Northwestern 68-67 Illinois (23 Jan, 2015) Play-by-Play

Northwestern Wildcats

14-4, 4-3 Conference

	1	2	T
NU	36	32	68
ILL	33	34	67

Illinois Fighting Illini

11-8, 2-5 Conference

TIME		NU	ILL
19:47	Foul on Jacqui Grant.	0	0
19:45	Nia Coffey missed Jumper.	0	0
19:45	Kyley Simmons Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:36	Amarah Coleman missed Jumper.	0	0
19:36	Alex Cohen Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:23	Ashley Deary missed Jumper.	0	0
19:23	Ashley Deary Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:07	Alex Cohen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Deary.	3	0
18:42	Brittany Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chatrice White.	3	3
18:28	Ashley Deary missed Jumper.	3	3
18:28	Chatrice White Block.	3	3
18:27	Jacqui Grant Defensive Rebound.	3	3
18:20	Jacqui Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	3	3
18:20	Christen Inman Defensive Rebound.	3	3
18:09	Maggie Lyon missed Three Point Jumper.	3	3
18:09	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	3	3
17:53	Kyley Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brittany Carter.	3	6
17:33	Alex Cohen made Jumper. Assisted by Maggie Lyon.	5	6
17:25	Kyley Simmons Turnover.	5	6
17:16	Nia Coffey missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:16	Alex Cohen Offensive Rebound.	5	6
17:03	Christen Inman missed Jumper.	5	6
17:03	Nia Coffey Offensive Rebound.	5	6
16:40	Christen Inman made Jumper.	7	6
16:28	Amarah Coleman Turnover.	7	6
16:09	Maggie Lyon missed Jumper.	7	6
16:09	Kyley Simmons Defensive Rebound.	7	6
16:02	Brittany Carter missed Jumper.	7	6
16:02	Jacqui Grant Offensive Rebound.	7	6
16:00	Jacqui Grant missed Jumper.	7	6
16:00	Nia Coffey Defensive Rebound.	7	6
15:53	Maggie Lyon Turnover.	7	6
15:53	Official TV Timeout	7	6
15:46	Amarah Coleman made Jumper.	7	8
15:36	Foul on Amarah Coleman.	7	8
15:29	Nia Coffey missed Jumper.	7	8
15:29	Chatrice White Block.	7	8
15:26	Chatrice White Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:15	Jacqui Grant made Layup. Assisted by Kyley Simmons.	7	10
15:05	Maggie Lyon Turnover.	7	10
14:54	Kyley Simmons Turnover.	7	10
14:50	Christen Inman made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Deary.	9	10
14:38	Brittany Carter missed Jumper.	9	10
14:38	Chatrice White Offensive Rebound.	9	10
14:31	Amarah Coleman missed Jumper.	9	10
14:31	Nia Coffey Block.	9	10
14:31	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	9	10
14:21	Brittany Carter missed Three Point Jumper.	9	10
14:21	Amarah Coleman Offensive Rebound.	9	10
14:01	Foul on Nia Coffey.	9	10
13:56	Brittany Carter Turnover.	9	10
13:55	Ashley Deary Steal.	9	10
13:52	Christen Inman made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Deary.	11	10
13:40	Kyley Simmons Turnover.	11	10
13:39	Ashley Deary Steal.	11	10
13:36	Maggie Lyon made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Deary.	13	10
13:19	Jacqui Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyley Simmons.	13	13
13:03	Maggie Lyon missed Three Point Jumper.	13	13
13:03	Brittany Carter Defensive Rebound.	13	13
12:46	Amarah Coleman missed Jumper.	13	13
12:46	Maggie Lyon Defensive Rebound.	13	13
12:36	Nia Coffey missed Jumper.	13	13
12:36	Brittany Carter Defensive Rebound.	13	13
12:12	Amarah Coleman missed Jumper.	13	13
12:12	Nia Coffey Defensive Rebound.	13	13
11:58	Maggie Lyon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Inman.	16	13
11:32	Amarah Coleman missed Jumper.	16	13
11:32	Christen Inman Defensive Rebound.	16	13
11:20	Official TV Timeout	16	13
11:09	Maggie Lyon Turnover.	16	13
11:08	Amarah Coleman Steal.	16	13
11:02	Kyley Simmons Turnover.	16	13
10:58	Christen Inman Turnover.	16	13
10:58	Foul on Christen Inman.	16	13
10:39	Jacqui Grant missed Jumper.	16	13
10:39	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	16	13
10:11	Ashley Deary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karly Roser.	19	13
9:57	Taylor Tuck Turnover.	19	13
9:55	Maggie Lyon Steal.	19	13
9:47	Ashley Deary missed Jumper.	19	13
9:47	Jacqui Grant Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:25	Brittany Carter missed Jumper.	19	13
9:25	Maggie Lyon Defensive Rebound.	19	13
9:18	Lydia Rohde missed Jumper.	19	13
9:18	Northwestern Offensive Rebound.	19	13
9:12	Alex Cohen missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
9:12	Karly Roser Offensive Rebound.	19	13
9:01	Alex Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Nia Coffey.	21	13
8:49	Nia Oden missed Jumper.	21	13
8:49	Jacqui Grant Offensive Rebound.	21	13
8:47	Foul on Ashley Deary.	21	13
8:47	Jacqui Grant missed Free Throw.	21	13
8:47	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	21	13
8:47	Jacqui Grant made Free Throw.	21	14
8:27	Lydia Rohde missed Three Point Jumper.	21	14
8:27	Brittany Carter Defensive Rebound.	21	14
8:04	Taylor Tuck missed Three Point Jumper.	21	14
8:04	Ashley Deary Defensive Rebound.	21	14
7:48	Foul on Nia Oden.	21	14
7:48	Official TV Timeout	21	14
7:48	Nia Coffey made Free Throw.	22	14
7:48	Nia Coffey made Free Throw.	23	14
7:42	Foul on Ashley Deary.	23	14
7:29	Kyley Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brittany Carter.	23	17
7:12	Maggie Lyon missed Three Point Jumper.	23	17
7:12	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	23	17
7:09	Foul on Kyley Simmons.	23	17
6:47	Maggie Lyon missed Jumper.	23	17
6:47	Christen Inman Offensive Rebound.	23	17
6:32	Nia Coffey missed Jumper.	23	17
6:32	Alex Cohen Offensive Rebound.	23	17
6:28	Foul on Amarah Coleman.	23	17
6:28	Alex Cohen missed Free Throw.	23	17
6:28	Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.	23	17
6:28	Alex Cohen made Free Throw.	24	17
6:13	Foul on Nia Coffey.	24	17
6:13	Amarah Coleman missed Free Throw.	24	17
6:13	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	24	17
6:13	Amarah Coleman missed Free Throw.	24	17
6:13	Karly Roser Defensive Rebound.	24	17
6:06	Alex Cohen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karly Roser.	27	17
5:41	Jacqui Grant Turnover.	27	17
5:40	Nia Coffey Steal.	27	17
5:36	Foul on Kyley Simmons.	29	17
5:36	Nia Coffey made Free Throw.	30	17
5:36	Nia Coffey made Jumper.	29	17
5:30	Brittany Carter missed Three Point Jumper.	30	17
5:30	Nia Coffey Defensive Rebound.	30	17
5:21	Maggie Lyon missed Three Point Jumper.	30	17
5:21	Brittany Carter Defensive Rebound.	30	17
4:59	Chatrice White made Jumper. Assisted by Amarah Coleman.	30	19
4:42	Northwestern Timeout	30	19
4:37	Karly Roser Turnover.	30	19
4:32	Jacqui Grant made Layup. Assisted by Amarah Coleman.	30	21
4:05	Maggie Lyon Turnover.	30	21
4:03	Chatrice White Steal.	30	21
3:50	Foul on Alex Cohen.	30	21
3:50	Official TV Timeout	30	21
3:40	Chatrice White made Jumper.	30	23
3:24	Karly Roser Turnover.	30	23
3:23	Kyley Simmons Steal.	30	23
3:17	Brittany Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyley Simmons.	30	26
3:02	Nia Coffey Turnover.	30	26
3:00	Brittany Carter Steal.	30	26
2:54	Brittany Carter missed Jumper.	30	26
2:54	Chatrice White Offensive Rebound.	30	26
2:52	Foul on Maggie Lyon.	30	26
2:52	Chatrice White made Free Throw.	30	27
2:52	Chatrice White made Free Throw.	30	28
2:41	Maggie Lyon Turnover.	30	28
2:39	Chatrice White Steal.	30	28
2:36	Amarah Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Kyley Simmons.	30	30
2:35	Northwestern Timeout	30	30
2:25	Ashley Deary Turnover.	30	30
2:24	Amarah Coleman Steal.	30	30
2:10	Illinois Timeout	30	30
2:03	Jacqui Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	30	30
2:03	Ashley Deary Defensive Rebound.	30	30
1:51	Christen Inman made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Cohen.	32	30
1:36	Amarah Coleman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacqui Grant.	32	33
1:20	Nia Coffey missed Three Point Jumper.	32	33
1:20	Chatrice White Defensive Rebound.	32	33
0:58	Amarah Coleman missed Jumper.	32	33
0:58	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	32	33
0:55	Kyley Simmons Turnover.	32	33
0:53	Maggie Lyon Steal.	32	33
0:51	Ashley Deary made Layup. Assisted by Maggie Lyon.	34	33
0:40	Jacqui Grant Turnover.	34	33
0:35	Maggie Lyon missed Three Point Jumper.	34	33
0:35	Chatrice White Defensive Rebound.	34	33
0:27	Amarah Coleman missed Jumper.	34	33
0:27	Jacqui Grant Offensive Rebound.	34	33
0:24	Jacqui Grant missed Jumper.	34	33
0:24	Northwestern Defensive Rebound.	34	33
0:03	Foul on Chatrice White.	34	33
0:03	Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.	35	33
0:03	Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.	36	33
0:01	Jacqui Grant Turnover.	36	33
0:00	Christen Inman missed Jumper.	36	33
0:00	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	36	33
0:00	End of 1st half	36	33

State Farm Center

1:00 AM, 23 January 2015

Champaign, IL

Attendance: 1,725

Referees:
Beverly Roberts
Barb Smith
Tiara Cruse

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Ohio State	1-0	-	12-0
UCLA	1-0	-	12-0
Maryland	1-0	-	11-0
Michigan State	1-0	-	11-1
USC	1-0	-	11-1
Michigan	1-0	-	10-2
Nebraska	1-0	-	10-2
Wisconsin	1-0	-	10-2
Indiana	1-0	-	9-3
Minnesota	0-1	1	12-1
Illinois	0-1	1	10-2
Iowa	0-1	1	10-2
Oregon	0-1	1	9-3
Penn State	0-1	1	9-3
Washington	0-1	1	9-4
Rutgers	0-1	1	8-4
Northwestern	0-1	1	7-5
Purdue	0-1	1	7-5

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