As far as last baskets go, this was a pretty one. In front of a not-quite-sellout crowd inside St. John Arena, first-year guard D.J. Carton crossed over his defender on the left wing and cut to the basket. Waiting on the right block, classmate E.J. Liddell was in perfect position as Carton drew his defender and dropped the ball off for a two-handed, powerful dunk with 38.8 seconds remaining as Ohio State finished off an upset challenge from Kent State on Nov. 25, 2019. Within a minute, the scoreboard hanging over center court bore witness to the final points of a 71-52 win for the No. 10 Buckeyes. Now, Liddell’s dunk can also be remembered as the last points in the history of the longtime former home for Ohio State basketball. A series of photos published Tuesday to the program’s official website show that the scoreboard for the now-unplayable arena…
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