Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Dec 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	48	40	88
OSU	42	38	80

Game Recap

Keaton Wagler's 23 points lead No. 13 Illinois to 88-80 victory over Ohio State in Big Ten opener. Keaton Wagler scored 23 points and No. 13 Illinois opened its Big Ten schedule with an 88-80 victory over Ohio State on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	33	5-11	4-5	8-8	9	1	0	2	3	22
13Tomislav Ivisic	27	2-9	1-6	2-2	2	2	1	0	1	7
23Keaton Wagler	39	6-11	3-5	8-9	2	5	0	2	2	23
2Andrej Stojakovic	27	5-10	0-3	7-7	4	1	0	3	3	17
4Kylan Boswell	31	1-4	1-2	1-2	4	1	0	1	4	4
3Ben Humrichous	20	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	3	0
15Jake Davis	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	2
44Zvonimir Ivisic	18	4-6	2-4	3-4	8	0	1	0	2	13
77Mihailo Petrovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	11-2740.7%	29-3290.6%	33	12	3	9	21	88

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Devin Royal	37	4-15	1-6	6-6	3	1	0	0	1	3	15
14Brandon Noel	21	2-4	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	5
13Christoph Tilly	31	4-10	0-4	5-7	8	1	1	1	1	5	13
2Bruce Thornton	40	13-17	6-9	2-2	6	6	2	0	2	1	34
0John Mobley Jr.	31	4-11	1-6	2-6	2	1	0	0	0	4	11
1Amare Bynum	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	5	2
20Colin White	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
7Ivan Njegovan	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Gabe Cupps	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
TOTAL	-	28-6145.9%	9-2832.1%	15-2171.4%	24	11	3	2	6	27	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Illinois.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Ohio State.
(19:43) Kylan Boswell missed Jumper.
(19:40) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(19:32) John Mobley Jr. missed Layup.
(19:29) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:29) Christoph Tilly made Two Point Tip Shot.
02
(19:14) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:12) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:02) David Mirkovic made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
22
(18:45) John Mobley Jr. missed Layup.
(18:42) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Keaton Wagler missed Jumper.
(18:32) Brandon Noel Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Brandon Noel missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:22) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Andrej Stojakovic missed Layup.
(18:11) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
(17:56) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:53) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:48) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
25
(17:27) Foul on Brandon Noel.
+1 (17:27) Andrej Stojakovic made Free Throw.
35
+1 (17:27) Andrej Stojakovic made Free Throw.
45
(16:59) Devin Royal missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:56) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:36) Andrej Stojakovic made Layup.
65
(16:18) Brandon Noel Turnover.
+2 (15:49) Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Wagler.
85
(15:42) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
(15:42) Ivan Njegovan Turnover.
(15:30) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:26) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:18) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:06) Keaton Wagler made Layup.
105
+3 (14:49) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Noel.
108
+3 (14:33) David Mirkovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Wagler.
138
(14:11) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
+1 (14:11) Christoph Tilly made Free Throw.
139
+1 (14:11) Christoph Tilly made Free Throw.
1310
+2 (13:40) Zvonimir Ivisic made Layup.
1510
+2 (13:20) Christoph Tilly made Jumper.
1512
+3 (13:10) David Mirkovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Wagler.
1812
(12:56) Devin Royal Turnover.
(12:40) David Mirkovic missed Jumper.
(12:40) Amare Bynum Block.
(12:36) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:35) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
1815
+3 (12:14) David Mirkovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrej Stojakovic.
2115
(12:04) Colin White missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:00) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:46) Zvonimir Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Humrichous.
2415
(11:23) Devin Royal missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:19) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:16) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin White.
2418
(11:03) Mihailo Petrovic Turnover.
(11:03) Bruce Thornton Steal.
+2 (10:59) Bruce Thornton made Layup.
2420
(10:41) Zvonimir Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:37) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(10:33) Bruce Thornton Turnover.
+2 (10:30) Jake Davis made Layup. Assisted by Ben Humrichous.
2620
(10:16) Devin Royal missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:14) Foul on Jake Davis.
(10:14) Foul on Jake Davis.
(10:13) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:08) Foul on Andrej Stojakovic.
(10:03) Christoph Tilly missed Layup.
(10:01) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:41) Keaton Wagler made Jumper.
2820
(9:22) Foul on Andrej Stojakovic.
+1 (9:22) Devin Royal made Free Throw.
2821
+1 (9:22) Devin Royal made Free Throw.
2822
(8:59) Keaton Wagler Turnover.
(8:47) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:44) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Foul on Brandon Noel.
(8:33) Foul on Amare Bynum.
(8:15) David Mirkovic Turnover.
(8:15) Christoph Tilly Steal.
(8:11) Amare Bynum missed Jumper.
(8:11) Ben Humrichous Block.
(8:11) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:03) Bruce Thornton made Jumper.
2824
+2 (7:40) Keaton Wagler made Jumper.
3024
(7:40) Foul on Gabe Cupps.
+1 (7:40) Keaton Wagler made Free Throw.
3124
+2 (7:18) Christoph Tilly made Jumper.
3126
(7:18) Foul on David Mirkovic.
(7:18) Christoph Tilly missed Free Throw.
(7:15) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:44) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:21) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christoph Tilly.
3129
(5:59) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
(5:54) Foul on Gabe Cupps.
+1 (5:54) Zvonimir Ivisic made Free Throw.
3229
+1 (5:54) Zvonimir Ivisic made Free Throw.
3329
+2 (5:40) Bruce Thornton made Layup.
3331
(5:13) Keaton Wagler missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:09) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:59) Bruce Thornton made Three Point Jumper.
3334
(4:41) Tomislav Ivisic missed Jumper.
(4:39) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(4:30) John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:27) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(4:19) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:15) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(3:59) Bruce Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:56) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:36) Zvonimir Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keaton Wagler.
3634
(3:11) Devin Royal missed Jumper.
(3:09) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:53) Kylan Boswell made Three Point Jumper.
3934
(2:38) Christoph Tilly missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:36) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+1 (2:27) Tomislav Ivisic made Free Throw.
4034
+1 (2:27) Tomislav Ivisic made Free Throw.
4134
(2:10) Devin Royal missed Layup.
(2:07) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:43) Keaton Wagler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
4434
+3 (1:31) Devin Royal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
4437
(1:09) Tomislav Ivisic missed Layup.
(1:07) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:01) John Mobley Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
4440
(0:38) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+1 (0:38) Keaton Wagler made Free Throw.
4540
+1 (0:38) Keaton Wagler made Free Throw.
4640
(0:13) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
(0:13) Christoph Tilly Turnover.
(0:05) Foul on Devin Royal.
+1 (0:05) Keaton Wagler made Free Throw.
4740
+1 (0:05) Keaton Wagler made Free Throw.
4840
+2 (0:00) Devin Royal made Layup. Assisted by Bruce Thornton.
4842

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

OSU

88Points80

24-54(44.4%)Field Goal(%)28-61(45.9%)

11-27(40.7%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

29-32(90.6%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)

37(9)Rebounds(Offensive)30(7)

12Assists11

0Steals3

3Blocks2

9Turnovers6

21(0)Fouls(Technical)27(0)

10Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 9,974 (52.4%)

tv: Peacock

spread: ILL -3.5

over/under: 162.5