Scoring help is sorely needed
Ohio State's EJ Liddell (illness) and Seth Towns (knee) will not play tonight against Purdue, per Chris Holtmann.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 16, 2020
It can be a really good thing to have multiple guys that can score at times on a basketball team. It is an even better thing when you have a stud you can go to when you need a basket. Ohio State simply doesn’t have that right now.
Don’t get me wrong, guys like C.J. Walker and Justice Sueing have been able to get in the lane and make some big baskets, but there’s just not a guy that can go out and put the team on his shoulders in a defensive slog like tonight’s game.
Clearly, not having E.J. Liddell didn’t help, and maybe Seth Towns can answer the bell when he’s healthy and on the court, but until then, this team will have to win with defense and hope it can score enough.