Illinois began a stretch of five home games over its next seven matchups Saturday in Champaign-Urbana. The Indiana Hoosiers managed to give the Illini their best shot before Ayo and the rest of the team took over the game in the last 4 minutes.
The Illini ended the game shooting 25 for 54 (44.4%) from the field and 7 for 20 (35%) from three. Illinois also managed to out-rebound the Hoosier 40-28, including 8 offensive rebounds for the Illini. The Hoosiers lead for 45.5% of the game, but their last lead came at the 8:17 mark of the second half.