.

Filipovity is averaging 11 points and six rebounds for the Black Bears. Gedi Juozapaitis is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Maine.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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