After arguably the worst performance of the season against the hated rival Indiana Hoosiers on Thursday night, the Illini look to get back in the win column vs. Ohio State on Tuesday night at State Farm Center.
Ohio State comes into the contest at 11-8 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten conference after snapping its five game losing streak against Iowa on Saturday. In those prior five defeats the Buckeyes lost by seven points or fewer in all the games, and had conference-leading Purdue on the ropes. So even though they lost five in a row, it wasn’t like they were getting blown out.