Illinois 81-56 Northwestern (8 Jan, 2021) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

9-3, 5-1 Conference

	1	2	T
ILL	28	53	81
NU	43	13	56

Northwestern Wildcats

6-4, 3-3 Conference

TIME		ILL	NU
19:45	Kofi Cockburn Turnover.	0	0
19:45	Chase Audige Steal.	0	0
19:44	Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.	0	0
19:42	Miller Kopp missed Jumper.	0	0
19:39	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Foul on Chase Audige.	0	0
19:28	Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.	1	0
19:28	Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.	1	0
19:28	Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.	1	0
19:12	Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.	1	0
19:08	Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.	1	0
19:02	Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.	1	0
18:58	Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.	1	0
18:56	Boo Buie Turnover.	1	0
18:41	Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.	1	0
18:38	Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.	1	0
18:36	Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.	1	0
18:30	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	1	0
18:21	Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.	4	0
18:04	Boo Buie missed Jumper.	4	0
18:01	Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:43	Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
17:38	Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.	4	0
17:37	Kofi Cockburn made Layup.	6	0
17:23	Pete Nance made Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.	6	2
17:02	Da'Monte Williams Turnover.	6	2
16:51	Foul on Kofi Cockburn.	6	2
16:37	Boo Buie missed Jumper.	6	2
16:33	Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:25	Foul on Boo Buie.	6	2
16:00	Ryan Young made Layup.	8	4
15:44	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:41	Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:39	Robbie Beran missed Layup.	8	4
15:39	Andre Curbelo Block.	8	4
15:35	Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:34	Ayo Dosunmu made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.	10	4
15:12	Chase Audige made Layup. Assisted by Robbie Beran.	10	6
14:51	Andre Curbelo made Jumper.	12	6
14:50	Official TV Timeout	12	6
14:40	Foul on Andre Curbelo.	12	6
14:40	Miller Kopp made Free Throw.	12	7
14:40	Miller Kopp missed Free Throw.	12	7
14:40	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	12	7
14:40	Miller Kopp made Free Throw.	12	8
14:21	Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	12	8
14:16	Giorgi Bezhanishvili Offensive Rebound.	12	8
14:08	Andre Curbelo Turnover.	12	8
13:55	Miller Kopp made Jumper.	12	10
13:31	Foul on Ryan Young.	12	10
13:31	Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.	13	10
13:31	Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.	13	10
13:31	Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.	13	10
13:08	Ryan Greer made Jumper.	13	12
12:56	Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.	13	12
12:54	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	13	12
12:38	Anthony Gaines made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young.	13	15
12:31	Foul on Ryan Young.	13	15
12:23	Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.	13	15
12:21	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	13	15
12:10	Foul on Pete Nance.	13	15
12:10	Pete Nance Turnover.	13	15
11:46	Foul on Chase Audige.	13	15
11:46	Official TV Timeout	13	15
11:46	Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.	14	15
11:46	Ayo Dosunmu made Free Throw.	15	15
11:33	Foul on Trent Frazier.	15	15
11:32	Foul on Da'Monte Williams.	15	15
11:32	Robbie Beran made Free Throw.	15	16
11:32	Robbie Beran made Free Throw.	15	17
11:19	Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.	17	17
10:49	Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.	17	17
10:46	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	17
10:36	Trent Frazier Turnover.	17	17
10:36	Ty Berry Steal.	17	17
10:32	Anthony Gaines made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Berry.	17	19
10:21	Ayo Dosunmu Turnover.	17	19
10:21	Pete Nance Steal.	17	19
10:03	Pete Nance missed Jumper.	17	19
9:58	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	19
9:57	Foul on Boo Buie.	17	19
9:57	Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.	18	19
9:57	Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.	19	19
9:41	Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.	19	22
9:33	Trent Frazier Turnover.	19	22
9:21	Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.	19	22
9:21	Robbie Beran missed Free Throw.	19	22
9:21	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	19	22
9:21	Robbie Beran made Free Throw.	19	23
8:54	Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.	19	23
8:49	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	19	23
8:39	Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.	22	23
8:18	Pete Nance made Layup. Assisted by Robbie Beran.	22	25
8:09	Andre Curbelo Turnover.	22	25
8:09	Pete Nance Steal.	22	25
7:40	Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
7:37	Giorgi Bezhanishvili Defensive Rebound.	22	25
7:12	Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
7:09	Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.	22	25
6:50	Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.	22	28
6:23	Foul on Robbie Beran.	22	28
6:23	Official TV Timeout	22	28
6:23	Trent Frazier made Free Throw.	23	28
6:23	Trent Frazier made Free Throw.	24	28
6:13	Anthony Gaines Turnover.	24	28
6:13	Andre Curbelo Steal.	24	28
6:09	Andre Curbelo missed Layup.	24	28
6:07	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	24	28
5:52	Ryan Young Turnover.	24	28
5:40	Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	24	28
5:36	Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.	24	28
5:23	Ryan Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.	24	31
5:08	Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.	27	31
4:55	Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
4:51	Anthony Gaines Offensive Rebound.	27	31
4:39	Ryan Greer missed Jumper.	27	31
4:36	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	27	31
4:26	Da'Monte Williams Turnover.	27	31
4:26	Ryan Young Steal.	27	31
4:09	Ryan Young Offensive Rebound.	27	31
4:04	Ryan Young made Layup.	27	33
3:37	Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.	27	33
3:32	Anthony Gaines Defensive Rebound.	27	33
3:30	Anthony Gaines made Layup.	27	35
3:30	Foul on Andre Curbelo.	27	35
3:30	Official TV Timeout	27	35
3:30	Anthony Gaines made Free Throw.	27	36
3:10	Giorgi Bezhanishvili Turnover.	27	36
3:10	Illinois Timeout	27	36
2:52	Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robbie Beran.	27	39
2:42	Ayo Dosunmu Turnover.	27	39
2:42	Ty Berry Steal.	27	39
2:37	Ty Berry made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Gaines.	27	41
2:24	Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.	27	41
2:19	Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.	27	41
1:58	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	27	41
1:54	Anthony Gaines Offensive Rebound.	27	41
1:41	Miller Kopp made Layup. Assisted by Robbie Beran.	27	43
1:20	Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	27	43
1:17	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	27	43
0:58	Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.	27	43
0:55	Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.	27	43
0:54	Foul on Ty Berry.	27	43
0:54	Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Free Throw.	28	43
0:54	Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Free Throw.	28	43
0:54	Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.	28	43
0:44	Giorgi Bezhanishvili Turnover.	28	43
0:44	Miller Kopp Steal.	28	43
0:26	Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.	28	43
0:22	Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.	28	43
0:04	Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.	28	43
0:01	Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.	28	43
0:00	End of 1st half	28	43

Welsh-Ryan Arena

2:00 AM, 8 January 2021

Evanston, IL

Referees:
Larry Scirotto
Chris Beaver
Lewis Garrison

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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