CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Scott Gleeson breaks down the teams on the bubble heading toward Selection Sunday. USA TODAY COLUMBUS, Ohio — It took a freshman to deliver the biggest blow on Senior Night. In a high-level game with plenty of emotion on both sides, Ohio State freshman forward E.J. Liddell, an Illinois native who picked the Buckeyes over his home-state Fighting Illini, threw down a two-handed dunk to give No. 19 Ohio State a 53-51 lead with 9:02 to play. It was Ohio State’s third rally from a three-possession deficit, and it would be the last one it needed. Behind Liddell’s first career double-double, a second-half surge from Kaleb Wesson and more strong play from CJ Walker, the Buckeyes (21-9, 11-8 Big Ten) dealt a blow to No. 22 Illinois’ Big Ten title hopes with a 71-63 win in front of an electric atmosphere at Value City Arena. It was a big…
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