Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Feb 24, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OSU	36	50	86
ILL	37	46	83

Game Recap

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.

Player Stats

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32E.J. Liddell	35	7-15	1-2	6-7	7	1	0	4	1	3	21
23Zed Key	14	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	3
3Eugene Brown III	22	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	3	0
22Malaki Branham	33	10-14	1-1	10-11	2	1	1	1	0	0	31
55Jamari Wheeler	29	0-4	0-0	2-2	3	3	0	0	4	1	2
25Kyle Young	28	6-7	2-3	4-6	6	1	0	0	2	3	18
50Joey Brunk	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Justin Ahrens	10	1-1	1-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	5
0Meechie Johnson	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2Cedric Russell	14	2-5	1-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	2	3	6
TOTAL	-	27-5251.9%	6-1250.0%	26-3281.3%	27	7	3	5	11	18	86

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
21Kofi Cockburn	24	5-15	0-0	2-4	3	0	1	2	5	12
3Jacob Grandison	31	5-10	2-6	2-2	2	3	2	1	1	14
11Alfonso Plummer	29	9-15	8-10	0-0	3	2	0	2	2	26
20Da'Monte Williams	26	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	4	2
1Trent Frazier	31	4-8	1-4	3-4	3	4	1	2	2	12
4Omar Payne	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0
10Luke Goode	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0
33Coleman Hawkins	26	3-5	0-1	4-7	4	2	3	1	5	10
0Brandin Podziemski	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Andre Curbelo	19	3-8	1-3	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	7
TOTAL	-	30-6347.6%	12-2548.0%	11-1764.7%	24	15	7	9	22	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOSUILL

+3 (19:47) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
03
(19:29) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
(19:25) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(19:05) Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Eugene Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:41) Malaki Branham Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:41) Malaki Branham made Jumper.
23
(18:41) Foul on Trent Frazier.
+1 (18:41) Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
33
+3 (18:27) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
36
(17:58) Eugene Brown III Turnover.
(17:58) Kofi Cockburn Steal.
(17:43) Foul on E.J. Liddell.
(17:32) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:28) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
(17:05) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
(16:56) Foul on Zed Key.
(16:56) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(16:56) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:56) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
37
+2 (16:35) Kyle Young made Jumper.
57
(16:22) Jacob Grandison Turnover.
(16:16) Malaki Branham missed Layup.
(16:13) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:58) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
510
(15:40) Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.
(15:37) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:29) Trent Frazier made Jumper.
512
(15:17) Foul on Omar Payne.
(15:00) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
(14:57) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:27) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
(14:08) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Foul on Cedric Russell.
(13:39) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(13:33) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:33) Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
514
+3 (13:19) Kyle Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene Brown III.
814
(13:04) Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
(13:00) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Cedric Russell missed Jumper.
(12:47) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:31) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper.
816
(12:12) Foul on Cedric Russell.
(12:12) Cedric Russell Turnover.
(12:04) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(12:00) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(11:55) Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:49) Meechie Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:32) Zed Key missed Jumper.
(11:29) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
(10:53) Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
(10:50) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:32) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
821
(10:12) Foul on Omar Payne.
+2 (10:00) E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
1021
(9:51) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:47) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:41) Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
1321
(9:18) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
(9:10) Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:10) Da'Monte Williams made Dunk.
1323
(9:05) Jamari Wheeler missed Layup.
(9:02) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:55) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) Kyle Young made Jumper.
1523
(8:01) Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
(7:58) Joey Brunk Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:54) Malaki Branham made Jumper.
1723
+1 (7:39) Justin Ahrens made Free Throw.
1923
(7:39) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
+1 (7:39) Justin Ahrens made Free Throw.
1823
(7:27) Foul on Trent Frazier.
(7:27) Malaki Branham missed Free Throw.
(7:27) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:27) Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
2023
(7:08) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(7:05) Malaki Branham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:46) Malaki Branham made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
2223
+2 (6:27) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2225
(6:27) Foul on Joey Brunk.
(6:26) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(6:26) Justin Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Kyle Young Turnover.
(5:57) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(5:53) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
(5:52) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
(5:49) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Justin Ahrens Turnover.
(5:45) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
+2 (5:40) Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
2227
+3 (5:24) Kyle Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie Johnson Jr..
2527
(5:11) Foul on Kyle Young.
(4:56) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(4:53) E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:35) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
(4:20) Andre Curbelo Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:17) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
2530
+3 (3:50) E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malaki Branham.
2830
+3 (3:39) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2833
(3:10) E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
(3:08) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:00) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2835
(2:44) Foul on Jacob Grandison.
+1 (2:44) Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
2935
+1 (2:44) Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
3035
+2 (2:28) Andre Curbelo made Jumper.
3037
(2:06) Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
(2:03) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Foul on Eugene Brown III.
(2:02) Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
(2:00) Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:42) Kyle Young made Jumper.
3237
(1:23) Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
(1:18) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:58) E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
3437
(0:58) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
+1 (0:58) E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
3537
(0:53) Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
(0:49) Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
(0:33) Kyle Young missed Free Throw.
(0:33) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:33) Kyle Young made Free Throw.
3637
(0:03) Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Malaki Branham Block.
(0:03) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:03) Illinois Turnover.
(0:03) Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:03) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

OSU

ILL

86Points83

27-52(51.9%)Field Goal(%)30-63(47.6%)

6-12(50.0%)3-Point(%)12-25(48.0%)

26-32(81.3%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

29(5)Rebounds(Offensive)30(12)

7Assists15

3Steals7

5Blocks0

11Turnovers11

18(0)Fouls(Technical)24(2)

16Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, February 24, 2022 · 9:00 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

attendance: 15,544 (100%)

tv: FS1

spread: ILL -7

over/under: 140.5