
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Men's BasketballTomislav Ivisic scores 20 points and Illinois overcomes 18 turnovers to beat Oakland 66-54

Illinois has started a season 3-0 for the fourth time under Brad Underwood, and the second time in three seasons after starting the 2022-23 season 4-0.
Illinois had its lead trimmed to 38-36 early in the second half before going on a 17-4 run for a 55-40 lead. Ivisic started the run, that included 11 straight points, with three made field goals. Oakland was just 2 of 10 from the field during the run.
Ivisic was 9 of 14 from the field, while the rest of his teammates combined to go 14 of 41.
Jayson Woodrich scored 11 points and DQ Cole added 10 for Oakland (1-2). The Grizzlies shot just 38% from the field, including 4 of 25 from 3-point range.
Oakland also turned it over 18 times.
Both teams play a top-five team in their next game. Oakland plays at top-ranked Kansas on Saturday. Illinois has a week off before playing at No. 2 Alabama on Nov. 20 in the C.M. Newton Classic.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 66 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 66 |
2nd 0:00 | Illinois Turnover. | 54 - 66 |
2nd 0:16 | Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 66 |
2nd 0:23 | Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 66 |
Statistics
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20-53 | FG | 23-55 |
37.7 | Field Goal % | 41.8 |
4-25 | 3PT | 7-25 |
16.0 | Three Point % | 28.0 |
10-11 | FT | 13-17 |
90.9 | Free Throw % | 76.5 |
27 | Rebounds | 37 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
9 | Assists | 11 |
10 | Steals | 9 |
1 | Blocks | 2 |
18 | Turnovers | 18 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
16 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information

Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,299 | Capacity:
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Morris | 15-5 | - | 26-9 |
Milwaukee | 14-6 | 1 | 21-11 |
Cleveland State | 14-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
Youngstown State | 13-7 | 2 | 21-13 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
Northern Kentucky | 11-9 | 4 | 17-16 |
Oakland | 11-9 | 4 | 16-18 |
Wright State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-18 |
IU Indianapolis | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
Detroit Mercy | 4-16 | 11 | 8-24 |
Green Bay | 2-18 | 13 | 4-28 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |