Good evening and a Happy Valentine's Day from Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Illinois and Ohio State are about an hour from tipoff here in the Buckeye State, and to say this is perhaps a pivotal game for the Illini might be an understatement.
To be fair, at 9-15, Illinois' season as a whole is close to a wash save for winning out and doing a little damage in the Big Ten tournament, too. But this home stretch of the 2018-19 regular season is all about continuing to lay the groundwork for what could/should be a better 2019-20.