Ohio State Beat Illinois stay tied

I know I said on Thursday my thinking on the Big Ten and it was Illinois is looking good not on this day. The team that has won 8 straight Big Ten games came into Illinois today look for number 9. Let me say that Illinois has beaten Wisconsin and Michigan State on the road to pull into a three way tied for the Big Ten. I even thought that a victory against Ohio State would put Illinois in the top 25 for the first time this season. The stage was set for Illinois to gain a tied with Michigan State, but no one told the Ohio State team about this thought. No. 13 Ohio State used a barrage of 3's, most of them from Diebler, to take an early 21-10 lead and went on to finish off Illinois 72-53. The Buckeyes were 11 of 22 from 3-point range, including 6 of 11 by Diebler, who led Ohio State with 18 points. Lighty hit a trio of 3 pointers for 17 points. The Buckeyes (20-6, 10-3) held onto first place share with Michigan State. They have won 9 in a row in the conference and 6 straight overall. After trailing by one early Ohio State use a 18-6 run to gain a 11 point lead, from there on they coasted to a 36-20 halftime lead. Louisville upset No. 3 Syracuse 66-60 today. 12 12 down and gone.