No. 17 Buckeyes need late layup to beat Akron 67-66


              Ohio State's E.J. Liddell, right, posts up against Akron's Aziz Bandaogo during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Akron's K.J. Walton, right, drives top the basket as Ohio State's Eugene Brown defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Ohio State's E.J. Liddell, right, drives to the basket against Akron's Ali Ali during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Ohio State's E.J. Liddell, center, drives the lane between Akron's K.J. Walton, left, and Ali Ali during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Ohio State's Meechie Johnson, left, drives the baseline as Akron's K.J. Walton defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Ohio State's Malaki Branham, right, drives the lane against Akron's Mikal Dawson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Akron's K.J. Walton, right, tries to dribble past Ohio State's Justin Ahrens during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Ohio State players celebrate Zed Key's game-winning basket against Akron in the closing second of the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Ohio State's Meechie Johnson, left, looks for an open pass as Akron's Ali Ali defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
            
              Ohio State's Zed Key, right, makes the game-winning basket over Akron's Ali Ali in the closing second of the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
No. 17 Buckeyes need late layup to beat Akron 67-66