Major scuffle breaks out in Indiana as Illinois player gets shoved to the floor in a Hoosiers humiliation

The Indiana Hoosiers suffered a humiliating defeat to No. 19 Illinois on Tuesday night, losing 94-69 at home. The game was already decided late in the second half when a major skirmish erupted between the two teams.

With Illinois leading by 29 points in the final two minutes, center Tomislav Ivisic was fouled by Indiana forward Luke Goode. Following the foul, tempers flared and Ivisic confronted Goode. Indiana sophomore Myles Rice got involved and shoved Ivisic, leading to players from both teams swarming the scuffle.

In the midst of the commotion, Hoosiers' Oumar Ballo jumped and charged at Ivisic, pushing him to the floor. That further escalated the situation as Ivisic reacted with anger and tried to go after Ballo but was held back by the Illini coaching staff.

Here's the replay of the incident:

Due to the flagrant display of aggression, Ballo was promptly ejected from the game. Meanwhile, Ivisic and Rice were also assessed technical fouls for their roles in the fracas.

"I think it got blown way out of proportion. I went and talked to the Illinois staff after and said I had no bad intentions. It was simply a box out," Luke Goode said after the game.

"I don't think Bailo reacted in the right way. He stood up for me, Myles stood up for me, which I really appreciate. That's what a team looks like. But, it was a little too much."

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Indiana Hoosiers face one of their most embarrassing home losses

The Indiana Hoosiers, who were coming off a blowout loss at Iowa on Saturday, found themselves in another embarrassing situation on their home court as they were outclassed by the Illinois Fighting Illini on Tuesday.

Indiana, led by coach Mike Woodson, was outmatched from the opening tip as the Illini raced to a 25-10 lead midway through the first half. Illinois took a 28-point lead into halftime as they cruised to a 94-69 victory — the second-largest home loss in program history for the Hoosiers.

"We didn't play well the first half — we were awful," Woodson said postgame.

"I thought we came out the second half and we competed and played a lot better, but the damage was already done in the first half ... Guys just didn't step up tonight, and they didn't step up in the Iowa game."

They struggled on both ends of the floor, shooting just 38.5% from the field and committing 10 turnovers, while the Illini shot 40.0% and had 52 rebounds. It was also Indiana's first home loss this campaign, having previously gone 11-0 at Assembly Hall.