Ohio State Buckeyes (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-6, 4-4 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State visits the Illinois Fighting Illini after Brice Sensabaugh scored 27 points in Ohio State's 93-77 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Fighting Illini have gone 9-2 in home games. Illinois is sixth in the Big Ten at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 64.5 points while holding opponents to 40.3% shooting.
The Buckeyes are 3-5 against Big Ten opponents. Ohio State is second in the Big Ten with 36.2 rebounds per game led by Zed Key averaging 8.1.
The Fighting Illini and Buckeyes face off Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Terrence Shannon Jr. is shooting 45.1% and averaging 18.1 points for the Fighting Illini. Matthew Mayer is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Illinois.
Sensabaugh averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Buckeyes, scoring 17.5 points while shooting 47.7% from beyond the arc. Justice Sueing is shooting 44.4% and averaging 12.9 points over the past 10 games for Ohio State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 6-4, averaging 71.6 points, 35.3 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.4 points per game.
Buckeyes: 4-6, averaging 76.8 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
