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Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Illinois: Game preview, prediction

Something has to give tonight at Value City Arena, as both Ohio State and Illinois enter tonight’s contest riding three-game winning streaks. The Buckeyes will be trying to sweep the regular season series with the Fighting Illini after beating Illinois 77-67 in Chicago on December 5th. Ohio State and Illinois will tip off from Columbus at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Preview

Ohio State failed to score more than 60 points in a game for just the second time this year, but the Buckeyes did just enough on Sunday afternoon to win for the second straight year in Bloomington, downing Indiana 55-52.