Illinois Fighting Illini @ Iowa Hawkeyes

79–81Final · Feb 4, 2023

ILL 79 IOWA 81 Final

	1	2	T
ILL16-7	36	43	79
IOWA15-8	35	46	81

· Line: IOWA -3 (O/U 153.5)

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The scoring timeline.

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Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
3–0
Kris Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Perkins.
3–3
Dain Dainja made Dunk. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
5–3
Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
7–3
Kris Murray made Jumper.
7–5
Matthew Mayer made Layup.
9–5
Tony Perkins made Jumper.
9–7
Ahron Ulis made Jumper.
9–9
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
12–9
Tony Perkins made Jumper.
12–11
Patrick McCaffery made Jumper. Assisted by Tony Perkins.
12–13
Ty Rodgers made Layup.
14–13
Filip Rebraca made Layup. Assisted by Kris Murray.
14–15
Matthew Mayer made Jumper.
16–15
Tony Perkins made Three Point Jumper.
16–18
Ty Rodgers made Layup.
18–18
Filip Rebraca made Jumper. Assisted by Patrick McCaffery.
18–20
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper.
18–23
Matthew Mayer made Layup.
20–23
Patrick McCaffery made Free Throw.
20–24
Jayden Epps made Layup.
22–24
Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor McCaffery.
22–27
Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Epps.
25–27
Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Epps.
27–27
Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.
30–27
Kris Murray made Free Throw.
30–28
Kris Murray made Free Throw.
30–29
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
31–29
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
32–29
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
33–29
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
34–29
Ty Rodgers made Layup.
36–29
Filip Rebraca made Layup. Assisted by Kris Murray.
36–31
Filip Rebraca made Free Throw.
36–32
Kris Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix.
36–35
Kris Murray made Jumper.
36–37
Filip Rebraca made Dunk.
36–39
Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
37–39
Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
38–39
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
41–39
Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Epps.
43–39
Jayden Epps made Layup.
45–39
Jayden Epps made Jumper.
47–39
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
47–40
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
47–41
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
47–42
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
47–43
Jayden Epps made Layup.
49–43
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
49–44
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
49–45
Kris Murray made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
49–47
Jayden Epps made Layup.
51–47
Jayden Epps made Free Throw.
52–47
Filip Rebraca made Jumper.
52–49
Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
55–49
Tony Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Filip Rebraca.
55–51
Kris Murray made Free Throw.
55–52
Kris Murray made Free Throw.
55–53
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
56–53
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
57–53
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
58–53
Tony Perkins made Jumper.
58–55
Dain Dainja made Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
60–55
Dain Dainja made Dunk.
62–55
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
62–56
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
62–57
Kris Murray made Free Throw.
62–58
Kris Murray made Free Throw.
62–59
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kris Murray.
62–62
Jayden Epps made Layup.
64–62
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
65–62
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
65–63
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
65–64
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
65–65
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
65–66
Tony Perkins made Jumper. Assisted by Filip Rebraca.
65–68
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.
67–68
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
68–68
Tony Perkins made Jumper.
68–70
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
69–70
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
70–70
Filip Rebraca made Free Throw.
70–71
Filip Rebraca made Free Throw.
70–72
Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
71–72
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
71–73
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
71–74
Dain Dainja made Dunk. Assisted by Jayden Epps.
73–74
Tony Perkins made Jumper.
73–76
Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Epps.
76–76
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor McCaffery.
76–79
Kris Murray made Free Throw.
76–80
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
77–80
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
78–80
Tony Perkins made Free Throw.
78–81
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
79–81

Play-by-play

P1 Jayden Epps missed Layup.
P1 Kris Murray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kris Murray missed Jumper.
P1 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr.. 3–0
P1 Filip Rebraca missed Jumper.
P1 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
P1 Kris Murray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kris Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Perkins. 3–3
P1 Dain Dainja made Dunk. Assisted by Matthew Mayer. 5–3
P1 Foul on Tony Perkins.
P1 Tony Perkins Turnover.
P1 Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Mayer. 7–3
P1 Foul on Dain Dainja.
P1 Kris Murray made Jumper. 7–5
P1 Matthew Mayer made Layup. 9–5
P1 Tony Perkins made Jumper. 9–7
P1 Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Tony Perkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Connor McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P1 Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ahron Ulis made Jumper. 9–9
P1 Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kris Murray.
P1 Terrence Shannon Jr. made Three Point Jumper. 12–9
P1 Kris Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
P1 RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
P1 Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
P1 Tony Perkins made Jumper. 12–11
P1 Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kris Murray Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Payton Sandfort.
P1 Ty Rodgers Turnover.
P1 Patrick McCaffery made Jumper. Assisted by Tony Perkins. 12–13
P1 Ty Rodgers made Layup. 14–13
P1 Filip Rebraca made Layup. Assisted by Kris Murray. 14–15
P1 Matthew Mayer made Jumper. 16–15
P1 Filip Rebraca missed Jumper.
P1 Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
P1 Tony Perkins made Three Point Jumper. 16–18
P1 Ty Rodgers made Layup. 18–18
P1 Filip Rebraca made Jumper. Assisted by Patrick McCaffery. 18–20
P1 Matthew Mayer Turnover.
P1 Tony Perkins Steal.
P1 Patrick McCaffery missed Layup.
P1 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dain Dainja missed Layup.
P1 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P1 Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. 18–23
P1 Foul on Payton Sandfort.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matthew Mayer made Layup. 20–23
P1 Foul on Matthew Mayer.
P1 Patrick McCaffery missed Free Throw.
P1 Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Patrick McCaffery made Free Throw. 20–24
P1 Foul on Patrick McCaffery.
P1 Dain Dainja Turnover.
P1 Patrick McCaffery missed Jumper.
P1 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Epps made Layup. 22–24
P1 Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor McCaffery. 22–27
P1 Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Epps. 25–27
P1 Connor McCaffery missed Jumper.
P1 Foul on Connor McCaffery.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Epps. 27–27
P1 Josh Dix Turnover.
P1 Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Rodgers. 30–27
P1 Filip Rebraca missed Jumper.
P1 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
P1 Dasonte Bowen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Matthew Mayer.
P1 Foul on Dain Dainja.
P1 Kris Murray made Free Throw. 30–28
P1 Kris Murray made Free Throw. 30–29
P1 Ty Rodgers Turnover.
P1 Kris Murray Steal.
P1 Dasonte Bowen missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Block.
P1 Dasonte Bowen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Iowa Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P1 Filip Rebraca Steal.
P1 Filip Rebraca Turnover.
P1 Ty Rodgers Steal.
P1 Foul on Filip Rebraca.
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 31–29
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 32–29
P1 Tony Perkins missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
P1 Ahron Ulis missed Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Connor McCaffery.
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 33–29
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 34–29
P1 Tony Perkins missed Layup.
P1 Sencire Harris Block.
P1 Kris Murray Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sencire Harris.
P1 Filip Rebraca missed Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ty Rodgers made Layup. 36–29
P1 Ahron Ulis Turnover.
P1 Ty Rodgers Steal.
P1 Ty Rodgers Turnover.
P1 Tony Perkins Steal.
P1 Filip Rebraca made Layup. Assisted by Kris Murray. 36–31
P1 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P1 Filip Rebraca made Free Throw. 36–32
P1 RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ahron Ulis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ahron Ulis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Iowa Timeout
P1 Kris Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix. 36–35
P2 Kris Murray made Jumper. 36–37
P2 Dain Dainja missed Layup.
P2 Kris Murray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Filip Rebraca made Dunk. 36–39
P2 Foul on Tony Perkins.
P2 Dain Dainja made Free Throw. 37–39
P2 Dain Dainja made Free Throw. 38–39
P2 Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
P2 Kris Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer. 41–39
P2 Filip Rebraca missed Layup.
P2 Dain Dainja Block.
P2 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Epps. 43–39
P2 Tony Perkins Turnover.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. Steal.
P2 Foul on Ahron Ulis.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
P2 Connor McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Epps made Layup. 45–39
P2 Foul on Matthew Mayer.
P2 Kris Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Epps made Jumper. 47–39
P2 Iowa Timeout
P2 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 47–40
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 47–41
P2 Iowa Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 47–42
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 47–43
P2 Jayden Epps made Layup. 49–43
P2 Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
P2 Foul on Dain Dainja.
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 49–44
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 49–45
P2 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P2 Payton Sandfort Steal.
P2 Kris Murray made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort. 49–47
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Kris Murray missed Free Throw.
P2 Filip Rebraca Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Epps made Layup. 51–47
P2 Foul on Payton Sandfort.
P2 Jayden Epps made Free Throw. 52–47
P2 Filip Rebraca made Jumper. 52–49
P2 Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 55–49
P2 Tony Perkins made Layup. Assisted by Filip Rebraca. 55–51
P2 Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Kris Murray made Free Throw. 55–52
P2 Kris Murray made Free Throw. 55–53
P2 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P2 Filip Rebraca Steal.
P2 Payton Sandfort Turnover.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. Steal.
P2 Foul on Patrick McCaffery.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kris Murray.
P2 Foul on Kris Murray.
P2 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 56–53
P2 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 57–53
P2 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 58–53
P2 Tony Perkins made Jumper. 58–55
P2 Dain Dainja made Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer. 60–55
P2 Patrick McCaffery missed Jumper.
P2 Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dain Dainja made Dunk. 62–55
P2 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 62–56
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 62–57
P2 Sencire Harris Turnover.
P2 Kris Murray Steal.
P2 Foul on Sencire Harris.
P2 Kris Murray made Free Throw. 62–58
P2 Kris Murray made Free Throw. 62–59
P2 RJ Melendez Turnover.
P2 Tony Perkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Block.
P2 Iowa Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kris Murray. 62–62
P2 Jayden Epps made Layup. 64–62
P2 Kris Murray missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kris Murray.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 65–62
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P2 Tony Perkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matthew Mayer.
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 65–63
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 65–64
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tony Perkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 65–65
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 65–66
P2 Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ahron Ulis.
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P2 Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
P2 Tony Perkins made Jumper. Assisted by Filip Rebraca. 65–68
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper. 67–68
P2 Foul on Connor McCaffery.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw. 68–68
P2 Tony Perkins made Jumper. 68–70
P2 Foul on Connor McCaffery.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw. 69–70
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw. 70–70
P2 Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
P2 Filip Rebraca made Free Throw. 70–71
P2 Filip Rebraca made Free Throw. 70–72
P2 Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Foul on Filip Rebraca.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Dain Dainja made Free Throw. 71–72
P2 Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Dain Dainja.
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 71–73
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 71–74
P2 Dain Dainja made Dunk. Assisted by Jayden Epps. 73–74
P2 Tony Perkins made Jumper. 73–76
P2 Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Epps. 76–76
P2 Connor McCaffery missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Iowa Defensive Rebound.
P2 Filip Rebraca missed Layup.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Block.
P2 Kris Murray Offensive Rebound.
P2 Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor McCaffery. 76–79
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Filip Rebraca Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kris Murray missed Jumper.
P2 Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
P2 Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
P2 Payton Sandfort Block.
P2 Kris Murray Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
P2 Kris Murray made Free Throw. 76–80
P2 Kris Murray missed Free Throw.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Payton Sandfort.
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 77–80
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 78–80
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Iowa Timeout
P2 Iowa Timeout
P2 Foul on Jayden Epps.
P2 Tony Perkins made Free Throw. 78–81
P2 Tony Perkins missed Free Throw.
P2 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Payton Sandfort Block.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ahron Ulis.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 79–81
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P2 Connor McCaffery Defensive Rebound.

Box score

ILL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Dain DainjaF	30	17	7-11	0-0	3-4	9	0	1	0	1	2	7	4
Matthew MayerF	28	21	7-9	4-6	3-3	5	4	1	0	0	2	3	4
Coleman HawkinsG	35	6	0-7	0-4	6-10	9	1	3	0	3	6	3	2
Jayden EppsG	30	16	7-14	1-5	1-1	2	5	0	0	0	0	2	1
Terrence Shannon Jr.NA	33	11	3-10	2-6	3-3	2	1	4	2	0	0	2	5
RJ MelendezF	15	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
Ty RodgersG	18	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	6	1	3	2	0	2	4	4
Sencire HarrisG	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	2
Brandon LiebF
Zacharie PerrinF
Connor ServenF
Luke GoodeF
Niccolo MorettiG
AJ ReddG
Skyy ClarkG
Paxton WardenG

IOWA

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Kris MurrayF	35	19	5-11	2-6	7-9	7	3	0	2	0	2	5	4
Filip RebracaF	39	13	5-11	0-0	3-3	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	2
Tony PerkinsG	35	32	8-11	1-2	15-16	3	2	2	2	0	1	2	2
Ahron UlisG	17	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	3
Connor McCafferyG	29	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	4
Payton SandfortF	21	9	3-7	3-6	0-0	6	1	1	1	2	2	4	4
Patrick McCafferyF	14	3	1-4	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Riley MulveyC	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dasonte BowenG	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Josh DixG	6	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh OgundeleF
Dante EldridgeG
Amarion NimmersG
Luc LaketaG
Carter KingsburyG

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