Northwestern Wildcats @ Illinois Fighting Illini

66–73Final · Feb 13, 2022

NU 66 ILL 73 Final

	1	2	T
NU12-11	30	36	66
ILL18-6	44	29	73

· Line: ILL -10.5 (O/U 140)

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Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
0–2
Pete Nance made Jumper.
2–2
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
2–5
Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
2–7
Boo Buie made Jumper.
4–7
Alfonso Plummer made Layup.
4–9
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
4–12
RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
4–15
Ryan Young made Free Throw.
5–15
RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
5–18
Chase Audige made Jumper.
7–18
Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
7–21
Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.
10–21
Kofi Cockburn made Jumper.
10–23
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.
13–23
Kofi Cockburn made Two Point Tip Shot.
13–25
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
13–26
Ryan Young made Layup.
15–26
Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
15–29
Chase Audige made Jumper.
17–29
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
17–32
Andre Curbelo made Jumper.
17–34
Boo Buie made Jumper.
19–34
Ryan Young made Free Throw.
20–34
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.
20–37
Chase Audige made Free Throw.
21–37
Chase Audige made Free Throw.
22–37
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
25–37
Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
25–40
Alfonso Plummer made Jumper.
25–42
Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer.
28–42
Trent Frazier made Layup.
28–44
Boo Buie made Layup.
30–44
Julian Roper II made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance.
32–44
Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
32–46
Omar Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
32–48
RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
32–50
Ryan Young made Jumper.
34–50
Ryan Young made Free Throw.
35–50
Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
35–53
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young.
38–53
Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Casey Simmons.
41–53
Andre Curbelo made Layup.
41–55
Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper.
44–55
Ty Berry made Free Throw.
45–55
Ty Berry made Free Throw.
46–55
Casey Simmons made Layup.
48–55
Robbie Beran made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Berry.
50–55
Chase Audige made Jumper.
52–55
Casey Simmons made Dunk.
54–55
Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
54–57
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
54–58
Chase Audige made Free Throw.
55–58
Chase Audige made Free Throw.
56–58
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
56–59
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
56–61
Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Chase Audige.
58–61
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
58–62
Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
58–63
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
58–64
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
58–65
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
59–65
Boo Buie made Free Throw.
60–65
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
60–66
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
60–67
Pete Nance made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
62–67
Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
62–69
Ty Berry made Jumper.
64–69
Chase Audige made Layup.
66–69
Jacob Grandison made Free Throw.
66–70
Jacob Grandison made Free Throw.
66–71
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
66–72
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
66–73

Play-by-play

P1 Jump Ball won by Northwestern
P1 Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 0–2
P1 Pete Nance made Jumper. 2–2
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 2–5
P1 Pete Nance Turnover.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. 2–7
P1 Chase Audige missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chase Audige Turnover.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Steal.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.
P1 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie made Jumper. 4–7
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Layup. 4–9
P1 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Chase Audige.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 4–12
P1 Boo Buie missed Jumper.
P1 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
P1 RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 4–15
P1 Ty Berry missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Elyjah Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P1 Ryan Young missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Ryan Young made Free Throw. 5–15
P1 RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo. 5–18
P1 Chase Audige made Jumper. 7–18
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
P1 Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
P1 Elyjah Williams Turnover.
P1 RJ Melendez Steal.
P1 Foul on Elyjah Williams.
P1 Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 7–21
P1 Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige. 10–21
P1 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P1 Elyjah Williams Steal.
P1 Elyjah Williams Turnover.
P1 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P1 Ryan Greer Steal.
P1 Ryan Greer Turnover.
P1 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. 10–23
P1 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige. 13–23
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P1 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Two Point Tip Shot. 13–25
P1 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P1 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 13–26
P1 Chase Audige missed Jumper.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ryan Young.
P1 Jacob Grandison Turnover.
P1 Boo Buie Steal.
P1 Pete Nance missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Young made Layup. 15–26
P1 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P1 Ryan Young missed Free Throw.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 15–29
P1 Chase Audige made Jumper. 17–29
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 17–32
P1 Ryan Greer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Andre Curbelo made Jumper. 17–34
P1 Boo Buie made Jumper. 19–34
P1 Foul on Omar Payne.
P1 Omar Payne Turnover.
P1 Foul on Omar Payne.
P1 Ryan Young missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Ryan Young made Free Throw. 20–34
P1 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P1 Boo Buie Steal.
P1 Boo Buie missed Jumper.
P1 Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.
P1 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P1 Chase Audige Block.
P1 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P1 Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn. 20–37
P1 Ryan Young Turnover.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Steal.
P1 Jump Ball won by Illinois
P1 Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
P1 Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
P1 Pete Nance missed Jumper.
P1 Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jacob Grandison missed Jumper.
P1 Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Andre Curbelo.
P1 Chase Audige made Free Throw. 21–37
P1 Chase Audige made Free Throw. 22–37
P1 Foul on Elyjah Williams.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P1 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson. 25–37
P1 Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 25–40
P1 Ryan Greer missed Jumper.
P1 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P1 Matthew Nicholson missed Free Throw.
P1 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Elyjah Williams.
P1 Andre Curbelo missed Free Throw.
P1 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie Turnover.
P1 Alfonso Plummer made Jumper. 25–42
P1 Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Greer. 28–42
P1 Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.
P1 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
P1 Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
P1 Boo Buie missed Layup.
P1 Da'Monte Williams Block.
P1 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P1 Pete Nance Turnover.
P1 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
P1 Chase Audige missed Layup.
P1 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Defensive Rebound.
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Trent Frazier made Layup. 28–44
P1 Boo Buie made Layup. 30–44
P2 Jump Ball won by Northwestern
P2 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
P2 Julian Roper II made Layup. Assisted by Pete Nance. 32–44
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pete Nance Turnover.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Steal.
P2 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.
P2 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
P2 Pete Nance missed Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P2 Da'Monte Williams missed Layup.
P2 Pete Nance Block.
P2 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P2 Boo Buie missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Pete Nance.
P2 Jacob Grandison Turnover.
P2 Chase Audige missed Jumper.
P2 Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 32–46
P2 Pete Nance missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Julian Roper II Steal.
P2 Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
P2 Chase Audige missed Layup.
P2 RJ Melendez Block.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Chase Audige.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P2 Elyjah Williams Steal.
P2 Julian Roper II Turnover.
P2 RJ Melendez Steal.
P2 Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Omar Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 32–48
P2 Ryan Young missed Layup.
P2 Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Illinois Turnover.
P2 Elyjah Williams missed Layup.
P2 Omar Payne Block.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 32–50
P2 Ryan Young made Jumper. 34–50
P2 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P2 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P2 Ryan Young missed Free Throw.
P2 Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ryan Young made Free Throw. 35–50
P2 Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
P2 Chase Audige Turnover.
P2 Da'Monte Williams Steal.
P2 Foul on Chase Audige.
P2 Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. 35–53
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young. 38–53
P2 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P2 Ryan Greer missed Jumper.
P2 Casey Simmons Offensive Rebound.
P2 Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Casey Simmons. 41–53
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Casey Simmons Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Pete Nance.
P2 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
P2 Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Greer missed Jumper.
P2 Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
P2 Andre Curbelo made Layup. 41–55
P2 Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. 44–55
P2 Foul on Pete Nance.
P2 Andre Curbelo Turnover.
P2 Foul on Jacob Grandison.
P2 Ty Berry made Free Throw. 45–55
P2 Ty Berry made Free Throw. 46–55
P2 Ty Berry missed Free Throw.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Ty Berry Steal.
P2 Casey Simmons made Layup. 48–55
P2 Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Robbie Beran made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Berry. 50–55
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Trent Frazier Turnover.
P2 Casey Simmons Steal.
P2 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Da'Monte Williams Turnover.
P2 Casey Simmons Steal.
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ryan Young.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P2 Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
P2 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
P2 Chase Audige made Jumper. 52–55
P2 Jacob Grandison Turnover.
P2 Casey Simmons Steal.
P2 Casey Simmons made Dunk. 54–55
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Chase Audige Steal.
P2 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ryan Young.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. 54–57
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 54–58
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Chase Audige made Free Throw. 55–58
P2 Chase Audige made Free Throw. 56–58
P2 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw. 56–59
P2 Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
P2 Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Young missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier. 56–61
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
P2 Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
P2 Chase Audige Steal.
P2 Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Chase Audige. 58–61
P2 Foul on Jacob Grandison.
P2 Casey Simmons missed Free Throw.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Boo Buie.
P2 Trent Frazier made Free Throw. 58–62
P2 Trent Frazier made Free Throw. 58–63
P2 Chase Audige missed Jumper.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Robbie Beran.
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 58–64
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 58–65
P2 Boo Buie missed Layup.
P2 Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jacob Grandison missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P2 Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Trent Frazier.
P2 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 59–65
P2 Boo Buie made Free Throw. 60–65
P2 Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
P2 Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.
P2 Casey Simmons Turnover.
P2 Trent Frazier Steal.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ty Berry.
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 60–66
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 60–67
P2 Pete Nance made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie. 62–67
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison. 62–69
P2 Ty Berry made Jumper. 64–69
P2 Foul on Chase Audige.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Alfonso Plummer missed Free Throw.
P2 Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
P2 Chase Audige made Layup. 66–69
P2 Northwestern Timeout
P2 Foul on Julian Roper II.
P2 Jacob Grandison made Free Throw. 66–70
P2 Jacob Grandison made Free Throw. 66–71
P2 Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Chase Audige.
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 66–72
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 66–73
P2 Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Robbie BeranF	20	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Pete NanceF	22	10	4-11	2-5	0-0	3	1	3	0	1	0	3	3
Julian Roper IIG	13	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
Boo BuieG	31	8	3-13	0-5	2-2	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	1
Chase AudigeG	31	12	4-15	0-5	4-4	7	3	2	2	1	2	5	5
Elyjah WilliamsF	11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	3
Matthew NicholsonC	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan YoungC	21	7	2-4	0-1	3-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
Ty BerryG	21	16	5-8	4-6	2-3	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
Casey SimmonsG	13	6	3-3	0-0	0-1	3	1	2	3	0	1	2	0
Ryan GreerG	16	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Brooks BarnhizerG
Dylan SandhuG
Roy Dixon IIIG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Kofi CockburnC	28	19	8-11	0-0	3-6	15	1	6	1	0	3	12	3
Jacob GrandisonG	25	2	0-7	0-3	2-2	6	3	3	0	0	2	4	2
Alfonso PlummerG	33	19	7-16	5-11	0-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Da'Monte WilliamsG	23	6	2-9	2-7	0-0	3	0	1	2	1	1	2	0
Trent FrazierG	33	7	2-7	1-5	2-2	2	6	2	1	0	0	2	2
Benjamin Bosmans-VerdonkF	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Omar PayneF	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	2
RJ MelendezF	17	14	3-4	2-3	6-6	6	0	0	2	1	1	5	0
Coleman HawkinsG	13	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	3	2
Andre CurbeloG	16	4	2-3	0-0	0-1	3	2	4	0	0	0	3	1
Brandon LiebF
Connor ServenF
Dain DainjaF
Luke GoodeF
Brandin PodziemskiG
Austin HutchersonG

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