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(17) Ohio State Snaps Four-Game Slide

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12 22 13%20College%20Basketball%20A?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1390542652507Mitchell Layton/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — LaQuinton Ross scored 18 points to help No. 17 Ohio State end its four-game losing streak by topping Illinois, 62-55 Thursday night.

The game was close throughout the second half. The Buckeyes (16-4, 3-4 Big Ten) only led by two with 2:32 remaining but Ohio State proceeded to score six-straight ending with a 3-pointer from Lenzelle Smith Jr. to pull away.

Smith Jr. finished with 16 points, five rebounds and three steals and Aaron Craft added 11 points, six boards and five assists to help break Ohio State’s longest losing streak since the 2007-08 season.

Joseph Bertrand led all-scorers with 19 points in the loss.

Illinois (13-7, 2-5 Big Ten) has now lost five in a row.
                                                                                    

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