CJ Walker is averaging 13.6 points over his last five outings - nearly doubling his output over the first 25 games. It's no coincidence Ohio State is 4-1 during the stretch.
Ultimately all that matters in sports is finishing strong, provided you had a good enough start for your finish to matter. Ohio State men's basketball has both.
Ohio State hasn't won a national championship in basketball since 1960, but Jerry Lucas says he thinks “that has to be the hope” for all Buckeyes teams still.
Postgame comments from Ohio State seniors Andre Wesson and Danny Hummer, head coach Chris Holtmann and E.J. Liddell, who netted his first career double-double.
Check out photos from Ohio State's 71-63 victory over Illinois, including pictures of members of the 1960 national championship team who were honored at halftime.
Ohio State's 1960 national champions are still close friends who keep in touch to this day, and those relationships were key to the success they achieved 60 years ago.
Ohio State honored its 1960 national championship team, including Jerry Lucas and Bob Knight, during halftime of the Buckeyes' final home game of the season against Illinois.
Alonzo Gaffney won't play against Illinois and there is currently no timetable for his return, and Kyle Young is day-to-day due to a "significant" high ankle sprain.
As Ohio State's rotation has shrunk, wins have begun to mount, with Chris Holtmann's group winning eight of the past 10 games, including a 77-63 defeat of Michigan.
Despite a hampered roster, Chris Holtmann got the most out of his team in February, with different role players stepping up to lead the Buckeyes to six wins in eight games.
