Keaton Wagler's 23 points lead No. 13 Illinois to 88-80 victory over Ohio State in Big Ten opener
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Keaton Wagler scored 23 points and No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini opened its Big Ten schedule with an 88-80 victory over Ohio State Buckeyes on Tuesday night.
David Mirkovic had 22 points, including 11 in the first eight minutes, and eight rebounds. Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 for the Fighting Illini (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten). It was Illinois' 35th road win in league play since 2019-20, most in the conference.
Bruce Thornton led the Buckeyes (7-2, 1-1) with 34 points, six rebounds and six assists. The senior guard had 24 points in the first half when he was 9 of 10 from the field and 6 of 7 on 3-pointers.
Ohio State trailed 79-72 with 2:01 remaining before scoring four straight points to get within one possession. Devin Royal’s driving layup pulled the Buckeyes to 79-76, but Tomislav Ivisic’s 3-pointer with 44.7 seconds left put it out of reach. The junior center's shot from the left corner hit the rim before bouncing up and going through the net.
The Illini made their first 13 foul shots and finished 29 of 32, their second-most free throws in a game this season. Wagler, Mirkovic and Stojakovic combined to go 23 of 24 from the line.
Royal scored 15 points and Christoph Tilly had 13 points and eight rebounds. The Buckeyes were 11 of 16 from the line in the second half and 15 of 21 for the game.
OSU took a 34-33 lead before Illinois scored 11 straight points, including five by Ivisic. The Illini were up 48-42 at halftime.
Illinois: Hosts No. 23 Nebraska on Saturday.
Ohio State: Faces West Virginia in Cleveland on Saturday.
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This story has been corrected to show Thornton scored 34 points.
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1st Half

ILL
Fighting Illini
48
OSU
Buckeyes
42
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Tomislav Ivisic vs. Christoph Tilly (Keaton Wagler gains possession) | |||
| 19:45 | Kylan Boswell misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:43 | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | |||
| 19:25 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 19:23 | Christoph Tilly offensive rebound | |||
| 19:19 | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
| 19:08 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:06 | Kylan Boswell offensive rebound | |||
| 18:58 | +2 | David Mirkovic makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 2-2 | |
| 18:53 | John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 18:51 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 18:45 | Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:43 | Brandon Noel defensive rebound | |||
| 18:38 | Brandon Noel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:36 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 18:11 | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup | |||
| 18:09 | Keaton Wagler offensive rebound | |||
| 17:58 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:56 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 17:49 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 2-5 | |
| 17:27 | Brandon Noel shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul) | |||
| 17:27 | +1 | Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 | |
| 17:27 | +1 | Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 | |
| 17:01 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:59 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 16:39 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup | 6-5 | |
| 16:18 | Brandon Noel turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 15:56 | +2 | Tomislav Ivisic makes two point hook shot (Keaton Wagler assists) | 8-5 | |
| 15:42 | Ivan Njegovan offensive foul | |||
| 15:42 | Ivan Njegovan turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 15:42 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:34 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:32 | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | |||
| 15:22 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:20 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
| 15:08 | +2 | Keaton Wagler makes two point layup | 10-5 | |
| 14:51 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Brandon Noel assists) | 10-8 | |
| 14:36 | +3 | David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists) | 13-8 | |
| 14:13 | Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul) | |||
| 14:13 | +1 | Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-9 | |
| 14:13 | +1 | Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-10 | |
| 13:40 | +2 | Zvonimir Ivisic makes two point layup | 15-10 | |
| 13:22 | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point jump shot | 15-12 | |
| 13:07 | +3 | David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists) | 18-12 | |
| 12:56 | Devin Royal turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 12:41 | Amare Bynum blocks David Mirkovic's two point layup | |||
| 12:39 | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | |||
| 12:28 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 18-15 | |
| 12:14 | +3 | David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot (Andrej Stojakovic assists) | 21-15 | |
| 12:03 | Colin White misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:01 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 11:47 | +3 | Zvonimir Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists) | 24-15 | |
| 11:24 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:22 | Buckeyes offensive rebound | |||
| 11:20 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:17 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Colin White assists) | 24-18 | |
| 11:06 | Mihailo Petrovic turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals) | |||
| 10:59 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 24-20 | |
| 10:44 | Zvonimir Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:42 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 10:30 | Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 10:24 | +2 | Jake Davis makes two point layup (Ben Humrichous assists) | 26-20 | |
| 10:15 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:13 | Jake Davis personal foul | |||
| 10:13 | Jake Davis personal foul | |||
| 10:07 | Andrej Stojakovic personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 10:03 | Christoph Tilly misses two point layup | |||
| 10:01 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 9:45 | +2 | Keaton Wagler makes two point layup | 28-20 | |
| 9:22 | Andrej Stojakovic shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 9:22 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-21 | |
| 9:22 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-22 | |
| 9:00 | Keaton Wagler turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 8:48 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:46 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
| 8:36 | Brandon Noel personal foul | |||
| 8:33 | Amare Bynum personal foul | |||
| 8:23 | David Mirkovic turnover (lost ball) (Christoph Tilly steals) | |||
| 8:12 | Ben Humrichous blocks Amare Bynum's two point layup | |||
| 8:10 | Buckeyes offensive rebound | |||
| 8:03 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot | 28-24 | |
| 7:41 | +2 | Keaton Wagler makes two point jump shot | 30-24 | |
| 7:41 | Gabe Cupps shooting foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul) | |||
| 7:40 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:40 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-24 | |
| 7:18 | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point jump shot | 31-26 | |
| 7:18 | David Mirkovic shooting foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul) | |||
| 7:18 | Christoph Tilly misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 7:18 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
| 6:48 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:46 | Buckeyes defensive rebound | |||
| 6:22 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Christoph Tilly assists) | 31-29 | |
| 5:59 | Christoph Tilly personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul) | |||
| 5:55 | Gabe Cupps personal foul | |||
| 5:55 | +1 | Zvonimir Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-29 | |
| 5:54 | +1 | Zvonimir Ivisic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-29 | |
| 5:35 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 33-31 | |
| 5:24 | Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:22 | Buckeyes defensive rebound | |||
| 5:01 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 33-34 | |
| 4:43 | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:41 | Devin Royal defensive rebound | |||
| 4:31 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:29 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 4:20 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:18 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 4:01 | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:59 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
| 3:37 | +3 | Zvonimir Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists) | 36-34 | |
| 3:15 | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:13 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 2:56 | +3 | Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot | 39-34 | |
| 2:40 | Christoph Tilly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:38 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 2:28 | Amare Bynum personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul) | |||
| 2:27 | TV timeout | |||
| 2:27 | +1 | Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-34 | |
| 2:27 | +1 | Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-34 | |
| 2:00 | Devin Royal misses two point layup | |||
| 1:58 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 1:44 | +3 | Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 44-34 | |
| 1:28 | +3 | Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 44-37 | |
| 1:08 | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point layup | |||
| 1:06 | Devin Royal defensive rebound | |||
| 0:59 | +3 | John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 44-40 | |
| 0:38 | Bruce Thornton shooting foul | |||
| 0:38 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-40 | |
| 0:38 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-40 | |
| 0:14 | Christoph Tilly offensive foul | |||
| 0:14 | Christoph Tilly turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 0:05 | Devin Royal personal foul | |||
| 0:05 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-40 | |
| 0:05 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-40 | |
| 0:05 | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:02 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 48-42 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
2nd Half

ILL
Fighting Illini
40
OSU
Buckeyes
38
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:44 | Tomislav Ivisic blocks Devin Royal's two point layup | |||
| 19:42 | Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound | |||
| 19:35 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot | 50-42 | |
| 19:21 | +3 | Brandon Noel makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 50-45 | |
| 18:46 | Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:44 | John Mobley Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 18:35 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot (Devin Royal assists) | 50-47 | |
| 18:27 | David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:25 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 18:16 | Christoph Tilly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:14 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 18:05 | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:03 | Kylan Boswell offensive rebound | |||
| 17:58 | Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:56 | Keaton Wagler offensive rebound | |||
| 17:51 | Devin Royal personal foul | |||
| 17:33 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:31 | Buckeyes defensive rebound | |||
| 17:22 | Kylan Boswell personal foul | |||
| 17:16 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists) | 50-49 | |
| 17:04 | +3 | David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot | 53-49 | |
| 16:50 | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | |||
| 16:48 | Buckeyes offensive rebound | |||
| 16:42 | +2 | Amare Bynum makes two point jump shot | 53-51 | |
| 16:22 | Amare Bynum personal foul | |||
| 16:20 | Kylan Boswell misses two point layup | |||
| 16:18 | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | |||
| 16:13 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 53-53 | |
| 15:49 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:47 | Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound | |||
| 15:39 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup (David Mirkovic assists) | 55-53 | |
| 15:39 | John Mobley Jr. shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul) | |||
| 15:39 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:39 | +1 | Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-53 | |
| 15:26 | Christoph Tilly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:24 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 15:17 | David Mirkovic turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 15:01 | Brandon Noel misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:59 | Brandon Noel offensive rebound | |||
| 14:55 | +2 | Brandon Noel makes two point layup | 56-55 | |
| 14:38 | Devin Royal personal foul | |||
| 14:27 | David Mirkovic misses two point layup | |||
| 14:25 | Gabe Cupps defensive rebound | |||
| 14:12 | David Mirkovic personal foul | |||
| 14:08 | Kylan Boswell personal foul | |||
| 13:57 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:55 | Jake Davis defensive rebound | |||
| 13:36 | +2 | Zvonimir Ivisic makes two point jump shot | 58-55 | |
| 13:23 | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:21 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 13:14 | Zvonimir Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:11 | Gabe Cupps personal foul | |||
| 13:06 | Christoph Tilly personal foul | |||
| 12:59 | Keaton Wagler offensive foul | |||
| 12:59 | Keaton Wagler turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 12:32 | Christoph Tilly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:30 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 12:24 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup | 60-55 | |
| 12:04 | Gabe Cupps misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:02 | Christoph Tilly offensive rebound | |||
| 12:02 | Christoph Tilly misses two point layup | |||
| 12:00 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 12:00 | Christoph Tilly personal foul (Zvonimir Ivisic draws the foul) | |||
| 12:00 | TV timeout | |||
| 12:00 | +1 | Zvonimir Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-55 | |
| 12:00 | Zvonimir Ivisic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 12:00 | Devin Royal defensive rebound | |||
| 11:43 | Zvonimir Ivisic personal foul | |||
| 11:39 | Jake Davis personal foul | |||
| 11:39 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 11:39 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-56 | |
| 11:39 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-57 | |
| 11:25 | Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:23 | Amare Bynum defensive rebound | |||
| 11:08 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 11:08 | +1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-58 | |
| 11:08 | John Mobley Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:08 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
| 10:42 | +3 | Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot | 64-58 | |
| 10:27 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:25 | Amare Bynum personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul) | |||
| 10:25 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-58 | |
| 10:25 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-58 | |
| 10:02 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point jump shot | 66-60 | |
| 9:45 | Andrej Stojakovic offensive foul | |||
| 9:45 | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 9:30 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot | 66-62 | |
| 9:07 | Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:05 | Brandon Noel defensive rebound | |||
| 8:54 | Keaton Wagler shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 8:54 | John Mobley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:54 | John Mobley Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:54 | Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
| 8:41 | John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul) | |||
| 8:41 | +1 | Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-62 | |
| 8:41 | +1 | Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-62 | |
| 8:29 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | |||
| 8:29 | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-63 | |
| 8:29 | +1 | Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-64 | |
| 8:12 | Colin White shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul) | |||
| 8:12 | +1 | Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-64 | |
| 8:12 | +1 | Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-64 | |
| 7:54 | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | |||
| 7:52 | Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound | |||
| 7:42 | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals) | |||
| 7:32 | Devin Royal misses two point jump shot | |||
| 7:30 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
| 7:19 | Colin White shooting foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul) | |||
| 7:19 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:19 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-64 | |
| 7:19 | Keaton Wagler misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 7:19 | John Mobley Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 6:56 | Zvonimir Ivisic shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 6:56 | John Mobley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:56 | +1 | John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-65 | |
| 6:30 | David Mirkovic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:28 | David Mirkovic offensive rebound | |||
| 6:23 | David Mirkovic misses two point layup | |||
| 6:21 | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | |||
| 6:10 | David Mirkovic shooting foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul) | |||
| 6:10 | +1 | Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-66 | |
| 6:10 | Christoph Tilly misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 6:10 | Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound | |||
| 5:40 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot | 73-66 | |
| 5:25 | +2 | Christoph Tilly makes two point layup (John Mobley Jr. assists) | 73-68 | |
| 4:52 | Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:50 | Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound | |||
| 4:45 | John Mobley Jr. personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul) | |||
| 4:45 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-68 | |
| 4:45 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-68 | |
| 4:32 | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:30 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
| 3:50 | Kylan Boswell turnover (traveling) | |||
| 3:50 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:23 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point layup | 75-70 | |
| 2:54 | +3 | Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists) | 78-70 | |
| 2:41 | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:39 | Bruce Thornton offensive rebound | |||
| 2:31 | Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul) | |||
| 2:31 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-71 | |
| 2:31 | +1 | Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-72 | |
| 2:05 | Christoph Tilly blocks Keaton Wagler's two point layup | |||
| 2:03 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
| 2:03 | David Mirkovic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:01 | Kylan Boswell offensive rebound | |||
| 2:01 | John Mobley Jr. shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul) | |||
| 2:01 | +1 | Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-72 | |
| 2:01 | Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:01 | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | |||
| 2:01 | Tomislav Ivisic personal foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul) | |||
| 2:01 | +1 | Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-73 | |
| 2:01 | +1 | Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-74 | |
| 2:00 | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | |||
| 2:00 | TV timeout | |||
| 1:34 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:32 | Christoph Tilly defensive rebound | |||
| 1:18 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 79-76 | |
| 1:09 | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:46 | +3 | Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists) | 82-76 | |
| 0:44 | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:33 | Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 0:33 | Gabe Cupps personal foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul) | |||
| 0:33 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-76 | |
| 0:33 | +1 | Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-76 | |
| 0:28 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 84-78 | |
| 0:28 | Buckeyes 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:28 | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 0:19 | Zvonimir Ivisic blocks Devin Royal's two point jump shot | |||
| 0:17 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 0:17 | Christoph Tilly personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul) | |||
| 0:17 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-78 | |
| 0:17 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-78 | |
| 0:09 | Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:07 | David Mirkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 0:05 | Amare Bynum personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul) | |||
| 0:05 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-78 | |
| 0:05 | +1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-78 | |
| 0:02 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 88-80 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point layup | 0:02 |
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+ 1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:05 |
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+ 1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:05 |
| Amare Bynum personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul) | 0:05 |
| David Mirkovic defensive rebound | 0:07 |
| Devin Royal misses three point jump shot | 0:09 |
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+ 1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:17 |
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+ 1 | David Mirkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:17 |
| Christoph Tilly personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul) | 0:17 |
| David Mirkovic defensive rebound | 0:17 |
| Zvonimir Ivisic blocks Devin Royal's two point jump shot | 0:19 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 88 | 80 |
| Field Goals | 24-54 (44.4%) | 28-61 (45.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-27 (40.7%) | 9-28 (32.1%) |
| Free Throws | 29-32 (90.6%) | 15-21 (71.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 37 | 30 |
| Offensive | 8 | 4 |
| Defensive | 25 | 20 |
| Team | 4 | 6 |
| Assists | 12 | 11 |
| Steals | 0 | 3 |
| Blocks | 3 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 6 |
| Fouls | 21 | 27 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Illinois 8-2 | 88.7 PPG | 45.7 RPG | 14.2 APG |
| Ohio State 7-2 | 88.4 PPG | 40.0 RPG | 17.5 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. Wagler G | 13.8 PPG | 5.6 RPG | 2.3 APG | 42.2 FG% |
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. Thornton G | 20.1 PPG | 5.1 RPG | 4.3 APG | 59.6 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Wagler G | 23 PTS | 2 REB | 5 AST | ||
| B. Thornton G | 34 PTS | 6 REB | 6 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Wagler | 23 | 2 | 5 | 6/11 | 3/5 | 8/9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Mirkovic | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5/11 | 4/5 | 8/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| A. Stojakovic | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5/10 | 0/3 | 7/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Ivisic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2/9 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Boswell | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Wagler | 23 | 2 | 5 | 6/11 | 3/5 | 8/9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Mirkovic | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5/11 | 4/5 | 8/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| A. Stojakovic | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5/10 | 0/3 | 7/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Ivisic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2/9 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Boswell | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Z. Ivisic | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Humrichous | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Petrovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Redd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Fagbemi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 88 | 33 | 12 | 24/54 | 11/27 | 29/32 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Thornton | 34 | 6 | 6 | 13/17 | 6/9 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| D. Royal | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4/15 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Tilly | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4/10 | 0/4 | 5/7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Mobley Jr. | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 2/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Noel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Thornton | 34 | 6 | 6 | 13/17 | 6/9 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| D. Royal | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4/15 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Tilly | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4/10 | 0/4 | 5/7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Mobley Jr. | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 2/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Noel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Bynum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| G. Cupps | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Njegovan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Chatman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Grujicic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 80 | 24 | 11 | 28/61 | 9/28 | 15/21 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 |