Illinois Fighting Illini @ Michigan State Spartans

59–54Final · Feb 7, 2015

ILL 59 MSU 54 Final

	1	2	T
ILL16-8	28	31	59
MSU15-8	27	27	54

· Line: MSU -9.5

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The scoring timeline.

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Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
0–2
Travis Trice made Layup.
0–4
Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
0–7
Kendrick Nunn made Layup. Assisted by Jaylon Tate.
2–7
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Free Throw.
2–8
Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice.
2–10
Nnanna Egwu made Jumper.
4–10
Matt Costello made Free Throw.
4–11
Ahmad Starks made Three Point Jumper.
7–11
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
8–11
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
9–11
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
11–11
Gavin Schilling made Jumper.
11–13
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Free Throw.
11–14
Leron Black made Jumper.
13–14
Leron Black made Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
15–14
Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn.
18–14
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
19–14
Bryn Forbes made Jumper. Assisted by Gavin Schilling.
19–16
Nnanna Egwu made Dunk.
21–16
Branden Dawson made Jumper.
21–18
Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
21–19
Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
21–20
Nnanna Egwu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmad Starks.
24–20
Kendrick Nunn made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Hill.
26–20
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
26–22
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Layup.
26–24
Kendrick Nunn made Layup.
28–24
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
28–27
Malcolm Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn.
30–27
Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice.
30–29
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
32–29
Malcolm Hill made Jumper.
34–29
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
34–32
Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
34–34
Nnanna Egwu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn.
37–34
Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
37–36
Kendrick Nunn made Jumper.
39–36
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
39–39
Kendrick Nunn made Free Throw.
40–39
Kendrick Nunn made Free Throw.
41–39
Nnanna Egwu made Layup.
43–39
Ahmad Starks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Tate.
46–39
Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
46–41
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
47–41
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper.
47–44
Kendrick Nunn made Layup.
49–44
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
49–47
Austin Colbert made Two Point Tip Shot.
51–47
Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
51–49
Jaylon Tate made Free Throw.
52–49
Jaylon Tate made Free Throw.
53–49
Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
53–52
Kendrick Nunn made Jumper.
55–52
Travis Trice made Free Throw.
55–53
Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
55–54
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
56–54
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
57–54
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
58–54
Malcolm Hill made Free Throw.
59–54

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Michigan St
P1 Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes. 0–2
P1 Nnanna Egwu missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Leron Black Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Bryn Forbes.
P1 Jaylon Tate Turnover.
P1 Foul on Malcolm Hill.
P1 Foul on Leron Black.
P1 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P1 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kendrick Nunn Turnover.
P1 Travis Trice Steal.
P1 Travis Trice made Layup. 0–4
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Leron Black.
P1 Denzel Valentine Turnover.
P1 Maverick Morgan missed Layup.
P1 Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 0–7
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kendrick Nunn made Layup. Assisted by Jaylon Tate. 2–7
P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Nnanna Egwu.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Free Throw. 2–8
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Free Throw.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Turnover.
P1 Branden Dawson Steal.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Dunk.
P1 Jaylon Tate Defensive Rebound.
P1 Illinois Turnover.
P1 Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice. 2–10
P1 Nnanna Egwu made Jumper. 4–10
P1 Foul on Maverick Morgan.
P1 Matt Costello missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Matt Costello made Free Throw. 4–11
P1 Ahmad Starks made Three Point Jumper. 7–11
P1 Matt Costello Turnover.
P1 Malcolm Hill Steal.
P1 Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
P1 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 8–11
P1 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 9–11
P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Austin Colbert.
P1 Austin Colbert Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
P1 Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
P1 Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
P1 Austin Colbert Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jaylon Tate.
P1 Travis Trice missed Free Throw.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. 11–11
P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ahmad Starks.
P1 Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
P1 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Gavin Schilling made Jumper. 11–13
P1 Nnanna Egwu missed Jumper.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ahmad Starks.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Free Throw. 11–14
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Free Throw.
P1 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Leron Black made Jumper. 13–14
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Block.
P1 Jaylon Tate Defensive Rebound.
P1 Leron Black made Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Hill. 15–14
P1 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn. 18–14
P1 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 19–14
P1 Bryn Forbes made Jumper. Assisted by Gavin Schilling. 19–16
P1 Maverick Morgan missed Jumper.
P1 Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P1 Ahmad Starks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Offensive Rebound.
P1 Nnanna Egwu made Dunk. 21–16
P1 Branden Dawson made Jumper. 21–18
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Gavin Schilling.
P1 Malcolm Hill Turnover.
P1 Branden Dawson Steal.
P1 Alvin Ellis III missed Layup.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Block.
P1 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Austin Colbert.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
P1 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
P1 Ahmad Starks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Block.
P1 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alvin Ellis III Turnover.
P1 Nnanna Egwu Steal.
P1 Jaylon Tate missed Jumper.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jaylon Tate.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Bryn Forbes made Free Throw. 21–19
P1 Bryn Forbes made Free Throw. 21–20
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Block.
P1 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine Turnover.
P1 Nnanna Egwu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmad Starks. 24–20
P1 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P1 Malcolm Hill Steal.
P1 Kendrick Nunn made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Hill. 26–20
P1 Denzel Valentine made Jumper. 26–22
P1 Ahmad Starks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kendrick Nunn missed Jumper.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Layup. 26–24
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Kendrick Nunn made Layup. 28–24
P1 Michigan St Timeout
P1 Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 28–27
P1 Ahmad Starks missed Jumper.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Illinois
P2 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn. 30–27
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P2 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kendrick Nunn missed Jumper.
P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice. 30–29
P2 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. 32–29
P2 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P2 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Travis Trice.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Jumper. 34–29
P2 Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
P2 Leron Black Defensive Rebound.
P2 Leron Black missed Jumper.
P2 Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 34–32
P2 Kendrick Nunn missed Layup.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 34–34
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Nnanna Egwu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Nunn. 37–34
P2 Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 37–36
P2 Kendrick Nunn made Jumper. 39–36
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. 39–39
P2 Kendrick Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Denzel Valentine Turnover.
P2 Jaylon Tate Steal.
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Kendrick Nunn made Free Throw. 40–39
P2 Kendrick Nunn made Free Throw. 41–39
P2 Kendrick Nunn missed Free Throw.
P2 Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Gavin Schilling missed Dunk.
P2 Ahmad Starks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kendrick Nunn missed Layup.
P2 Branden Dawson Block.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ahmad Starks missed Jumper.
P2 Nnanna Egwu Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nnanna Egwu made Layup. 43–39
P2 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P2 Jaylon Tate Defensive Rebound.
P2 Maverick Morgan Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Bryn Forbes.
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ahmad Starks.
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Leron Black.
P2 Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ahmad Starks missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ahmad Starks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Tate. 46–39
P2 Travis Trice Turnover.
P2 Ahmad Starks Steal.
P2 Ahmad Starks missed Layup.
P2 Travis Trice Block.
P2 Leron Black Offensive Rebound.
P2 Leron Black Turnover.
P2 Travis Trice Steal.
P2 Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III. 46–41
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Foul on Branden Dawson.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 47–41
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Free Throw.
P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jaylon Tate.
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. 47–44
P2 Kendrick Nunn made Layup. 49–44
P2 Marvin Clark Jr. missed Layup.
P2 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jaylon Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.
P2 Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. 49–47
P2 Foul on Jaylon Tate.
P2 Jaylon Tate Turnover.
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P2 Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Leron Black.
P2 Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kendrick Nunn.
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P2 Nnanna Egwu Defensive Rebound.
P2 Malcolm Hill missed Jumper.
P2 Austin Colbert Offensive Rebound.
P2 Austin Colbert made Two Point Tip Shot. 51–47
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Michigan St Turnover.
P2 Foul on Travis Trice.
P2 Kendrick Nunn missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Malcolm Hill.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Matt Costello missed Free Throw.
P2 Kendrick Nunn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Costello.
P2 Ahmad Starks missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ahmad Starks missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Costello missed Jumper.
P2 Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot. 51–49
P2 Ahmad Starks missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Travis Trice Defensive Rebound.
P2 Branden Dawson Turnover.
P2 Jaylon Tate Steal.
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Jaylon Tate made Free Throw. 52–49
P2 Jaylon Tate made Free Throw. 53–49
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
P2 Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. 53–52
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Kendrick Nunn made Jumper. 55–52
P2 Travis Trice missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ahmad Starks.
P2 Travis Trice made Free Throw. 55–53
P2 Foul on Jaylon Tate.
P2 Travis Trice missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Bryn Forbes missed Free Throw.
P2 Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Bryn Forbes made Free Throw. 55–54
P2 Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
P2 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Denzel Valentine.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 56–54
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 57–54
P2 Michigan St Timeout
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nnanna Egwu Block.
P2 Malcolm Hill Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Costello.
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 58–54
P2 Malcolm Hill made Free Throw. 59–54

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Leron BlackF	17	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	4
Nnanna EgwuF	39	12	5-7	2-3	0-0	9	0	1	1	3	3	6	1
Kendrick NunnG	37	14	6-16	0-4	2-3	5	3	1	0	0	0	5	1
Malcolm HillG	37	19	5-11	1-4	8-9	6	2	1	2	0	0	6	2
Jaylon TateG	29	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	3	2	2	2	0	0	3	5
Austin ColbertF	8	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
Maverick MorganC	10	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ahmad StarksG	23	6	2-9	2-5	0-2	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	4
Cameron LissF
Michael FinkeF
Ryan SchmidtG
Alex AustinG
Mike La TulipG
Tracy AbramsG
Aaron CosbyG
Rayvonte RiceG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Gavin SchillingF	16	2	1-2	0-0	0-2	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	1
Branden DawsonF	37	12	6-7	0-0	0-2	6	0	3	2	3	2	4	1
Denzel ValentineG	31	16	6-18	4-9	0-0	7	4	3	0	0	0	7	5
Bryn ForbesG	26	8	2-7	1-3	3-4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Travis Trice IIG	29	6	2-10	1-5	1-3	4	3	1	2	1	0	4	2
Marvin Clark IIF	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt CostelloF	24	3	1-2	0-0	1-3	7	0	1	0	0	4	3	2
Lourawls Nairn Jr.G	15	4	1-1	0-0	2-4	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	1
Alvin Ellis IIIG	19	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Van DykF
Kenny GoinsF
Trevor BohnhoffF
Colby WollenmanF
Javon BessG
Eron HarrisG
Keenan WetzelG

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