The Ohio State Buckeyes could not get the job done against a red-hot Illinois Fighting Illini, falling 63-56 on their own home floor in a low-scoring Big Ten bout. The Illini recorded their first road win in nearly a year, and their first win against OSU in Columbus since 2009. Love was not in the air on Valentines Day for Ohio State fans, as they watched their team turn the ball over 18 times and shoot a paltry 36 percent in a game that they really needed to win. The Bucks were especially lackluster from three-point land, where they knocked down just 2-of-13 as a team. C.J. Jackson led the team in scoring with 17 points to go along with five rebounds, with eight of those points coming at the charity stripe. However, Jackson also coughed up a team-high seven turnovers. Kaleb Wesson added 11 points and five boards, but…
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