INDIANAPOLIS – Ohio State beat Minnesota. It eked by Purdue in overtime. It took down its archrival in Michigan.
But, despite coming back from a 17-point deficit and forcing overtime, it couldn't complete the Big Ten tournament with a win. Illinois got the better of the Buckeyes, 91-88, in Sunday's conference tournament championship game that ended after a five-minute overtime.
A pair of foul shots from Kofi Cockburn in overtime gave the Buckeyes an 82-81 edge with a minute and a half left in overtime. But E.J. Liddell slipped and turned it over, putting the ball back in Illinois' hands with one minute left, and Andre Curbelo's subsequent bucket gave Illinois a three-point advantage with 47.