Illinois 76-53 Minnesota (5 Jan, 2022) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

10-3, 3-0 Conference

	1	2	T
ILL	41	35	76
MINN	30	23	53

Minnesota Golden Gophers

10-2, 1-2 Conference

TIME		ILL	MINN
19:36	Foul on Trent Frazier.	0	0
19:24	Luke Loewe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Curry.	0	3
19:02	Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.	0	3
19:00	Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:39	Eric Curry missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:36	Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:19	Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.	3	3
17:47	Payton Willis missed Jumper.	3	3
17:45	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	3	3
17:27	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	3	3
17:24	Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.	3	3
17:13	Jamison Battle missed Jumper.	3	3
17:10	Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.	3	3
16:55	Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.	5	3
16:35	Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.	5	5
16:20	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.	7	5
16:20	Foul on E.J. Stephens.	7	5
16:20	Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.	8	5
16:08	Jamison Battle missed Layup.	8	5
16:08	Omar Payne Block.	8	5
16:04	Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.	8	5
16:00	Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.	8	5
15:56	Omar Payne Offensive Rebound.	8	5
15:47	Alfonso Plummer made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.	10	5
15:34	Eric Curry missed Jumper.	10	5
15:31	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	10	5
15:22	Trent Frazier missed Jumper.	10	5
15:18	Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.	10	5
15:16	Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.	13	5
15:14	Minnesota Timeout	13	5
15:14	Official TV Timeout	13	5
14:53	Foul on Omar Payne.	13	5
14:53	Charlie Daniels made Free Throw.	13	6
14:53	Charlie Daniels missed Free Throw.	13	6
14:53	Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.	13	6
14:27	Alfonso Plummer made Jumper.	15	6
14:08	Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Sutherlin.	15	9
13:50	Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Payne.	18	9
13:43	E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.	18	9
13:43	Omar Payne Block.	18	9
13:38	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	18	9
13:22	Alfonso Plummer made Layup.	20	9
13:03	Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.	20	9
13:00	Brandin Podziemski Defensive Rebound.	20	9
12:49	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	20	9
12:46	Charlie Daniels Defensive Rebound.	20	9
12:39	Foul on Da'Monte Williams.	20	9
12:39	Sean Sutherlin missed Free Throw.	20	9
12:39	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	20	9
12:39	Sean Sutherlin missed Free Throw.	20	9
12:39	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	20	9
12:26	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	22	9
12:07	Sean Sutherlin made Layup.	22	11
11:51	Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.	22	11
11:49	Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.	22	11
11:33	Kofi Cockburn Steal.	22	11
11:33	Payton Willis Turnover.	22	11
11:17	Jacob Grandison made Layup.	24	11
11:17	Foul on Jamison Battle.	24	11
11:17	Official TV Timeout	24	11
11:17	Jacob Grandison made Free Throw.	25	11
11:03	Sean Sutherlin missed Layup.	25	11
11:03	Kofi Cockburn Block.	25	11
10:58	Eric Curry Offensive Rebound.	25	11
10:57	Eric Curry made Layup.	25	13
10:43	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.	27	13
10:24	E.J. Stephens made Jumper.	27	15
10:14	Foul on Eric Curry.	27	15
10:14	Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.	27	15
10:14	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	27	15
10:14	Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.	28	15
10:01	Luke Loewe missed Jumper.	28	15
9:58	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	28	15
9:37	Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.	31	15
9:21	Eric Curry Turnover.	31	15
9:21	Da'Monte Williams Steal.	31	15
9:15	Jacob Grandison Turnover.	31	15
8:53	Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.	31	17
8:28	Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.	31	17
8:26	Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.	31	17
8:20	Jamison Battle made Jumper.	31	19
8:04	Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Luke Goode.	33	19
7:41	E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.	33	19
7:39	Luke Loewe Offensive Rebound.	33	19
7:39	Foul on Luke Goode.	33	19
7:39	Official TV Timeout	33	19
7:35	E.J. Stephens made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.	33	21
7:07	Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.	33	21
7:02	Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.	33	21
7:02	Coleman Hawkins made Layup.	35	21
6:42	Eric Curry missed Three Point Jumper.	35	21
6:39	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	35	21
6:16	Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.	35	21
6:13	E.J. Stephens Defensive Rebound.	35	21
6:00	Eric Curry missed Jumper.	35	21
5:58	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	35	21
5:55	Trent Frazier Turnover.	35	21
5:55	Payton Willis Steal.	35	21
5:38	Foul on Trent Frazier.	35	21
5:32	Foul on Luke Loewe.	35	21
5:32	Luke Loewe Turnover.	35	21
5:18	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	35	21
5:14	Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:52	E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.	35	21
4:49	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:39	Da'Monte Williams missed Layup.	35	21
4:38	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:30	Sean Sutherlin missed Layup.	35	21
4:30	Kofi Cockburn Block.	35	21
4:29	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	35	21
4:19	Foul on Brandin Podziemski.	35	21
4:14	Charlie Daniels missed Jumper.	35	21
4:12	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	35	21
4:07	Brandin Podziemski missed Three Point Jumper.	35	21
4:03	Sean Sutherlin Defensive Rebound.	35	21
3:46	Charlie Daniels made Jumper.	35	23
3:29	Foul on Charlie Daniels.	35	23
3:29	Official TV Timeout	35	23
3:20	Kofi Cockburn Turnover.	35	23
3:20	E.J. Stephens Steal.	35	23
3:15	Eric Curry made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.	35	25
3:06	Foul on Luke Loewe.	35	25
2:57	Alfonso Plummer Turnover.	35	25
2:57	Sean Sutherlin Steal.	35	25
2:52	E.J. Stephens made Jumper.	35	27
2:34	Coleman Hawkins Turnover.	35	27
2:23	Foul on Jacob Grandison.	35	27
2:23	Jamison Battle made Free Throw.	35	28
2:23	Jamison Battle missed Free Throw.	35	28
2:23	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	35	28
2:10	Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.	35	28
2:10	E.J. Stephens Block.	35	28
2:06	Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.	35	28
1:59	Payton Willis missed Jumper.	35	28
1:57	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	35	28
1:45	Foul on Eric Curry.	35	28
1:45	Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.	36	28
1:45	Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.	37	28
1:24	E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.	37	28
1:22	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	37	28
1:21	Foul on E.J. Stephens.	37	28
1:21	Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.	38	28
1:21	Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.	39	28
1:05	Sean Sutherlin missed Jumper.	39	28
1:03	Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.	39	28
0:52	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	39	28
0:49	Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.	39	28
0:45	Payton Willis Turnover.	39	28
0:23	Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.	41	28
0:22	Illinois Timeout	41	28
0:06	Jamison Battle made Jumper.	41	30
0:00	Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.	41	30
0:00	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	41	30
0:00	End of 1st half	41	30

Williams Arena

12:00 AM, 5 January 2022

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 10,112

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
Robert Riley
Brooks Wells

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Purdue	17-3	-	34-5
Illinois	14-6	3	29-9
Nebraska	12-8	5	23-11
Northwestern	12-8	5	22-12
Wisconsin	11-9	6	22-14
Indiana	10-10	7	19-14
Michigan State	10-10	7	20-15
Iowa	10-10	7	19-15
Ohio State	9-11	8	22-14
Minnesota	9-11	8	19-15
Penn State	9-11	8	16-17
Maryland	7-13	10	16-17
Rutgers	7-13	10	15-17
Michigan	3-17	14	8-24

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