Ohio State came up just short in its bid for a Big Ten Tournament title. © Darron Cummings Illinois’s Giorgi Bezhanishvili reacts after hitting a shot and getting fouled during the second half of an NCAA college basketball championship game against Ohio State at the Big Ten Conference tournament, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) The fifth-seeded Buckeyes rallied from a big deficit to take Illinois to overtime, but the second-seeded Fighting Illini pulled out an 91-88 win Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. Duane Washington Jr. scored 32 points to lead all scorers while Justice Sueing added 22 points, CJ Walker scored 16 and E.J. Liddell had 12. Kofi Cockburn, Andre Curbelo and Ayo Dosunmu scored 16 apice for Illinois. Kockburn made a pair of free throws to put Illinois on top for good with 1:39 left in overtime. Ohio State trailed by as many as 17 in…
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