COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball will face Illinois for the only time during the regular season in what could be a chance to make up ground in its race for a regular-season Big Ten championship. The Buckeyes are two games back behind Purdue, but are only one game behind in the loss column from the Illini, Boilermakers and Wisconsin. Getting a head-to-head win could go a long way in getting at least a share of the title for the first time since 2012. What: No. 22 Ohio State (17-7, 10-5 Big Ten) vs No. 15 Illinois (19-7, 12-4 Big Ten). Where: State Farm Center; Champaign, Illinois. When: Tonight, 9 p.m. TV: FS1 Projected Starters Ohio State: Jamari Wheeler (7 ppg), Malaki Branham (11.8 ppg), Eugene Brown III (3.7 ppg), E.J. Liddell (19.5 ppg) and Zed Key (8.8 ppg). Illinois: Trent Frazier (12.4 ppg), Da’Monte Williams (3.9 ppg), Alfonso Plummer…
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