Liddell leads No. 16 Ohio State past Minnesota, 75-64


              Minnesota forward Jamison Battle, right, drives past Ohio State forward Justin Ahrens (10) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann yells to his team as they play against Minnesota in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Ohio State guard Meechie Johnson Jr. (0) drives around Minnesota guard Payton Willis, right, to the basket in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell dunks against Minnesota in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Ohio State guard Eugene Brown III (3) works to get around Minnesota forward Jamison Battle in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT ID FROM MEECHIE JOHNSON, JR TO EUGENE BROWN III - Ohio State forward Kyle Young (25) challenges Minnesota center Treyton Thompson (42) for a loose ball as Eugene Brown III., right, looks to help in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Minnesota guard Payton Willis (0) goes to the basket against Ohio State in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell (32) fouls Minnesota guard Eylijah Stephens (20) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Minnesota guard Payton Willis (0) goes to the basket around Ohio State guard Malaki Branham (22) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              Minnesota guard Sean Sutherlin (24) shoots between Ohio State forwards Kyle Young (25) and E.J. Liddell (32) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Liddell leads No. 16 Ohio State past Minnesota, 75-64