Notebook: Domination on the glass fuels Ohio State victory against Fighting Illini

IMG_7408by:Andy Backstrom•02/27/23•

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Justice Sueing and Brice Sensabaugh by Dylan Buell/Getty Images
Ohio State starters Justice Sueing (left) and Brice Sensabaugh (right) combined for 28 points in the win over Illinois. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

COLUMBUS — Illinois came into this past weekend as a top-50 offensive rebounding team in the country. The Fighting Illini hardly looked the part at Ohio State Sunday. The Buckeyes foiled a major tenet of Illinois head coach Brad Underwood's winning formula, and it started with them outrebounding the Illini, 23-9, in the first half of a streak-snapping 72-60 victory.