Ohio State didn't play smart enough, its bench disappeared and Illinois took advantage. Here are 5 takeaways from Sunday's loss.

Here are three more key numbers that explain just how the Illini were able to turn things around and escape with a win at home – and why they fell behind in the first place: 5.

Devin Royal scored 29 points — 19 in the first half — for Ohio State (13-9, 5-6), which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Bruce Thornton had 22 points and John Mobley Jr. had 18 points. Ivisic, Illinois’ No. 2 scorer and leading rebounder, returned to action after missing three games with mononucleosis. He played 29 minutes.

Ohio State basketball had a problem finding the hoop in the second half and dropped a game to Illinois on the road Sunday.

Coach Jake Diebler and the Ohio State men's hoops team looked like they would extend their winning streak for much of the afternoon, but Illinois rallied late.

If No. 18 Illinois was going to start turning its season back around, it was almost certainly going to need a hand from its freshmen. But with streaking Ohio State in Champaign on Sunday, Will Riley and Morez Johnson Jr.

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.