Subscribe now! $3 for 3 months Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell, right, celebrates after making a basket against Illinois during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 71-63. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) Jay LaPrete COLUMBUS, Ohio — Illinois went into Value City Arena with its own destiny and a path to at least a share of the Big Ten Conference championship firmly in its grasp. The stage was set: Win two games and have at least a share of the conference title for the first time since 2005 and one win would have assured a double-bye in next week’s Big Ten tournament. Problem was: No. 19 Ohio State had other plans on Thursday night. No. 23 Illinois survived a first half in which both Kofi Cockburn and Giorgi Bezhanishvili were limited by foul trouble to lead by seven at halftime.…
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