Keaton Wagler led four scorers in double figures with 23 points for No. 13 Illinois in an 88-80 Big Ten win against Ohio State in Columbus on Tuesday.

Fellow freshman David Mirkovic scored 22, Andrej Stojakovic 17 and Zvonimir Ivisic added 13 for the Illini (8-2, 1-0) in their conference opener.

The Buckeyes, down six at halftime, pulled to within 79-76 on Devin Royal's 3-pointer with 1:19 left but Tomislav Ivisic shot a triple that hit the rim and bounced in with 46 seconds left for an 82-76 score.

After an Ohio State turnover, Wagler made two foul shots with 33 seconds left to put the game out of reach.

Bruce Thornton led the Buckeyes (7-2, 1-1) with 34 points but only 10 were in the second half.

Royal had 15 points, Christoph Tilly 13 and John Mobley Jr. 11. Brandon Noel, who had a

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