Ohio State Buckeyes @ Illinois Fighting Illini

86–83Final · Feb 24, 2022

OSU 86 ILL 83 Final

	1	2	T
OSU18-7	36	50	86
ILL19-8	37	46	83

· Line: ILL -7 (O/U 140.5)

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
0–3
Malaki Branham made Jumper.
2–3
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
3–3
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
3–6
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
3–7
Kyle Young made Jumper.
5–7
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
5–10
Trent Frazier made Jumper.
5–12
Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
5–14
Kyle Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene Brown III.
8–14
Kofi Cockburn made Jumper.
8–16
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
8–21
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
10–21
Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
13–21
Da'Monte Williams made Dunk.
13–23
Kyle Young made Jumper.
15–23
Malaki Branham made Jumper.
17–23
Justin Ahrens made Free Throw.
19–23
Justin Ahrens made Free Throw.
18–23
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
20–23
Malaki Branham made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
22–23
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
22–25
Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
22–27
Kyle Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie Johnson Jr..
25–27
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
25–30
E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malaki Branham.
28–30
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
28–33
Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
28–35
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
29–35
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
30–35
Andre Curbelo made Jumper.
30–37
Kyle Young made Jumper.
32–37
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
34–37
E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
35–37
Kyle Young made Free Throw.
36–37
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
38–37
Malaki Branham made Dunk.
40–37
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
42–37
Jacob Grandison made Layup.
42–39
E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
43–39
Kyle Young made Layup.
45–39
Malaki Branham made Three Point Jumper.
48–39
Malaki Branham made Jumper.
50–39
Zed Key made Layup.
52–39
Andre Curbelo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Goode.
52–42
Malaki Branham made Jumper.
54–42
E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
55–42
E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
56–42
Cedric Russell made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Young.
58–42
Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
58–44
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
58–45
Zed Key made Free Throw.
59–45
Alfonso Plummer made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
59–47
Malaki Branham made Jumper.
61–47
Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
61–50
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
61–51
Trent Frazier made Layup.
61–53
Cedric Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler.
64–53
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
65–53
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
66–53
Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
66–56
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
68–56
Andre Curbelo made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
68–58
Malaki Branham made Layup.
70–58
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
71–58
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
72–58
Malaki Branham made Layup.
74–58
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
74–59
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
74–62
Kyle Young made Free Throw.
75–62
Kyle Young made Free Throw.
76–62
Trent Frazier made Layup.
76–64
Jacob Grandison made Free Throw.
76–65
Jacob Grandison made Free Throw.
76–66
Jamari Wheeler made Free Throw.
77–66
Jamari Wheeler made Free Throw.
78–66
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
78–69
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
78–70
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
78–71
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
78–72
Coleman Hawkins made Dunk.
78–74
Jacob Grandison made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
78–76
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
79–76
Malaki Branham made Free Throw.
80–76
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
80–77
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
80–78
E.J. Liddell made Jumper.
82–78
Coleman Hawkins made Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
82–80
E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
83–80
E.J. Liddell made Free Throw.
84–80
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
84–83
Kyle Young made Free Throw.
85–83
Cedric Russell made Free Throw.
86–83

Play-by-play

P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. 0–3
P1 E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eugene Brown III missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Malaki Branham Offensive Rebound.
P1 Malaki Branham made Jumper. 2–3
P1 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P1 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 3–3
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. 3–6
P1 Eugene Brown III Turnover.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Steal.
P1 Foul on E.J. Liddell.
P1 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
P1 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Zed Key.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 3–7
P1 Kyle Young made Jumper. 5–7
P1 Jacob Grandison Turnover.
P1 Malaki Branham missed Layup.
P1 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 5–10
P1 Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.
P1 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Frazier made Jumper. 5–12
P1 Foul on Omar Payne.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
P1 Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
P1 Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Cedric Russell.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. 5–14
P1 Kyle Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene Brown III. 8–14
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
P1 Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Cedric Russell missed Jumper.
P1 Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. 8–16
P1 Foul on Cedric Russell.
P1 Cedric Russell Turnover.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Meechie Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zed Key missed Jumper.
P1 Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Andre Curbelo.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
P1 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 8–21
P1 Foul on Omar Payne.
P1 E.J. Liddell made Jumper. 10–21
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler. 13–21
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams made Dunk. 13–23
P1 Jamari Wheeler missed Layup.
P1 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Young made Jumper. 15–23
P1 Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
P1 Joey Brunk Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malaki Branham made Jumper. 17–23
P1 Justin Ahrens made Free Throw. 19–23
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
P1 Justin Ahrens made Free Throw. 18–23
P1 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P1 Malaki Branham missed Free Throw.
P1 Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 20–23
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Malaki Branham Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malaki Branham made Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler. 22–23
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 22–25
P1 Foul on Joey Brunk.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P1 Justin Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Young Turnover.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P1 E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Ahrens Turnover.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Steal.
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Layup. 22–27
P1 Kyle Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie Johnson Jr.. 25–27
P1 Foul on Kyle Young.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P1 Andre Curbelo Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 25–30
P1 E.J. Liddell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malaki Branham. 28–30
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 28–33
P1 E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
P1 Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 28–35
P1 Foul on Jacob Grandison.
P1 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 29–35
P1 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 30–35
P1 Andre Curbelo made Jumper. 30–37
P1 Malaki Branham missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Eugene Brown III.
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P1 Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kyle Young made Jumper. 32–37
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P1 Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 E.J. Liddell made Jumper. 34–37
P1 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P1 E.J. Liddell made Free Throw. 35–37
P1 Ohio State Timeout
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
P1 Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P1 Kyle Young missed Free Throw.
P1 Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Kyle Young made Free Throw. 36–37
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Malaki Branham Block.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Illinois Turnover.
P1 Meechie Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 E.J. Liddell made Jumper. 38–37
P2 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Malaki Branham made Dunk. 40–37
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
P2 E.J. Liddell Block.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
P2 Kyle Young missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 E.J. Liddell Block.
P2 Eugene Brown III Defensive Rebound.
P2 E.J. Liddell made Jumper. 42–37
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P2 Eugene Brown III Steal.
P2 Jamari Wheeler Turnover.
P2 Jacob Grandison Steal.
P2 Jacob Grandison made Layup. 42–39
P2 Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
P2 E.J. Liddell missed Free Throw.
P2 Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 E.J. Liddell made Free Throw. 43–39
P2 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
P2 E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
P2 Kyle Young Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kyle Young made Layup. 45–39
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P2 E.J. Liddell Block.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P2 Jamari Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamari Wheeler missed Layup.
P2 Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
P2 Malaki Branham made Three Point Jumper. 48–39
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamari Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malaki Branham made Jumper. 50–39
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P2 Eugene Brown III missed Layup.
P2 Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
P2 Jamari Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamari Wheeler missed Jumper.
P2 Zed Key Offensive Rebound.
P2 Zed Key made Layup. 52–39
P2 Andre Curbelo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Goode. 52–42
P2 E.J. Liddell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Justin Ahrens Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malaki Branham made Jumper. 54–42
P2 Technical Foul on Illinois.
P2 E.J. Liddell made Free Throw. 55–42
P2 E.J. Liddell made Free Throw. 56–42
P2 Illinois Turnover.
P2 Foul on Justin Ahrens.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Zed Key Steal.
P2 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P2 Cedric Russell made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Young. 58–42
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. 58–44
P2 Foul on Zed Key.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 58–45
P2 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Zed Key missed Free Throw.
P2 Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Zed Key made Free Throw. 59–45
P2 Alfonso Plummer made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 59–47
P2 Malaki Branham made Jumper. 61–47
P2 Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer. 61–50
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Cedric Russell missed Jumper.
P2 E.J. Liddell Offensive Rebound.
P2 E.J. Liddell Turnover.
P2 Trent Frazier Steal.
P2 Foul on Meechie Johnson Jr..
P2 Foul on E.J. Liddell.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 61–51
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P2 Kyle Young Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kyle Young.
P2 Kyle Young Turnover.
P2 Trent Frazier made Layup. 61–53
P2 Cedric Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamari Wheeler. 64–53
P2 Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
P2 Malaki Branham Steal.
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 65–53
P2 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 66–53
P2 Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 66–56
P2 E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jacob Grandison missed Layup.
P2 E.J. Liddell Block.
P2 E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
P2 E.J. Liddell made Jumper. 68–56
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Layup.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Andre Curbelo made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 68–58
P2 Malaki Branham made Layup. 70–58
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P2 Technical Foul on Illinois.
P2 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 71–58
P2 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 72–58
P2 Malaki Branham made Layup. 74–58
P2 Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Eugene Brown III.
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 74–59
P2 Cedric Russell Turnover.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Steal.
P2 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 74–62
P2 Ohio State Timeout
P2 E.J. Liddell missed Jumper.
P2 Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P2 Kyle Young made Free Throw. 75–62
P2 Kyle Young made Free Throw. 76–62
P2 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Trent Frazier Offensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Frazier made Layup. 76–64
P2 Foul on Eugene Brown III.
P2 Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.
P2 E.J. Liddell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cedric Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on E.J. Liddell.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jacob Grandison made Free Throw. 76–65
P2 Jacob Grandison made Free Throw. 76–66
P2 Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
P2 Jamari Wheeler made Free Throw. 77–66
P2 Jamari Wheeler made Free Throw. 78–66
P2 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. 78–69
P2 Foul on Jamari Wheeler.
P2 Jamari Wheeler Turnover.
P2 Foul on Cedric Russell.
P2 Trent Frazier made Free Throw. 78–70
P2 Trent Frazier made Free Throw. 78–71
P2 Trent Frazier made Free Throw. 78–72
P2 Jamari Wheeler Turnover.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Steal.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Dunk. 78–74
P2 Jamari Wheeler Turnover.
P2 Jacob Grandison Steal.
P2 Jacob Grandison made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 78–76
P2 Ohio State Timeout
P2 Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
P2 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 79–76
P2 Malaki Branham made Free Throw. 80–76
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kyle Young.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 80–77
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 80–78
P2 E.J. Liddell made Jumper. 82–78
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer. 82–80
P2 Ohio State Timeout
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 E.J. Liddell made Free Throw. 83–80
P2 E.J. Liddell made Free Throw. 84–80
P2 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 84–83
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
P2 Kyle Young missed Free Throw.
P2 Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Kyle Young made Free Throw. 85–83
P2 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P2 Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
P2 Cedric Russell missed Free Throw.
P2 Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Cedric Russell made Free Throw. 86–83

Box score

OSU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
E.J. LiddellF	35	21	7-15	1-2	6-7	7	1	1	0	4	1	6	3
Zed KeyF	14	3	1-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	2
Eugene Brown IIIF	22	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	3
Malaki BranhamG	33	31	10-14	1-1	10-11	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
Jamari WheelerG	29	2	0-4	0-0	2-2	3	3	4	0	0	0	3	1
Kyle YoungF	28	18	6-7	2-3	4-6	6	1	2	0	0	1	5	3
Joey BrunkC	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Justin AhrensG	10	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
Meechie JohnsonG	12	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Cedric RussellG	14	6	2-5	1-2	1-2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Kalen EtzlerF
Harrison HookfinF
Justice SueingF
Seth TownsF
Jimmy SotosG

ILL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Kofi CockburnC	24	12	5-15	0-0	2-4	3	0	2	1	0	2	1	5
Jacob GrandisonG	31	14	5-10	2-6	2-2	2	3	1	2	0	0	2	1
Alfonso PlummerG	29	26	9-15	8-10	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	2
Da'Monte WilliamsG	26	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
Trent FrazierG	31	12	4-8	1-4	3-4	3	4	2	1	0	1	2	2
Omar PayneF	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Luke GoodeF	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
Coleman HawkinsG	26	10	3-5	0-1	4-7	4	2	1	3	0	2	2	5
Brandin PodziemskiG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre CurbeloG	19	7	3-8	1-3	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	1
Brandon LiebF
Connor ServenF
Benjamin Bosmans-VerdonkF
Dain DainjaF
RJ MelendezF
Austin HutchersonG

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