Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
7:00 PM ET, February 21, 2012
Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Top Performers
Illinois: M. Leonard 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
Ohio State: D. Thomas 19 Pts, 5 Reb
Complete Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | All1st Half Summary | |||
| TIME | ILLINOIS | SCORE | OHIO STATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:32 | 0-2 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. made Layup. | |
| 18:59 | Brandon Paul missed Jumper. | 0-2 | |
| 18:57 | 0-2 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:51 | 0-4 | Jared Sullinger made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 18:19 | Tracy Abrams missed Jumper. | 0-4 | |
| 18:15 | Tracy Abrams Offensive Rebound. | 0-4 | |
| 18:15 | Tracy Abrams made Tip Shot. | 2-4 | |
| 18:04 | 2-6 | Aaron Craft made Layup. | |
| 17:26 | Illinois Turnover. | 2-6 | |
| 17:17 | 2-9 | Deshaun Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lenzelle Smith Jr.. | |
| 17:00 | Meyers Leonard made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Griffey. | 4-9 | |
| 16:37 | Foul on Tyler Griffey | 4-9 | |
| 16:37 | 4-10 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 16:37 | 4-10 | Deshaun Thomas missed Free Throw. | |
| 16:36 | D.J. Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 4-10 | |
| 16:20 | Brandon Paul missed Layup. | 4-10 | |
| 16:18 | 4-10 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 16:13 | Foul on Tyler Griffey | 4-10 | |
| 16:04 | 4-10 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 16:02 | 4-10 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound. | |
| 15:58 | 4-12 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. made Dunk. | |
| 15:46 | D.J. Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 4-12 | |
| 15:44 | 4-12 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 15:31 | 4-15 | Aaron Craft made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by William Buford. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois Full Timeout. | ||
| 15:04 | 4-15 | Foul on Shannon Scott | |
| 15:04 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 14:37 | Joseph Bertrand missed Jumper. | 4-15 | |
| 14:34 | 4-15 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 14:24 | Foul on Brandon Paul | 4-15 | |
| 14:24 | 4-15 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | |
| 14:24 | 4-16 | Jared Sullinger made Free Throw. | |
| 14:08 | Meyers Leonard Turnover. | 4-16 | |
| 14:08 | 4-16 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 14:00 | 4-16 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 14:00 | 4-16 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 13:51 | D.J. Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 4-16 | |
| 13:49 | 4-16 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:35 | 4-19 | William Buford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 13:13 | Brandon Paul made Jumper. | 6-19 | |
| 12:55 | 6-19 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 12:55 | 6-19 | Jared Sullinger Turnover. | |
| 12:42 | 6-19 | Foul on Evan Ravenel | |
| 12:42 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 7-19 | |
| 12:42 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 8-19 | |
| 12:28 | 8-21 | Deshaun Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Scott. | |
| 12:14 | Meyers Leonard missed Jumper. | 8-21 | |
| 12:12 | 8-21 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:04 | 8-23 | Sam Thompson made Dunk. Assisted by Shannon Scott. | |
| 11:39 | Joseph Bertrand missed Jumper. | 8-23 | |
| 11:36 | 8-23 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:28 | 8-25 | Aaron Craft made Jumper. | |
| 11:28 | Foul on Sam Maniscalco | 8-25 | |
| 11:28 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:28 | 8-26 | Aaron Craft made Free Throw. | |
| 11:17 | Foul on Meyers Leonard | 8-26 | |
| 11:17 | Meyers Leonard Turnover. | 8-26 | |
| 10:50 | 8-28 | Sam Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Evan Ravenel. | |
| 10:37 | Myke Henry missed Three Point Jumper. | 8-28 | |
| 10:34 | Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 8-28 | |
| 10:31 | Brandon Paul missed Three Point Jumper. | 8-28 | |
| 10:28 | D.J. Richardson Offensive Rebound. | 8-28 | |
| 10:21 | Meyers Leonard missed Layup. | 8-28 | |
| 10:21 | Meyers Leonard Offensive Rebound. | 8-28 | |
| 10:19 | 8-28 | Foul on Sam Thompson | |
| 10:19 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 9-28 | |
| 10:19 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 10-28 | |
| 9:57 | 10-28 | Shannon Scott missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 9:54 | 10-28 | Sam Thompson Offensive Rebound. | |
| 9:41 | 10-28 | Shannon Scott Turnover. | |
| 9:36 | Sam Maniscalco made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Paul. | 13-28 | |
| 9:20 | 13-30 | Evan Ravenel made Dunk. Assisted by Jared Sullinger. | |
| 8:58 | Sam Maniscalco missed Three Point Jumper. | 13-30 | |
| 8:56 | 13-30 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:47 | Foul on Sam Maniscalco | 13-30 | |
| 8:43 | 13-32 | William Buford made Jumper. | |
| 8:18 | Brandon Paul made Jumper. | 15-32 | |
| 7:52 | 15-32 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. Turnover. | |
| 7:52 | D.J. Richardson Steal. | 15-32 | |
| 7:46 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:36 | Meyers Leonard missed Jumper. | 15-32 | |
| 7:35 | 15-32 | Jared Sullinger Block. | |
| 7:33 | 15-32 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:23 | 15-32 | Jared Sullinger Turnover. | |
| 7:19 | 15-32 | Foul on Lenzelle Smith Jr. | |
| 7:19 | Brandon Paul made Free Throw. | 16-32 | |
| 7:19 | Brandon Paul missed Free Throw. | 16-32 | |
| 7:19 | 16-32 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:07 | 16-32 | William Buford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 7:04 | Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound. | 16-32 | |
| 6:56 | Tracy Abrams missed Jumper. | 16-32 | |
| 6:56 | 16-32 | Ohio State Defensive Rebound. | |
| 6:45 | 16-32 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 6:45 | Meyers Leonard Steal. | 16-32 | |
| 6:28 | D.J. Richardson Turnover. | 16-32 | |
| 6:28 | 16-32 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. Steal. | |
| 6:27 | Foul on Tracy Abrams | 16-32 | |
| 6:27 | 16-32 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. missed Free Throw. | |
| 6:26 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 16-32 | |
| 5:56 | Sam Maniscalco missed Jumper. | 16-32 | |
| 5:54 | Tracy Abrams Offensive Rebound. | 16-32 | |
| 5:50 | Tracy Abrams missed Layup. | 16-32 | |
| 5:40 | Tyler Griffey Offensive Rebound. | 16-32 | |
| 5:36 | Meyers Leonard made Layup. | 18-32 | |
| 5:25 | 18-34 | William Buford made Layup. | |
| 5:07 | Tyler Griffey missed Three Point Jumper. | 18-34 | |
| 5:04 | 18-34 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:58 | 18-37 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 4:40 | Brandon Paul missed Three Point Jumper. | 18-37 | |
| 4:34 | 18-37 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:29 | 18-40 | Deshaun Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 4:26 | Illinois Full Timeout. | ||
| 4:26 | Illinois Full Timeout. | ||
| 4:07 | Meyers Leonard made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Paul. | 20-40 | |
| 3:37 | 20-40 | Deshaun Thomas missed Jumper. | |
| 3:35 | Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 20-40 | |
| 3:34 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:19 | Brandon Paul missed Dunk. | 20-40 | |
| 3:17 | Joseph Bertrand Offensive Rebound. | 20-40 | |
| 3:11 | Brandon Paul Turnover. | 20-40 | |
| 3:11 | 20-40 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 2:46 | 20-40 | Foul on Aaron Craft | |
| 2:46 | 20-40 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 2:30 | 20-40 | Foul on Amir Williams | |
| 2:30 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 21-40 | |
| 2:30 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 22-40 | |
| 2:20 | 22-40 | Shannon Scott missed Jumper. | |
| 2:17 | D.J. Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 22-40 | |
| 2:01 | Meyers Leonard made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Maniscalco. | 24-40 | |
| 1:31 | 24-40 | Amir Williams missed Layup. | |
| 1:31 | Meyers Leonard Block. | 24-40 | |
| 1:28 | D.J. Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 24-40 | |
| 1:14 | 24-40 | Foul on William Buford | |
| 1:14 | Brandon Paul made Free Throw. | 25-40 | |
| 1:14 | Brandon Paul made Free Throw. | 26-40 | |
| 0:43 | 26-40 | Deshaun Thomas missed Jumper. | |
| 0:40 | 26-40 | Deshaun Thomas Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:37 | 26-42 | Deshaun Thomas made Layup. | |
| 0:02 | Illinois Turnover. | 26-42 | |
| 0:02 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | ||
2nd Half Summary | |||
| TIME | ILLINOIS | SCORE | OHIO STATE |
| 19:50 | 26-42 | Jared Sullinger missed Jumper. | |
| 19:49 | Brandon Paul Defensive Rebound. | 26-42 | |
| 19:15 | Tracy Abrams missed Jumper. | 26-42 | |
| 19:12 | 26-42 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 19:03 | 26-42 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 19:03 | Meyers Leonard Steal. | 26-42 | |
| 18:58 | Brandon Paul missed Three Point Jumper. | 26-42 | |
| 18:55 | 26-42 | Aaron Craft Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:51 | 26-42 | William Buford Turnover. | |
| 18:51 | Brandon Paul Steal. | 26-42 | |
| 18:41 | Brandon Paul missed Layup. | 26-42 | |
| 18:38 | 26-42 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:24 | Foul on Meyers Leonard | 26-42 | |
| 18:24 | 26-44 | Deshaun Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 17:45 | D.J. Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 26-44 | |
| 17:45 | Tyler Griffey Offensive Rebound. | 26-44 | |
| 17:43 | Tyler Griffey made Layup. | 28-44 | |
| 17:28 | 28-46 | William Buford made Jumper. | |
| 16:55 | Tracy Abrams made Layup. | 30-46 | |
| 16:37 | 30-49 | William Buford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lenzelle Smith Jr.. | |
| 15:58 | D.J. Richardson made Jumper. | 32-49 | |
| 15:41 | Foul on D.J. Richardson | 32-49 | |
| 15:41 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:41 | 32-50 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 15:41 | 32-51 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 15:23 | 32-51 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 15:13 | Tracy Abrams Turnover. | 32-51 | |
| 15:13 | 32-51 | William Buford Steal. | |
| 15:05 | 32-53 | Deshaun Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Craft. | |
| 14:42 | Joseph Bertrand missed Jumper. | 32-53 | |
| 14:39 | Tracy Abrams Offensive Rebound. | 32-53 | |
| 14:36 | Tracy Abrams made Layup. | 34-53 | |
| 14:28 | 34-53 | Aaron Craft Turnover. | |
| 14:28 | Joseph Bertrand Steal. | 34-53 | |
| 14:25 | Joseph Bertrand made Layup. | 36-53 | |
| 14:05 | 36-53 | William Buford missed Jumper. | |
| 14:01 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 36-53 | |
| 13:55 | D.J. Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 36-53 | |
| 13:52 | 36-53 | Jared Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:44 | 36-53 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:41 | Tyler Griffey Defensive Rebound. | 36-53 | |
| 13:32 | Tracy Abrams missed Layup. | 36-53 | |
| 13:30 | 36-53 | Lenzelle Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:26 | 36-55 | William Buford made Dunk. Assisted by Lenzelle Smith Jr.. | |
| 13:23 | Illinois Full Timeout. | ||
| 13:09 | Joseph Bertrand Turnover. | 36-55 | |
| 13:09 | 36-55 | Shannon Scott Steal. | |
| 13:05 | 36-55 | Jared Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:03 | Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 36-55 | |
| 12:45 | Joseph Bertrand Turnover. | 36-55 | |
| 12:30 | 36-57 | Jared Sullinger made Layup. | |
| 12:16 | 36-57 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 12:16 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 37-57 | |
| 12:16 | Meyers Leonard missed Free Throw. | 37-57 | |
| 12:16 | 37-57 | Jared Sullinger Turnover. | |
| 12:04 | Meyers Leonard missed Jumper. | 37-57 | |
| 12:01 | 37-57 | Shannon Scott Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:55 | 37-57 | Shannon Scott missed Layup. | |
| 11:53 | Brandon Paul Defensive Rebound. | 37-57 | |
| 11:39 | Brandon Paul Turnover. | 37-57 | |
| 11:39 | 37-57 | Aaron Craft Steal. | |
| 11:33 | 37-57 | Aaron Craft missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 11:29 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 37-57 | |
| 11:20 | D.J. Richardson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meyers Leonard. | 40-57 | |
| 11:03 | 40-57 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 11:03 | 40-57 | Jared Sullinger Turnover. | |
| 11:03 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 10:46 | Sam Maniscalco missed Three Point Jumper. | 40-57 | |
| 10:43 | 40-57 | Shannon Scott Defensive Rebound. | |
| 10:36 | Foul on Brandon Paul | 40-57 | |
| 10:13 | 40-57 | Shannon Scott missed Jumper. | |
| 10:11 | D.J. Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 40-57 | |
| 9:55 | Myke Henry missed Jumper. | 40-57 | |
| 9:50 | 40-57 | Deshaun Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 9:43 | 40-59 | William Buford made Layup. | |
| 9:43 | Foul on Myke Henry | 40-59 | |
| 9:43 | 40-60 | William Buford made Free Throw. | |
| 9:21 | Meyers Leonard missed Jumper. | 40-60 | |
| 9:18 | 40-60 | William Buford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 9:11 | Foul on Tracy Abrams | 40-60 | |
| 9:04 | Foul on Tracy Abrams | 40-60 | |
| 8:35 | 40-60 | Shannon Scott missed Layup. | |
| 8:35 | 40-60 | Evan Ravenel Offensive Rebound. | |
| 8:34 | Foul on Brandon Paul | 40-60 | |
| 8:34 | 40-61 | Evan Ravenel made Free Throw. | |
| 8:34 | 40-62 | Evan Ravenel made Free Throw. | |
| 8:19 | Meyers Leonard made Layup. | 42-62 | |
| 8:00 | Foul on Brandon Paul | 42-62 | |
| 8:00 | 42-63 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 8:00 | 42-64 | Deshaun Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 7:51 | 42-64 | Foul on Evan Ravenel | |
| 7:51 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:42 | D.J. Richardson missed Layup. | 42-64 | |
| 7:42 | 42-64 | Sam Thompson Block. | |
| 7:38 | 42-64 | Evan Ravenel Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:25 | 42-66 | Evan Ravenel made Layup. | |
| 7:05 | D.J. Richardson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meyers Leonard. | 45-66 | |
| 6:47 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 6:37 | 45-69 | Aaron Craft made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 6:17 | Meyers Leonard made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Paul. | 47-69 | |
| 5:54 | 47-71 | Jared Sullinger made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Scott. | |
| 5:54 | Foul on Meyers Leonard | 47-71 | |
| 5:54 | 47-71 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | |
| 5:51 | Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 47-71 | |
| 5:39 | D.J. Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 47-71 | |
| 5:35 | 47-71 | Shannon Scott Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:25 | 47-73 | Jared Sullinger made Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Scott. | |
| 5:25 | Foul on Mike Shaw | 47-73 | |
| 5:25 | 47-73 | Jared Sullinger missed Free Throw. | |
| 5:25 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 47-73 | |
| 4:59 | Meyers Leonard made Jumper. | 49-73 | |
| 4:59 | 49-73 | Foul on Jared Sullinger | |
| 4:59 | Meyers Leonard missed Free Throw. | 49-73 | |
| 4:58 | 49-73 | Amir Williams Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:36 | 49-75 | Jordan Sibert made Jumper. | |
| 4:17 | D.J. Richardson missed Jumper. | 49-75 | |
| 4:17 | 49-75 | Sam Thompson Block. | |
| 4:17 | Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 49-75 | |
| 4:14 | 49-75 | Foul on Amir Williams | |
| 4:10 | 49-75 | Foul on LaQuinton Ross | |
| 4:10 | Brandon Paul made Free Throw. | 50-75 | |
| 4:10 | Brandon Paul made Free Throw. | 51-75 | |
| 4:07 | 51-75 | Jordan Sibert Turnover. | |
| 4:02 | D.J. Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 51-75 | |
| 3:57 | D.J. Richardson Offensive Rebound. | 51-75 | |
| 3:52 | D.J. Richardson made Layup. | 53-75 | |
| 3:44 | 53-77 | Amir Williams made Dunk. Assisted by LaQuinton Ross. | |
| 3:29 | Nnanna Egwu made Jumper. Assisted by Mike Shaw. | 55-77 | |
| 3:17 | 55-77 | Jordan Sibert missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:15 | Brandon Paul Defensive Rebound. | 55-77 | |
| 3:08 | Mike Shaw missed Three Point Jumper. | 55-77 | |
| 3:06 | 55-77 | LaQuinton Ross Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:54 | 55-79 | LaQuinton Ross made Layup. | |
| 2:54 | Foul on Nnanna Egwu | 55-79 | |
| 2:54 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 2:54 | 55-80 | LaQuinton Ross made Free Throw. | |
| 2:45 | Nnanna Egwu made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Maniscalco. | 57-80 | |
| 2:30 | 57-80 | Amir Williams Turnover. | |
| 2:16 | Sam Maniscalco missed Three Point Jumper. | 57-80 | |
| 2:12 | 57-80 | Amir Williams Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:01 | 57-80 | Shannon Scott Turnover. | |
| 1:41 | Mike Shaw missed Jumper. | 57-80 | |
| 1:38 | 57-80 | J.D. Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:34 | 57-82 | LaQuinton Ross made Layup. | |
| 1:25 | Myke Henry made Jumper. | 59-82 | |
| 1:20 | Ohio State Full Timeout. | ||
| 1:18 | 59-82 | LaQuinton Ross Turnover. | |
| 1:18 | Myke Henry Steal. | 59-82 | |
| 1:11 | 59-82 | Foul on J.D. Weatherspoon | |
| 1:11 | D.J. Richardson made Free Throw. | 60-82 | |
| 1:11 | D.J. Richardson made Free Throw. | 61-82 | |
| 1:06 | 61-82 | J.D. Weatherspoon Turnover. | |
| 1:05 | Nnanna Egwu made Dunk. Assisted by D.J. Richardson. | 63-82 | |
| 0:53 | 63-82 | LaQuinton Ross missed Jumper. | |
| 0:50 | 63-82 | Amir Williams Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:47 | Foul on Ibby Djimde | 63-82 | |
| 0:47 | 63-82 | Amir Williams missed Free Throw. | |
| 0:47 | 63-83 | Amir Williams made Free Throw. | |
| 0:40 | Nnanna Egwu missed Jumper. | 63-83 | |
| 0:37 | Myke Henry Offensive Rebound. | 63-83 | |
| 0:34 | Myke Henry made Layup. | 65-83 | |
| 0:33 | 65-83 | J.D. Weatherspoon Turnover. | |
| 0:33 | D.J. Richardson Steal. | 65-83 | |
| 0:30 | Myke Henry made Dunk. Assisted by Mike Shaw. | 67-83 | |
| 0:00 | End Game | ||



