NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Illinois Fighting Illini 81
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Northwestern Wildcats 56
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NU431356
Welsh-Ryan Arena

Match Report

Cockburn leads No. 12 Illinois past Northwestern 81-56

— Kofi Cockburn scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, and No. 12 Illinois rallied to beat Northwestern 81-56 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

ILL NU
27-55
FG
18-55
49
Field Goal %
33
11-27
3PT
6-20
41
Three Point %
30
16-21
FT
14-18
76
Free Throw %
78
41
Rebounds
29
10
Offensive Rebounds
7
31
Defensive Rebounds
22
19
Assists
13
4
Steals
10
4
Blocks
0
15
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
12
11
Fast Break Points
7
32
Points in Paint
22
17
Fouls
16
25
Largest Lead
16

Top Performers

ILL

  • Kofi Cockburn C MIN 28 · PTS 18 · FG 8-9
  • Ayo Dosunmu G MIN 30 · PTS 15 · FG 5-11
  • Trent Frazier G MIN 34 · PTS 14 · FG 3-9
  • Adam Miller G MIN 33 · PTS 14 · FG 5-12

NU

  • Robbie Beran F MIN 24 · PTS 11 · FG 3-6
  • Miller Kopp F MIN 33 · PTS 8 · FG 2-7
  • Pete Nance F MIN 25 · PTS 9 · FG 3-12
  • Anthony Gaines G MIN 26 · PTS 8 · FG 3-5

Play by Play

  1. LayUpShot 0:41 81-56

    Andre Curbelo made Layup.

    4432195 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 79-56

    Jermaine Hamlin made Free Throw.

    4592609 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:46 78-56

    Foul on Matthew Nicholson.

    4702289 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 1:19 78-56

    Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4432175 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 1:42 75-56

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 1:42 75-55

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 1:42 75-54

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 2:40 75-54

    Foul on Anthony Gaines.

    4277972 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 3:12 75-54

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4432828 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 3:59 73-54

    Ayo Dosunmu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

    4397002 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 4:43 70-54

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

    4397002 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 68-54

    Ryan Young made Free Throw.

    4397232 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 68-53

    Ryan Young made Free Throw.

    4397232 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 4:53 68-52

    Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 5:21 66-52

    Chase Audige made Free Throw.

    4397602 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 5:21 66-51

    Chase Audige made Free Throw.

    4397602 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 5:21 66-50

    Foul on Jacob Grandison.

    4280073 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 5:36 66-50

    Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

    4432175 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 5:55 63-50

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 6:39 63-50

    Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 7:11 61-50

    Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4277940 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 7:32 58-50

    Robbie Beran made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.

    4431737 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 7:36 58-48

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 7:51 58-48

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 7:57 58-48

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 7:57 57-48

    Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.

    4397002 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 7:57 56-48

    Foul on Miller Kopp.

    4397231 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 8:24 56-48

    Foul on Adam Miller.

    4432175 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 8:35 56-48

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

    4277940 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 11:16 53-48

    Foul on Anthony Gaines.

    4277972 2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 11:16 53-48

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

    4432828 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 12:02 51-48

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

    4432828 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 12:30 49-48

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4432828 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 12:59 47-48

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 13:29 47-48

    Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4280073 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 14:11 44-48

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 14:11 43-48

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 14:11 42-48

    Trent Frazier made Free Throw.

    4277936 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 14:11 41-48

    Foul on Boo Buie.

    4592712 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 14:19 41-48

    Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young.

    4431737 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 14:36 41-45

    Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

    4277936 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 15:20 38-45

    Foul on Adam Miller.

    4432175 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 17:40 38-45

    Adam Miller made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.

    4432175 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 18:08 36-45

    Pete Nance made Free Throw.

    4397233 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 18:08 36-44

    Pete Nance made Free Throw.

    4397233 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 18:08 36-43

    Foul on Kofi Cockburn.

    4432828 2nd Half
  47. JumpShot 18:24 36-43

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.

    4397002 2nd Half
  48. MadeFreeThrow 18:46 34-43

    Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

    4432828 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 18:46 33-43

    Foul on Miller Kopp.

    4397231 2nd Half
  50. LayUpShot 18:46 33-43

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup.

    4432828 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 19:24 31-43

    Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4277936 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 19:41 28-43

    Foul on Boo Buie.

    4592712 2nd Half
  53. MadeFreeThrow 0:54 28-43

    Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Free Throw.

    4397003 1st Half
  54. PersonalFoul 0:54 27-43

    Foul on Ty Berry.

    4702288 1st Half
  55. LayUpShot 1:41 27-43

    Miller Kopp made Layup. Assisted by Robbie Beran.

    4397231 1st Half
  56. LayUpShot 2:37 27-41

    Ty Berry made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Gaines.

    4702288 1st Half
  57. JumpShot 2:52 27-39

    Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robbie Beran.

    4702288 1st Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 3:30 27-36

    Anthony Gaines made Free Throw.

    4277972 1st Half
  59. PersonalFoul 3:30 27-35

    Foul on Andre Curbelo.

    4432195 1st Half
  60. LayUpShot 3:30 27-35

    Anthony Gaines made Layup.

    4277972 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 81-56

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 81-56

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Defensive Rebound 0:06 81-56

    Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.

    4432175 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:08 81-56

    Ty Berry missed Jumper.

    4702288 2nd Half
  5. Lost Ball Turnover 0:17 81-56

    Andre Curbelo Turnover.

    4432195 2nd Half
  6. Defensive Rebound 0:31 81-56

    Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.

    4432175 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:34 81-56

    Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397231 2nd Half
  8. LayUpShot 0:41 81-56

    Andre Curbelo made Layup.

    4432195 2nd Half
  9. Steal 0:46 79-56

    Andre Curbelo Steal.

    4432195 2nd Half
  10. Lost Ball Turnover 0:46 79-56

    Ryan Greer Turnover.

    4397230 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 79-56

    Jermaine Hamlin made Free Throw.

    4592609 2nd Half
  12. Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 78-56

    Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 78-56

    Jermaine Hamlin missed Free Throw.

    4592609 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 0:46 78-56

    Foul on Matthew Nicholson.

    4702289 2nd Half
  15. ShortTimeOut 0:55 78-56

    Illinois Timeout

    2nd Half
  16. Defensive Rebound 1:00 78-56

    Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.

    4432175 2nd Half
  17. JumpShot 1:03 78-56

    Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397231 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 1:19 78-56

    Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.

    4432175 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 1:42 75-56

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 1:42 75-55

    Miller Kopp made Free Throw.

    4397231 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 1:42 75-54

    Foul on Trent Frazier.

    4277936 2nd Half
  22. Defensive Rebound 1:52 75-54

    Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.

    4397232 2nd Half
  23. LayUpShot 1:52 75-54

    Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  24. Offensive Rebound 2:36 75-54

    Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.

    4432828 2nd Half
  25. LayUpShot 2:36 75-54

    Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.

    4397002 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 2:40 75-54

    Foul on Anthony Gaines.

    4277972 2nd Half
  27. Defensive Rebound 2:41 75-54

    Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

    4432828 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 2:43 75-54

    Miller Kopp missed Layup.

    4397231 2nd Half
  29. Offensive Rebound 2:44 75-54

    Miller Kopp Offensive Rebound.

    4397231 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 2:47 75-54

    Anthony Gaines missed Three Point Jumper.

    4277972 2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 3:12 75-54

    Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.

    4432828 2nd Half
  32. Defensive Rebound 3:31 73-54

    Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.

    4397002 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 3:34 73-54

    Boo Buie missed Jumper.

    4592712 2nd Half
  34. ShortTimeOut 3:49 73-54

    Northwestern Timeout

    2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 3:59 73-54

    Ayo Dosunmu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.

    4397002 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 4:18 70-54

    Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.

    4277936 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 4:21 70-54

    Boo Buie missed Jumper.

    4592712 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 4:43 70-54

    Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.

    4397002 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 68-54

    Ryan Young made Free Throw.

    4397232 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 4:53 68-53

    Ryan Young made Free Throw.

    4397232 2nd Half

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