Rutgers 70-59 Illinois (17 Feb, 2022) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

18-7, 11-4 Conference

	1	2	T
ILL	24	35	59
RUTG	33	37	70

TIME	ILL	RUTG
20:00	Jump Ball won by Rutgers	0	0
19:47	Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.	0	0
19:47	Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:18	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:08	Foul on Trent Frazier.	0	0
19:08	Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.	0	1
19:08	Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.	0	2
18:48	Foul on Geo Baker.	0	2
18:45	Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.	0	2
18:45	Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:27	Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.	0	4
18:09	Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	2	4
18:09	Foul on Paul Mulcahy.	2	4
18:09	Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.	3	4
17:52	Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.	3	6
17:39	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.	5	6
17:39	Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.	5	6
17:39	Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.	5	6
17:39	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:23	Paul Mulcahy made Layup.	5	8
17:05	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	5	8
17:05	Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.	5	8
16:51	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.	7	8
16:32	Clifford Omoruyi made Jumper.	7	10
16:15	Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.	7	10
16:15	Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.	7	10
16:03	Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
16:03	Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.	7	10
15:55	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
15:55	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	7	10
15:43	Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
15:43	Geo Baker Offensive Rebound.	7	10
15:37	Caleb McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.	7	13
15:08	Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.	7	13
15:06	Rutgers Defensive Rebound.	7	13
15:06	Official TV Timeout	7	13
14:53	Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.	7	15
14:32	Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.	7	15
14:32	Dean Reiber Defensive Rebound.	7	15
14:13	Foul on RJ Melendez.	7	15
14:13	Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.	7	16
14:13	Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.	7	17
13:58	Omar Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.	9	17
13:41	Paul Mulcahy Turnover.	9	17
13:30	Andre Curbelo missed Layup.	9	17
13:30	Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.	9	17
13:22	Geo Baker Turnover.	9	17
13:22	Trent Frazier Steal.	9	17
13:10	Coleman Hawkins missed Layup.	9	17
13:10	Omar Payne Offensive Rebound.	9	17
12:59	Omar Payne Turnover.	9	17
12:59	Dean Reiber Steal.	9	17
12:50	Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.	9	17
12:50	Omar Payne Block.	9	17
12:50	Dean Reiber Offensive Rebound.	9	17
12:42	Dean Reiber Turnover.	9	17
12:42	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	9	17
12:24	Coleman Hawkins Turnover.	9	17
12:24	Geo Baker Steal.	9	17
12:18	Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.	9	17
12:18	Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.	9	17
11:48	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	9	17
11:48	Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.	9	17
11:44	Foul on Omar Payne.	9	17
11:44	Official TV Timeout	9	17
11:30	Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.	9	19
11:02	Alfonso Plummer made Layup.	11	19
10:40	Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.	11	19
10:40	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	11	19
10:25	Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.	11	19
10:25	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	11	19
10:22	Foul on Coleman Hawkins.	11	19
10:10	Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.	11	21
10:00	Andre Curbelo Turnover.	11	21
10:00	Paul Mulcahy Steal.	11	21
10:00	Paul Mulcahy Turnover.	11	21
10:00	Andre Curbelo Steal.	11	21
9:51	Andre Curbelo missed Layup.	11	21
9:51	Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.	11	21
9:51	Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.	11	21
9:51	Clifford Omoruyi Block.	11	21
9:51	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	11	21
9:35	Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.	11	21
9:35	Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.	11	21
9:27	Foul on Alfonso Plummer.	11	21
9:21	Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.	11	21
9:21	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	11	21
9:08	Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.	11	21
9:08	Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	11	21
9:01	Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.	11	24
8:45	Jacob Grandison made Layup.	13	24
8:17	Clifford Omoruyi Turnover.	13	24
8:02	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.	15	24
7:42	Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.	15	24
7:42	Trent Frazier Steal.	15	24
7:35	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	15	24
7:35	Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.	15	24
7:28	Foul on Andre Curbelo.	15	24
7:28	Official TV Timeout	15	24
7:23	Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.	15	24
7:23	Dean Reiber Offensive Rebound.	15	24
7:13	Dean Reiber missed Layup.	15	24
7:13	Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.	15	24
6:54	Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.	15	24
6:54	Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.	15	24
6:40	Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.	15	26
6:26	Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.	17	26
6:04	Dean Reiber made Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.	17	28
5:44	Foul on Dean Reiber.	17	28
5:37	Foul on Ron Harper Jr..	17	28
5:32	Foul on Ralph Gonzales-Agee.	17	28
5:25	Alfonso Plummer made Jumper.	19	28
5:14	Ralph Gonzales-Agee missed Layup.	19	28
5:14	Caleb McConnell Offensive Rebound.	19	28
5:08	Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	19	28
5:08	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	28
5:00	Trent Frazier made Layup.	21	28
5:00	Rutgers Timeout	21	28
4:49	Ralph Gonzales-Agee missed Jumper.	21	28
4:49	Caleb McConnell Offensive Rebound.	21	28
4:35	Geo Baker missed Jumper.	21	28
4:35	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	21	28
4:20	Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.	21	28
4:20	Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.	21	28
4:11	Caleb McConnell made Jumper.	21	30
3:49	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	21	30
3:49	Ralph Gonzales-Agee Defensive Rebound.	21	30
3:30	Caleb McConnell missed Three Point Jumper.	21	30
3:28	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	21	30
3:28	Official TV Timeout	21	30
3:12	Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.	21	30
3:12	Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.	21	30
2:51	Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.	21	30
2:51	Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.	21	30
2:44	Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.	21	32
2:23	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	21	32
2:23	Jalen Miller Defensive Rebound.	21	32
1:53	Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.	21	32
1:53	Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.	21	32
1:46	Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.	21	32
1:46	Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.	21	32
1:21	Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.	21	32
1:21	Trent Frazier Steal.	21	32
1:02	Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.	21	32
1:02	Clifford Omoruyi Block.	21	32
1:02	Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.	21	32
0:54	Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.	21	32
0:54	Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.	21	32
0:54	Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.	21	32
0:54	Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.	21	32
0:54	Foul on Kofi Cockburn.	21	32
0:54	Clifford Omoruyi missed Free Throw.	21	32
0:54	Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.	21	32
0:54	Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.	21	33
0:37	Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.	24	33
0:35	Illinois Timeout	24	33
0:10	Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.	24	33
0:10	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	24	33
0:00	End of 1st half	24	33

Ron Harper Jr. missiles to Clifford Omoruyi for the filthy reverse jam

0:21

Ron Harper Jr. rocks the rim with powerful slam dunk

0:19

Mulcahy shows off his vision with a nice dime to Harper for a 3

0:17

Jersey Mike’s Arena

12:00 AM, 17 February 2022

Piscataway, NJ

Attendance: 8,236

Referees:
Bill Ek
Paul Szelc
Brooks Wells

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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