Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Feb 2, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OSU	42	37	79
ILL	36	51	87

Game Recap

Will Riley scores 24, No. 18 Illinois mounts late comeback to beat Ohio State 87-79. Will Riley scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 18 Illinois rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Ohio State 87-79 on Sunday.

Player Stats

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Devin Royal	36	10-18	3-6	6-6	7	0	0	0	4	3	29
4Aaron Bradshaw	18	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	3	2
8Micah Parrish	30	1-5	0-2	2-2	5	0	1	0	0	4	4
2Bruce Thornton	39	7-18	4-7	2-3	7	5	1	0	0	0	20
0John Mobley Jr.	34	6-21	4-8	4-4	2	1	1	0	1	5	20
20Colin White	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17Ivan Njegovan	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2
12Evan Mahaffey	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0
6Ques Glover	16	1-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	5	2
TOTAL	-	27-7337.0%	11-2347.8%	14-1593.3%	30	6	3	2	5	25	79

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Morez Johnson Jr.	31	6-8	0-0	2-3	15	0	0	1	0	2	14
13Tomislav Ivisic	29	5-11	1-5	1-1	10	1	0	0	3	0	12
32Kasparas Jakucionis	32	2-8	0-5	4-8	3	7	0	1	4	1	8
22Tre White	14	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn	23	3-7	0-2	4-4	2	0	1	0	0	4	10
3Ben Humrichous	17	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	3	5
15Jake Davis	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Will Riley	29	7-9	1-1	9-12	3	1	0	0	2	0	24
4Kylan Boswell	23	5-8	1-3	3-3	2	0	0	0	2	3	14
TOTAL	-	30-5851.7%	4-2020.0%	23-3174.2%	40	10	2	3	11	14	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOSUILL

(19:47) Bruce Thornton missed Jumper.
(19:43) Aaron Bradshaw Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:40) Aaron Bradshaw made Layup.
20
(19:21) Tomislav Ivisic Turnover.
+2 (19:07) Devin Royal made Layup.
40
+2 (18:57) Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.
42
+2 (18:47) Devin Royal made Layup.
62
+2 (18:37) Morez Johnson Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
64
(18:20) John Mobley Jr. missed Layup.
(18:17) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Tomislav Ivisic Turnover.
(17:50) Aaron Bradshaw missed Jumper.
(17:47) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(17:26) Foul on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
+3 (17:18) John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
94
(17:01) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:58) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:50) Foul on Aaron Bradshaw.
+1 (16:50) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.
95
+1 (16:50) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.
96
+2 (16:33) Devin Royal made Layup.
116
(16:11) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:07) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:06) Morez Johnson Jr. missed Layup.
(16:06) Aaron Bradshaw Block.
(16:01) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:56) Devin Royal made Three Point Jumper.
146
(15:27) Tre White missed Layup.
(15:25) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:25) Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup.
148
(15:25) Foul on Aaron Bradshaw.
+1 (15:25) Morez Johnson Jr. made Free Throw.
149
(15:08) Devin Royal missed Jumper.
(15:08) Ben Humrichous Block.
(15:07) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:59) Kylan Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
1411
(14:46) Devin Royal missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:42) Evan Mahaffey Offensive Rebound.
(14:36) Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:32) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:28) Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.
1413
(14:07) Devin Royal Turnover.
(14:07) Ben Humrichous Steal.
+3 (14:00) Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Humrichous.
1416
+2 (13:45) Devin Royal made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
1616
(13:24) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:22) Ques Glover Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:12) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
1916
+2 (12:49) Tomislav Ivisic made Layup. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
1918
(12:49) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (12:49) Tomislav Ivisic made Free Throw.
1919
(12:36) Devin Royal missed Jumper.
(12:33) Micah Parrish Offensive Rebound.
(12:26) Micah Parrish missed Jumper.
(12:23) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:14) Will Riley made Jumper.
1921
(12:01) Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:57) Devin Royal Offensive Rebound.
(11:55) Ivan Njegovan missed Jumper.
(11:51) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:44) Morez Johnson Jr. made Dunk.
1923
(11:15) Devin Royal Turnover.
(10:53) Kylan Boswell Turnover.
+2 (10:48) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
2123
(10:48) Foul on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
+1 (10:48) Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.
2223
(10:30) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(10:06) Ques Glover missed Jumper.
(10:06) Morez Johnson Jr. Block.
(10:01) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Foul on Ques Glover.
(9:55) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:51) Micah Parrish Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Evan Mahaffey missed Jumper.
(9:32) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:21) Ques Glover Defensive Rebound.
(9:17) Ques Glover missed Jumper.
(9:16) Ques Glover Offensive Rebound.
(9:16) Ques Glover missed Layup.
(9:16) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:01) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:58) John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
2523
(8:45) Tomislav Ivisic missed Jumper.
(8:42) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) Foul on Tre White.
(8:30) John Mobley Jr. missed Jumper.
(8:28) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:18) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
+1 (8:10) Micah Parrish made Free Throw.
2623
+1 (8:10) Micah Parrish made Free Throw.
2723
(7:51) Tomislav Ivisic Turnover.
(7:51) Micah Parrish Steal.
(7:35) Devin Royal Turnover.
(7:12) Tomislav Ivisic missed Layup.
(7:12) Ivan Njegovan Block.
(7:08) Micah Parrish Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:05) Micah Parrish made Layup.
2923
(6:45) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.
(6:42) Micah Parrish Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Devin Royal missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:28) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:19) Micah Parrish Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) John Mobley Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:57) Will Riley Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Foul on Micah Parrish.
+1 (5:46) Will Riley made Free Throw.
2924
(5:46) Will Riley missed Free Throw.
(5:46) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:46) Will Riley made Free Throw.
2925
+3 (5:32) Devin Royal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
3225
(5:14) Will Riley Turnover.
(5:14) Bruce Thornton Steal.
+2 (5:08) Bruce Thornton made Layup.
3425
+3 (4:55) Ben Humrichous made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
3428
(4:36) John Mobley Jr. missed Jumper.
(4:33) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:23) Foul on John Mobley Jr..
(4:10) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:07) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:06) Morez Johnson Jr. made Dunk.
3430
(3:43) Micah Parrish missed Jumper.
(3:40) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Foul on Evan Mahaffey.
+1 (3:37) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
3431
+1 (3:37) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
3432
(3:07) Micah Parrish missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:05) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:50) Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:44) Kylan Boswell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
3435
(2:24) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
+1 (2:24) Bruce Thornton made Free Throw.
3535
(2:23) Bruce Thornton missed Free Throw.
(2:21) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(2:05) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:01) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:42) Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by John Mobley Jr..
3735
(1:16) Will Riley missed Jumper.
(1:12) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:12) Foul on Ques Glover.
(1:12) Morez Johnson Jr. missed Free Throw.
(1:12) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:12) Morez Johnson Jr. made Free Throw.
3736
+3 (0:50) Devin Royal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
4036
(0:37) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(0:14) Bruce Thornton missed Jumper.
(0:08) Ivan Njegovan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:08) Ivan Njegovan made Two Point Tip Shot.
4236
(0:00) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

OSU

ILL

79Points87

27-73(37.0%)Field Goal(%)30-58(51.7%)

11-23(47.8%)3-Point(%)4-20(20.0%)

14-15(93.3%)Free Throw(%)23-31(74.2%)

31(13)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

6Assists10

3Steals2

2Blocks3

5Turnovers11

25(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

11Largest Lead11

Game Details

Sunday, February 2, 2025 · 1:00 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

attendance: 15,544 (100%)

tv: CBS