Ohio State Basketball: Week 13 Big Ten basketball power rankings

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 05: Head coach Chris Holtmann of the Ohio State Buckeyes gives instructions to his team against the Illinois Fighting Illini at the United Center on December 05, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Ohio State defeated Illinois 77-67. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 05: Giorgi Bezhanishvili #15 of the Illinois Fighting Illini moves to shoot Kaleb Wesson #34 of the Ohio State Buckeyes at the United Center on December 05, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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Illinois has silently started to play well as they hung in there with Minnesota for a long while before the Gophers ran away with a win in the end. The Illini would then get their third Big Ten win of the season later in the week with a 71-64 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Illinois is hanging in the Big Ten and looks to gain steam in the second half of conference play.

Penn State got into a battle with one of the hottest teams in the country taking Purdue all the way to overtime. However, the Nittany Lions could not get the win falling in the end 99-90.

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Junior Forward Lamar Stevens led the Nittany Lions scoring 24 points in the loss.

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