There wasn't exactly an exclamation mark at the end, but the Buckeyes got the job done on Saturday.
Ohio State defeated Illinois, 87-81, at State Farm Center (or as some of us Central Illinois natives still call it, Assembly Hall) to win its third consecutive game.
Check out our photo gallery above for shots of E.J. Liddell, Duane Washington Jr. and the rest of the Buckeyes who improved their record to 11-3 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten.
