Ohio State Buckeyes vs Illinois Fighting Illini

College Basketball

#22Ohio State

18-7

86-83

Final

#15Illinois

19-8

State Farm Center

Lead tracker

OSU leadsBiggest lead OSU 16, ILL 13

ILL leads

Team	1H	2H	T
OSU	36	50	86
ILL	37	46	83

Who won: Ohio State 86-83

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Illinois Fighting Illini 86-83 on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at State Farm Center. Malaki Branham led the Ohio State in points (31). Alfonso Plummer led the Illinois in points (26).

Recap · Feb 25

No. 22 Ohio State ekes out 86-83 win over No. 15 Illinois

Freshman Malaki Branham scored 31 points to lift No. 22 Ohio State to an 86-83 win over No. 15 Illinois on Thursday night.

What it means

Ohio State 5-5 on the road; Illinois 11-3 at home.

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Game info

Venue: State Farm Center, Champaign, IL · Attendance 15,544
Officials: D.J. Carstensen (Referee), Keith Kimble (Referee), Brian Dorsey (Referee)