Illinois is winless on the road no more. Ayo Dosunmu scored 15 points and buried a key 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining as the Illini held off Ohio State 63-56 Thursday for their fourth win in a row. Trent Frazier also scored 15 points and Giorgi Bezhanishvili added 13 for the Illini (10-15, 6-8 Big Ten), who won their first road game of the season. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Buckeyes (16-8, 6-7), who committed 18 turnovers that led to 14 Illini points. Illinois is 6-0 when holding opponents to 67 points or fewer. “We wanted to make them.finish through us, over us, around us and not foul,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “We’ve gotten better at walling up and not slapping as much and committing fewer fouls. There is nothing magic in it. Maybe tonight was just our night.” Dosunmu made two free throws to…
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