Ogilvy limped off two minutes into the third quarter with a left knee injury and headed straight to the locker room.

To the relief of the Hawks, he later returned to the bench but played no further part in the match where he had scored 13 points and secured 6 rebounds.

His absence didn’t halt the Hawks’ onslaught on their home floor.

Sharpshooter Kirk Penney did the most damage with 31 points in a match which every Illawarra player scored in.

Kevin Lisch had 15 points and five assists, while Tim Coenraad added 12 and Oscar Forman 11.

Brian Conklin was Townsville’s best on a difficult night with 20 points and five rebounds.

The Hawks, who were playing without Rhys Martin, Cody Ellis and Tyson Demos, dominated from the outset.

Ogilvy led the way in a flawless first quarter where he compiled 11 points off 4/4 shooting.

It helped the Hawks to an enormous 34-14 first quarter lead which they continued to build on in the second quarter.

When Coenraad drove to the basket and hit a lay-up with 6.07 left in the period, the advantage was 25.

Seven straight points from Penney saw Illawarra hold a massive 61-30 half time buffer.

They had a slow start to the third quarter, but the Crocs struggled to make a significant dent in the margin.

Jordair Jett’s three for the visitors was quickly cancelled out at the other end of the floor by Coenraad midway through the quarter.

Jarrad Weeks then brought the home crowd to their feet with a steal and signature dunk to help Illawarra to a 75-42 lead with 4.08 remaining in the third.

It was 81-50 at the final break.

An early three pointer from Forman showed Illawarra weren’t going to take the foot of the pedal in the fourth.

The biggest cheer of the night came when the Hawks cracked the 100-mark through a Lisch three to send the fans home with free cheeseburgers.

It sealed a near flawless evening from the hosts.

Illawarra next play on Thursday night at home against Melbourne United.