NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Illinois Fighting Illini 78
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Missouri Tigers 81
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Mizzou Arena

Match Report

Missouri holds off late charge, beats No. 6 Illinois 81-78

— Missouri held off a late charge from No. 6 Illinois and overcame 36 points from Fighting Illini star Ayo Dosunmu for an 81-78 victory Saturday night.

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Team Stats

ILL MIZ
29-55
FG
25-53
53
Field Goal %
47
3-13
3PT
5-21
23
Three Point %
24
17-28
FT
26-31
61
Free Throw %
84
26
Rebounds
35
6
Offensive Rebounds
9
20
Defensive Rebounds
26
10
Assists
9
9
Steals
4
2
Blocks
2
13
Turnovers
18
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
18
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
48
Points in Paint
38
25
Fouls
27
2
Largest Lead
13

Top Performers

ILL

  • Ayo Dosunmu G MIN 38 · PTS 36 · FG 13-20
  • Kofi Cockburn C MIN 31 · PTS 19 · FG 8-10
  • Andre Curbelo G MIN 27 · PTS 14 · FG 5-10
  • Trent Frazier G MIN 32 · PTS 4 · FG 1-3

MIZ

  • Dru Smith G MIN 39 · PTS 18 · FG 5-11
  • Xavier Pinson G MIN 31 · PTS 17 · FG 6-13
  • Kobe Brown G MIN 22 · PTS 12 · FG 5-8
  • Mitchell Smith F MIN 25 · PTS 8 · FG 1-2

Highlights

00:40 Dosunmu misses late 3, Mizzou upsets Illinois Watch on ESPN 00:28 Illinois' Frazier goes behind-the-back to Curbelo for the layup Watch on ESPN 00:32 Missouri's Pickett soars to the rim for the jam Watch on ESPN 00:36 Dosunmu fights through the contact for and-1 Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. PersonalFoul 0:02 78-81

    Foul on Adam Miller.

    4432175 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:40 78-81

    Mark Smith made Free Throw.

    4277939 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:40 78-80

    Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  4. Technical Foul 0:40 78-80

    Technical Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  5. DunkShot 0:40 78-80

    Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4432828 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:54 76-80

    Xavier Pinson made Jumper.

    4396953 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 1:05 76-78

    Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.

    4397002 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 1:55 76-78

    Foul on Jeremiah Tilmon.

    4278105 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 3:09 76-78

    Mitchell Smith made Free Throw.

    4066235 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 3:09 76-77

    Mitchell Smith made Free Throw.

    4066235 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 3:09 76-76

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 3:21 76-76

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 3:58 74-76

    Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.

    4397002 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 4:14 74-76

    Xavier Pinson made Free Throw.

    4396953 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 4:14 74-75

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  16. DunkShot 4:27 74-75

    Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4432828 2nd Half
  17. DunkShot 5:08 72-75

    Kofi Cockburn made Dunk.

    4432828 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 5:21 70-75

    Foul on Mark Smith.

    4277939 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 5:30 70-75

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 5:30 69-75

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 5:30 68-75

    Foul on Mitchell Smith.

    4066235 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 5:33 68-75

    Jeremiah Tilmon made Free Throw.

    4278105 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 5:33 68-74

    Jeremiah Tilmon made Free Throw.

    4278105 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 5:33 68-73

    Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 5:40 68-73

    Foul on Drew Buggs.

    4066911 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 6:21 68-73

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 6:21 67-73

    Foul on Dru Smith.

    4066993 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 6:21 67-73

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 6:45 65-73

    Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4277936 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 6:53 62-73

    Mark Smith made Free Throw.

    4277939 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 6:53 62-72

    Mark Smith made Free Throw.

    4277939 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 6:53 62-71

    Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.

    4397003 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 7:46 62-71

    Dru Smith made Layup.

    4066993 2nd Half
  34. JumpShot 8:01 62-69

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 8:37 60-69

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 8:42 58-69

    Foul on Mitchell Smith.

    4066235 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 8:55 58-69

    Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.

    4432195 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 8:55 57-69

    Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.

    4432195 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 8:55 56-69

    Foul on Javon Pickett.

    4396954 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 9:00 56-69

    Foul on Mark Smith.

    4277939 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 9:18 56-69

    Dru Smith made Three Point Jumper.

    4066993 2nd Half
  42. LayUpShot 10:09 56-66

    Javon Pickett made Layup. Assisted by Dru Smith.

    4396954 2nd Half
  43. JumpShot 10:39 56-64

    Dru Smith made Jumper.

    4066993 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 10:51 56-62

    Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

    4432828 2nd Half
  45. PersonalFoul 10:51 55-62

    Foul on Jeremiah Tilmon.

    4278105 2nd Half
  46. LayUpShot 10:51 55-62

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

    4432828 2nd Half
  47. JumpShot 11:20 53-62

    Javon Pickett made Jumper.

    4396954 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 11:30 53-60

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  49. MadeFreeThrow 11:44 51-60

    Xavier Pinson made Free Throw.

    4396953 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 11:44 51-59

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  51. LayUpShot 11:44 51-59

    Xavier Pinson made Layup.

    4396953 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 11:57 51-57

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  53. LayUpShot 12:18 51-57

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

    4432828 2nd Half
  54. PersonalFoul 12:55 49-57

    Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.

    4397003 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 12:57 49-57

    Foul on Jeremiah Tilmon.

    4278105 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 13:00 49-57

    Kobe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dru Smith.

    4431752 2nd Half
  57. MadeFreeThrow 13:45 49-54

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  58. PersonalFoul 13:45 48-54

    Foul on Mark Smith.

    4277939 2nd Half
  59. DunkShot 14:38 48-54

    Mitchell Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Drew Buggs.

    4066235 2nd Half
  60. LayUpShot 15:06 48-52

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 78-81

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:02 78-81

    Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

    4432828 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:02 78-81

    Kobe Brown missed Free Throw.

    4431752 2nd Half
  4. Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 78-81

    Missouri Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:02 78-81

    Kobe Brown missed Free Throw.

    4431752 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:02 78-81

    Foul on Adam Miller.

    4432175 2nd Half
  7. Defensive Rebound 0:04 78-81

    Kobe Brown Defensive Rebound.

    4431752 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 0:04 78-81

    Ayo Dosunmu missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  9. ShortTimeOut 0:11 78-81

    Illinois Timeout

    2nd Half
  10. Dead Ball Rebound 0:12 78-81

    Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:12 78-81

    Kobe Brown missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431752 2nd Half
  12. Dead Ball Rebound 0:40 78-81

    Missouri Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 0:40 78-81

    Mark Smith missed Free Throw.

    4277939 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:40 78-81

    Mark Smith made Free Throw.

    4277939 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 0:40 78-80

    Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  16. Technical Foul 0:40 78-80

    Technical Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  17. DunkShot 0:40 78-80

    Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4432828 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 0:54 76-80

    Xavier Pinson made Jumper.

    4396953 2nd Half
  19. Lost Ball Turnover 1:05 76-78

    Ayo Dosunmu Turnover.

    4397002 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 1:05 76-78

    Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.

    4397002 2nd Half
  21. Lost Ball Turnover 1:12 76-78

    Dru Smith Turnover.

    4066993 2nd Half
  22. Steal 1:27 76-78

    Dru Smith Steal.

    4066993 2nd Half
  23. Lost Ball Turnover 1:27 76-78

    Ayo Dosunmu Turnover.

    4397002 2nd Half
  24. Lost Ball Turnover 1:55 76-78

    Jeremiah Tilmon Turnover.

    4278105 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 1:55 76-78

    Foul on Jeremiah Tilmon.

    4278105 2nd Half
  26. Defensive Rebound 2:22 76-78

    Mitchell Smith Defensive Rebound.

    4066235 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 2:22 76-78

    Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  28. Steal 2:38 76-78

    Da'Monte Williams Steal.

    4277940 2nd Half
  29. Lost Ball Turnover 2:38 76-78

    Dru Smith Turnover.

    4066993 2nd Half
  30. Defensive Rebound 2:57 76-78

    Javon Pickett Defensive Rebound.

    4396954 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 2:57 76-78

    Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.

    4277940 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 3:09 76-78

    Mitchell Smith made Free Throw.

    4066235 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 3:09 76-77

    Mitchell Smith made Free Throw.

    4066235 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 3:09 76-76

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 3:21 76-76

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 3:35 74-76

    Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

    4277940 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 3:35 74-76

    Xavier Pinson missed Three Point Jumper.

    4396953 2nd Half
  38. Offensive Rebound 3:47 74-76

    Missouri Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 3:47 74-76

    Xavier Pinson missed Jumper.

    4396953 2nd Half
  40. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:58 74-76

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half

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