Ohio State basketball drops close one to Northwestern. Three Things we learned.

Ohio State lost a hard-fought battle that could have gone either way at Northwestern. Here are three things we learned after defeat.

E.J. Liddell was surprisingly missing on the last possession

I have to admit, I was very surprised the last possession didn’t go through E.J. Liddell. He has shown more than anyone on this team, that if you need a quality shot, he has the desire, ability, and confidence to get one for you. Instead, a play was drawn up for a very inconsistent Duane Washington who lacks quality shot judgment often times. In other words, the ball was going up no matter what when he got his hands on the ball.

Now, the shot was actually a very good one coming off a ball screen, but Washington missed the bunny, and the game was effectively over. We’re not a part of the game-planning obviously, and maybe the Wildcats took Liddell away somehow, but in that situation, the ball has to go to the best player on the team. With all due respect to Washington, it’s not him.

I’d love to hear Holtmann’s thoughts on that play.

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