Ohio State can clinch Big Ten title with win

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Regardless of how Illinois plays tonight against Ohio State, it appears the Illini will lock up at least the No. 5 seed and a first-day bye in the Big Ten tournament.

Michigan defeated Minnesota 83-55, which means that Illinois can finish no lower than fifth in the Big Ten standings. Ohio State can clinch at least a share of the conference regular season title with a victory.

As for tonight's game between Illinois and Ohio State, it's senior night at Value City Arena and the student section is wearing Club Tril shirts, in honor of Ohio State walk-on Mark Titus and his popular blog, Club Trillion.

The students showed up early to mock the Illini as they were warming up, however they did appreciate a stylish dunk from Jeffrey Jordan during Illinois' traditional pre-game dunk contest.

Could this be the final matchup between St. Joseph teammates Evan Turner and Demetri McCamey? McCamey said Monday he isn't sure what Turner will do after the season. On one hand, Turner could make a lot of money should he declare for the NBA Draft. On the other, McCamey said Turner is the type of kid who might not want to leave college so soon.