Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Plummer, Cockburn lead Illinois past Rutgers 86-51
Cockburn, who came in leading the nation in scoring at 26.8 points per game, scored a season-low 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds. Jacob Grandison added 16 points for Illinois (6-2).
Hawkins hit a 3-pointer and then Williams hit another to gave Illinois the lead for good and spark a 16-2 run that made it 18-7 with 11 minutes left in the first half. Ron Harper Jr. answered with two free throws but Grandison had 10 points as the Illini scored 14 of the next 18 to make it 32-13 about five minutes later and Illinois led by double figures the rest of the way.
Jaden Jones led Rutgers (4-4) with 10 points. Harper, who went into the game leading the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game, finished with five points on 1-of-9 shooting.
The Scarlet Knights shot just 31% (21 of 68) from the field and made just 2 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Illinois made 32 of 66 (48%) overall, hit 12 3-pointers and outrebounded Rutgers 47-33.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Austin Hutcherson Steal. | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Ralph Gonzales-Agee Turnover. | 51 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk made Jumper. | 51 - 86 |
Statistics
 RUTG |
 ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-68 | FG | 32-66 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 12-33 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 2-4 | FT | 10-11 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 35 |
Game Information
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 14,501 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 23-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 24-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |