An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Sunday when No. 18 Illinois plays host to Ohio State in a marquee Big Ten matchup on CBS. This will mark the only scheduled meeting between the Fighting Illini and the Buckeyes this season and will be a rematch of Illinois' 77-74 win over Ohio State in last season's conference tournament.

Don't look now, but the Ohio State basketball team might be getting hot at the right time. After losing three in a row by a combined total of five points, the Buckeyes have rattled off three wins in a row and done so in convincing fashion.

It's Ohio State vs Illinois in Big Ten men's college basketball. Follow along for live score and game updates at State Farm Center.

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Here are three key questions for what has turned into a must-win game for Illinois: Who will win on the glass? Ohio State's plus-2.4 rebounding margin isn't especially impressive

The Ohio State Buckeyes (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak when they hit the road to play the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-7, 6-5 Big Ten) on Sunday, February

The Ohio State Buckeyes (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten) meet a fellow Big Ten squad, the Illinois Fighting Illini (13-6, 5-4 Big Ten), on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at State Farm Center. The game will begin at

Ohio State hangs its hat on 37.4 percent three-point shooting (third in the Big Ten) and is led by the long-distance dynamic duo of Bruce Thornton and John Mobley Jr., each of whom has hit 40-plus threes on the season and is shooting over 40 percent from deep.