Ohio State earned a hard-fought big road win over Illinois.
By beating the Illini 87-81, Ohio State moved to 11-3 overall, with a 5-3 Big Ten record, which is good for fourth place in the conference.
E.J. Liddell paced the Buckeyes with a career-high 26 points to go with seven rebounds, while Harvard transfer Seth Towns played his most important minutes as a Buckeye, adding 11 points off the bench.
Both players joined Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann after the win. You can hear from Holtmann in the video above, and the two players in the videos below.
