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Illinois Fighting Illini vs Ohio State Buckeyes

College Basketball
#13Illinois
8-2
88-80
Final
Ohio State
7-2
Schottenstein Center

Lead tracker

ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 10, OSU 3
H1H2
OSU leads
Team1H2HT
ILL484088
OSU423880

Who won: Illinois 88-80

The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 88-80 on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at Schottenstein Center. Keaton Wagler led the Illinois in points (23). Bruce Thornton led the Ohio State in points (34).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.8Bruce ThorntonG
  2. 28.3Keaton WaglerG
  3. 38.0David MirkovicF
  4. 47.3Zvonimir IvisicF
  5. 56.8Andrej StojakovicG
  6. 66.7Christoph TillyC
  7. 76.0Devin RoyalF
  8. 85.7Tomislav IvisicC
  9. 95.5Brandon NoelF
  10. 105.5John Mobley Jr.G
  11. 115.2Kylan BoswellG
  12. 124.9Ben HumrichousF

Team stats

ILLOSU
24-54FG28-61
44Field Goal %46
11-273PT9-28
41Three Point %32
29-32FT15-21
91Free Throw %71
37Rebounds30
9Offensive Rebounds7
28Defensive Rebounds23
12Assists11
0Steals3
3Blocks2
9Turnovers6
0Team Turnovers0
9Total Turnovers6
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
8Points Off Turnovers10
4Fast Break Points12
24Points in Paint34
21Fouls27
10Largest Lead3
3Lead Changes3
87Percent Led8

Player of the game

Bruce Thornton

OSU · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

9.8

Win probability

100%ILL final
ILLOSU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00Bruce Thornton
    +2

    Made Layup

    Bruce Thornton made Layup.

    B. Thornton · 34 PTS

    ILL 88 - 80 OSU
  4. H2 0:05David Mirkovic
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    David Mirkovic made Free Throw.

    D. Mirkovic · 22 PTS

    ILL 88 - 78 OSU
  5. H2 0:05David Mirkovic
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    David Mirkovic made Free Throw.

    D. Mirkovic · 22 PTS

    ILL 87 - 78 OSU
  6. H2 0:05Amare Bynum

    Foul on Amare Bynum

    Foul on Amare Bynum.

    A. Bynum · 2 PTS

  7. H2 0:06David Mirkovic

    Defensive rebound

    David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.

  8. H2 0:09Devin Royal

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Devin Royal missed Three Point Jumper.

    D. Royal · 15 PTS

  9. H2 0:17David Mirkovic
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    David Mirkovic made Free Throw.

    D. Mirkovic · 22 PTS

    ILL 86 - 78 OSU
  10. H2 0:17David Mirkovic
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    David Mirkovic made Free Throw.

    D. Mirkovic · 22 PTS

    ILL 85 - 78 OSU
  11. H2 0:17Christoph Tilly

    Foul on Christoph Tilly

    Foul on Christoph Tilly.

    C. Tilly · 13 PTS

  12. H2 0:18Zvonimir Ivisic

    Block

    Zvonimir Ivisic Block.

    Z. Ivisic · 13 PTS

  13. H2 0:18Devin Royal

    Missed Jumper

    Devin Royal missed Jumper.

    D. Royal · 15 PTS

  14. H2 0:28Andrej Stojakovic
    TO

    Turnover

    Andrej Stojakovic Turnover.

    A. Stojakovic · 17 PTS

  15. H2 0:28OSU

    Shorttimeout

    Ohio State Timeout

  16. H2 0:28Bruce Thornton
    +2

    Made Layup

    Bruce Thornton made Layup.

    B. Thornton · 34 PTS

    ILL 84 - 78 OSU
  17. H2 0:33Keaton Wagler
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Keaton Wagler made Free Throw.

    K. Wagler · 23 PTS

    ILL 84 - 76 OSU
  18. H2 0:33Keaton Wagler
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Keaton Wagler made Free Throw.

    K. Wagler · 23 PTS

    ILL 83 - 76 OSU
  19. H2 0:33Gabe Cupps

    Foul on Gabe Cupps

    Foul on Gabe Cupps.

    G. Cupps

  20. H2 0:33Bruce Thornton
    TO

    Turnover

    Bruce Thornton Turnover.

    B. Thornton · 34 PTS

  21. H2 0:44ILL

    Shorttimeout

    Illinois Timeout

  22. THREEH2 0:46
    Tomislav Ivisic

    Three! Made Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Wagler

    T. Ivisic · 7 PTS

    Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Wagler.

    ILL 82 - 76 OSU
  23. H2 1:09ILL

    Shorttimeout

    Illinois Timeout

  24. H2 1:19Devin Royal
    +2

    Made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton

    Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.

    D. Royal · 15 PTS

    ILL 79 - 76 OSU
  25. H2 1:31Christoph Tilly

    Defensive rebound

    Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.

Leaders

ILLOSU
Points
Keaton Wagler
23
Bruce Thornton
34
Assists
Keaton Wagler
5
Bruce Thornton
6
Rebounds
David Mirkovic
9
Christoph Tilly
8

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