Illinois 94-85 UT Rio Grande Valley (27 Nov, 2021) Play-by-Play

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

4-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	T
RGV	37	48	85
ILL	39	55	94

Illinois Fighting Illini

4-2, 3-0 home

TIME		RGV	ILL
19:42	Coleman Hawkins made Layup.	0	2
19:21	Marek Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:16	Mike Adewunmi Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:16	Mike Adewunmi made Layup.	2	2
19:09	Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.	2	5
18:53	Mike Adewunmi missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
18:50	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	2	5
18:41	Coleman Hawkins Turnover.	2	5
18:41	Marek Nelson Steal.	2	5
18:36	Ricky Nelson missed Jumper.	2	5
18:36	Coleman Hawkins Block.	2	5
18:29	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	2	5
18:25	Austin Hutcherson Turnover.	2	5
18:25	Mike Adewunmi Steal.	2	5
17:57	Justin Johnson made Jumper.	4	5
17:37	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
17:34	Mike Adewunmi Defensive Rebound.	4	5
17:07	Mike Adewunmi missed Jumper.	4	5
17:03	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:55	Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	4	8
16:30	Donte Houston Jr. missed Layup.	4	8
16:27	Austin Hutcherson Defensive Rebound.	4	8
16:24	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	4	8
16:20	Marek Nelson Defensive Rebound.	4	8
16:12	Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marek Nelson.	7	8
15:54	Foul on Ricky Nelson.	7	8
15:54	Official TV Timeout	7	8
15:42	Da'Monte Williams missed Layup.	7	8
15:39	Mike Adewunmi Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:23	Marek Nelson made Jumper.	9	8
15:06	Foul on Marek Nelson.	9	8
15:06	Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.	9	9
15:06	Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.	9	10
14:51	Justin Johnson missed Jumper.	9	10
14:51	Omar Payne Block.	9	10
14:46	Marek Nelson Offensive Rebound.	9	10
14:44	Marek Nelson made Jumper.	11	10
14:23	Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.	11	10
14:20	Marek Nelson Defensive Rebound.	11	10
14:16	Marek Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Ricky Nelson.	13	10
14:16	Foul on Da'Monte Williams.	13	10
14:16	Marek Nelson made Free Throw.	14	10
13:59	Omar Payne missed Layup.	14	10
13:56	Omar Payne Offensive Rebound.	14	10
13:55	Omar Payne missed Jumper.	14	10
13:55	Justin Johnson Block.	14	10
13:50	Ricky Nelson Defensive Rebound.	14	10
13:49	Foul on Omar Payne.	14	10
13:49	Justin Johnson made Free Throw.	15	10
13:49	Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.	15	10
13:46	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:37	Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	15	10
13:33	RayQuan Taylor Defensive Rebound.	15	10
13:24	Xavier Johnson made Layup.	17	10
13:24	Foul on Luke Goode.	17	10
13:24	Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.	18	10
13:17	Foul on Xavier Johnson.	18	10
13:06	Austin Hutcherson Turnover.	18	10
13:06	Mike Adewunmi Steal.	18	10
13:02	Ricky Nelson made Jumper.	20	10
13:01	Illinois Timeout	20	10
12:46	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.	20	12
12:17	Justin Johnson made Jumper.	22	12
12:04	Foul on Mike Adewunmi.	22	12
11:50	Marek Nelson Defensive Rebound.	22	12
11:39	Ricky Nelson made Jumper.	24	12
11:32	Austin Hutcherson Turnover.	24	12
11:32	Official TV Timeout	24	12
11:18	Foul on Xavier Johnson.	24	12
11:18	Xavier Johnson Turnover.	24	12
11:09	Coleman Hawkins Turnover.	24	12
11:09	Donte Houston Jr. Steal.	24	12
11:03	Ricky Nelson missed Layup.	24	12
11:00	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	24	12
10:44	Coleman Hawkins made Dunk.	24	14
10:32	Marek Nelson missed Layup.	24	14
10:32	UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.	24	14
10:27	Donte Houston Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	24	14
10:25	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	24	14
10:07	Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.	24	16
9:42	Mike Adewunmi Turnover.	24	16
9:42	Kofi Cockburn Steal.	24	16
9:30	Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	24	19
9:01	Justin Johnson missed Jumper.	24	19
9:01	Kofi Cockburn Block.	24	19
8:56	Austin Hutcherson Defensive Rebound.	24	19
8:46	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	24	19
8:44	Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	24	19
8:27	Ricky Nelson made Jumper.	26	19
8:08	Foul on Ricky Nelson.	26	19
7:57	Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.	26	21
7:27	Marek Nelson missed Layup.	26	21
7:25	RayQuan Taylor Offensive Rebound.	26	21
7:22	Marek Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	26	21
7:20	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	26	21
7:17	Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.	26	21
7:17	Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.	26	21
7:17	Marek Nelson Block.	26	21
7:12	Foul on Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.	26	21
7:11	Justin Johnson made Free Throw.	27	21
7:11	Official TV Timeout	26	21
7:11	Justin Johnson made Free Throw.	28	21
7:00	Alfonso Plummer Turnover.	28	21
6:35	Mike Adewunmi made Jumper.	30	21
6:14	Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	30	24
6:00	Mike Adewunmi missed Three Point Jumper.	30	24
5:58	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	30	24
5:41	Austin Hutcherson Turnover.	30	24
5:41	RayQuan Taylor Steal.	30	24
5:37	Foul on Da'Monte Williams.	30	24
5:37	Justin Johnson made Free Throw.	31	24
5:37	Justin Johnson made Free Throw.	32	24
5:21	Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.	32	26
5:21	Foul on Donte Houston Jr..	32	26
5:21	Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.	32	26
5:20	Xavier Johnson Defensive Rebound.	32	26
5:06	Xavier Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	32	26
5:02	Donte Houston Jr. Offensive Rebound.	32	26
4:48	Mike Adewunmi missed Three Point Jumper.	32	26
4:44	Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.	32	26
4:42	Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	32	29
4:39	UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout	32	29
4:11	Marek Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	32	29
4:08	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	32	29
3:44	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.	32	31
3:24	Ricky Nelson missed Jumper.	32	31
3:21	Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.	32	31
3:03	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Turnover.	32	31
3:03	Official TV Timeout	32	31
2:49	Justin Johnson Turnover.	32	31
2:33	Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.	32	31
2:30	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Offensive Rebound.	32	31
2:23	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.	32	33
2:01	Marek Nelson missed Jumper.	32	33
1:58	Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.	32	33
1:54	Alfonso Plummer Turnover.	32	33
1:37	RayQuan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.	32	33
1:33	Mike Adewunmi Offensive Rebound.	32	33
1:31	Mike Adewunmi made Layup.	34	33
1:20	Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.	34	35
0:57	Mike Adewunmi Turnover.	34	35
0:57	Da'Monte Williams Steal.	34	35
0:50	Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.	34	37
0:29	Marek Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RayQuan Taylor.	37	37
0:00	Ramses Melendez made Jumper.	37	39
0:00	End of 1st half	37	37

State Farm Center

1:00 AM, 27 November 2021

Champaign, IL

Attendance: 12,782

Referees:
Rob Kueneman
Brandon Cruz
Brian McNutt

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Grand Canyon	17-3	-	30-5
Tarleton State	16-4	1	25-10
UT Arlington	13-7	4	20-14
Seattle U	11-9	6	23-14
Utah Valley	11-9	6	16-16
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Abilene Christian	10-10	7	16-18
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