Nebraska 64-63 Illinois (16 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

10-9, 0-6 Conference

	1	2	T
ILL	30	33	63
NEB	32	32	64

TIME	ILL	NEB
19:37	Isaiah Roby Turnover.	0	0
19:36	Trent Frazier Steal.	0	0
19:31	Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Alstork.	3	0
19:07	James Palmer Jr. made Layup.	3	2
18:49	Michael Finke missed Jumper.	3	2
18:49	Isaac Copeland Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:31	Anton Gill missed Three Point Jumper.	3	2
18:31	Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.	3	2
18:23	Leron Black Turnover.	3	2
18:22	Isaiah Roby Steal.	3	2
18:20	Foul on Leron Black.	3	2
18:20	Isaiah Roby made Free Throw.	3	3
18:20	Isaiah Roby made Free Throw.	3	4
18:09	Foul on Glynn Watson Jr..	3	4
17:58	Da'Monte Williams missed Layup.	3	4
17:58	Michael Finke Offensive Rebound.	3	4
17:55	Michael Finke missed Jumper.	3	4
17:55	Glynn Watson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:33	Isaiah Roby Turnover.	3	4
17:32	Kipper Nichols Steal.	3	4
17:25	Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.	3	4
17:25	Isaiah Roby Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:18	Foul on Anton Gill.	3	4
17:18	Anton Gill Turnover.	3	4
17:08	Foul on Isaac Copeland.	3	4
17:01	Kipper Nichols missed Jumper.	3	4
17:01	Glynn Watson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	3	4
16:55	James Palmer Jr. missed Dunk.	3	4
16:55	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	3	4
16:55	Technical Foul on James Palmer Jr..	3	4
16:55	Mark Smith made Free Throw.	4	4
16:38	Kipper Nichols missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
16:38	Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.	4	4
16:34	Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.	4	4
16:34	Isaiah Roby Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:23	Isaac Copeland Turnover.	4	4
16:23	Mark Smith Steal.	4	4
15:58	Trent Frazier missed Jumper.	4	4
15:58	Isaiah Roby Block.	4	4
15:55	Anton Gill Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:51	James Palmer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
15:51	Mark Alstork Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:43	Mark Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
15:43	James Palmer Jr. Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:32	Foul on Trent Frazier.	4	4
15:30	Official TV Timeout	4	4
15:16	Glynn Watson Jr. made Free Throw.	4	5
15:16	Glynn Watson Jr. made Free Throw.	4	6
15:05	Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
15:05	Greg Eboigbodin Offensive Rebound.	4	6
14:56	Illinois Turnover.	4	6
14:45	Evan Taylor made Jumper.	4	8
14:29	Greg Eboigbodin made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Smith.	6	8
14:29	Foul on Isaac Copeland.	6	8
14:29	Greg Eboigbodin missed Free Throw.	6	8
14:29	Evan Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	8
14:12	James Palmer Jr. Turnover.	6	8
14:01	Trent Frazier missed Layup.	6	8
14:01	Evan Taylor Block.	6	8
14:01	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	6	8
13:55	Trent Frazier Turnover.	6	8
13:54	Isaiah Roby Steal.	6	8
13:49	Foul on Aaron Jordan.	6	8
13:49	Isaiah Roby made Free Throw.	6	9
13:49	Isaiah Roby missed Free Throw.	6	9
13:49	Mark Alstork Defensive Rebound.	6	9
13:34	Mark Smith missed Jumper.	6	9
13:34	Isaiah Roby Defensive Rebound.	6	9
13:24	Foul on Mark Alstork.	6	9
13:24	Evan Taylor missed Free Throw.	6	9
13:24	Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.	6	9
13:24	Evan Taylor missed Free Throw.	6	9
13:24	Michael Finke Defensive Rebound.	6	9
13:16	Mark Alstork missed Jumper.	6	9
13:16	Evan Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	9
13:03	James Palmer Jr. made Dunk.	6	11
12:49	Mark Smith made Layup.	8	11
12:34	Evan Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Isaiah Roby.	8	13
12:21	Leron Black made Jumper.	10	13
12:21	Foul on Thomas Allen.	10	13
12:21	Leron Black made Free Throw.	11	13
12:05	Foul on Michael Finke.	11	13
12:05	James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.	11	14
12:05	James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.	11	15
11:51	Aaron Jordan missed Jumper.	11	15
11:51	Isaiah Roby Defensive Rebound.	11	15
11:35	Glynn Watson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	11	15
11:35	Michael Finke Defensive Rebound.	11	15
11:25	Mark Smith missed Layup.	11	15
11:25	Michael Finke Offensive Rebound.	11	15
11:24	Foul on Isaiah Roby.	11	15
11:24	Official TV Timeout	11	15
11:24	Michael Finke made Free Throw.	12	15
11:24	Michael Finke missed Free Throw.	12	15
11:24	James Palmer Jr. Defensive Rebound.	12	15
11:13	Foul on Michael Finke.	12	15
11:02	Evan Taylor missed Jumper.	12	15
11:02	Kipper Nichols Defensive Rebound.	12	15
10:51	Leron Black Turnover.	12	15
10:50	Evan Taylor Steal.	12	15
10:47	Evan Taylor made Layup.	12	17
10:27	Leron Black made Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Jordan.	14	17
10:05	Anton Gill missed Jumper.	14	17
10:05	Leron Black Defensive Rebound.	14	17
9:53	Leron Black made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.	16	17
9:32	James Palmer Jr. missed Layup.	16	17
9:32	Leron Black Defensive Rebound.	16	17
9:11	Aaron Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.	16	17
9:11	Evan Taylor Defensive Rebound.	16	17
8:44	James Palmer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	16	17
8:44	Evan Taylor Offensive Rebound.	16	17
8:29	James Palmer Jr. Turnover.	16	17
8:27	Trent Frazier Steal.	16	17
8:27	Foul on Glynn Watson Jr..	16	17
8:27	Trent Frazier made Free Throw.	17	17
8:27	Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.	17	17
8:27	Isaac Copeland Defensive Rebound.	17	17
8:07	Thomas Allen missed Three Point Jumper.	17	17
8:07	Kipper Nichols Defensive Rebound.	17	17
8:01	Foul on Evan Taylor.	17	17
8:01	Trent Frazier made Free Throw.	18	17
8:01	Trent Frazier made Free Throw.	19	17
7:44	Anton Gill missed Three Point Jumper.	19	17
7:44	Kipper Nichols Defensive Rebound.	19	17
7:37	Mark Smith Turnover.	19	17
7:37	Official TV Timeout	19	17
7:15	Foul on Kipper Nichols.	19	17
7:15	Evan Taylor made Free Throw.	19	18
7:15	Evan Taylor made Free Throw.	19	19
6:58	Mark Alstork missed Three Point Jumper.	19	19
6:58	Mark Smith Offensive Rebound.	19	19
6:52	Mark Smith missed Jumper.	19	19
6:52	James Palmer Jr. Defensive Rebound.	19	19
6:44	James Palmer Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Evan Taylor.	19	21
6:30	Foul on Anton Gill.	19	21
6:30	Mark Alstork missed Free Throw.	19	21
6:30	Leron Black Offensive Rebound.	19	21
6:28	Foul on Leron Black.	19	21
6:28	Leron Black Turnover.	19	21
5:59	Evan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	19	21
5:59	Nebraska Offensive Rebound.	19	21
5:45	Evan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	19	21
5:45	Mark Alstork Defensive Rebound.	19	21
5:12	Kipper Nichols missed Three Point Jumper.	19	21
5:12	Mark Alstork Offensive Rebound.	19	21
5:04	Mark Alstork Turnover.	19	21
5:03	James Palmer Jr. Steal.	19	21
5:01	Evan Taylor made Free Throw.	19	22
5:01	Foul on Da'Monte Williams.	19	21
5:01	Evan Taylor made Free Throw.	19	23
4:35	Kipper Nichols missed Three Point Jumper.	19	23
4:35	Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.	19	23
4:18	Foul on Evan Taylor.	19	23
4:18	Mark Alstork missed Free Throw.	19	23
4:18	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	19	23
4:18	Mark Alstork made Free Throw.	20	23
3:57	James Palmer Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Roby.	20	26
3:45	Trent Frazier made Jumper.	22	26
3:26	Isaac Copeland made Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Allen.	22	28
3:06	Trent Frazier missed Layup.	22	28
3:06	Trent Frazier Offensive Rebound.	22	28
3:00	Kipper Nichols missed Jumper.	22	28
3:00	Isaiah Roby Defensive Rebound.	22	28
2:54	Isaac Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.	22	28
2:54	Greg Eboigbodin Defensive Rebound.	22	28
2:39	Kipper Nichols made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.	24	28
2:39	Foul on Isaac Copeland.	24	28
2:39	Official TV Timeout	24	28
2:39	Kipper Nichols made Free Throw.	25	28
2:16	Thomas Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anton Gill.	25	31
2:16	Foul on Mark Smith.	25	31
2:16	Thomas Allen made Free Throw.	25	32
1:47	Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.	25	32
1:47	Greg Eboigbodin Offensive Rebound.	25	32
1:42	Kipper Nichols made Jumper.	27	32
1:21	Isaiah Roby missed Jumper.	27	32
1:21	Greg Eboigbodin Defensive Rebound.	27	32
1:11	Kipper Nichols Turnover.	27	32
1:09	Evan Taylor Steal.	27	32
1:05	James Palmer Jr. missed Layup.	27	32
1:05	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	27	32
0:58	Illinois Timeout	27	32
0:35	Trent Frazier made Jumper.	29	32
0:06	Thomas Allen missed Three Point Jumper.	29	32
0:06	Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.	29	32
0:02	Foul on Isaiah Roby.	29	32
0:02	Trent Frazier made Free Throw.	30	32
0:02	Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.	30	32
0:02	Isaiah Roby Defensive Rebound.	30	32
0:00	End of 1st half	30	32

Nebraska edges Illinois in a thriller

0:49

Pinnacle Bank Arena

2:00 AM, 16 January 2018

Lincoln, NE

Attendance: 15,630

Referees:
Rob Kueneman
Eric Curry
Mike Eades

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	2-0	-	10-2
UCLA	2-0	-	10-2
Michigan	2-0	-	9-3
Oregon	1-1	1	11-1
Maryland	1-1	1	10-2
Penn State	1-1	1	10-2
Nebraska	1-1	1	8-2
Iowa	1-1	1	9-3
Northwestern	1-1	1	9-3
Indiana	1-1	1	9-3
Illinois	1-1	1	8-3
USC	1-1	1	9-4
Ohio State	1-1	1	8-4
Purdue	1-1	1	8-4
Rutgers	1-1	1	7-5
Wisconsin	0-2	2	10-3
Washington	0-2	2	8-3
Minnesota	0-2	2	7-5

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