Illinois center Meyers Leonard scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds in an 83-67 loss at Ohio State. Leonard shot 7-for-12 from the floor in 34 minutes and was the only Illinois player to score above 12 points.
Leonard had not scored in double figures since February 9th at Indiana. He has averaged 8.5 rebounds during this four game stretch though. Nonetheless, the Fighting Illini have dropped six straight games and nine of their last ten.