Three things we learned from Ohio State basketball’s win over Illinois State

The Ohio State basketball team opened its 2020-2021 season Wednesday in blowout fashion vs. Illinois State. Here are 3 things we observed.

Justice Sueing can finish around the rim

If you remember last season, one of the big issues with this team was the ability to finish around the rim. The team struggled to create driving to the lane anyway, but when there, it was often an arduous journey to try and finish through resistance and contact to put the pumpkin through the hoop.

We didn’t get to see Cal transfer Justice Sueing last year as he sat out because of transfer rules, but he looks to be an answer to that problem for Ohio State. He finished as the leading scorer in the game with 19 points. More importantly, a lot of those came at the rim with an efficient 8 of 9 shooting from the floor.

Sueing looks like he can be a difference-maker this year.

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