Will Riley scores 24, No. 18 Illinois mounts late comeback to beat Ohio State 87-79
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Will Riley scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 18 Illinois Fighting Illini rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Ohio State Buckeyes 87-79 on Sunday.
Morez Johnson Jr. had 14 points and 15 rebounds, Kylan Boswell had 14 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 10 points for the Illini (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten), who went on a 15-point run over a five-minute stretch late in the second half.
Devin Royal scored 29 points - 19 in the first half - for Ohio State (13-9, 5-6), which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Bruce Thornton had 22 points and John Mobley Jr. had 18 points.
Ivisic, Illinois’ No. 2 scorer and leading rebounder, returned to action after missing three games with mononucleosis. He played 29 minutes.
Illinois: The Illini shot 10 of 42 on 3-pointers Thursday in a disappointing overtime loss to Nebraska, which had lost six straight. Illinois was just 4 of 20 on triples against Ohio State, but outrebounded the Buckeyes 43-31 and dominated points in the paint 52-30.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes’ three-game winning streak could have been a lot longer. They lost three in a row by a total of five points before ending the skid with a win Jan. 21 at No. 10 Purdue.
Illinois had a nearly seven-minute field goal drought in the first half and fell behind 34-25. The rest of the game was an uphill battle for the Illini until their 15-point run, which began with about seven minutes to go. Illinois led for less than 10 minutes.
Illinois’ bench outscored Ohio State’s bench 43-4.
Illinois is at Rutgers on Wednesday night while Ohio State hosts Maryland on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Aaron Bradshaw vs. Tomislav Ivisic (Buckeyes gains possession) | |||
| 19:44 | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:42 | Aaron Bradshaw offensive rebound | |||
| 19:31 | +2 | Aaron Bradshaw makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
| 19:20 | Tomislav Ivisic turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 19:06 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup | 4-0 | |
| 18:56 | +2 | Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
| 18:45 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup | 6-2 | |
| 18:37 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point dunk (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 6-4 | |
| 18:19 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 18:17 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 18:07 | Tomislav Ivisic turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 17:50 | Aaron Bradshaw misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:48 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 17:35 | Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 17:25 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | |||
| 17:17 | +3 | John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 9-4 | |
| 17:00 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:58 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 16:50 | Aaron Bradshaw shooting foul (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn draws the foul) | |||
| 16:50 | +1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-5 | |
| 16:50 | +1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-6 | |
| 16:33 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup | 11-6 | |
| 16:12 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:10 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 16:00 | Aaron Bradshaw blocks Morez Johnson Jr.'s two point layup | |||
| 15:58 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 15:49 | +3 | Devin Royal makes three point jump shot | 14-6 | |
| 15:28 | Tre White misses two point layup | |||
| 15:26 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 15:26 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup | 14-8 | |
| 15:26 | Aaron Bradshaw shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 15:25 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:26 | +1 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-9 | |
| 15:08 | Ben Humrichous blocks Devin Royal's two point jump shot | |||
| 15:06 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
| 14:54 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 14-11 | |
| 14:41 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:39 | Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound | |||
| 14:27 | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:25 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 14:16 | +2 | Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup | 14-13 | |
| 14:09 | Devin Royal turnover (lost ball) (Ben Humrichous steals) | |||
| 14:02 | +3 | Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists) | 14-16 | |
| 13:58 | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | |||
| 13:47 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 16-16 | |
| 13:27 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:25 | Ques Glover defensive rebound | |||
| 13:14 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 19-16 | |
| 12:50 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 19-18 | |
| 12:50 | Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul) | |||
| 12:50 | +1 | Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-19 | |
| 12:37 | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:35 | Micah Parrish offensive rebound | |||
| 12:20 | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:18 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
| 12:11 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point jump shot | 19-21 | |
| 12:00 | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:58 | Devin Royal offensive rebound | |||
| 11:49 | Ivan Njegovan misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:47 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 11:40 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point dunk | 19-23 | |
| 11:17 | Devin Royal turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 10:54 | Kylan Boswell turnover (back court violation) | |||
| 10:54 | TV timeout | |||
| 10:48 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point hook shot | 21-23 | |
| 10:48 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | |||
| 10:48 | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-23 | |
| 10:30 | Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (traveling) | |||
| 10:03 | Morez Johnson Jr. blocks Ques Glover's two point jump shot | |||
| 10:01 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 10:01 | Ques Glover personal foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 9:54 | Jake Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:52 | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | |||
| 9:40 | Evan Mahaffey misses two point layup | |||
| 9:38 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 9:29 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:27 | Ques Glover defensive rebound | |||
| 9:24 | Ques Glover misses two point layup | |||
| 9:22 | Ques Glover offensive rebound | |||
| 9:21 | Ques Glover misses two point layup | |||
| 9:19 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
| 9:04 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:02 | Devin Royal defensive rebound | |||
| 8:56 | +3 | John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot | 25-23 | |
| 8:47 | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:45 | John Mobley Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 8:40 | Tre White personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 8:33 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:31 | Tre White defensive rebound | |||
| 8:21 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:19 | Devin Royal defensive rebound | |||
| 8:11 | Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul) | |||
| 8:11 | +1 | Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-23 | |
| 8:11 | +1 | Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-23 | |
| 7:51 | Tomislav Ivisic turnover (lost ball) (Micah Parrish steals) | |||
| 7:36 | Devin Royal turnover (traveling) | |||
| 7:36 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:17 | Ivan Njegovan blocks Tomislav Ivisic's two point layup | |||
| 7:15 | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | |||
| 7:09 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point layup | 29-23 | |
| 6:50 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:48 | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | |||
| 6:36 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:34 | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | |||
| 6:26 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:24 | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | |||
| 6:04 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:02 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
| 5:47 | Micah Parrish shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | |||
| 5:47 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 29-24 | |
| 5:47 | Will Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
| 5:47 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 29-25 | |
| 5:32 | +3 | Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 32-25 | |
| 5:17 | Will Riley turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals) | |||
| 5:07 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 34-25 | |
| 4:57 | +3 | Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 34-28 | |
| 4:35 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:33 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 4:24 | John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | |||
| 4:16 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:14 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 4:08 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point dunk | 34-30 | |
| 3:47 | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:45 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 3:37 | Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | |||
| 3:37 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:37 | +1 | Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-31 | |
| 3:37 | +1 | Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-32 | |
| 3:09 | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:07 | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | |||
| 2:54 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:52 | Ben Humrichous offensive rebound | |||
| 2:44 | +3 | Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 34-35 | |
| 2:25 | Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | |||
| 2:25 | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-35 | |
| 2:25 | Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:25 | Tre White defensive rebound | |||
| 2:07 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:05 | Buckeyes defensive rebound | |||
| 1:43 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup (John Mobley Jr. assists) | 37-35 | |
| 1:18 | Will Riley misses two point jump shot | |||
| 1:16 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 1:13 | Ques Glover shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 1:13 | Morez Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:13 | +1 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-36 | |
| 0:51 | +3 | Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 40-36 | |
| 0:39 | Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 0:16 | Bruce Thornton misses two point layup | |||
| 0:14 | Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound | |||
| 0:12 | +2 | Ivan Njegovan makes two point layup | 42-36 | |
| 0:01 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Buckeyes defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:48 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:46 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 19:38 | Micah Parrish shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | |||
| 19:38 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 19:38 | +1 | Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-37 | |
| 19:22 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point driving layup | 44-37 | |
| 19:11 | Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass) (John Mobley Jr. steals) | |||
| 18:57 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:55 | Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound | |||
| 18:39 | Tre White misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:37 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 18:29 | Devin Royal misses two point layup | |||
| 18:27 | Aaron Bradshaw offensive rebound | |||
| 18:24 | Morez Johnson Jr. personal foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul) | |||
| 18:20 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point driving layup | 46-37 | |
| 18:01 | +2 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point driving layup | 46-39 | |
| 17:47 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:45 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 17:28 | Devin Royal personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul) | |||
| 17:26 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:24 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 17:18 | +3 | John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 49-39 | |
| 16:58 | Kylan Boswell misses two point cutting layup | |||
| 16:56 | Devin Royal defensive rebound | |||
| 16:45 | Kylan Boswell personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | |||
| 16:44 | Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 16:33 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 16:30 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
| 16:19 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point cutting dunk (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 49-41 | |
| 15:55 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point pullup jump shot | 52-41 | |
| 15:39 | Micah Parrish personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | |||
| 15:39 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:37 | John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul) | |||
| 15:23 | +2 | Ben Humrichous makes two point jump shot | 52-43 | |
| 14:51 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:49 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 14:38 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup | 52-45 | |
| 14:20 | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:18 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
| 14:18 | Devin Royal personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul) | |||
| 14:00 | Ques Glover personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul) | |||
| 13:58 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point cutting layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 52-47 | |
| 13:40 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 13:40 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-47 | |
| 13:40 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-47 | |
| 13:24 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup | 54-49 | |
| 13:04 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 13:02 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
| 12:34 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:32 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound | |||
| 12:30 | +2 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point tip layup | 54-51 | |
| 12:29 | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | |||
| 12:29 | TV timeout | |||
| 12:14 | Devin Royal turnover (lost ball) (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn steals) | |||
| 12:09 | +2 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point driving dunk | 54-53 | |
| 11:51 | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:49 | Bruce Thornton offensive rebound | |||
| 11:40 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 11:38 | Bruce Thornton offensive rebound | |||
| 11:38 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 11:38 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:38 | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-53 | |
| 11:38 | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-53 | |
| 11:21 | +3 | Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists) | 56-56 | |
| 11:04 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point pullup jump shot | 59-56 | |
| 10:48 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup | 59-58 | |
| 10:48 | Micah Parrish shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | |||
| 10:48 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 59-59 | |
| 10:34 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | |||
| 10:23 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 10:23 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-59 | |
| 10:23 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-59 | |
| 10:12 | Ques Glover personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | |||
| 10:12 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 10:12 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 9:56 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 63-59 | |
| 9:46 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:44 | Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound | |||
| 9:41 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point putback layup | 63-61 | |
| 9:25 | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:23 | Bruce Thornton offensive rebound | |||
| 9:19 | Kasparas Jakucionis blocks John Mobley Jr.'s two point jump shot | |||
| 9:17 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 9:15 | John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | |||
| 9:15 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 9:15 | Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound | |||
| 8:58 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 65-61 | |
| 8:38 | Morez Johnson Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 8:36 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 8:27 | Ques Glover misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:25 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
| 8:15 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:13 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 8:08 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 65-63 | |
| 7:43 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 68-63 | |
| 7:30 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:15 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point jump shot | 68-65 | |
| 6:52 | Jump ball. Aaron Bradshaw vs. Tomislav Ivisic (Buckeyes gains possession) | |||
| 6:48 | Devin Royal misses two point hook shot | |||
| 6:46 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 6:34 | +2 | Will Riley makes two point layup | 68-67 | |
| 6:16 | Bruce Thornton misses two point driving layup | |||
| 6:14 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
| 6:04 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point layup | 68-69 | |
| 6:04 | Aaron Bradshaw shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul) | |||
| 6:04 | +1 | Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 68-70 | |
| 5:39 | John Mobley Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 5:29 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Will Riley assists) | 68-72 | |
| 5:21 | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | |||
| 5:03 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:01 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 4:52 | Will Riley misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
| 4:50 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
| 4:40 | Will Riley turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 4:18 | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:16 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 3:55 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 68-74 | |
| 3:33 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:31 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound | |||
| 3:26 | Ivan Njegovan shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul) | |||
| 3:26 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:26 | +1 | Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-75 | |
| 3:26 | +1 | Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-76 | |
| 3:00 | Aaron Bradshaw misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:58 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 2:43 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point layup | 68-78 | |
| 2:26 | +2 | Ques Glover makes two point driving layup | 70-78 | |
| 2:11 | Ques Glover personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | |||
| 2:11 | Will Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:11 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-79 | |
| 2:04 | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:02 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
| 2:02 | Devin Royal personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | |||
| 2:02 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-80 | |
| 2:02 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-81 | |
| 1:54 | Morez Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 1:54 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-81 | |
| 1:54 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-81 | |
| 1:50 | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | |||
| 1:44 | Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 1:35 | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:33 | Devin Royal offensive rebound | |||
| 1:29 | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | |||
| 1:27 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 1:10 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point layup | |||
| 1:08 | Devin Royal defensive rebound | |||
| 1:02 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 1:00 | Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound | |||
| 0:54 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:52 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 0:42 | Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | |||
| 0:42 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-82 | |
| 0:42 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-83 | |
| 0:35 | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:33 | Devin Royal offensive rebound | |||
| 0:33 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point tip dunk | 74-83 | |
| 0:33 | Buckeyes 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:29 | John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul) | |||
| 0:29 | Kasparas Jakucionis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:29 | +1 | Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-84 | |
| 0:25 | +3 | John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot | 77-84 | |
| 0:20 | Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | |||
| 0:20 | Will Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:20 | +1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-85 | |
| 0:15 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 0:15 | +1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-85 | |
| 0:15 | +1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-85 | |
| 0:08 | John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn draws the foul) | |||
| 0:08 | +1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-86 | |
| 0:08 | +1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-87 | |
| 0:01 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Fighting Illini defensive rebound | 0:00 |
| Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:08 |
| John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn draws the foul) | 0:08 |
| |
+ 1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:15 |
| |
+ 1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:15 |
| Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | 0:15 |
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+ 1 | Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:20 |
| Will Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:20 |
| Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul) | 0:20 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 79 | 87 |
| Field Goals | 27-73 (37.0%) | 30-58 (51.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-23 (47.8%) | 4-20 (20.0%) |
| Free Throws | 14-15 (93.3%) | 23-31 (74.2%) |
| Total Rebounds | 31 | 43 |
| Offensive | 13 | 10 |
| Defensive | 17 | 30 |
| Team | 1 | 3 |
| Assists | 6 | 10 |
| Steals | 3 | 2 |
| Blocks | 2 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 11 |
| Fouls | 25 | 14 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State 13-9 | 78.8 PPG | 37.1 RPG | 13.2 APG |
| 18 Illinois 15-7 | 83.6 PPG | 45.5 RPG | 14.9 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Royal | 29 | 7 | 0 | 10/18 | 3/6 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| B. Thornton | 22 | 8 | 5 | 7/18 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| J. Mobley Jr. | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6/21 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Parrish | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| A. Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Royal | 29 | 7 | 0 | 10/18 | 3/6 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| B. Thornton | 22 | 8 | 5 | 7/18 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| J. Mobley Jr. | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6/21 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Parrish | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| A. Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| I. Njegovan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q. Glover | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Mahaffey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C. White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Etzler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Baumann | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Stewart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Parks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 79 | 30 | 6 | 27/73 | 11/23 | 14/15 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Johnson Jr. | 14 | 15 | 0 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| T. Ivisic | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5/11 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| D. Gibbs-Lawhorn | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Jakucionis | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2/8 | 0/5 | 4/8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| T. White | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Johnson Jr. | 14 | 15 | 0 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| T. Ivisic | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5/11 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| D. Gibbs-Lawhorn | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Jakucionis | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2/8 | 0/5 | 4/8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| T. White | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| W. Riley | 24 | 3 | 1 | 7/9 | 1/1 | 9/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Boswell | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Humrichous | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Kutcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Redd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Booth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Jakstys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 87 | 40 | 10 | 30/58 | 4/20 | 23/31 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 30 |