Illinois 78-69 Minnesota (21 Feb, 2023) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Golden Gophers

7-18, 1-14 Conference

	1	2	T
MINN	29	40	69
ILL	35	43	78

TIME	MINN	ILL
19:44	Ta'lon Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:40	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Foul on Jamison Battle.	0	0
19:28	Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.	0	1
19:28	Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.	0	2
19:28	Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.	0	2
19:26	Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:15	Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.	2	2
18:57	Foul on Jaden Henley.	2	2
18:48	Matthew Mayer Turnover.	2	2
18:48	Ta'lon Cooper Steal.	2	2
18:44	Jaden Henley Turnover.	2	2
18:44	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	2	2
18:36	Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.	2	2
18:30	Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:29	Matthew Mayer made Layup.	2	4
18:12	Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.	2	4
18:12	Jayden Epps Steal.	2	4
18:06	Foul on Dain Dainja.	2	4
18:06	Dain Dainja Turnover.	2	4
17:49	Ta'lon Cooper missed Jumper.	2	4
17:46	Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:43	Jayden Epps made Layup.	2	6
17:28	Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
17:24	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:12	Ta'lon Cooper Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:59	Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.	4	6
16:43	RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.	4	8
16:24	Foul on Ty Rodgers.	4	8
16:05	Joshua Ola-Joseph made Dunk.	6	8
15:41	Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.	6	10
15:26	Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.	6	10
15:22	Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.	6	10
15:07	Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper.	6	13
14:49	Foul on Jayden Epps.	6	13
14:49	Official TV Timeout	6	13
14:44	Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.	6	13
14:39	Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	6	13
14:23	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	6	13
14:19	Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.	6	13
14:03	Sencire Harris missed Jumper.	6	13
14:01	Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.	6	13
13:45	Pharrel Payne Turnover.	6	13
13:25	Dain Dainja made Layup.	6	15
13:25	Foul on Pharrel Payne.	6	15
13:25	Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.	6	15
13:20	Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.	6	15
13:16	Sencire Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	6	15
13:09	Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.	6	15
13:04	Foul on Pharrel Payne.	6	15
13:04	Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.	6	16
13:04	Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.	6	16
13:02	Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.	6	16
12:46	Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup.	8	16
12:28	Dain Dainja made Jumper.	8	18
12:09	Foul on Ty Rodgers.	8	18
11:53	Ta'lon Cooper Turnover.	8	18
11:53	Matthew Mayer Steal.	8	18
11:53	Official TV Timeout	8	18
11:41	RJ Melendez Turnover.	8	18
11:21	Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.	8	18
11:16	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	8	18
11:11	Foul on Dawson Garcia.	8	18
11:11	Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.	8	18
11:11	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	8	18
11:11	Dain Dainja made Free Throw.	8	19
10:52	Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.	8	19
10:50	Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.	8	19
10:44	Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.	8	19
10:44	Joshua Ola-Joseph Block.	8	19
10:37	Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.	8	19
10:21	Jamison Battle missed Jumper.	8	19
10:18	Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.	8	19
10:10	Jayden Epps missed Jumper.	8	19
10:07	Ta'lon Cooper Defensive Rebound.	8	19
10:01	Ta'lon Cooper missed Layup.	8	19
10:01	RJ Melendez Block.	8	19
10:01	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	8	19
9:56	Dawson Garcia made Jumper.	10	19
9:26	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	10	19
9:22	Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.	10	19
9:11	Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.	10	19
9:08	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	10	19
8:55	Foul on Dawson Garcia.	10	19
8:46	Dain Dainja missed Jumper.	10	19
8:43	Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.	10	19
8:38	Foul on RJ Melendez.	10	19
8:33	Jamison Battle made Jumper.	12	19
8:15	Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.	12	19
8:11	Taurus Samuels Defensive Rebound.	12	19
7:49	Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Jumper.	12	19
7:46	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	12	19
7:42	Jayden Epps Turnover.	12	19
7:42	Taurus Samuels Steal.	12	19
7:36	Foul on Coleman Hawkins.	12	19
7:36	Official TV Timeout	12	19
7:35	Jamison Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Taurus Samuels.	14	19
7:03	Dain Dainja missed Dunk.	14	19
7:00	RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.	14	19
6:58	RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.	14	19
6:54	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	14	19
6:53	Dain Dainja made Dunk.	14	21
6:41	Foul on Dain Dainja.	14	21
6:41	Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.	14	21
6:41	Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.	14	21
6:40	Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.	14	21
6:38	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	14	21
6:14	Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.	14	24
5:59	Jaden Henley missed Jumper.	14	24
5:55	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	14	24
5:50	RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Goode.	14	26
5:47	Minnesota Timeout	14	26
5:29	Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.	17	26
5:27	Technical Foul on Jamison Battle.	17	26
5:27	Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.	17	26
5:27	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	17	26
5:27	Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.	17	27
5:20	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	17	27
5:16	Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.	17	27
5:07	Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle.	19	27
4:42	Luke Goode missed Jumper.	19	27
4:40	RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.	19	27
4:31	Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.	19	29
4:09	Joshua Ola-Joseph made Jumper.	21	29
3:46	Matthew Mayer made Layup.	21	31
3:27	Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.	23	31
3:10	RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
3:07	Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.	23	31
2:44	Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.	23	31
2:42	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	23	31
2:34	Sencire Harris Turnover.	23	31
2:34	Official TV Timeout	23	31
2:19	Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.	25	31
2:05	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	25	31
2:04	Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.	25	31
2:04	Foul on Matthew Mayer.	25	31
2:04	Jamison Battle made Free Throw.	26	31
2:04	Jamison Battle made Free Throw.	27	31
1:43	Foul on Ta'lon Cooper.	27	31
1:43	Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.	27	32
1:42	Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.	27	32
1:38	Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.	27	32
1:18	Dawson Garcia made Jumper.	29	32
0:54	Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.	29	32
0:51	Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.	29	32
0:51	Foul on Luke Goode.	29	32
0:51	Braeden Carrington missed Free Throw.	29	32
0:49	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	29	32
0:28	Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0:25	Illinois Timeout	29	35
0:04	Ta'lon Cooper missed Layup.	29	35
0:01	Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.	29	35
0:00	End of 1st half	29	35

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Check out this sweet pass from Dain Dainja

0:20

Ramses Melendez rocks the rim with jam

0:30

State Farm Center

2:00 AM, 21 February 2023

Champaign, IL

Attendance: 15,544

Referees:
Paul Szelc
Rob Kueneman
Brian McNutt

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	10-2
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	8-4
Minnesota	0-2	2	7-5

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