Mike Granse-USA TODAY Sports Illinois battled back, but they couldn’t overcome Ohio State in overtime. Wow. Thursday night’s BTN schedule featured a truly horrifying display of basketball from the Illinois Fighting Illini (10-11, 2-6) and Ohio State Buckeyes (14-8, 6-3), but the two teams managed to make things very interesting down the stretch. After trailing by double-digits for a good portion of the second half, Illinois battled back and eventually tied things up on a Jalen Coleman-Lands three-pointer with less than a minute remaining in regulation. COL3MAN LANDS pic.twitter.com/nTBU0hcTfd — The Champaign Room (@Champaign_Room) January 29, 2016 It was a tightly contested game in overtime, but the battle concluded in a truly dizzying affair that featured a loose ball and questionable no-call from the officiating crew. The end result was a two-possession Buckeye lead with only seconds to go. Kendrick Nunn led the way for Illinois with 24 points and 5 rebounds on 7-15 shooting from the field (5-11 3PT). Trevor Thompson came off the bench and scored a team-high 16 points (7-7 shooting) for Ohio State. Here’s what we learned from the game. 1. …
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