Buckeyes beat Illini 68-55 on 19 by Deshaun Thomas
Sam Thompson #12 of the Ohio State Buckeyes drives to the basket in the first half past Tyler Griffey #42 of the Illinois Fighting Illini and Tracy Abrams #13 of the Illinois Fighting Illini on March 10, 2013 at Value City Arena in …
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Posted: 03/10/2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Deshaun Thomas, playing perhaps his final home game for No. 14 Ohio State, scored 19 points Sunday to lead the Buckeyes to a 68-55 victory over Illinois, keeping alive their hopes of a Big Ten title tie.
The victory put Ohio State (23-7, 13-5) in position to grab a share of the Big Ten title if No. 7 Michigan can win at home against No. 2 Indiana later on Sunday. The Buckeyes are assured the No. 2 seed in next week's Big Ten tournament at Chicago's United Center.
Brandon Paul scored 21 points for Illinois (21-11, 8-10), which is guaranteed the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament
Aaron Craft added 14 points and six assists while creating his usual havoc on defense. Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 10 points.
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