_The Buckeyes take on Illinois (14-3, 3-1) at one of the toughest B1G arenas in Assembly Hall. The Illini have looked very mediocre over the last few games, and will be down guard Sam Maniscalco tonight. Their leading scorer, D.J. Richardson (13.2 ppg), will return to starting lineup though, after to being limited by a wrist injury.  

The game tips at 9 PM ET on ESPN, but the LiveBlog will get going at 8:30. Joining us will be Men of the Scarlet and Gray, Our Honor Defend, The Buckeye Battle Cry, Buckeye House Call, the Buckeye Blog, Scarlet and Game, and Fox Sports Ohio.

LiveBlog after the break!