NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Ohio State Buckeyes 87
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Illinois Fighting Illini 81
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OSU434487
ILL285381
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Match Report

Liddell, No. 21 Ohio St power past No. 14 Illinois 87-81

— E.J. Liddell scored 26 points and No. 21 Ohio State beat No. 14 Illinois 87-81 in a brutal Big Ten matchup on Saturday.

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Team Stats

OSU ILL
29-54
FG
29-60
54
Field Goal %
48
11-21
3PT
9-26
52
Three Point %
35
18-23
FT
14-20
78
Free Throw %
70
28
Rebounds
29
7
Offensive Rebounds
10
21
Defensive Rebounds
19
12
Assists
15
6
Steals
6
1
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
10
3
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
20
18
Largest Lead
2

Top Performers

OSU

  • E.J. Liddell F MIN 27 · PTS 26 · FG 10-16
  • Justice Sueing F MIN 34 · PTS 9 · FG 2-6
  • Duane Washington Jr. G MIN 31 · PTS 11 · FG 3-10
  • Justin Ahrens G MIN 29 · PTS 11 · FG 4-6

ILL

  • Ayo Dosunmu G MIN 35 · PTS 22 · FG 6-16
  • Kofi Cockburn C MIN 31 · PTS 15 · FG 7-7
  • Adam Miller G MIN 32 · PTS 14 · FG 4-9
  • Trent Frazier G MIN 37 · PTS 8 · FG 3-9

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:03 87-81

    Musa Jallow made Free Throw.

    4277973 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:03 86-81

    Musa Jallow made Free Throw.

    4277973 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:03 85-81

    Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.

    4397002 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:14 85-81

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:14 84-81

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:14 83-81

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:17 83-81

    Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4432175 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 83-78

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 82-78

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:24 81-78

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:27 81-78

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 0:27 81-77

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 0:27 81-76

    Foul on Justin Ahrens.

    4397236 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 81-76

    Justice Sueing made Free Throw.

    4278141 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 80-76

    Justice Sueing made Free Throw.

    4278141 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 0:32 79-76

    Foul on Adam Miller.

    4432175 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 79-76

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 79-75

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 0:34 79-74

    Foul on Justice Sueing.

    4278141 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 79-74

    E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.

    4432821 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 0:48 78-74

    Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.

    4397003 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 0:49 78-74

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

    4432828 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 1:00 78-72

    Justice Sueing made Free Throw.

    4278141 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 1:00 77-72

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 1:32 77-72

    Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4280073 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 1:41 77-69

    Foul on Jacob Grandison.

    4280073 2nd Half
  27. DunkShot 2:19 77-69

    Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

    4432828 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 2:30 77-67

    E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.

    4432821 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 2:30 76-67

    Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.

    4397002 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 3:21 76-67

    E.J. Liddell made Jumper.

    4432821 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 3:39 74-67

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 3:39 74-66

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 3:39 74-65

    Foul on E.J. Liddell.

    4432821 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 4:15 74-65

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 4:44 74-63

    Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justice Sueing.

    4397236 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 4:50 71-63

    Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

    4432828 2nd Half
  37. PersonalFoul 4:50 71-62

    Foul on E.J. Liddell.

    4432821 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 5:33 71-62

    Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

    4432175 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 5:51 71-59

    Kyle Young made Layup.

    4277974 2nd Half
  40. LayUpShot 6:19 69-59

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

    4432828 2nd Half
  41. MadeFreeThrow 6:37 69-57

    Zed Key made Free Throw.

    4432401 2nd Half
  42. MadeFreeThrow 6:37 68-57

    Zed Key made Free Throw.

    4432401 2nd Half
  43. PersonalFoul 6:37 67-57

    Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  44. LayUpShot 7:01 67-57

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.

    4432828 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 7:14 67-55

    Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Young.

    4397236 2nd Half
  46. JumpShot 7:27 64-55

    Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper.

    4277936 2nd Half
  47. MadeFreeThrow 8:19 64-52

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  48. MadeFreeThrow 8:19 64-51

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 8:19 64-50

    Foul on Kyle Young.

    4277974 2nd Half
  50. JumpShot 9:40 64-50

    E.J. Liddell made Jumper.

    4432821 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 10:15 62-50

    Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Jumper.

    4397003 2nd Half
  52. MadeFreeThrow 10:28 62-48

    Seth Towns made Free Throw.

    4066829 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 10:28 61-48

    Foul on Adam Miller.

    4432175 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 10:28 61-48

    Seth Towns made Layup.

    4066829 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 10:58 59-48

    Foul on Zed Key.

    4432401 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 11:14 59-48

    Foul on Zed Key.

    4432401 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 11:37 59-48

    Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justice Sueing.

    4397236 2nd Half
  58. PersonalFoul 11:53 56-48

    Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  59. PersonalFoul 11:59 56-48

    Foul on Duane Washington Jr..

    4397235 2nd Half
  60. JumpShot 12:34 56-48

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 87-81

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:03 87-81

    Musa Jallow made Free Throw.

    4277973 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:03 86-81

    Musa Jallow made Free Throw.

    4277973 2nd Half
  4. PersonalFoul 0:03 85-81

    Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.

    4397002 2nd Half
  5. Defensive Rebound 0:08 85-81

    Musa Jallow Defensive Rebound.

    4277973 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:08 85-81

    Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:14 85-81

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 0:14 84-81

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  9. PersonalFoul 0:14 83-81

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  10. ShortTimeOut 0:16 83-81

    Ohio State Timeout

    2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:17 83-81

    Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4432175 2nd Half
  12. ShortTimeOut 0:24 83-78

    Ohio State Timeout

    2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 83-78

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:24 82-78

    Duane Washington Jr. made Free Throw.

    4397235 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 0:24 81-78

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 0:27 81-78

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 0:27 81-77

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 0:27 81-76

    Foul on Justin Ahrens.

    4397236 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 81-76

    Justice Sueing made Free Throw.

    4278141 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 80-76

    Justice Sueing made Free Throw.

    4278141 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 0:32 79-76

    Foul on Adam Miller.

    4432175 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 79-76

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 0:34 79-75

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 0:34 79-74

    Foul on Justice Sueing.

    4278141 2nd Half
  25. ShortTimeOut 0:48 79-74

    Ohio State Timeout

    2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 79-74

    E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.

    4432821 2nd Half
  27. Dead Ball Rebound 0:48 78-74

    Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 0:48 78-74

    E.J. Liddell missed Free Throw.

    4432821 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 0:48 78-74

    Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.

    4397003 2nd Half
  30. ShortTimeOut 0:49 78-74

    Illinois Timeout

    2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 0:49 78-74

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

    4432828 2nd Half
  32. Defensive Rebound 1:00 78-72

    Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

    4432828 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 1:00 78-72

    Justice Sueing missed Free Throw.

    4278141 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 1:00 78-72

    Justice Sueing made Free Throw.

    4278141 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 1:00 77-72

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 1:03 77-72

    Justice Sueing Defensive Rebound.

    4278141 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 1:03 77-72

    Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.

    4280073 2nd Half
  38. Lost Ball Turnover 1:12 77-72

    Justice Sueing Turnover.

    4278141 2nd Half
  39. ShortTimeOut 1:30 77-72

    Illinois Timeout

    2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 1:32 77-72

    Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4280073 2nd Half

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