Illinois Fighting Illini @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights

59–70Final · Feb 16, 2022

ILL 59 RUTG 70 Final

	1	2	T
ILL18-7	24	35	59
RUTG16-9	33	37	70

· Line: ILL -4 (O/U 135)

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The scoring timeline.

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Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
0–1
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
0–2
Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
0–4
Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
2–4
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
3–4
Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
3–6
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
5–6
Paul Mulcahy made Layup.
5–8
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
7–8
Clifford Omoruyi made Jumper.
7–10
Caleb McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
7–13
Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
7–15
Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
7–16
Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
7–17
Omar Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
9–17
Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
9–19
Alfonso Plummer made Layup.
11–19
Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
11–21
Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
11–24
Jacob Grandison made Layup.
13–24
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
15–24
Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
15–26
Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
17–26
Dean Reiber made Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
17–28
Alfonso Plummer made Jumper.
19–28
Trent Frazier made Layup.
21–28
Caleb McConnell made Jumper.
21–30
Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
21–32
Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.
21–33
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
24–33
Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
27–33
Caleb McConnell made Layup.
27–35
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
28–35
Geo Baker made Jumper.
28–37
Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Ron Harper Jr..
28–39
Clifford Omoruyi made Layup.
28–41
Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
28–43
Ron Harper Jr. made Layup.
28–45
Aundre Hyatt made Two Point Tip Shot.
28–47
Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
30–47
Coleman Hawkins made Two Point Tip Shot.
32–47
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
35–47
Geo Baker made Jumper.
35–49
Paul Mulcahy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
35–52
Andre Curbelo made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
37–52
Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
37–55
Dean Reiber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
37–58
Caleb McConnell made Layup.
37–60
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
39–60
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
40–60
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
41–60
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
42–60
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
43–60
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
44–60
Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
44–62
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
45–62
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
46–62
Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
48–62
RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
51–62
Ron Harper Jr. made Dunk.
51–64
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper.
54–64
Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
54–66
Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
57–66
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
57–67
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
57–68
RJ Melendez made Layup.
59–68
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
59–69
Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw.
59–70

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Rutgers
P1 Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
P1 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P1 Caleb McConnell made Free Throw. 0–1
P1 Caleb McConnell made Free Throw. 0–2
P1 Foul on Geo Baker.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. 0–4
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. 2–4
P1 Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 3–4
P1 Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. 3–6
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer. 5–6
P1 Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul Mulcahy made Layup. 5–8
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 7–8
P1 Clifford Omoruyi made Jumper. 7–10
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
P1 Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Geo Baker Offensive Rebound.
P1 Caleb McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker. 7–13
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. 7–15
P1 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dean Reiber Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on RJ Melendez.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw. 7–16
P1 Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw. 7–17
P1 Omar Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 9–17
P1 Paul Mulcahy Turnover.
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
P1 Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
P1 Geo Baker Turnover.
P1 Trent Frazier Steal.
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Layup.
P1 Omar Payne Offensive Rebound.
P1 Omar Payne Turnover.
P1 Dean Reiber Steal.
P1 Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
P1 Omar Payne Block.
P1 Dean Reiber Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dean Reiber Turnover.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Steal.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P1 Geo Baker Steal.
P1 Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Omar Payne.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell. 9–19
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Layup. 11–19
P1 Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P1 Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. 11–21
P1 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P1 Paul Mulcahy Steal.
P1 Paul Mulcahy Turnover.
P1 Andre Curbelo Steal.
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Block.
P1 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker. 11–24
P1 Jacob Grandison made Layup. 13–24
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Turnover.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 15–24
P1 Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
P1 Trent Frazier Steal.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Andre Curbelo.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
P1 Dean Reiber Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dean Reiber missed Layup.
P1 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
P1 Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. 15–26
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 17–26
P1 Dean Reiber made Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker. 17–28
P1 Foul on Dean Reiber.
P1 Foul on Ron Harper Jr..
P1 Foul on Ralph Gonzales-Agee.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Jumper. 19–28
P1 Ralph Gonzales-Agee missed Layup.
P1 Caleb McConnell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Frazier made Layup. 21–28
P1 Rutgers Timeout
P1 Ralph Gonzales-Agee missed Jumper.
P1 Caleb McConnell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Geo Baker missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Caleb McConnell made Jumper. 21–30
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ralph Gonzales-Agee Defensive Rebound.
P1 Caleb McConnell missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. 21–32
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalen Miller Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
P1 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
P1 Trent Frazier Steal.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Block.
P1 Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi missed Free Throw.
P1 Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw. 21–33
P1 Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 24–33
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Illinois
P2 Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. 27–33
P2 Paul Mulcahy missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Geo Baker Turnover.
P2 Da'Monte Williams Turnover.
P2 Caleb McConnell Steal.
P2 Caleb McConnell made Layup. 27–35
P2 Foul on Caleb McConnell.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 28–35
P2 Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
P2 Geo Baker made Jumper. 28–37
P2 Foul on Caleb McConnell.
P2 Jacob Grandison missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ron Harper Jr..
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Ron Harper Jr.. 28–39
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Paul Mulcahy Turnover.
P2 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. 28–41
P2 Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
P2 Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. 28–43
P2 Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
P2 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk missed Free Throw.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Caleb McConnell missed Layup.
P2 RJ Melendez Block.
P2 Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi missed Jumper.
P2 Ron Harper Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. 28–45
P2 Foul on Caleb McConnell.
P2 Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
P2 Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Aundre Hyatt Offensive Rebound.
P2 Aundre Hyatt made Two Point Tip Shot. 28–47
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Aundre Hyatt.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 30–47
P2 Aundre Hyatt missed Jumper.
P2 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Two Point Tip Shot. 32–47
P2 Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Paul Mulcahy Steal.
P2 Jump Ball won by Rutgers
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
P2 Andre Curbelo Steal.
P2 Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 35–47
P2 Geo Baker made Jumper. 35–49
P2 Foul on Ron Harper Jr..
P2 Andre Curbelo missed Free Throw.
P2 Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
P2 Aundre Hyatt missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ron Harper Jr. Offensive Rebound.
P2 Paul Mulcahy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker. 35–52
P2 Andre Curbelo made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 37–52
P2 Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. 37–55
P2 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Geo Baker missed Jumper.
P2 Aundre Hyatt Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Omar Payne.
P2 Dean Reiber made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker. 37–58
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P2 Ron Harper Jr. Steal.
P2 Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P2 Caleb McConnell Steal.
P2 Foul on Andre Curbelo.
P2 Caleb McConnell made Layup. 37–60
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 39–60
P2 Caleb McConnell missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Aundre Hyatt.
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 40–60
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 41–60
P2 Rutgers Timeout
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 42–60
P2 Caleb McConnell Turnover.
P2 Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 43–60
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 44–60
P2 Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. 44–62
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Caleb McConnell Steal.
P2 Caleb McConnell Turnover.
P2 Trent Frazier Steal.
P2 Foul on Geo Baker.
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 45–62
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 46–62
P2 Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Melendez. 48–62
P2 Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Block.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 51–62
P2 Rutgers Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ron Harper Jr. made Dunk. 51–64
P2 Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
P2 Trent Frazier Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jump Ball won by Illinois
P2 Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. 54–64
P2 Paul Mulcahy Turnover.
P2 RJ Melendez Steal.
P2 RJ Melendez missed Layup.
P2 Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Geo Baker missed Free Throw.
P2 Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Geo Baker missed Free Throw.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P2 Caleb McConnell Steal.
P2 Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. 54–66
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams. 57–66
P2 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P2 Foul on RJ Melendez.
P2 Geo Baker made Free Throw. 57–67
P2 Geo Baker made Free Throw. 57–68
P2 RJ Melendez made Layup. 59–68
P2 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P2 Geo Baker made Free Throw. 59–69
P2 Geo Baker missed Free Throw.
P2 Aundre Hyatt Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Aundre Hyatt made Free Throw. 59–70
P2 Aundre Hyatt missed Free Throw.
P2 Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rutgers Turnover.
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
P2 Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.

Box score

ILL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Kofi CockburnC	33	20	8-14	0-0	4-8	10	0	2	0	0	2	8	1
Jacob GrandisonG	21	5	2-7	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Alfonso PlummerG	23	4	2-8	0-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Da'Monte WilliamsG	29	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Trent FrazierG	37	11	4-9	3-6	0-0	4	4	1	4	0	1	3	4
Benjamin Bosmans-VerdonkF	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Omar PayneF	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2
Luke GoodeF	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
RJ MelendezF	11	10	2-4	1-2	5-5	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	2
Coleman HawkinsG	17	5	2-5	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	3
Brandin PodziemskiG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre CurbeloG	19	2	1-6	0-2	0-1	0	5	3	2	0	0	0	2
Brandon LiebF
Connor ServenF
Dain DainjaF
Austin HutchersonG

RUTG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Ron Harper Jr.F	36	16	6-13	2-5	2-2	8	1	3	1	0	2	6	3
Clifford OmoruyiC	28	15	7-13	0-0	1-2	13	0	1	0	2	3	10	2
Paul MulcahyG	36	13	6-10	1-2	0-0	3	7	4	2	0	0	3	2
Caleb McConnellG	33	11	4-8	1-3	2-2	7	1	2	4	0	2	5	3
Geo BakerG	35	7	2-7	0-3	3-6	1	5	2	1	0	1	0	2
Mawot MagF	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dean ReiberF	9	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	2	1	1
Aundre HyattF	13	3	1-3	0-1	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	2
Ralph Gonzales-AgeeF	2	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Jalen MillerG	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Andrew FulinF
Jaden JonesF
Oskar PalmquistF
Luke NathanF
Logan StephensG
Aiden TerryG

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