Sean McNeil and Justice Sueing each scored 11 first-half points, Brice Sensabaugh added 16 of his 18 points after halftime and Ohio State led by double figures for nearly 33 minutes as the Buckeyes beat Northwestern 73-57 on Sunday night in Evanston. McNeil made three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points, and Sueing had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Zed Key added 11 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks for Ohio State (10-3, 2-0 Big Ten). Advertisement Northwestern (10-3, 1-1) went into the game ranked No. 7 nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 55.7 points per game, and No. 3 in opponents field-goal percentage (35.1%). But it was the Buckeyes defense that was smothering Sunday. The Wildcats shot 28.4% from the field (19 of 67) and 29% on 3-pointers (9 of 31). They weren’t much better at the line, hitting only 10 of 17. Advertisement The…
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