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Ohio State incinerates Illinois, 117-74, sit 1 win from a Big Ten title

Behind huge a huge day from Ameryst Alston in her final home game, the Buckeyes scored a season-high against an overmatched Illini squad.

On Senior Day for the fifth-ranked Ohio State women's basketball team, the Buckeyes sent off the trio of Cait Craft, Ameryst Alston, and Kalpana Beach in style with a resounding beating of Illinois, 117-74.

Alston, in her last regular season home game in scarlet and gray, scored a game-high 39 points as Ohio State cruised to the blowout victory. The senior from Canton McKinley shot 15-for-24 from the floor, including five three-pointers, and added five assists.