Illinois Fighting Illini @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
18-7, 11-4 Big Ten
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18-7, 11-4 Big Ten
16-9, 10-5 Big Ten
70
16-9, 10-5 Big Ten
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
- Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
- Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
- Paul Mulcahy made Layup.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Jumper.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
- Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
- Omar Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
- Coleman Hawkins missed Layup.
- Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
- Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.
- Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
- Alfonso Plummer made Layup.
- Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.
- Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
- Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
- Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
- Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
- Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Jacob Grandison made Layup.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
- Dean Reiber missed Layup.
- Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- Dean Reiber made Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Alfonso Plummer made Jumper.
- Ralph Gonzales-Agee missed Layup.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trent Frazier made Layup.
- Ralph Gonzales-Agee missed Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Jumper.
- Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb McConnell made Jumper.
- Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb McConnell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
- Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
- Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
- Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
- Clifford Omoruyi missed Free Throw.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.
- Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
- Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.
- Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
- Paul Mulcahy missed Layup.
- Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
- Caleb McConnell made Layup.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker made Jumper.
- Jacob Grandison missed Layup.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Ron Harper Jr..
- Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Layup.
- Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
- Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk missed Free Throw.
- Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk missed Free Throw.
- Caleb McConnell missed Layup.
- Clifford Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Layup.
- Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aundre Hyatt made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- Aundre Hyatt missed Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
- Coleman Hawkins made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
- Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
- Geo Baker made Jumper.
- Andre Curbelo missed Free Throw.
- Aundre Hyatt missed Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Mulcahy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Andre Curbelo made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
- Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Jumper.
- Dean Reiber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb McConnell made Layup.
- Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Caleb McConnell missed Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
- RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
- RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
- Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
- RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
- RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
- Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
- RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Dunk.
- Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
- Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper.
- RJ Melendez missed Layup.
- Geo Baker missed Free Throw.
- Geo Baker missed Free Throw.
- Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
- Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
- Geo Baker made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker made Free Throw.
- RJ Melendez made Layup.
- Geo Baker made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker missed Free Throw.
- Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw.
- Aundre Hyatt missed Free Throw.
- RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
- Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | 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 | |
ILL @ RUTG Videos
Ron Harper Jr. missiles to Clifford Omoruyi for the filthy reverse jam
Ron Harper Jr. rocks the rim with powerful slam dunk
Mulcahy shows off his vision with a nice dime to Harper for a 3
Game Information
Piscataway, NJ
Referee:Bill Ek
Referee:Paul Szelc
Referee:Brooks Wells
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 14-1 | - | 24-1 |
| Illinois | 12-3 | 2 | 21-5 |
| Nebraska | 11-3 | 2.5 | 22-3 |
| Purdue | 11-3 | 2.5 | 21-4 |
| Michigan State | 10-4 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Wisconsin | 10-4 | 3.5 | 18-7 |
| UCLA | 9-5 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
| Iowa | 8-6 | 5.5 | 18-7 |
| Ohio State | 8-6 | 5.5 | 16-9 |
| Indiana | 8-7 | 6 | 17-9 |
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| Washington | 5-10 | 9 | 13-13 |
| Minnesota | 4-10 | 9.5 | 11-14 |
| Rutgers | 3-11 | 10.5 | 10-15 |
| Maryland | 3-11 | 10.5 | 10-15 |
| Oregon | 2-12 | 11.5 | 9-16 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 12 | 11-15 |
| Northwestern | 2-13 | 12 | 10-16 |
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