Ayo Dosunmu scored 15 points and buried a key 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining as Illinois held off Ohio State 63-56 Thursday for its 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’ speed resulted in 11 fast-break points and proved the difference. Ohio State kept it close, but cold shooting and sloppy play doomed the Buckeyes’ chances. Dosunmu made two free throws to give Illinois the lead for good with 8:15 to play, and his 3-pointer three minutes later made it 51-46. Luther Muhammad hit two free throws to pull the Buckeyes within three with 57 seconds left, but Dosunmu, who scored nine…
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