Ryan Day’s exit interview:
“If you don’t win the Michigan-Ohio State game, buddy, that’s a problem!”
Ohio State sophomore to fall awkwardly with his legs pointing to the side.
The other eight players on the floor immediately rushed over, a few guys had words for each other, and not much else came of it other than Mabrey being assessed a common foul.
Then, with 12:19 remaining in the game (yes, all of this happened in a five-minute stretch of play) Zed Key went straight up for a layup, and Ipsaro poked it out of his hand. The ball was loose, and several players dove into the pile for it, including Key, Ipsaro, Thornton, and Miami’s Darweshi Hunter.
In a massive pile of arms and legs, it was Key and Hunter who started to get into it, before teammates separated them. Key hopped up, put his arms in the air (the universal sign of “I did nothing wrong”), and jogged towards the other end of the court, away from the scrum. Offsetting technical fouls were assessed to Key and Hunter, who were coincidentally two of the biggest performers Wednesday night. Key had 13 points and 10 rebounds, good for his second double-double of the season. Hunter led Miami with 16 points and played a game-high 37 minutes.
After the game, Key said, “It was a whole big thing, but at the same time it wasn’t even a big thing.” Key also said that there were several men on top of his legs, and Key — who missed several months of action over with a shoulder injury this year — just wanted to get his legs free. Key also defended his sterling behavioral record, saying this was the first technical that he’s received in four years. This, in hindsight, turned out to be false, as Key was given a technical during Ohio State’s 77-44 win over Morehead State back on December 2, 2020 — Zed’s freshman year — for a hook-and-hold.
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