The Ohio State Buckeyes (19-0, 6-0 Big Ten) were on the road, as they went to Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois. The came to visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-5, 4-2 Big Ten). On ESPN's College Gameday, everyone picked Illinois, but their pick was wrong. The #1 Buckeyes went on to win 73-68, as they go to 20-0, and 7-0 in the Big Ten. The Illini fall to 14-6 and 4-3 in the Big Ten.
Jared Sullinger had a great game, a double-double, as he had 27 points, 18 of them in the 2nd half, and had 16 boards.
The other Buckeye that was in doubles was Jon Diebler, as he had 15 points. There were two Buckeyes that came in off the bench and got some points, those two were Aaron Craft and Deshaun Thomas. Craft had 5 points, while Thomas had 8. Thomas was a difference maker, he helped the Buckeyes go on an 11-0 run, after they were down by 8, and had two big three-pointers.
There were three Illini in double-digits, Richmond, who had 18 points and 10 rebounds. The other two players came off the bench, as Tisdale had 15, and Davis had 11.
Ohio State should stay at #1 in the polls, and will next take on a tough Purdue team. That game will be at Value City Arena in Columbus, on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET. You can catch it on ESPN.
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