Illinois Fighting Illini @ Minnesota Golden Gophers

76–53Final · Jan 4, 2022

ILL 76 MINN 53 Final

	1	2	T
ILL10-3	41	35	76
MINN10-2	30	23	53

· Line: ILL -6.5 (O/U 140)

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Luke Loewe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Curry.
0–3
Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.
3–3
Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
5–3
Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.
5–5
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
7–5
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
8–5
Alfonso Plummer made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
10–5
Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
13–5
Charlie Daniels made Free Throw.
13–6
Alfonso Plummer made Jumper.
15–6
Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Sutherlin.
15–9
Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Payne.
18–9
Alfonso Plummer made Layup.
20–9
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
22–9
Sean Sutherlin made Layup.
22–11
Jacob Grandison made Layup.
24–11
Jacob Grandison made Free Throw.
25–11
Eric Curry made Layup.
25–13
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
27–13
E.J. Stephens made Jumper.
27–15
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
28–15
Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.
31–15
Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.
31–17
Jamison Battle made Jumper.
31–19
Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Luke Goode.
33–19
E.J. Stephens made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
33–21
Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
35–21
Charlie Daniels made Jumper.
35–23
Eric Curry made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.
35–25
E.J. Stephens made Jumper.
35–27
Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
35–28
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
36–28
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
37–28
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
38–28
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
39–28
Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
41–28
Jamison Battle made Jumper.
41–30
Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
43–30
Jacob Grandison made Layup.
45–30
Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
47–30
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
48–30
Trent Frazier made Layup.
50–30
Jamison Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Loewe.
50–32
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper.
53–32
Charlie Daniels made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.
53–34
Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
55–34
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
57–34
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
58–34
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
59–34
Payton Willis made Jumper.
59–36
Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
61–36
Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
64–36
Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
64–38
Will Ramberg made Layup.
64–40
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
65–40
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
66–40
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
67–40
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
68–40
Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Daniels.
68–43
Luke Loewe made Layup.
68–45
Luke Loewe made Free Throw.
68–46
Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
70–46
Payton Willis made Free Throw.
70–47
Payton Willis made Free Throw.
70–48
Payton Willis made Dunk.
70–50
E.J. Stephens made Free Throw.
70–51
Luke Goode made Free Throw.
71–51
Luke Goode made Free Throw.
72–51
Abdoulaye Thiam made Jumper.
72–53
Brandin Podziemski made Layup.
74–53
RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Brandin Podziemski.
76–53

Play-by-play

P1 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P1 Luke Loewe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Curry. 0–3
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eric Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn. 3–3
P1 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
P1 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer. 5–3
P1 Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens. 5–5
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 7–5
P1 Foul on E.J. Stephens.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 8–5
P1 Jamison Battle missed Layup.
P1 Omar Payne Block.
P1 Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.
P1 Omar Payne Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 10–5
P1 Eric Curry missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 13–5
P1 Minnesota Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Omar Payne.
P1 Charlie Daniels made Free Throw. 13–6
P1 Charlie Daniels missed Free Throw.
P1 Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Jumper. 15–6
P1 Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Sutherlin. 15–9
P1 Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omar Payne. 18–9
P1 E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.
P1 Omar Payne Block.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Layup. 20–9
P1 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Brandin Podziemski Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Charlie Daniels Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
P1 Sean Sutherlin missed Free Throw.
P1 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Sutherlin missed Free Throw.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. 22–9
P1 Sean Sutherlin made Layup. 22–11
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Steal.
P1 Payton Willis Turnover.
P1 Jacob Grandison made Layup. 24–11
P1 Foul on Jamison Battle.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jacob Grandison made Free Throw. 25–11
P1 Sean Sutherlin missed Layup.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Block.
P1 Eric Curry Offensive Rebound.
P1 Eric Curry made Layup. 25–13
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 27–13
P1 E.J. Stephens made Jumper. 27–15
P1 Foul on Eric Curry.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P1 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 28–15
P1 Luke Loewe missed Jumper.
P1 Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn. 31–15
P1 Eric Curry Turnover.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Steal.
P1 Jacob Grandison Turnover.
P1 Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens. 31–17
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jamison Battle made Jumper. 31–19
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Luke Goode. 33–19
P1 E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.
P1 Luke Loewe Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Luke Goode.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 E.J. Stephens made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis. 33–21
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Layup. 35–21
P1 Eric Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
P1 E.J. Stephens Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eric Curry missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P1 Payton Willis Steal.
P1 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P1 Foul on Luke Loewe.
P1 Luke Loewe Turnover.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P1 E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Layup.
P1 Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Sutherlin missed Layup.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Block.
P1 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Brandin Podziemski.
P1 Charlie Daniels missed Jumper.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Brandin Podziemski missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Sutherlin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Charlie Daniels made Jumper. 35–23
P1 Foul on Charlie Daniels.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P1 E.J. Stephens Steal.
P1 Eric Curry made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Stephens. 35–25
P1 Foul on Luke Loewe.
P1 Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
P1 Sean Sutherlin Steal.
P1 E.J. Stephens made Jumper. 35–27
P1 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P1 Foul on Jacob Grandison.
P1 Jamison Battle made Free Throw. 35–28
P1 Jamison Battle missed Free Throw.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P1 E.J. Stephens Block.
P1 Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Eric Curry.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw. 36–28
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw. 37–28
P1 E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on E.J. Stephens.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw. 38–28
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw. 39–28
P1 Sean Sutherlin missed Jumper.
P1 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Willis Turnover.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 41–28
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Jamison Battle made Jumper. 41–30
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P1 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 43–30
P2 E.J. Stephens Turnover.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Steal.
P2 Jacob Grandison made Layup. 45–30
P2 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P2 E.J. Stephens Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Eric Curry.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 Payton Willis Block.
P2 Luke Loewe Defensive Rebound.
P2 Eric Curry missed Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. 47–30
P2 Foul on Jamison Battle.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 48–30
P2 Jamison Battle missed Layup.
P2 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Block.
P2 Trent Frazier made Layup. 50–30
P2 Minnesota Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 E.J. Stephens missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Block.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Loewe. 50–32
P2 Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. 53–32
P2 Charlie Daniels made Jumper. Assisted by E.J. Stephens. 53–34
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. 55–34
P2 Charlie Daniels Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 57–34
P2 Foul on Luke Loewe.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 58–34
P2 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P2 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Trent Frazier Offensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Charlie Daniels.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 59–34
P2 Luke Loewe missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P2 Eric Curry Steal.
P2 Will Ramberg missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
P2 Will Ramberg Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P2 Eric Curry missed Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P2 Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.
P2 Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Payton Willis made Jumper. 59–36
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
P2 Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P2 E.J. Stephens Steal.
P2 Luke Loewe missed Layup.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. 61–36
P2 Minnesota Turnover.
P2 Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 64–36
P2 Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis. 64–38
P2 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P2 Eric Curry Steal.
P2 E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.
P2 Will Ramberg Offensive Rebound.
P2 Will Ramberg made Layup. 64–40
P2 Foul on Eric Curry.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 65–40
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 66–40
P2 E.J. Stephens missed Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Luke Goode missed Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Layup.
P2 Foul on Charlie Daniels.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 67–40
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 68–40
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Daniels. 68–43
P2 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P2 Payton Willis Steal.
P2 Charlie Daniels missed Jumper.
P2 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Illinois Turnover.
P2 Luke Loewe missed Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jacob Grandison Turnover.
P2 Luke Loewe Steal.
P2 Luke Loewe made Layup. 68–45
P2 Foul on Jacob Grandison.
P2 Luke Loewe made Free Throw. 68–46
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. 70–46
P2 Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
P2 Payton Willis made Free Throw. 70–47
P2 Payton Willis made Free Throw. 70–48
P2 Foul on Luke Loewe.
P2 Da'Monte Williams missed Free Throw.
P2 Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Abdoulaye Thiam Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brandin Podziemski Defensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez Turnover.
P2 Payton Willis Steal.
P2 Payton Willis made Dunk. 70–50
P2 Luke Goode Turnover.
P2 E.J. Stephens Steal.
P2 Foul on Luke Goode.
P2 E.J. Stephens made Free Throw. 70–51
P2 E.J. Stephens missed Free Throw.
P2 Brandin Podziemski Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on E.J. Stephens.
P2 Luke Goode made Free Throw. 71–51
P2 Luke Goode made Free Throw. 72–51
P2 Abdoulaye Thiam made Jumper. 72–53
P2 Brandin Podziemski made Layup. 74–53
P2 Abdoulaye Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
P2 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk missed Layup.
P2 Treyton Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Treyton Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Brandin Podziemski Defensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Brandin Podziemski. 76–53
P2 Foul on Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
P2 Payton Willis missed Jumper.
P2 Luke Goode Turnover.
P2 Danny Ogele Steal.
P2 Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Brandin Podziemski.
P2 Will Ramberg missed Free Throw.
P2 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P2 Will Ramberg missed Free Throw.
P2 Danny Ogele Offensive Rebound.
P2 Abdoulaye Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.

Box score

ILL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Kofi CockburnC	24	29	10-19	0-0	9-11	10	2	1	2	4	3	7	0
Jacob GrandisonG	28	11	4-5	2-2	1-1	6	4	2	0	0	1	5	2
Alfonso PlummerG	29	10	3-8	0-3	4-4	5	1	1	0	0	0	5	0
Da'Monte WilliamsG	32	9	3-9	3-4	0-1	5	4	0	1	0	1	4	2
Trent FrazierG	28	5	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	3	3	0	0	1	1	3
Brandon LiebF	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Benjamin Bosmans-VerdonkF	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Omar PayneF	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	1
Luke GoodeF	10	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	2
RJ MelendezF	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Coleman HawkinsG	18	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	8	1	3	0	0	3	5	1
Brandin PodziemskiG	9	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	2
Connor ServenF
Edgar Padilla Jr.C
Austin HutchersonG
Andre CurbeloG

MINN

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Jamison BattleF	26	10	4-10	1-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Eric CurryF	22	10	5-11	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	2	0	1	4	4
E.J. StephensG	34	7	3-10	0-0	1-2	2	4	1	3	1	0	2	3
Luke LoeweG	31	6	2-6	1-1	1-1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	4
Payton WillisG	38	9	3-11	1-5	2-2	5	2	2	3	1	0	5	0
Treyton ThompsonF	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Danny OgeleF	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Charlie DanielsF	13	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
Will RambergG	14	2	1-2	0-1	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Abdoulaye ThiamG	4	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sean SutherlinG	11	2	1-4	0-0	0-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Parker FoxF
Isaiah IhnenF
Jackson PurcellG
Joey KernG

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