Illinois vs. Ohio State, Sunday, 5 PM, BTN

[LitlBuck]

Two in a row would be a nice way to start the conference.

Breaking down the Fighting Illini: Illinois is coming off a 78-68 road loss to Michigan last Wednesday ... The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Illinois ... Illinois has lost its last five road games dating back to last season, and the Illini have lost their last six games in Columbus ... Junior guard Malcolm Hill leads the Illini in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. He's one of only three players to lead his team in those categories, joining Wichita State's Ron Baker and LSU's Ben Simmons ... Hill and guard Kendrick Nunn are the Big Ten's leading scoring duo at 37.1 points per game ... Over the last five games, the Illini are outscoring opponents 86-34 in points off turnovers ... Illinois is the worst defensive team in the conference, allowing 74.6 points per game while opponents shoot 46.3 percent from the field ... The Illini shoot 45 percent from the field, and score 75.9 points per game .. Illinois is ranked 113th in KenPom's efficiency ratings.

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index....hich_channel_is_the_9.html#incart_river_index

 

[OHSportsFan]

Let's get this conference win Buckeyes!

 

[Bestbuck36]

Alright Basket Bucks, let's get it done!!!

 

[OHSportsFan]

Tate with a new cut.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Going to be lots of AJ this half.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Lyle can't get the guys into an offensive set. He is not a good dribbler. This is problem.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Impatient on the offensive end early on. Illni packing the lane real tight at the moment and getting open shots on the other end,

Guys have to be patient and lock down the D

 

[Bestbuck36]

Going to be lots of AJ this half.

Amazing the difference in the energy level on both ends of the court with him at the point.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Poor stretch for Mick on the defensive end results in 6 quick ones for Illinois.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Bad sequence by Mitchell--first he crashes on the Illinois stiff center who wasn't going to score anyway, leaving his man wide open for a three, then he lets his man get position for an offensive rebound and commits a bad foul for an and-one.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Defense just went braindead for 3 minutes. Bad.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Tenacious defense! I love it

Just needs more consistency

 

[OHSportsFan]

Horrible basketball all of a sudden.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Horrible basketball all of a sudden.

I recall a similar stretch during the first half of Wednesday's game against Minnesota. Just about the same time in the first half too.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Thank goodness for FT shooting....didn't expect to say THAT this season.