Tennessee 86-79 Illinois (9 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

7-2, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
ILL	36	43	79
TENN	34	52	86

Tennessee Volunteers

6-3, 4-0 home

TIME		ILL	TENN
19:49	Josiah-Jordan James made Jumper. Assisted by Jonas Aidoo.	0	2
19:32	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:29	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:14	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.	2	2
18:59	Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.	2	4
18:49	Ty Rodgers Turnover.	2	4
18:49	Dalton Knecht Steal.	2	4
18:44	Dalton Knecht missed Layup.	2	4
18:40	Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.	2	4
18:40	Jonas Aidoo missed Layup.	2	4
18:39	Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.	2	4
18:39	Jonas Aidoo made Layup.	2	6
18:28	Marcus Domask Turnover.	2	6
18:28	Josiah-Jordan James Steal.	2	6
18:24	Josiah-Jordan James missed Layup.	2	6
18:20	Marcus Domask Defensive Rebound.	2	6
18:16	Quincy Guerrier made Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:55	Santiago Vescovi made Layup. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.	5	8
17:37	Quincy Guerrier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.	8	8
17:21	Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..	8	8
17:21	Dalton Knecht missed Free Throw.	8	8
17:21	Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.	8	8
17:21	Dalton Knecht made Free Throw.	8	9
16:58	Marcus Domask missed Jumper.	8	9
16:55	Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.	8	9
16:46	Jonas Aidoo made Dunk. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.	8	11
16:17	Quincy Guerrier made Jumper.	10	11
16:07	Jonas Aidoo missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
16:04	Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.	10	11
15:55	Coleman Hawkins Turnover.	10	11
15:55	Jonas Aidoo Steal.	10	11
15:50	Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.	10	14
15:19	Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Domask.	13	14
14:55	Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.	13	17
14:41	Quincy Guerrier missed Three Point Jumper.	13	17
14:37	Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.	13	17
14:27	Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.	13	17
14:24	Santiago Vescovi Offensive Rebound.	13	17
14:22	Jonas Aidoo made Layup. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.	13	19
14:02	Foul on Dalton Knecht.	13	19
14:02	Official TV Timeout	13	19
14:02	Ty Rodgers made Free Throw.	14	19
14:02	Ty Rodgers made Free Throw.	15	19
13:57	Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.	15	21
13:47	Illinois Timeout	15	21
13:32	Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
13:27	Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	15	21
12:58	Jordan Gainey missed Jumper.	15	21
12:54	Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.	15	21
12:51	Justin Harmon missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
12:51	Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.	15	21
12:50	Foul on Luke Goode.	15	21
12:33	Tobe Awaka missed Layup.	15	21
12:33	Dain Dainja Block.	15	21
12:29	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	15	21
12:26	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.	15	21
12:26	Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.	15	21
12:16		15	23
11:53	Marcus Domask missed Three Point Jumper.	15	23
11:49	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	15	23
11:47	Dain Dainja missed Layup.	15	23
11:43	Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.	15	23
11:43	Dain Dainja made Layup.	17	23
11:25	Jordan Gainey Turnover.	17	23
11:25	Official TV Timeout	17	23
11:13	Foul on Jahmai Mashack.	17	23
11:13	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.	18	23
11:13	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.	19	23
10:54	Foul on Ty Rodgers.	19	23
10:54	Jahmai Mashack made Free Throw.	19	24
10:54	Jahmai Mashack made Free Throw.	19	25
10:37	Foul on Jahmai Mashack.	19	25
10:37	Quincy Guerrier made Free Throw.	20	25
10:37	Quincy Guerrier missed Free Throw.	20	25
10:36	Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.	20	25
10:30	Santiago Vescovi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Gainey.	20	28
10:07	Quincy Guerrier missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
10:02	Justin Harmon Offensive Rebound.	20	28
10:01	Justin Harmon made Jumper.	22	28
9:47	Tobe Awaka missed Dunk.	22	28
9:43	Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	22	28
9:37	Justin Harmon missed Three Point Jumper.	22	28
9:35	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	22	28
9:35	Foul on Santiago Vescovi.	22	28
9:20	Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.	25	28
8:52	Zakai Zeigler missed Layup.	25	28
8:47	Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.	25	28
8:47	Jonas Aidoo missed Layup.	25	28
8:46	Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.	25	28
8:26	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	25	28
8:23	Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.	25	28
8:07	Josiah-Jordan James made Dunk. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.	25	30
7:37	Marcus Domask missed Three Point Jumper.	25	30
7:32	Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.	25	30
7:31	Josiah-Jordan James Turnover.	25	30
7:31	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	25	30
7:29	Foul on Jordan Gainey.	25	30
7:29	Official TV Timeout	25	30
7:29	Ty Rodgers made Free Throw.	26	30
7:29	Ty Rodgers missed Free Throw.	26	30
7:28	Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.	26	30
7:10	Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.	26	30
7:06	Santiago Vescovi Offensive Rebound.	26	30
7:02	Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.	26	30
6:58	Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.	26	30
6:53	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.	26	30
6:53	Dalton Knecht Block.	26	30
6:51	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	26	30
6:41	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Jumper.	26	30
6:41	Jonas Aidoo Block.	26	30
6:37	Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.	26	30
6:17	Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.	26	30
6:13	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	26	30
5:44	Quincy Guerrier missed Three Point Jumper.	26	30
5:44	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	26	30
5:44	Illinois Turnover.	26	30
5:25	Foul on Dalton Knecht.	26	30
5:25	Dalton Knecht Turnover.	26	30
5:05	Marcus Domask made Jumper.	28	30
4:48	Jordan Gainey missed Jumper.	28	30
4:45	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	28	30
4:33	Quincy Guerrier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.	31	30
4:15	Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.	31	30
4:11	Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.	31	30
3:56	Marcus Domask missed Jumper.	31	30
3:51	Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.	31	30
3:44	Zakai Zeigler made Jumper.	31	32
3:29	Official TV Timeout	31	32
3:14	Quincy Guerrier missed Layup.	31	32
3:11	Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.	31	32
2:59	Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.	31	32
2:56	Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.	31	32
2:34	Marcus Domask missed Three Point Jumper.	31	32
2:27	Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.	31	32
2:18	Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.	31	32
2:17	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	31	32
2:17	Foul on Jonas Aidoo.	31	32
2:17	Luke Goode made Free Throw.	32	32
2:17	Luke Goode made Free Throw.	33	32
2:09	Santiago Vescovi made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.	33	34
1:51	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	33	34
1:47	Luke Goode Offensive Rebound.	33	34
1:44	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	33	34
1:43	Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	33	34
1:24	Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.	33	34
1:19	Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.	33	34
1:11	Josiah-Jordan James missed Jumper.	33	34
1:07	Marcus Domask Defensive Rebound.	33	34
1:02	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	33	34
0:58	Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	33	34
0:46	Zakai Zeigler missed Jumper.	33	34
0:44	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	33	34
0:20	Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper.	36	34
0:11	Tennessee Timeout	36	34
0:07	Foul on Marcus Domask.	36	34
0:01	Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.	36	34
0:00	Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.	36	34
0:00	End of 1st half	36	34

Thompson-Boling Arena

5:00 PM, 9 December 2023

Knoxville, TN

Attendance: 21,678

Referees:
Don Daily
Patrick Evans
Terry Oglesby

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

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee	14-4	-	27-9
Auburn	13-5	1	27-8
South Carolina	13-5	1	26-8
Kentucky	13-5	1	23-10
Alabama	13-5	1	25-12
Florida	11-7	3	24-12
Texas A&M	9-9	5	21-15
LSU	9-9	5	17-16
Mississippi State	8-10	6	21-14
Ole Miss	7-11	7	20-12
Georgia	6-12	8	20-17
Arkansas	6-12	8	16-17
Vanderbilt	4-14	10	9-23
Missouri	0-18	14	8-24

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