It sure didn’t look good after the first half in the Schott, but Ohio State got it all together, buckled down on defense, and outscored the Illini by fifteen points in the second half to put the game away, ultimately winning 71-63. © Provided by Buckeyes Wire Ohio State dominates Illinois in the second half to keep rolling The shooting was a little better in the second twenty minutes for the Buckeyes, but more than anything, they started to clamp down on an Illini squad that shot over 50 percent in the first half. That percentage fell to 43.6 percent for the game thanks to a better defensive effort from OSU when it came out of the locker room. This game may have been won on defense, but it got great offensive production from Kaleb Wesson (19 points), and E.J. Liddell who had a career night with a double-double of seventeen…
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