ej liddell shares her story with our kelly cobiella >> reporter: it was a shocking upset.nd seeded ohio state buckeyes were beaten in overtime friday by oral roberts university then a much bigger shock for rising ohio state start 20-year-old ej liddell private messages sent to liddell on social media were filled with racist hate, homophobic slurs and death threats. liddell tweeting honestly, what did i do to deserve this i'm human. >> i don't see why anybody would want to harm me just by me playing the game that i love sometimes people view a lot of basketball players as entertainers and they don't understand we have a regular life like everybody else. >> reporter: ohio state quickly responded. the athletic director saying the language was appalling and will not be tolerated the school reporting it to university police. sports stars coming to liddell's defense on twitter and on tv >> for you to get this kid death threats and hurl racial slurs at him because you're safe in your own home you need to take a hard look at yourself in the mirror. >> reporter: but by making those

liddell shares his story with kelly cobiella >> reporter: a shocking upset, second-seated ohio state buckeyes lost to orel roberts then a much bigger shock for rising ohio state star 20-year-old e.j. lidell. private messages sent to him on social media were filled with racist hate, homophobic slurs and death threats. lidell tweeting, honestly, what did i do to deserve this i'm human. >> i don't see why anybody would want to harm me. it's just about me playing the game that i love sometimes people view a lot of basketball players as entertainers and they don't understand we live a regular life like everybody else. >> reporter: ohio state quickly responding, the athletic director saying the language was appalling and will not be tolerated the school reporting it to university police sports stars coming to liddell's defense on twitter and tv >> to give the kids death threats and hurl racial slurs at hi because you're safe in your own home, take a hard look at yourself in the mirror. >> reporter: by making those private messages public, liddell called out the bullies hiding behind a scre

liddell saying he's received death threats after missing a late free throw in his team's opening round loss to oral roberts. >> i've never done anything to harm anyone, and i don't see why anyone would want to harm me, with me playing the game i love. >> reporter: with quarantine and testing procedures in place, covid posing challenges. bcu exiting the tournament before a saturday night matchup with oregon. head coach saying, we've been tested the last three weeks. in the last 48 hours, we've received multiple positive tests. from heartbreak to heart-stopping moments, as college basketball's crown jewel carries on of course, one of the big cinderella stories is eighth seeded loyola, toppling top seeded illinois yesterday, and in a great moment, super fan sister jean, 101 years old, somehow found a way to weave a scouting report into the pre-game prayer telling the team they had a chance to convert rebounds as illinois made about 50% of their layups and 30% of their three pointers sister jean, always in the game looking for that "w," craig. love it. >> sister jean morgan chesky, thank y