Ohio State couldn't get over the hump.
After climbing back from a five-game losing streak to get back to .500 in Big Ten play, the Buckeyes couldn't keep it rolling. Their three-game winning streak to begin February came to a halt when they fell, 63-56, to Illinois Thursday night at the Schottenstein Center.
The loss dropped Ohio State to 16-8 overall and 6-7 in the Big Ten.
Ayo Dosunmu buried a 3-pointer to extended the Illini's lead to six points with 29.3 seconds remaining.
Ohio State has struggled to control the ball this season, and that certainly didn't end against Illinois, which has one of the better opponent turnover rates in the country.