Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell scored 24 points and had five assists with no turnovers against Maryland. If playing highly ranked Purdue close last week gave Ohio State a chance to show how good it is, playing Meh-ryland Sunday was a chance to show how good the Buckeyes are at not getting dragged down by bad company. In other words, as measuring sticks go, what is Ohio State’s floor? Answer: nowhere anywhere near the basement. The No. 16 Buckeyes did what they were expected to do against a .500 team by burying the unranked Terrapins 82-67 Sunday in Value City Arena. By doing so, OSU further proved it belongs among the Big Ten’s top five or six teams. Teams are judged by how well they play against the best and how poorly they play against the worst; that is, whether they play down to the competition. The Buckeyes have taken…
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