Illinois 66-62 Northwestern (24 Feb, 2023) Play-by-Play

Northwestern Wildcats

20-8, 11-6 Conference

	1	2	T
NU	37	25	62
ILL	19	47	66

Illinois Fighting Illini

19-9, 10-7 Conference

TIME		NU	ILL
19:40	Boo Buie missed Jumper.	0	0
19:36	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:26	Matthew Mayer Turnover.	0	0
19:15	Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.	3	0
18:49	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:47	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	3	0
18:45	Dain Dainja Turnover.	3	0
18:27	Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:19	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:05	Jayden Epps missed Jumper.	3	0
18:01	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	3	0
17:59	Boo Buie Turnover.	3	0
17:59	RJ Melendez Steal.	3	0
17:54	RJ Melendez made Layup.	3	2
17:45	Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:32	Foul on Boo Buie.	6	2
17:21	RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:13	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:12	Ty Berry Turnover.	6	2
17:12	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	6	2
17:07	Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.	6	2
17:04	Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:50	Boo Buie made Jumper.	8	2
16:31	Dain Dainja made Layup.	8	4
16:15	Chase Audige made Three Point Jumper.	11	4
15:54	Dain Dainja missed Layup.	11	4
15:54	Robbie Beran Block.	11	4
15:53	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	11	4
15:53	Official TV Timeout	11	4
15:52	Matthew Mayer Turnover.	11	4
15:37	Boo Buie missed Jumper.	11	4
15:37	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	11	4
15:15	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	11	4
15:13	Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.	11	4
15:09	Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.	11	6
14:52	Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tydus Verhoeven.	14	6
14:48	Illinois Timeout	14	6
14:29	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	14	6
14:25	Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.	14	6
14:08	Ty Berry missed Jumper.	14	6
14:06	Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	14	6
14:03	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	14	6
13:59	Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.	14	6
13:56	Foul on Tydus Verhoeven.	14	6
13:48	Ty Rodgers made Jumper.	14	8
13:25	Ty Berry missed Jumper.	14	8
13:25	Dain Dainja Block.	14	8
13:19	Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	14	8
13:17	Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.	14	8
13:17	Chase Audige Steal.	14	8
13:02	Boo Buie missed Jumper.	14	8
13:00	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	14	8
12:51	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.	14	10
12:27	Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.	14	10
12:23	Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.	14	10
12:22	Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.	14	10
12:22	Luke Goode Block.	14	10
12:17	Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	14	10
12:09	Ty Rodgers made Jumper.	14	12
11:40	Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.	14	12
11:38	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	14	12
11:33	Sencire Harris made Jumper.	14	14
11:32	Northwestern Timeout	14	14
11:20	Chase Audige made Layup.	16	14
10:58	Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.	16	14
10:52	Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.	16	14
10:35	Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.	19	14
10:09	Luke Goode Turnover.	19	14
9:54	Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tydus Verhoeven.	22	14
9:37	RJ Melendez Turnover.	22	14
9:37	Chase Audige Steal.	22	14
9:13	Tydus Verhoeven missed Layup.	22	14
9:09	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	22	14
9:06	Foul on Robbie Beran.	22	14
9:06	Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.	22	14
9:06	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	22	14
9:06	Dain Dainja made Free Throw.	22	15
8:43	Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.	22	15
8:43	Matthew Mayer Block.	22	15
8:37	Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.	22	15
8:36	Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.	24	15
8:18	Jayden Epps missed Layup.	24	15
8:13	RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.	24	15
8:13	RJ Melendez missed Layup.	24	15
8:12	Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.	24	15
8:03	Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.	24	15
8:00	Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.	24	15
7:58	Foul on Tydus Verhoeven.	24	15
7:58	Official TV Timeout	24	15
7:57	Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.	24	15
7:57	Chase Audige Steal.	24	15
7:39	Chase Audige missed Jumper.	24	15
7:37	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	24	15
7:37	Foul on Chase Audige.	24	15
7:16	Dain Dainja Turnover.	24	15
7:16	Robbie Beran Steal.	24	15
6:46	Chase Audige missed Jumper.	24	15
6:43	Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.	24	15
6:43	Matthew Nicholson missed Layup.	24	15
6:43	Northwestern Offensive Rebound.	24	15
6:42	Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.	24	15
6:38	Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.	24	15
6:26	Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.	24	15
6:22	Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.	24	15
6:05	Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..	24	15
5:55	Foul on Matthew Mayer.	24	15
5:54	Chase Audige Turnover.	24	15
5:54	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	24	15
5:49	Sencire Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.	24	17
5:28	Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..	24	17
5:28	Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.	25	17
5:28	Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.	26	17
5:16	Foul on Matthew Nicholson.	26	17
5:16	Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.	26	17
5:16	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	26	17
5:16	Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.	26	17
5:13	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	26	17
4:59	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	26	17
4:56	Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	17
4:44	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	26	17
4:41	Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.	26	17
4:26	Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.	29	17
3:58	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	29	17
3:52	Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.	29	17
3:52	Coleman Hawkins made Layup.	29	19
3:35	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	29	19
3:29	Tydus Verhoeven Offensive Rebound.	29	19
3:28	Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.	29	19
3:25	Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.	29	19
3:15	Boo Buie made Layup.	31	19
3:15	Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..	31	19
3:15	Official TV Timeout	31	19
3:15	Boo Buie made Free Throw.	32	19
2:48	Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.	32	19
2:44	Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.	32	19
2:26	Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.	32	19
2:23	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	32	19
2:00	Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.	32	19
2:00	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	32	19
2:00	Foul on Luke Goode.	32	19
1:32	Boo Buie made Layup.	34	19
1:04	Dain Dainja Turnover.	34	19
1:04	Ty Berry Steal.	34	19
0:59	Chase Audige missed Dunk.	34	19
0:59	Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.	34	19
0:59	Matthew Mayer Block.	34	19
0:57	Foul on RJ Melendez.	34	19
0:52	Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.	37	19
0:35	Sencire Harris Turnover.	37	19
0:35	Brooks Barnhizer Steal.	37	19
0:31	Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.	37	19
0:28	Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.	37	19
0:16	Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.	37	19
0:13	Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.	37	19
0:07	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	37	19
0:04	Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.	37	19
0:01	Boo Buie missed Jumper.	37	19
0:01	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	37	19
0:00	End of 1st half	37	19

State Farm Center

2:00 AM, 24 February 2023

Champaign, IL

Attendance: 15,544

Referees:
Brian Dorsey
Clarence Armstrong
Kelly Pfeifer

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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