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Illinois’ locker room went nuts after closing out season with win over Ohio State
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There may not be a hotter team in college basketball right now than Illinois. The Fighting Illini have closed out the regular season on a four-game winning streak, which includes victories over ranked opponents No. 25 Wisconsin, No. 2 Michigan and No. 7 Ohio State.
Illinois closed out the season with a big road win on Saturday, defeating the Buckeyes 73-68 in Columbus. It was the first game back for Ayo Dosunmu, who suffered a face injury in the team’s loss to Michigan State two weeks ago.
After the game, the Illini locker room was going nuts, celebrating a four-game winning streak and no in the mix for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. They are also the No. 2 seed in the B1G Tournament next week.
Here was the team’s reaction on Saturday:
🙌 @IlliniMBB is living their best life latelypic.twitter.com/a8UQXZMk5l
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) March 6, 2021
Illinois has improved to 20-6 on the year and rounded out B1G play with a 16-4 record. In addition to the four-game winning streak, the Illini have won 11 of their last 12 games.
Brad Underwood’s team is playing its best at the right time.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB