Illinois rallies to beat North Dakota State 80-74
Center Mike Thorne Jr. scored 21 points as Illinois rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to defeat North Dakota State 80-74 on Sunday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Dakota State Bison
74
Illinois Fighting Illini
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU | 39 | 35 | 74 |
| ILL | 28 | 52 | 80 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | L 80-91 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ San Francisco Dons | L 70-79 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | @ Saint Mary's Gaels | L 64-105 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Crookston (MN) Golden Eagles | W 90-59 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 74-80
Jalen Coleman-Lands made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 74-79
Foul on Malik Clements.
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JumpShot 0:14 74-79
Carlin Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Khy Kabellis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 72-79
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 72-78
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 72-77
Foul on Carlin Dupree.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 72-77
Malik Clements made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-77
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 69-76
Foul on Dexter Werner.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 69-76
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 69-75
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 69-74
Foul on Kory Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 69-74
Carlin Dupree made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 68-74
Carlin Dupree made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 67-74
Foul on Alex Austin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 67-74
Mike Thorne Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 67-73
Mike Thorne Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 67-72
Foul on Spencer Eliason.
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LayUpShot 2:10 67-72
Dexter Werner made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:30 65-72
Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:01 65-69
Carlin Dupree made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:21 63-69
Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
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JumpShot 3:39 63-67
Kory Brown made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 61-67
Mike Thorne Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:53 61-66
Foul on Kory Brown.
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JumpShot 3:53 61-66
Mike Thorne Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:10 61-64
Kory Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:10 60-64
Kory Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:10 59-64
Foul on Jalen Coleman-Lands.
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PersonalFoul 4:52 59-64
Foul on A.J. Jacobson.
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LayUpShot 4:52 59-64
Alex Austin made Layup. Assisted by Leron Black.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 59-62
Jalen Coleman-Lands made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:10 59-61
Jalen Coleman-Lands made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 59-60
Foul on Paul Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 59-60
Dexter Werner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 58-60
Dexter Werner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:22 57-60
Foul on Mike Thorne Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 5:39 57-60
Mike Thorne Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:39 57-59
Foul on Dexter Werner.
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LayUpShot 5:39 57-59
Mike Thorne Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
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JumpShot 6:19 57-57
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:52 57-55
Jalen Coleman-Lands made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:52 57-54
Foul on Khy Kabellis.
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JumpShot 7:17 57-54
Mike Thorne Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:35 57-52
Paul Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:35 56-52
Foul on Alex Austin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:50 56-52
Alex Austin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:01 56-49
A.J. Jacobson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:01 55-49
A.J. Jacobson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:01 54-49
Foul on Malcolm Hill.
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PersonalFoul 8:01 54-49
Foul on Aaron Jordan.
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PersonalFoul 8:55 54-49
Foul on Michael Finke.
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PersonalFoul 9:14 54-49
Foul on Khalid Lewis.
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JumpShot 9:26 54-49
Leron Black made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:57 54-47
Mike Thorne Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:57 54-46
Foul on Spencer Eliason.
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LayUpShot 9:57 54-46
Mike Thorne Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Michael Finke.
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PersonalFoul 9:58 54-44
Foul on A.J. Jacobson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:28 54-44
Malik Clements made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:47 51-44
Aaron Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Coleman-Lands.
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End Game 0:00 74-80
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 74-80
Illinois Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 74-80
Khy Kabellis missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 74-80
Jalen Coleman-Lands made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:13 74-79
Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 74-79
Jalen Coleman-Lands missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 74-79
Foul on Malik Clements.
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JumpShot 0:14 74-79
Carlin Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Khy Kabellis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 72-79
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 72-78
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 72-77
Foul on Carlin Dupree.
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RegularTimeOut 0:20 72-77
Illinois Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:21 72-77
Illinois Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 72-77
Malik Clements missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:28 72-77
Illinois Turnover.
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RegularTimeOut 0:28 72-77
North Dakota St Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 72-77
Malik Clements made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Miller.
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 69-77
A.J. Jacobson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-77
Leron Black missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-77
Leron Black made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 69-76
Foul on Dexter Werner.
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Defensive Rebound 0:40 69-76
Leron Black Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 69-76
Paul Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 69-76
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 69-75
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 69-74
Foul on Kory Brown.
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Offensive Rebound 1:22 69-74
Mike Thorne Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:22 69-74
Michael Finke missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 69-74
Carlin Dupree made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 68-74
Carlin Dupree made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 67-74
Foul on Alex Austin.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 67-74
Mike Thorne Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 67-73
Mike Thorne Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 67-72
Foul on Spencer Eliason.
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ShortTimeOut 2:09 67-72
North Dakota St Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:10 67-72
Dexter Werner made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:30 65-72
Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:01 65-69
Carlin Dupree made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:21 63-69
Maverick Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
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JumpShot 3:39 63-67
Kory Brown made Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 329 events.
Team Stats
NDSU
ILL
27-61
FG
28-57
44
Field Goal %
49
11-27
3PT
7-17
41
Three Point %
41
9-10
FT
17-27
90
Free Throw %
63
31
Rebounds
35
6
Offensive Rebounds
7
25
Defensive Rebounds
28
12
Assists
15
5
Steals
7
2
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
1
15
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
13
Points Off Turnovers
16
4
Fast Break Points
2
28
Points in Paint
30
23
Fouls
17
14
Largest Lead
8
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