Road warriors. That phrase describes the 2019-20 Illinois Fighting Illini. When Illinois heads to Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes, it will be the Illini’s final regular season road game. Road wins at Michigan, at Wisconsin and at Penn State are three of Illinois’ best NCAA Tournament résumé accomplishments. © Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Can Illinois notch another at Ohio State? “We’re into the last week, we’re still alive and kicking,” Brad Underwood said in response to whether or not Illinois is still in the hunt for a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Ohio State is the next game, and the Illini have to be ready. How the Buckeyes Have Done Ohio State is 20-9 and 10-8 in Big Ten play, riding a three-game win streak into this game against the Illini. Two of those three games were wins against ranked foes Maryland and…
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