Illinois Fighting Illini at Northwestern Wildcats · TRD News

Skip to content

Scores, stories and fans

Basketball
Football
Baseball
Hockey
Soccer
Golf
Boxing
MMA
Scores

Every side, plainly told

Federal
Elections
State & Local
World
Policy

All Politics →

The economy, work and your money — no hype

Economy
Jobs & Work
Companies
Your Money
Markets

All Business & Money →

Gadgets, AI and the internet

AI
Devices
Business
Security
Science & Space
Markets

Film, TV, music and streaming

Movies
TV & Streaming
Music
Games
Books

All Entertainment →

Progress, kindness and solutions

Kindness
Planet
Health Wins
Science & Space
Milestones

All Good News →

Watch Sign in Sign Up

Watch Sign in Sign Up

Loading…

The Rundown, News Your Way!

An AI-driven news sanctuary — mental wellbeing controls and transparent framing.

No gambling
No betting
No clickbait
Low-anxiety news

Free news from every side. Headlines link to the original publishers; we never republish full articles.

Desks

Sports
Politics
Business & Money
Tech
Entertainment
Good News
TRD Media
The Morning Rundown

Sports

Basketball
Football
Baseball
Hockey
Soccer
Golf
Boxing
MMA
Scores
Fans
Search

TRD News

About TRD News
Contact & corrections
Advertise with us
Send feedback
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
support@whu-ai.com

© 2026 Vexequ LLC, 615 W Jefferson St, Springfield, IL 62702 · TRD News · trd-news.com · Scores and highlights via ESPN and official league channels · Not affiliated with any league, team or publisher.

Cookies on TRD News

We use a few first-party cookies to keep you signed in and remember your picks. We don’t use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Privacy Policy

Home Basketball Football Baseball Hockey Soccer Golf Boxing MMA Scores

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
+3 Points
59–56
0:00 · 2nd Half
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
+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.

ILL

+1 Point

57–53

0:12 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.

ILL

+1 Point

56–53

1:03 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

ILL

+2 Points

55–53

1:34 · 2nd Half

Da'Monte Williams made Dunk.

ILL

+2 Points

53–53

2:25 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

+2 Points

51–53

3:28 · 2nd Half

Chase Audige made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.

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

+3 Points

49–51

5:11 · 2nd Half

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

+2 Points

46–51

5:36 · 2nd Half

Pete Nance made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.

ILL

+2 Points

46–49

6:13 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

+3 Points

44–49

6:48 · 2nd Half

Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.

ILL

+2 Points

44–46

7:05 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Brandin Podziemski.

ILL

+2 Points

42–46

7:50 · 2nd Half

Brandin Podziemski made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.

+1 Point

40–46

8:09 · 2nd Half

Elyjah Williams made Free Throw.

+2 Points

40–45

8:09 · 2nd Half

Elyjah Williams made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Greer.

+2 Points

40–43

8:30 · 2nd Half

Ryan Greer made Jumper.

ILL

+3 Points

40–41

8:49 · 2nd Half

Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.

+2 Points

37–41

9:12 · 2nd Half

Ryan Greer made Jumper.

+3 Points

37–39

9:58 · 2nd Half

Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.

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

+2 Points

35–36

11:16 · 2nd Half

Jacob Grandison made Layup.

+2 Points

33–36

11:43 · 2nd Half

Pete Nance made Jumper.

ILL

+2 Points

33–34

12:05 · 2nd Half

Omar Payne made Layup.

+2 Points

31–34

13:04 · 2nd Half

Elyjah Williams made Layup.

+3 Points

31–32

14:35 · 2nd Half

Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper.

ILL

+2 Points

31–29

14:53 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Luke Goode.

+2 Points

29–29

15:25 · 2nd Half

Boo Buie made Jumper.

+1 Point

29–27

15:56 · 2nd Half

Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.

+1 Point

29–26

15:56 · 2nd Half

Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.

+1 Point

29–25

16:23 · 2nd Half

Boo Buie made Free Throw.

+1 Point

29–24

16:23 · 2nd Half

Boo Buie made Free Throw.

+2 Points

29–23

18:39 · 2nd Half

Boo Buie made Jumper.

ILL

+2 Points

29–21

18:56 · 2nd Half

Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

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.

+2 Points

24–21

19:47 · 2nd Half

Pete Nance made Layup.

1st Half

+2 Points

24–19

1:20 · 1st Half

Ty Berry made Layup.

ILL

+1 Point

24–17

1:45 · 1st Half

Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.

ILL

+2 Points

23–17

2:29 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

+3 Points

21–17

4:39 · 1st Half

Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.

+3 Points

21–14

5:15 · 1st Half

Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.

ILL

+2 Points

21–11

6:38 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.

+1 Point

19–11

7:44 · 1st Half

Chase Audige made Free Throw.

+1 Point

19–10

7:44 · 1st Half

Chase Audige made Free Throw.

ILL

+2 Points

19–9

8:54 · 1st Half

RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

+1 Point

17–9

9:20 · 1st Half

Pete Nance made Free Throw.

+1 Point

17–8

9:20 · 1st Half

Pete Nance made Free Throw.

ILL

+2 Points

17–7

9:58 · 1st Half

RJ Melendez made Layup.

ILL

+2 Points

15–7

10:53 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

+1 Point

13–7

11:09 · 1st Half

Chase Audige made Free Throw.

+2 Points

13–6

12:35 · 1st Half

Pete Nance made Jumper.

ILL

+3 Points

13–4

13:03 · 1st Half

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

+2 Points

10–4

13:29 · 1st Half

Elyjah Williams made Layup.

ILL

+2 Points

10–2

14:16 · 1st Half

Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.

ILL

+3 Points

8–2

15:04 · 1st Half

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

+2 Points

5–2

16:39 · 1st Half

Pete Nance made Jumper.

ILL

+3 Points

5–0

17:42 · 1st Half

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

ILL

+2 Points

2–0

18:26 · 1st Half

Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Frazier.