Ohio State Buckeyes @ Illinois Fighting Illini
20-0, 7-0 Big Ten
73
20-0, 7-0 Big Ten
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
OSU | 33 | 40 | 73 |
ILL | 34 | 34 | 68 |
14-6, 4-3 Big Ten
68
14-6, 4-3 Big Ten
Ohio State Buckeyes
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | 27 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 13-15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 40 | 9 | 3-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | 15 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
73 | 21-53 | 7-15 | 24-27 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 14 | |
40% | 47% | 89% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | 15 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | 5 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 18 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 8 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
68 | 28-65 | 4-17 | 8-10 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 21 | |
43% | 24% | 80% |
Game Information
Champaign, IL
CBS
Referee:John Higgins
Referee:Tim Clougherty
Referee:Terry Wymer
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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