Brandon Paul scored 19 points and No. 11 Illinois bounced back from a tough loss in its Big Ten opener to beat No. 8 Ohio State 74-55 on Saturday.

The Illini (14-2, 1-1) led 37-25 at halftime and used a 13-2 run early in the second half to build a 50-27 lead.

Illinois used stingy defense to shut down the Buckeyes (11-3, 1-1), who shot just 33% from the field and turned the ball over 16 times.

Nnanna Egwu added 16 points for Illinois and Tracy Abrams had 13 points and five assists.

Deshaun Thomas led Ohio State with 24 points.

Illinois came into the game off a stunning 68-61 loss at Purdue and had lost 2 of its last three.

NCAA Top-25 Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)
------
#2 Michigan Wolverines 95, Iowa Hawkeyes 67
#6 Kansas Jayhawks 69, Temple Owls 62
#7 Syracuse Orange 55, South Florida Bulls 44
#9 Florida Gators 79, Yale Bulldogs 58
#13 Minnesota Golden Gophers 69, Northwestern Wildcats 51