Brown regains shooting touch as No. 5 Illinois cruises
Dee Brown broke out of his shooting slump with 18 points and had eight assists to lead No. 5 Illinois to a 58-47 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Illinois Fighting Illini
58
Northwestern Wildcats
47
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| NU | 17 | 30 | 47 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena · 8,117 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/26 | vs Sam Houston Bearkats | W 108-86 | NCAAM |
| 11/10/26 | @ Texas Tech Red Raiders | L 78-84 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Pennsylvania Quakers | W 112-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 120-45 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:27 58-47
Chester Frazier made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:31 57-47
Foul on Bernard Cote
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JumpShot 0:35 57-47
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:04 57-45
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:09 57-43
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:09 56-43
Foul on Vedran Vukusic
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 56-43
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 55-43
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:26 54-43
Foul on Sterling Williams
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:32 54-43
James Augustine made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:32 53-43
Foul on Tim Doyle
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:37 53-43
Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:45 53-40
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:45 52-40
Foul on Michael Jenkins
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JumpShot 1:49 52-40
Sterling Williams made Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:10 52-38
Warren Carter made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:10 51-38
Warren Carter made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:10 50-38
Foul on Tim Doyle
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Foul Turnover 2:12 50-38
Foul on Sterling Williams
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Foul Turnover 2:13 50-38
Foul on Sterling Williams
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Foul Turnover 2:14 50-38
Foul on Michael Jenkins
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:24 50-38
Tim Doyle made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:24 50-37
Foul on Dee Brown
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LayupShot 3:50 50-37
Tim Doyle made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 4:09 50-35
Chester Frazier made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 4:30 48-35
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 5:37 48-33
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 6:07 48-31
Foul on Shaun Pruitt
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LayupShot 7:35 48-31
Tim Doyle made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 7:52 48-29
Shaun Pruitt made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 8:14 46-29
Foul on Chester Frazier
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Foul Turnover 8:44 46-29
Foul on Vince Scott
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LayupShot 9:07 46-29
Craig Moore made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tim Doyle.
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LayupShot 9:39 46-27
Sterling Williams made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 10:21 46-25
Vince Scott made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Tim Doyle.
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Foul Turnover 11:34 46-23
Foul on Jamar Smith
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LayupShot 13:40 46-23
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Sterling Williams.
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Foul Turnover 14:04 46-21
Foul on Rich McBride
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LayupShot 14:22 46-21
Dee Brown made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 14:49 44-21
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 14:49 44-20
Foul on Shaun Pruitt
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LayupShot 14:49 44-20
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:20 44-18
Rich McBride made Three Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 16:48 41-18
Foul on Tim Doyle
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Free Throw 1 of 1 17:07 41-18
Mohamed Hached made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 17:07 41-17
Foul on James Augustine
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JumpShot 17:35 41-17
Shaun Pruitt made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Randle.
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JumpShot 18:02 39-17
James Augustine made Two Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 18:49 37-17
Dee Brown made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 18:55 35-17
Foul on Tim Doyle
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:51 35-17
Rich McBride made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dee Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 32-17
Chester Frazier made Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:37 29-17
Sterling Williams made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:37 29-16
Sterling Williams made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:37 29-15
Foul on James Augustine
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JumpShot 0:57 29-15
Dee Brown made Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:29 27-15
Sterling Williams made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:29 27-14
Foul on Rich McBride
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:54 27-14
Craig Moore made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:54 27-11
Jamar Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dee Brown.
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End Game 0:00 58-47
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 58-47
Brian Randle Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:25 58-47
Sterling Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:27 58-47
Chester Frazier made Free Throw.
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Defensive Rebound 0:27 57-47
Illinois Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:27 57-47
Chester Frazier missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:31 57-47
Foul on Bernard Cote
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JumpShot 0:35 57-47
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:04 57-45
Mohamed Hached made Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:09 57-43
Mohamed Hached Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:09 57-43
Dee Brown missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:09 57-43
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:09 56-43
Foul on Vedran Vukusic
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 56-43
James Augustine Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:10 56-43
Sterling Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 56-43
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:26 55-43
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:26 54-43
Foul on Sterling Williams
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Offensive Rebound 1:32 54-43
Chester Frazier Offensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:32 54-43
James Augustine missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:32 54-43
James Augustine made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:32 53-43
Foul on Tim Doyle
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RegularTimeOut 1:34 53-43
Northwestern Full Timeout.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:37 53-43
Vedran Vukusic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Hached.
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Defensive Rebound 1:45 53-40
Sterling Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:45 53-40
Dee Brown missed Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:45 53-40
Dee Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:45 52-40
Foul on Michael Jenkins
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JumpShot 1:49 52-40
Sterling Williams made Two Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 1:50 52-40
Northwestern Full Timeout.
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Offensive Rebound 1:54 52-38
Sterling Williams Offensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 1:54 52-38
Tim Doyle missed Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:10 52-38
Warren Carter made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:10 51-38
Warren Carter made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:10 50-38
Foul on Tim Doyle
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Foul Turnover 2:12 50-38
Foul on Sterling Williams
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RegularTimeOut 2:13 50-38
Illinois Full Timeout.
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Foul Turnover 2:13 50-38
Foul on Sterling Williams
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Foul Turnover 2:14 50-38
Foul on Michael Jenkins
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 50-38
Brian Randle Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
ILL
NU
20-55
FG
17-48
36
Field Goal %
35
9-23
3PT
3-20
39
Three Point %
15
9-16
FT
10-13
56
Free Throw %
77
44
Rebounds
31
15
Offensive Rebounds
6
29
Defensive Rebounds
25
12
Assists
9
4
Steals
6
1
Blocks
3
11
Turnovers
10
2
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
12
Fouls
15
26
Largest Lead
2
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