Ballo had 16 points and 15 rebounds in 34 minutes prior to his ejection. Ivisic provided 17 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes for Illinois. Illinois improves to 13-4 overall and 5-2 in the Big Ten.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana basketball center Oumar Ballo ejected as Hoosiers, Illinois trade words, shoves late ...

Illinois senior center Tomislav Ivisic, who drew the foul, took offense. The 7-foot-1 Croatian loomed over Goode, upset with the hard contact. After redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice intervened, ...

Frustrations boil over in the closing minutes as Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic and IU's Myles Rice trade words after a Luke Goode foul, with Oumar Ballo coming in late to shove Ivisic with one hand.

A fracas erupted in the final minutes of the Illinois vs. Indiana basketball game. The incident led to the ejection of Indiana center Oumar Ballo. It started with Indiana's Luke Goode committing ...

Myles Rice came in to defend Goode with a shove and a few words as the action spilled onto the baseline. IU's Oumar Ballo ran ...

The Indiana Hoosiers suffer a second consecutive blowout loss, this time at home against Indiana. It gets heated in the closing minutes.

Late in Illinois' 94-69 victory ... a shove and a few words as the action spilled onto the baseline. IU's Oumar Ballo ran in from the top of the key and gave Ivisic a one-handed shove, sending ...