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LIVE: Indiana basketball hits 0 3-pointers, falls to No. 11 Illinois

Indiana basketball (12-7, 4-4 Big Ten) is trying to bounce back from a couple of loses when it visits Illinois (14-5, 5-3). Hoosiers center Kel'el Ware is missing his second straight game with a lower body injury.

No. 11 (USA TODAY) Illinois is coming off an overtime loss to Northwestern. Terrence Shannon Jr., who had been suspended for six games after being charged with rape in Kansas, is back with the team for his third game after obtaining a court order.

More: IU hangs tough vs. No. 11 Illinois but can't shoot 3s (made 0) — or free throws (missed 10)

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Oops: Xavier Johnson given technical foul for tossing ball at Illinois player

Final: Illinois 70, Indiana 62

Malik Reneau scores 21 points and has 7 rebounds before fouling out. Xavier Johnson has 14 points, and Mackenzie Mgbako adds 12.

IU goes without a made 3-pointer (0-of-9) for the first time since 2010.

Marcus Domask leads Illinois with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Coleman Hawkins adds 11 points and 7 rebounds, Terrence Shannon Jr. 12 and Luke Goode scores 11.

Free throws are a struggle for both teams: IU is 12-of-22 and Illinois 16-of-25.

Mgbako ties it at 62 on a jumper with 1:20 to go. Illinois scores the final 8 points.

27.6 seconds left 2H: Illinois 66, Indiana 62

Justin Harmon scores, forcing an IU timeout.

3:02 left 2H: Illinois 58, Indiana 56

Malik Reneau fouls out with 21 points and 7 rebounds.

Anthony Leal scores.

Free throws: IU is 12-of-19, Illinois 9-of-18. Anthony Walker also has 4 fouls.

Mackenzie Mgbako picks up his 4th foul with 5:42 to go. Terrane Shannon Jr. makes 1-of-2 free throws to put Illinois up 57-52.

7:32 left 2H: Illinois 53, Indiana 50

Marcus Domask leads Illinois with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Malik Reneau 19 points for IU.

Coleman Hawkins' putback gives Illinois a 51-49 lead. Malik Reneau picks up his 4th foul on the play.

Renau, Mackenzie Mgbako and Anthony Walker each pick up foul No. 3 on one possession.

10:07 left 2H: Indiana 49, Illinois 47

IU leads despite 0-of-5 3-point shooting.

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, formerly of McCutcheon High School, hits a 3 to snap IU's big run.

12:34 left 2H: Indiana 49, Illinois 42

IU is on a 13-point run over 5+ minutes. Timeout, Illinois. Mackenzie Mgbako has 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Malik Reneau hits the free throws out of the timeout to give IU the lead.

15:34 left 2H: Illinois 42, Indiana 41

Malik Reneau will be shooting free throws for the lead out of the timeout. Mackenzie Mgbako, Trey Galloway and Xavier Johnson have 8 points each.

Luke Goode hits the technical free throws out of the locker room. Illinois leads 40-34.

Halftime: Illinois 38, Indiana 34

IU has a rough closing stint of the first half, relinquishing a lead. After Xavier Johnson's putback in the closing second, he tosses the ball at Illinois' Coleman Hawkins, and they trade words.

Illinois will get free throws coming out of the locker room.

Malik Reneau leads the Hoosiers with 14 points but is 2-of-5 on free throws. Mackenzie Mgbako is 0-of-6 from the field but has 8 rebounds.

The Hoosiers are 48.4% from the field (0-of-2 from 3-point range) and have just 5 turnovers.

Illinois, which missed its first 8 3s, is 5-of-15.

Luke Goode has a pair of late 3s, the second giving Illinois a 33-30 lead. Ty Rogers' and-1 with 2:51 left gives Illinois its first lead at 29-28.

4:48 left 1H: Indiana 24, Illinois 23

Illinois inches closer, getting within 24-23 on a Coleman Hawkins 3. Timeout, Indiana.

6:58 left 1H: Indiana 20, Illinois 14

Trey Galloway tries IU's first 3 with 8:21 left, but misses.

Malik Reneau gets the alley-oop off of Gabe Capps' steal, and IU leads 18-11.

Marcus Domask hits a 3 with 9:45 left. Illinois is 1-of-8 on 3s.

11:52 left 1H: Indiana 13, Illinois 6

Xavier Johnson has 6 points. The Hoosiers haven't trailed, holding Illinois to 21.4% shooting and committing just 2 turnovers.

14:50 left 1H: Indiana 7, Illinois 6

Illinois misses its first 7 shots, 4 of them 3-pointers, before Coleman Hawkins scores with 15:57 to go. The Illini hit their next two shots.

Xavier Johnson feeds Malik Reneau for the game's first basket with 19:01 left.

Indiana basketball starting lineup

Xavier Johnson, Trey Galloway, Mackenzie Mgbako, Anthony Walker, Malik Reneau.

Johnson is back in the starting lineup in place of Gabe Cupps. Johnson came off the bench for three games after he was ejected Jan. 9 against Rutgers.

Walker gets the start in place of the injured Kel'el Ware. Against Wisconsin, Payton Sparks started and played 29 minutes, finishing with 7 points and 2 rebounds. Walker played 7 minutes, scoring 2 points.

What time is Indiana basketball vs. Illinois?

3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.

What channel is Indiana basketball vs. Illinois on?

TV: Fox, with Jason Benetti (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst)

Radio: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network (105.1 FM in Bloomington, 93.1 FM in Indianapolis), with Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (analysis) and John Herrick (updates).

Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 196 (Illinois feed), 383 and 973, Varsity Network, ESPN+FuboParamount+Sling

Who is favored in the Indiana-Illinois game?

via BetMGM

Favorite: Illinois by 15.5 points

Over/under: 154.5 total points

Moneyline: Indiana +800, Illinois -1400

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Indiana basketball schedule

Date, day

location, opponent

time, TV

Oct. 29, Sunday

vs. Indianapolis (exhibition)

W, 74-52

Nov. 3, Friday

vs. Marian (exhibition)

W, 94-61

Nov. 7, Tuesday

vs. Florida Gulf Coast

W, 69-63

Nov. 12, Sunday

vs. Army

W, 72-64

Nov. 16, Thursday

vs. Wright State

W, 89-80

Nov. 19, Sunday

vs. Connecticut in New York

L, 77-57

Nov. 20, Monday

vs. Louisville or Texas in New York

W, 74-66

Nov. 26, Sunday

vs. Harvard in Indianapolis

W, 89-76

Dec. 1, Friday

vs. Maryland

W, 65-53

Dec. 5, Tuesday

at Michigan

W, 78-75

Dec. 9, Saturday

vs. Auburn in Atlanta

L, 104-76

Dec. 16, Saturday

vs. Kansas

L, 75-71

Dec. 19, Tuesday

vs. Morehead State

W, 69-68

Dec. 21, Thursday

vs. North Alabama

W, 83-66

Dec. 29, Friday

vs. Kennesaw State

W, 100-87

Jan. 3, Wednesday

at Nebraska

L, 86-70

Jan. 6, Saturday

vs. Ohio State

W, 71-65

Jan. 9, Tuesday

at Rutgers

L, 66-57

Jan. 12, Friday

vs. Minnesota

W, 74-62

Jan. 16, Tuesday

vs. Purdue

L, 87-66

Jan. 19, Friday

at Wisconsin

L, 91-79

Jan. 27, Saturday

at Illinois

3 p.m., Fox

Jan. 30, Tuesday

vs. Iowa

7 p.m., BTN

Feb. 3, Saturday

vs. Penn State

Noon, FS1

Feb. 6, Tuesday

at Ohio State

7 p.m., Peacock

Feb. 10, Saturday

at Purdue

8 p.m., Fox

Feb. 18, Sunday

vs. Northwestern

3 p.m., FS1

Feb. 21, Wednesday

vs. Nebraska

8:30 p.m., BTN

Feb. 24, Saturday

at Penn State

Noon, BTN

Feb. 27, Tuesday

vs. Wisconsin

7 p.m., Peacock

March 3, Sunday

at Maryland

2 p.m., CBS

March 6, Wednesday

at Minnesota

9 p.m., BTN

March 10, Sunday

vs. Michigan State

4:30 p.m., CBS

March 13-17

Big Ten tournament at Minneapolis

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