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NCAA Men's Basketball · Welsh-Ryan Arena

ILLFighting Illini

Illinois Fighting Illini15-5

59–56

Final

Final

NUWildcats

Northwestern Wildcats9-10

ILL & NU Highlights

0:15Da'Monte Williams flies in for the go-ahead slamESPN · 1745d ago ↗
0:21Kofi Cockburn throws down a rim-rattling dunk for the IlliniESPN · 1745d ago ↗
0:25Ty Berry comes up with the steal and buries a 3-pointerESPN · 1745d ago ↗
0:23RJ Melendez throws down the dunk in transition for IllinoisESPN · 1745d ago ↗
0:15Kofi Cockburn with the and-1 bucketESPN · 1745d ago ↗
0:16Elyjah Williams caps Northwestern's 13-2 run with tough bucketESPN · 1745d ago ↗
0:21Elyjah Williams fights off defender for and-1ESPN · 1745d ago ↗

Live Fans Plays Box Score Team Stats Videos

All Scoring ILL NU

Play-by-play

2nd Half
+1 Point
59–53
0:04 · 2nd Half
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
+1 Point
58–53
0:04 · 2nd Half
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
Defensive Rebound
57–53
0:04 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.

ILL

MadeFreeThrow

57–53

0:11 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer missed Free Throw.

ILL

+1 Point

57–53

0:12 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.

ILL

ShortTimeOut

56–53

0:24 · 2nd Half

Illinois Timeout

ILL

Defensive Rebound

56–53

0:30 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

PersonalFoul

56–53

0:50 · 2nd Half

Foul on Jacob Grandison.

ILL

+1 Point

56–53

1:03 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

55–53

1:03 · 2nd Half

Illinois Offensive Rebound.

ILL

MadeFreeThrow

55–53

1:03 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

55–53

1:20 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+2 Points

55–53

1:34 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams made Dunk.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

53–53

1:34 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

53–53

1:37 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

53–53

1:55 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+2 Points

53–53

2:25 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

ILL

LayUpShot

51–53

3:07 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.

ILL

+1 Point

51–51

3:48 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.

ILL

+1 Point

50–51

3:48 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

49–51

3:48 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

49–51

4:13 · 2nd Half

Brandin Podziemski missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

49–51

4:33 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

PersonalFoul

49–51

4:56 · 2nd Half

Foul on Brandin Podziemski.

ILL

+3 Points

49–51

5:11 · 2nd Half

Brandin Podziemski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.

ILL

PersonalFoul

46–49

5:40 · 2nd Half

Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

ILL

+2 Points

46–49

6:13 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

ILL

+2 Points

44–46

7:05 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Brandin Podziemski.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

42–46

7:29 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+2 Points

42–46

7:50 · 2nd Half

Brandin Podziemski made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.

ILL

PersonalFoul

40–45

8:09 · 2nd Half

Foul on Alfonso Plummer.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

40–43

8:11 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison Turnover.

ILL

+3 Points

40–41

8:49 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.

ILL

JumpShot

37–39

9:30 · 2nd Half

Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

37–36

10:09 · 2nd Half

Trent Frazier Turnover.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

37–36

10:35 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+1 Point

37–36

10:53 · 2nd Half

RJ Melendez made Free Throw.

ILL

+1 Point

36–36

10:53 · 2nd Half

RJ Melendez made Free Throw.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

35–36

10:53 · 2nd Half

RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.

ILL

Block Shot

35–36

10:54 · 2nd Half

Omar Payne Block.

ILL

+2 Points

35–36

11:16 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison made Layup.

ILL

+2 Points

33–34

12:05 · 2nd Half

Omar Payne made Layup.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

31–34

12:05 · 2nd Half

Omar Payne Offensive Rebound.

ILL

LayUpShot

31–34

12:10 · 2nd Half

RJ Melendez missed Layup.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

31–34

12:34 · 2nd Half

RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

31–34

12:54 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn Turnover.

ILL

JumpShot

31–32

13:16 · 2nd Half

Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

31–32

13:31 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

31–32

14:05 · 2nd Half

Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

MadeFreeThrow

31–29

14:53 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.

ILL

+2 Points

31–29

14:53 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Luke Goode.

ILL

JumpShot

29–27

15:40 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.

ILL

PersonalFoul

29–25

15:56 · 2nd Half

Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

ILL

JumpShot

29–25

16:03 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.

ILL

PersonalFoul

29–23

16:23 · 2nd Half

Foul on Alfonso Plummer.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

29–23

16:32 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison Turnover.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

29–23

17:02 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn Turnover.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

29–23

17:09 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.

ILL

LayUpShot

29–23

17:09 · 2nd Half

Trent Frazier missed Layup.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

29–23

17:26 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

29–23

17:41 · 2nd Half

Trent Frazier Turnover.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

29–23

17:47 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

29–23

18:23 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

+2 Points

29–21

18:56 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

27–21

19:09 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+1 Point

27–21

19:34 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

ILL

+2 Points

26–21

19:34 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

1st Half

ILL

LayUpShot

24–19

0:31 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier missed Layup.

ILL

Steal

24–19

0:34 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier Steal.

ILL

JumpShot

24–19

0:50 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

MadeFreeThrow

24–17

1:43 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams missed Free Throw.

ILL

+1 Point

24–17

1:45 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

23–17

1:55 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

Block Shot

23–17

2:00 · 1st Half

Omar Payne Block.

ILL

MadeFreeThrow

23–17

2:14 · 1st Half

Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.

ILL

Steal

23–17

2:15 · 1st Half

Coleman Hawkins Steal.

ILL

+2 Points

23–17

2:29 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

21–17

2:29 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.

ILL

LayUpShot

21–17

2:33 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier missed Layup.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

21–17

2:45 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

21–17

3:05 · 1st Half

Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

21–17

3:26 · 1st Half

Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.

ILL

LayUpShot

21–17

3:45 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.

ILL

Steal

21–17

3:58 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison Steal.

ILL

LayUpShot

21–17

4:19 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison missed Layup.

ILL

ShortTimeOut

21–17

4:39 · 1st Half

Illinois Timeout

ILL

JumpShot

21–14

4:45 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

21–11

5:27 · 1st Half

Luke Goode Turnover.

ILL

PersonalFoul

21–11

5:27 · 1st Half

Foul on Luke Goode.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

21–11

5:35 · 1st Half

Illinois Defensive Rebound.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

21–11

5:51 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Turnover.

ILL

ShortTimeOut

21–11

5:58 · 1st Half

Illinois Timeout

ILL

Defensive Rebound

21–11

6:06 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+2 Points

21–11

6:38 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

19–11

7:15 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.

ILL

Block Shot

19–11

7:19 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Block.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

19–11

7:34 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Turnover.

ILL

PersonalFoul

19–9

7:44 · 1st Half

Foul on Coleman Hawkins.

ILL

LayUpShot

19–9

8:01 · 1st Half

RJ Melendez missed Layup.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

19–9

8:05 · 1st Half

Illinois Offensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

19–9

8:05 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Steal

19–9

8:27 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison Steal.

ILL

Block Shot

19–9

8:31 · 1st Half

Omar Payne Block.

ILL

+2 Points

19–9

8:54 · 1st Half

RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

17–9

8:56 · 1st Half

Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

17–9

9:04 · 1st Half

RJ Melendez Turnover.

ILL

PersonalFoul

17–7

9:20 · 1st Half

Foul on Omar Payne.

ILL

LayUpShot

17–7

9:20 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison missed Layup.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

17–7

9:39 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.

ILL

PersonalFoul

17–7

9:49 · 1st Half

Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

ILL

+2 Points

17–7

9:58 · 1st Half

RJ Melendez made Layup.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

15–7

9:58 · 1st Half

RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

15–7

10:02 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

15–7

10:28 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+2 Points

15–7

10:53 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

13–7

11:07 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.

ILL

PersonalFoul

13–6

11:09 · 1st Half

Foul on Alfonso Plummer.

ILL

JumpShot

13–6

11:37 · 1st Half

Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

13–6

11:58 · 1st Half

Luke Goode Turnover.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

13–6

12:14 · 1st Half

Illinois Offensive Rebound.

ILL

LayUpShot

13–6

12:14 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.

ILL

+3 Points

13–4

13:03 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.

ILL

PersonalFoul

10–2

13:48 · 1st Half

Foul on Luke Goode.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

10–2

13:48 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier Turnover.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

10–2

13:54 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+2 Points

10–2

14:16 · 1st Half

Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

8–2

14:36 · 1st Half

Illinois Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+3 Points

8–2

15:04 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

5–2

15:20 · 1st Half

Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.

ILL

LayUpShot

5–2

15:35 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier missed Layup.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

5–2

15:51 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

PersonalFoul

5–2

16:04 · 1st Half

Foul on Da'Monte Williams.

ILL

JumpShot

5–2

16:14 · 1st Half

Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Lost Ball Turnover

5–0

17:05 · 1st Half

Alfonso Plummer Turnover.

ILL

+3 Points

5–0

17:42 · 1st Half

Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.

ILL

Offensive Rebound

2–0

17:44 · 1st Half

Illinois Offensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

2–0

17:46 · 1st Half

Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

2–0

17:53 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

+2 Points

2–0

18:26 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

0–0

18:46 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

ILL

JumpShot

0–0

19:01 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.

ILL

Defensive Rebound

0–0

19:13 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

ILL

PersonalFoul

0–0

19:25 · 1st Half

Foul on Alfonso Plummer.

ILL

PersonalFoul

0–0

19:45 · 1st Half

Foul on Jacob Grandison.

ILL

JumpShot

0–0

19:47 · 1st Half

Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.