June 22, 2026

Ohio State's E.J. Liddell calls out effort after loss at Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. – There was a point during Thursday night’s game at Wisconsin where E.J. Liddell had no choice but to ask for a breather. That’s the effort level the Ohio State third-year forward said he brought to the court as the No. 16 Buckeyes faced the No. 13 Badgers at the Kohl Center. Against a prideful Wisconsin team seemingly hell-bent on making amends for a collective dud in a matchup between the teams a month ago at Value City Arena, it wasn’t nearly enough. And while Liddell didn’t absolve himself from blame, the team captain and leading scorer left a 78-68 loss asking for more. More from himself and, most importantly, more across the board from his fellow Buckeyes. “Any loss hurts, but I feel like it would’ve been different if we would’ve gave full effort, everybody on the team 1-14, everybody on the bench,” Liddell, standing in the…

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