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Ohio State 75, Illinois 73 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="bleedsorangenblue" data-source="post: 1176802" data-attributes="member: 10413"><p>Here's the story....</p><p></p><p><em>"Both teams' defenses let up in the second half, with Ohio State shooting a sparkling 52 percent from the field and Illinois shooting 44.4 percent over the final 20 minutes. The two teams combined for 92 second-half points after totaling 56 in the first half. The Buckeyes had 14 turnovers and made just five 3s compared to the Illini's 12, but Ohio State held a massive edge in free-throw shooting, making 28 of its whopping 39 foul shots. Illinois was 9-for-11 from the stripe.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>While it was a strong showing by the Illini, the absence of their two starting big men, Mike Thorne Jr. and Leron Black, was noticeable. Ohio State had a 42-33 rebounding advantage and blocked nine shots while Illinois blocked none.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Four different Illini players scored 14 points: Coleman-Lands, Hill, Nunn and Finke. Coleman-Lands hit four 3-pointers, and Finke scored all his points in the second half. All four guys had to put up a lot of shots to get to those point totals, though, combining to shoot 36.5 percent (19-for-52)."</em></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.csnchicago.com/big-ten/illini-fight-back-buckeyes-hold-victory?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo" target="_blank">http://www.csnchicago.com/big-ten/illini-fight-back-buckeyes-hold-victory?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bleedsorangenblue, post: 1176802, member: 10413"] Here's the story.... [I]"Both teams' defenses let up in the second half, with Ohio State shooting a sparkling 52 percent from the field and Illinois shooting 44.4 percent over the final 20 minutes. The two teams combined for 92 second-half points after totaling 56 in the first half. The Buckeyes had 14 turnovers and made just five 3s compared to the Illini's 12, but Ohio State held a massive edge in free-throw shooting, making 28 of its whopping 39 foul shots. Illinois was 9-for-11 from the stripe. While it was a strong showing by the Illini, the absence of their two starting big men, Mike Thorne Jr. and Leron Black, was noticeable. Ohio State had a 42-33 rebounding advantage and blocked nine shots while Illinois blocked none. Four different Illini players scored 14 points: Coleman-Lands, Hill, Nunn and Finke. Coleman-Lands hit four 3-pointers, and Finke scored all his points in the second half. All four guys had to put up a lot of shots to get to those point totals, though, combining to shoot 36.5 percent (19-for-52)."[/I] [url]http://www.csnchicago.com/big-ten/illini-fight-back-buckeyes-hold-victory?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo[/url] [/QUOTE]
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