Illinois (8-6, 0-1) @ Ohio State (9-5, 1-0)
Sunday, January 3rd, 2016 | 4:00pm CT
Columbus, OH | Value City Arena (19,050)
Television: The game will televised on the Big Ten Network
Live Video Stream: BTN will have a live stream available via BTN2Go.
Radio: All Illinois basketball games air live on radio in the Champaign (WDWS 1400) and Chicago markets (WSCR 670). The game is also broadcasted on other stations throughout the state; check the Fighting Illini Radio Network for more information.
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Team Statistical Profiles:
*All statistics out of 351 Division-1 programs
Illinois Fighting Illini
- KenPom Ranking: No. 125
- RPI Ranking: No. 118
Four Factors:
| Offense | Defense | |
| Effective FG% | 52.0 (88th) | 54.1 (303rd) |
| Turnover % | 14.5 (11th) | 19.1 (136th) |
| Off. Reb. % | 24.6 (308th) | 26.6 (59th) |
| FTA/FGA | 32.3 (262nd) | 25.1 (12th) |
- Last Five Games (4-1): Yale (W 69-65), UIC (W 83-79), South Dakota (W 91-79), Missouri (W 68-63), Michigan (L 68-78)
- Points Per Game: 75.9 (136th)
- Points Allowed Per Game: 74.6 (240th)
- Leading Scorer: Malcolm Hill (18.1 PPG)
- Leading Rebounder:
Mike Thorne Jr. (8.4 RPG)Malcolm Hill (5.5 RPG)
Most Frequent Lineup Over Past Five Games (15.3% of minutes):
- Jaylon Tate | JR
- Jalen Coleman-Lands | FR
- Kendrick Nunn | JR
- Malcolm Hill | JR
- Michael Finke | FR
Ohio State Buckeyes
- KenPom Ranking: No. 47
- RPI Ranking: No. 85
Four Factors:
| Offense | Defense | |
| Effective FG% | 52.0 (88th) | 43.5 (14th) |
| Turnover % | 20.3 (277th) | 19.2 (129th) |
| Off. Reb. % | 31.9 (128th) | 27.8 (85th) |
| FTA/FGA | 35.4 (194th) | 28.8 (47th) |
- Last Five Games (5-0): Northern Illinois (W 67-54), Kentucky (W 74-67), Mercer (W 64-44), South Carolina State (W 73-57), Minnesota (W 78-63)
- Points Per Game: 72.0 (T-215th)
- Points Allowed Per Game: 62.9 (25th)
- Leading Scorer: Marc Loving (14.4 PPG)
- Leading Rebounder: Jae'Sean Tate (6.7 RPG)
Most Frequent Lineup Over Past Five Games (30.2% of minutes):
- JaQuan Lyle | FR
- Jae'Sean Tate | SO
- Marc Loving | JR
- Keita Bates-Diop | SO
- Trevor Thompson | SO