Against No. 14 Illinois, slumping Ohio State has a difficult assignment.
As No. 14 Illinois keeps demonstrating its tenacity, Ohio State will have another chance to seize control of a disintegrating season when it travels to Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.
The Ohio State University Buckeyes (13-7, 3-6 Big Ten) have lost two consecutive and five of six games since January 6 after being humiliated 83-58 at Northwestern on Saturday in a defeat that was worse than the score.
It reminds them of the year before, when they lost 14 out of 15 from January 5 to February 23.
Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton stated, “We’re really looking for it right now, but I still believe in my teammates and the coaching staff.” “We’re merely going through a difficult time. We possess a
Playing the Fighting Illini (15-5, 6-3) won’t be simple.
Brad Underwood, the coach of Illinois, didn’t care that it wasn’t pretty.
“We went from probably a more eye-pleasing loss at Northwestern from a fan standpoint and probably (the media) standpoint to a very ugly W,” he stated. “We’re really pleased of our guys because these games must be won. You must discover a means.”
It would be difficult for Ohio State to draw any conclusions from the Northwestern match. After trailing by 11 points at the half, the Buckeyes’ deficit grew to 35 points until they used their reserves to go on a 12-2 run.
Chris Holtmann, the Ohio State coach, stated, “Bottom line we just have to be better.” “In all cases. Every single one of us. Participants,
The Buckeyes are expecting a boost from their return to Columbus. They had suffered 14 straight losses on the road, dating back to the previous season, in the last two games.
