Taylor Mikesell scored a game-high 31 points as No. 3 Ohio State erased a halftime deficit and avoided an upset with an 87-81 over Illinois Sunday.
Trailing by as many as 17 points in the second half, a 13-0 run in the third quarter helped the Buckeyes tie the game at 58 with 2:16 to go in the period.
The Buckeyes shot 42.9% in the fourth quarter while the Fighting Illini went 1 of 7 from beyond the arc in that span. Both teams matched one another in the first quarter. Illinois began 10 of 21 from the field and Genesis Bryant scored 10 points while the Buckeyes went 8 of 8 at the free throw line but shot 31.3%.
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