Branham is now the Buckeyes’ second-leading scorer on the season, as well, with an average of 10.4 points per game even though he averaged just 6.3 before Ohio State’s COVID pause. He shot under 40 percent against Indiana as the entire team struggled from the floor, but Branham is still shooting nearly 58 percent from the floor over the last three games.
Branham’s shooting almost 63 percent from 2-point range, 50 percent from the 3-point line and is 18-for-20 from the free throw line in the last three games. Branham hit 13-of-14 free throws against Northwestern, which was more than he had made in the entire season entering the game, and knocked down nine in the second half alone.
The timing of Branham’s emergence couldn’t be better for the Buckeyes. Liddell’s two-game cold stretch before Sunday showed that the All-Big Ten forward is capable of having an off night amid an otherwise stellar season, and Justice Sueing remains unavailable for Ohio State after playing in only the first two games of the year.
"The game almost looks easy for him at times. ... He's definitely gonna be a star one day. You can see it in him right now."Zed Key and Kyle Young have both shown the ability to put up double-digit points on any given night for the Buckeyes, but neither has done so with quite the level of consistency that Ohio State would ideally like out of a true second option.
He reminds me a lot like Dennis Hobson. Great driver and a Sweet Pull Up Jumper.
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