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FINAL
Nov 12, 2021

Game Recap

Liddell scores 29, No. 17 Ohio State struggles past Niagara. E.J. Liddell scored a career-high 29 points as No. 17 Ohio State pulled away from Niagara in the second half for an 84-74 win on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
NIA413374
OSU424284
Niagara Purple Eagles logoNIAGARAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Sam Iorio266-113-63-361101218
5Jordan Cintron335-83-34-662311317
2Robert Brown III161-40-10-02000102
21Noah Thomasson311-120-02-21400224
10Marcus Hammond387-144-94-763003222
13Touba Traore91-10-02-22000024
15Greg Kuakumensah40-00-00-00100020
34Nicholas Kratholm81-10-00-04010132
33Steven Levnaic80-00-00-01000010
12Shandon Brown70-00-00-00000020
0Justin Roberts202-51-20-02110105
TOTAL24-5642.9%11-2152.4%15-2075.0%301261101974
Ohio State Buckeyes logoOHIO STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32E.J. Liddell289-153-68-1253145329
23Zed Key263-40-05-771030211
10Justin Ahrens292-62-60-03300136
22Malaki Branham183-61-10-02111147
55Jamari Wheeler332-32-33-42620019
14Justice Sueing164-60-22-240101210
25Kyle Young232-40-21-17100105
3Eugene Brown III40-00-00-21000010
50Joey Brunk10-00-00-00000000
0Meechie Johnson Jr.192-52-51-21000137
1Jimmy Sotos30-10-10-00200000
TOTAL27-5054.0%10-2638.5%20-3066.7%321758101984

Play-by-Play

1st halfniaosu
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (19:46) Malachi Branham Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (19:35) Noah Thomasson Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (19:24) Foul on Sam Iorio.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (19:24) Zed Key made Free Throw.
    01
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (19:24) Zed Key made Free Throw.
    02
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +3 (19:02) Marcus Hammond made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
    32
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (18:48) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zed Key.
    35
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (18:35) Foul on Malachi Branham.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:23) Marcus Hammond missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (18:23) E.J. Liddell Block.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (18:18) Malachi Branham Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (18:15) Malachi Branham missed Layup.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:11) Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:06) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (18:03) Jordan Cintron Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (18:01) Jordan Cintron made Layup.
    55
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (17:44) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
    58
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +3 (17:19) Marcus Hammond made Three Point Jumper.
    88
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:59) Zed Key missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:56) Rob Brown III Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +3 (16:34) Marcus Hammond made Three Point Jumper.
    118
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:23) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:19) Marcus Hammond Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:14) Marcus Hammond missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:14) Marcus Hammond Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:14) Malachi Branham Block.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (16:05) Sam Iorio missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:05) Malachi Branham Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (15:57) Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (15:54) Marcus Hammond Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (15:39) Marcus Hammond made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Cintron.
    138
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (15:39) Foul on Malachi Branham.
  • (15:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (15:39) Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
    148
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (15:13) E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
    1410
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (14:37) Niagara Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (14:31) Kyle Young made Dunk. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
    1412
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (14:31) Foul on Greg Kuakumensah.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (14:31) Kyle Young made Free Throw.
    1413
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +3 (14:15) Justin Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Hammond.
    1713
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (14:13) Foul on Greg Kuakumensah.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (14:13) E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
    1714
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (14:13) E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
    1715
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (14:13) E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
    1716
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (14:02) Marcus Hammond Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (14:02) Jamari Wheeler Steal.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (13:56) E.J. Liddell made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Ahrens.
    1718
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (13:28) Sam Iorio missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (13:28) E.J. Liddell Block.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (13:24) Justin Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (13:23) Justin Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (13:19) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (13:18) Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.
    1721
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (13:17) Niagara Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (12:55) Sam Iorio made Jumper.
    1921
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (12:32) E.J. Liddell made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Young.
    1923
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (12:13) Sam Iorio made Layup.
    2123
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (12:13) Foul on E.J. Liddell.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (12:13) Sam Iorio made Free Throw.
    2223
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (11:53) Foul on Touba Traore.
  • (11:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (11:53) Eugene Brown III missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (11:53) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (11:53) Eugene Brown III missed Free Throw.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (11:52) Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (11:37) Foul on Sam Iorio.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (11:37) Sam Iorio Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (11:19) Meechie Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
    2226
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +3 (10:47) Jordan Cintron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Roberts.
    2526
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (10:27) Jimmy Sotos missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (10:23) Steven Levnaic Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (10:23) Foul on Eugene Brown III.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (10:14) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (10:10) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (10:01) Justice Sueing made Jumper.
    2528
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:30) Foul on Meechie Johnson Jr..
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (9:30) Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
    2628
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (9:30) Marcus Hammond made Free Throw.
    2728
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:15) E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:12) Meechie Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (9:11) Foul on Noah Thomasson.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (9:11) Meechie Johnson Jr. made Free Throw.
    2729
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:11) Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:09) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (9:04) Justice Sueing made Layup.
    2731
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +3 (8:49) Jordan Cintron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Hammond.
    3031
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (8:24) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Sotos.
    3034
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (7:57) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:54) Justice Sueing Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:51) E.J. Liddell Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (7:51) Jordan Cintron Steal.
  • (7:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (7:22) Noah Thomasson Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:22) E.J. Liddell Steal.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (7:18) Meechie Johnson Jr. Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (7:18) Jordan Cintron Steal.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (7:13) Rob Brown III made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Cintron.
    3234
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:58) E.J. Liddell Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (6:42) Nicholas Kratholm made Layup. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
    3434
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:27) Foul on Justice Sueing.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:27) Justice Sueing Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (6:11) Marcus Hammond made Jumper.
    3634
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:46) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:44) Jordan Cintron Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:35) Rob Brown III missed Layup.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:33) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:33) Foul on Nicholas Kratholm.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:33) Zed Key missed Free Throw.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:29) Nicholas Kratholm Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:29) Foul on E.J. Liddell.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (5:29) Jordan Cintron made Free Throw.
    3734
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:29) Jordan Cintron missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:28) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:13) Malachi Branham missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (5:09) Nicholas Kratholm Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:55) Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:51) Justin Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:44) Justin Ahrens Turnover.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:44) Nicholas Kratholm Steal.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:15) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:15) Zed Key Block.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:14) Niagara Offensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (4:11) Niagara Turnover.
  • (4:11) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:55) Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:50) Zed Key Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (3:50) Zed Key made Layup.
    3736
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (3:30) Jordan Cintron Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:15) Malachi Branham missed Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (3:11) Nicholas Kratholm Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (3:05) Marcus Hammond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:02) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (2:56) Foul on Nicholas Kratholm.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (2:56) Zed Key made Free Throw.
    3737
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:56) Zed Key missed Free Throw.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (2:55) Rob Brown III Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (2:39) Rob Brown III missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:36) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:29) Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:27) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:15) Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (2:11) Sam Iorio Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (1:52) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:48) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (1:34) Meechie Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    3740
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (1:11) Sam Iorio missed Layup.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (1:11) Touba Traore Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:11) Foul on Jamari Wheeler.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (1:11) Touba Traore made Free Throw.
    3840
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +1 (1:11) Touba Traore made Free Throw.
    3940
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:55) Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:52) Touba Traore Defensive Rebound.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:34) Marcus Hammond Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:34) Jamari Wheeler Steal.
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    (0:08) Foul on Touba Traore.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (0:08) Justice Sueing made Free Throw.
    3941
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (0:08) Justice Sueing made Free Throw.
    3942
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:08) Ohio State Timeout
  • Niagara Purple Eagles logo
    +2 (0:00) Noah Thomasson made Layup.
    4142
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

74Points84
24-56(42.9%)Field Goal(%)27-50(54%)
11-21(52.4%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)
15-20(75%)Free Throw(%)20-30(66.7%)
31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)
12Assists17
6Steals5
1Blocks8
13Turnovers10
19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)
6Largest Lead12

Game Details

Friday, November 12, 2021 · 7:00 PM
Value City Arena · Columbus, OH
attendance: 9,749 (51.2%)
spread: OSU -19.5
over/under: 132.5