21st ranked Ohio State went on the road, once again shorthanded, trailed only once at 2-0, built a lead as large as 18 before holding off a late Illinois rally to defeat the 14th ranked Illini 87-81 to win their third straight game to move to 11-3 overall and 5-3 in conference play. E.J. Liddell paced the Buckeye attack with a career
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Last Week: Indiana played a great game, they are a great team and took Ohio State to the wire. In the end though, the Buckeyes prevailed for a 42-35 victory. At the end of the season I hope the playoff committee gives the Hoosiers the credit they deserve. OSU has some things to tighten up on defense but they have the
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#19 Ohio State utilized tremendous half court team defense in the second half to storm back from as many as 11 down to defeat 23rd ranked Illinois 71-63 in the Schott, all but ending Illinois’ hopes to share the Big Ten title. With the victory, Ohio State moves to 21-9 and 11-8 in the Big Ten. Trailing by 46-40 with
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Ohio State, looking to win it’s fourth straight game, failed to be up to the task, falling to Illinois at home, 63-56. The Buckeyes fall to 16-8 and 6-7 in Big Ten play with the loss. C.J. Jackson led Ohio State with 17 and Kaleb Wesson chipped in 11 and Andre Wesson 10. It was a back and forth game
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Ohio State started the Big Ten season the same way they did a year ago, winning their second straight December conference game, defeating Illinois in the United Center in Chicago, 77-67 to move to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play. In a choppy game that saw 48 fouls called, the Buckeyes overcame a sloppy start to come from
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