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FINAL
Jan 16, 2021

Game Recap

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.

Box Score

12T
OSU434487
ILL285381
Ohio State Buckeyes logoOHIO STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32E.J. Liddell2710-164-72-471000426
14Justice Sueing342-60-05-67420519
25Kyle Young242-30-12-22310036
10Justin Ahrens294-63-50-010101511
4Duane Washington Jr.313-101-44-412003211
23Zed Key133-40-02-24010138
31Seth Towns164-62-31-130101011
3Eugene Brown III30-00-00-00000000
0Meechie Johnson Jr.171-21-10-01200013
2Musa Jallow60-10-02-41001012
TOTAL29-5453.7%11-2152.4%18-2378.3%271261112087
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Kofi Cockburn317-70-01-5110003315
44Adam Miller324-93-83-370100214
11Ayo Dosunmu356-161-39-1045201322
20Da'Monte Williams221-41-30-02110123
1Trent Frazier373-92-50-01420138
15Giorgi Bezhanishvili154-60-11-10000119
33Coleman Hawkins40-00-00-00000110
3Jacob Grandison123-62-40-01301048
5Andre Curbelo121-30-20-12200212
TOTAL29-6048.3%9-2634.6%14-2070.0%281561102081

Play-by-Play

1st halfosuill
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Illinois
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (19:45) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
    02
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (19:32) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (19:32) Kyle Young Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (19:17) Duane Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Young.
    32
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:08) Da'Monte Williams Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (19:08) Justice Sueing Steal.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (19:03) Justice Sueing made Layup.
    52
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:41) Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (18:40) Justin Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (18:28) E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
    72
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (18:09) Foul on Kyle Young.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:52) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (17:52) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (17:42) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Young.
    102
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (17:11) Trent Frazier made Jumper.
    104
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:51) E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:51) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (16:43) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    106
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (16:17) Justice Sueing missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:17) Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (16:05) Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.
    108
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (15:43) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:43) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:35) Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:35) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:29) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (15:29) Justice Sueing Steal.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (15:08) Foul on Duane Washington Jr..
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (15:08) Duane Washington Jr. Turnover.
  • (15:08) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (14:47) Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Jumper.
    1010
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (14:22) Zed Key made Layup. Assisted by Justice Sueing.
    1210
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (14:06) Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Jumper.
    1212
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (13:35) Seth Towns made Three Point Jumper.
    1512
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:12) Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (13:12) Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (13:03) Duane Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:03) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (12:55) Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
    1515
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:28) Foul on Jacob Grandison.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (12:28) Justice Sueing made Free Throw.
    1615
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +1 (12:28) Justice Sueing made Free Throw.
    1715
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:22) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:22) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (11:57) Seth Towns made Jumper.
    1915
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:40) Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (11:40) Seth Towns Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (11:32) Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:32) Jacob Grandison Block.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (11:32) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
  • (11:30) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (11:22) Meechie Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Liddell.
    2215
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:06) Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:06) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:49) Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (10:49) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (10:32) E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
    2415
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:22) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (10:14) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie Johnson Jr..
    2715
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:11) Illinois Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:54) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (9:54) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (9:23) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie Johnson Jr..
    3015
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (8:57) Foul on E.J. Liddell.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:48) Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (8:48) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (8:30) Duane Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:30) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (8:28) Foul on Kyle Young.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (8:14) Adam Miller made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
    3017
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (7:44) Zed Key made Jumper.
    3217
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (7:32) Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.
    3219
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (7:07) Zed Key made Jumper.
    3419
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:46) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:46) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:41) Foul on Musa Jallow.
  • (6:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:35) Ayo Dosunmu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:35) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:11) Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:01) Duane Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (6:01) Zed Key Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:55) Musa Jallow missed Dunk.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:55) Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:47) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:47) Zed Key Steal.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +3 (5:40) Seth Towns made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Duane Washington Jr..
    3719
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (5:26) Foul on Justin Ahrens.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:07) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:54) Zed Key missed Layup.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:54) Justice Sueing Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:49) Justice Sueing missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:49) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:46) Foul on Justin Ahrens.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:46) Andre Curbelo missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:46) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:18) Duane Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:18) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (4:18) Ohio State Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (3:58) Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
    3722
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:31) Justice Sueing Turnover.
  • (3:31) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:20) Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:20) Duane Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (3:09) Justin Ahrens made Jumper.
    3922
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:01) Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (3:01) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:48) Duane Washington Jr. missed Layup.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:48) Seth Towns Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:48) Seth Towns missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:48) Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (2:34) Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    3925
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (2:09) Seth Towns Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:09) Adam Miller Steal.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:54) Foul on E.J. Liddell.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:54) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:54) Justice Sueing Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:37) Justin Ahrens Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:37) Ayo Dosunmu Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:31) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:31) Meechie Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:22) Foul on Jacob Grandison.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:22) Ohio State Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:09) Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (1:09) Justice Sueing Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:53) Justin Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:53) Justice Sueing Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (0:49) Justice Sueing made Layup.
    4125
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:35) Foul on Justin Ahrens.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:35) Adam Miller made Free Throw.
    4126
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:35) Adam Miller made Free Throw.
    4127
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:35) Adam Miller made Free Throw.
    4128
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:29) Ohio State Timeout
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    +2 (0:07) Duane Washington Jr. made Layup.
    4328
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:01) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio State Buckeyes logo
    (0:01) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

87Points81
29-54(53.7%)Field Goal(%)29-60(48.3%)
11-21(52.4%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)
18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70%)
28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)29(10)
12Assists15
6Steals6
1Blocks1
14Turnovers10
20(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)
18Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 16, 2021 · 11:00 AM
State Farm Center · Champaign, IL
attendance: 175 (1.1%)
spread: ILL -7.5
over/under: 145