Even though it came in a losing effort, Felix Okpara stepped up in a big way against the best big man in the country in Ohio State’s game against Purdue.
When Zed Key suffered a shoulder sprain three minutes into last night's game against Purdue, another post player needed to step up.Prior to Thursday night, the freshman averaged just 12 minutes per game in Ohio State's first 13 games of the season and never played more than 20 minutes in a single night.
Seems like a really good game, right? Okpara, along with his teammates who double-teamed Edey at times, made things tough every step up of the way. Edey's 16 points are the fewest he has scored while playing 26-plus minutes since the Boilermakers' season opener. The 54.5% shooting percentage from the field is Edey's least efficient game since Dec. 4.
“I thought he did some good things,” Holtmann said of Okpara's performance against Purdue. “He obviously got moved off his spot a lot but I thought Felix really competed, as I expected he would.”
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