Illinois 62-58 Grand Canyon (30 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Grand Canyon Lopes

10-5, 0-3 away

	1	2	T
GCU	32	26	58
ILL	27	35	62

Illinois Fighting Illini

10-5, 9-1 home

TIME		GCU	ILL
19:43	Leron Black made Layup. Assisted by Mark Smith.	0	2
19:13	Keonta Vernon missed Jumper.	0	2
19:13	Te'Jon Lucas Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:55	Te'Jon Lucas missed Jumper.	0	2
18:55	Joshua Braun Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:54	Foul on Te'Jon Lucas.	0	2
18:30	Alessandro Lever made Jumper.	2	2
18:16	Mark Alstork Turnover.	2	2
18:10	Foul on Mark Smith.	2	2
17:58	Shaq Carr missed Jumper.	2	2
17:58	Leron Black Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:31	Michael Finke missed Jumper.	2	2
17:31	Alessandro Lever Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:24	Casey Benson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:24	Keonta Vernon Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:18	Casey Benson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:18	Mark Alstork Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:12	Mark Alstork Turnover.	2	2
16:53	Keonta Vernon missed Jumper.	2	2
16:53	Mark Smith Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:34	Mark Alstork missed Jumper.	2	2
16:34	Keonta Vernon Block.	2	2
16:34	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	2	2
16:23	Kipper Nichols missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
16:23	Grand Canyon Defensive Rebound.	2	2
15:53	Keonta Vernon made Jumper.	4	2
15:37	Leron Black made Jumper.	4	4
15:21	Foul on Keonta Vernon.	4	4
15:21	Keonta Vernon Turnover.	4	4
15:21	Official TV Timeout	4	4
15:08	Kipper Nichols made Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	4	6
14:42	Shaq Carr made Jumper.	6	6
14:30	Trent Frazier made Layup.	6	8
14:11	Gerard Martin missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
14:11	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	8
13:57	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	6	8
13:57	Shaq Carr Defensive Rebound.	6	8
13:48	Joshua Braun made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gerard Martin.	9	8
13:16	Foul on Da'Monte Williams.	9	8
13:16	Da'Monte Williams Turnover.	9	8
13:03	Roberts Blumbergs Turnover.	9	8
13:01	Aaron Jordan Steal.	9	8
12:58	Trent Frazier Turnover.	9	8
12:56	Gerard Martin Steal.	9	8
12:37	Oscar Frayer made Layup. Assisted by Casey Benson.	11	8
12:21	Michael Finke made Jumper.	11	10
12:04	Casey Benson missed Jumper.	11	10
12:04	Michael Finke Block.	11	10
12:03	Aaron Jordan Defensive Rebound.	11	10
11:57	Trent Frazier missed Jumper.	11	10
11:57	Joshua Braun Defensive Rebound.	11	10
11:51	Oscar Frayer made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Braun.	13	10
11:21	Michael Finke made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	13	12
11:01	Oscar Frayer missed Layup.	13	12
11:01	Michael Finke Defensive Rebound.	13	12
10:51	Trent Frazier Turnover.	13	12
10:49	Roberts Blumbergs Steal.	13	12
10:47	Oscar Frayer made Dunk. Assisted by Roberts Blumbergs.	15	12
10:29	Leron Black made Jumper.	15	14
10:22	Casey Benson Turnover.	15	14
10:19	Trent Frazier Steal.	15	14
10:17	Official TV Timeout	15	16
10:14	Aaron Jordan made Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	15	16
10:14	Foul on Casey Benson.	15	16
10:14	Official TV Timeout	15	16
10:14	Aaron Jordan made Free Throw.	15	17
9:57	Oscar Frayer missed Jumper.	15	17
9:57	Matt Jackson Offensive Rebound.	15	17
9:52	Roberts Blumbergs missed Three Point Jumper.	15	17
9:52	Leron Black Defensive Rebound.	15	17
9:38	Foul on Oscar Frayer.	15	17
9:33	Te'Jon Lucas Turnover.	15	17
9:17	Matt Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	15	17
9:17	Leron Black Defensive Rebound.	15	17
9:05	Mark Alstork missed Three Point Jumper.	15	17
9:05	Mark Smith Offensive Rebound.	15	17
8:56	Mark Smith missed Jumper.	15	17
8:56	Mark Smith Offensive Rebound.	15	17
8:55	Foul on Fiifi Aidoo.	15	17
8:50	Michael Finke missed Three Point Jumper.	15	17
8:50	Leron Black Offensive Rebound.	15	17
8:43	Leron Black missed Two Point Tip Shot.	15	17
8:43	Leron Black Offensive Rebound.	15	17
8:39	Leron Black made Jumper.	15	19
8:28	Alessandro Lever missed Jumper.	15	19
8:28	Te'Jon Lucas Defensive Rebound.	15	19
8:20	Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	15	19
8:20	Fiifi Aidoo Defensive Rebound.	15	19
8:17	Foul on Mark Alstork.	15	19
8:04	Oscar Frayer missed Three Point Jumper.	15	19
8:04	Leron Black Defensive Rebound.	15	19
7:48	Kipper Nichols Turnover.	15	19
7:47	Oscar Frayer Steal.	15	19
7:44	Shaq Carr made Layup. Assisted by Oscar Frayer.	17	19
7:26	Leron Black made Jumper.	17	21
7:10	Shaq Carr Turnover.	17	21
7:08	Trent Frazier Steal.	17	21
7:07	Trent Frazier missed Layup.	17	21
7:07	Fiifi Aidoo Block.	17	21
7:04	Shaq Carr Defensive Rebound.	17	21
6:51	Matt Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	17	21
6:51	Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.	17	21
6:49	Foul on Mark Smith.	17	21
6:49	Official TV Timeout	17	21
6:48	Joshua Braun missed Three Point Jumper.	17	21
6:48	Kipper Nichols Defensive Rebound.	17	21
6:45	Foul on Keonta Vernon.	17	21
6:23	Trent Frazier made Jumper.	17	23
6:02	Alessandro Lever made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Jackson.	20	23
5:50	Trent Frazier missed Jumper.	20	23
5:50	Matt Jackson Defensive Rebound.	20	23
5:42	Casey Benson Turnover.	20	23
5:25	Michael Finke missed Jumper.	20	23
5:25	Casey Benson Defensive Rebound.	20	23
5:20	Foul on Aaron Jordan.	20	23
5:12	Alessandro Lever made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Braun.	22	23
5:12	Foul on Da'Monte Williams.	22	23
5:12	Alessandro Lever missed Free Throw.	22	23
5:12	Aaron Jordan Defensive Rebound.	22	23
5:02	Trent Frazier missed Jumper.	22	23
5:02	Gerard Martin Defensive Rebound.	22	23
4:34	Shaq Carr Turnover.	22	23
4:33	Michael Finke Steal.	22	23
4:21	Aaron Jordan Turnover.	22	23
4:19	Gerard Martin Steal.	22	23
4:00	Alessandro Lever Turnover.	22	23
3:52	Foul on Te'Jon Lucas.	22	23
3:52	Te'Jon Lucas Turnover.	22	23
3:52	Official TV Timeout	22	23
3:32	Fiifi Aidoo missed Layup.	22	23
3:32	Alessandro Lever Offensive Rebound.	22	23
3:31	Alessandro Lever missed Two Point Tip Shot.	22	23
3:31	Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.	22	23
3:31	Foul on Leron Black.	22	23
3:31	Alessandro Lever made Free Throw.	23	23
3:31	Alessandro Lever made Free Throw.	24	23
3:31	Michael Finke missed Jumper.	24	23
3:31	Leron Black Offensive Rebound.	24	23
3:28	Foul on Gerard Martin.	24	23
3:20	Leron Black made Free Throw.	24	24
3:04	Leron Black missed Free Throw.	24	24
3:04	Michael Finke Offensive Rebound.	24	24
2:51	Leron Black missed Jumper.	24	24
2:51	Joshua Braun Block.	24	24
2:51	Te'Jon Lucas Offensive Rebound.	24	24
2:51	Aaron Jordan Turnover.	24	24
2:15	Shaq Carr made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Braun.	26	24
1:55	Mark Alstork Turnover.	26	24
1:53	Oscar Frayer Steal.	26	24
1:50	Alessandro Lever made Jumper.	28	24
1:43	Illinois Timeout	28	24
1:20	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	28	24
1:20	Mark Alstork Offensive Rebound.	28	24
1:14	Foul on Shaq Carr.	28	24
1:14	Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.	28	24
1:14	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	28	24
1:14	Trent Frazier made Free Throw.	28	25
1:14	Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.	28	25
1:14	Joshua Braun Defensive Rebound.	28	25
0:51	Joshua Braun missed Jumper.	28	25
0:51	Oscar Frayer Offensive Rebound.	28	25
0:48	Oscar Frayer made Layup.	30	25
0:27	Foul on Alessandro Lever.	30	25
0:27	Leron Black made Free Throw.	30	26
0:27	Leron Black made Free Throw.	30	27
0:27	Grand Canyon Timeout	30	27
0:04	Joshua Braun missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
0:04	Alessandro Lever Offensive Rebound.	30	27
0:00	Alessandro Lever made Two Point Tip Shot.	32	27
0:00	End of 1st half	32	27

State Farm Center

9:00 PM, 30 December 2017

Champaign, IL

Attendance: 13,762

Referees:
Tom Eades
Lamont Simpson
D.J. Carstensen

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Southern Utah	0-0	-	6-1
Utah Valley	0-0	-	3-1
Abilene Christian	0-0	-	4-2
California Baptist	0-0	-	4-2
Grand Canyon	0-0	-	3-2
Seattle U	0-0	-	2-3
UT Arlington	0-0	-	2-3
Tarleton State	0-0	-	1-5
Utah Tech	0-0	-	1-6

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Wisconsin	0-0	-	7-0
Penn State	0-0	-	6-0
Oregon	0-0	-	5-0
Indiana	0-0	-	4-0
Illinois	0-0	-	5-1
Iowa	0-0	-	5-1
Maryland	0-0	-	5-1
Michigan	0-0	-	5-1
Michigan State	0-0	-	5-1
Minnesota	0-0	-	5-1
Northwestern	0-0	-	5-1
Ohio State	0-0	-	5-1
Purdue	0-0	-	5-1
UCLA	0-0	-	5-1
USC	0-0	-	5-1
Nebraska	0-0	-	4-1
Rutgers	0-0	-	4-1
Washington	0-0	-	4-1

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