COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State will limp into the Big Ten Tournament on a four-game losing streak after a 73-68 loss at home to Illinois. With 44.7 seconds left, Ayo Dosunmu (19 points) drove to the basket for a lay-up while drawing a foul on Justice Sueing. That call gave Sueing his fifth foul as he finished with 15 points and eight rebounds while Dosunmu complete the three-point play. The play gave Illinois the lead for good, as OSU failed to score a point in the game’s final 3:48 after taking a 68-64 lead. The Buckeyes missed their last 10 shots. Despite first-half struggles from leading scorer E.J. Liddell and a hot shooting performance by the Illini — 62 percent from the field — the Buckeyes went into the half down by just four points, 41-37. Liddell’s first-half struggles disappeared in the second half, finishing with 19 points before going…
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