Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Illinois Fighting Illini

69–78Final · Feb 20, 2023

MINN 69 ILL 78 Final

	1	2	T
MINN7-18	29	40	69
ILL18-9	35	43	78

· Line: ILL -13.5 (O/U 135.5)

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Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
0–1
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
0–2
Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
2–2
Matthew Mayer made Layup.
2–4
Jayden Epps made Layup.
2–6
Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
4–6
RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
4–8
Joshua Ola-Joseph made Dunk.
6–8
Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.
6–10
Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper.
6–13
Dain Dainja made Layup.
6–15
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
6–16
Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup.
8–16
Dain Dainja made Jumper.
8–18
Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
8–19
Dawson Garcia made Jumper.
10–19
Jamison Battle made Jumper.
12–19
Jamison Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Taurus Samuels.
14–19
Dain Dainja made Dunk.
14–21
Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.
14–24
RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Goode.
14–26
Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
17–26
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
17–27
Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
19–27
Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.
19–29
Joshua Ola-Joseph made Jumper.
21–29
Matthew Mayer made Layup.
21–31
Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
23–31
Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
25–31
Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
26–31
Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
27–31
Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
27–32
Dawson Garcia made Jumper.
29–32
Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.
29–35
Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper.
29–38
Jayden Epps made Layup. Assisted by Dain Dainja.
29–40
Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
29–43
Jaden Henley made Dunk. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
31–43
Jamison Battle made Jumper.
33–43
Jamison Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
35–43
Matthew Mayer made Jumper.
35–45
Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper.
35–48
Ta'lon Cooper made Jumper.
37–48
Dain Dainja made Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
37–50
Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
37–53
Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
40–53
Jamison Battle made Jumper.
42–53
Matthew Mayer made Jumper.
42–55
Joshua Ola-Joseph made Jumper.
44–55
Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
45–55
Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
45–56
Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
45–59
Jamison Battle made Layup.
47–59
Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper.
47–62
Jaden Henley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
50–62
Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
50–63
Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
50–64
Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Braeden Carrington.
52–64
Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
53–64
Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
54–64
Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
55–64
RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper.
55–67
RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
55–68
Matthew Mayer made Dunk.
55–70
Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
58–70
RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
58–72
Coleman Hawkins made Dunk.
58–74
Jamison Battle made Jumper.
60–74
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
60–75
Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
60–76
Jaden Henley made Free Throw.
61–76
Jaden Henley made Free Throw.
62–76
Joshua Ola-Joseph made Free Throw.
63–76
Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braeden Carrington.
66–76
Sencire Harris made Free Throw.
66–77
Jayden Epps made Free Throw.
66–78
Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper.
69–78

Play-by-play

P1 Ta'lon Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jamison Battle.
P1 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 0–1
P1 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 0–2
P1 Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
P1 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle. 2–2
P1 Foul on Jaden Henley.
P1 Matthew Mayer Turnover.
P1 Ta'lon Cooper Steal.
P1 Jaden Henley Turnover.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Steal.
P1 Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
P1 Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matthew Mayer made Layup. 2–4
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
P1 Jayden Epps Steal.
P1 Foul on Dain Dainja.
P1 Dain Dainja Turnover.
P1 Ta'lon Cooper missed Jumper.
P1 Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Epps made Layup. 2–6
P1 Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ta'lon Cooper Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle. 4–6
P1 RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 4–8
P1 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph made Dunk. 6–8
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Jumper. 6–10
P1 Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
P1 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. 6–13
P1 Foul on Jayden Epps.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sencire Harris missed Jumper.
P1 Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
P1 Pharrel Payne Turnover.
P1 Dain Dainja made Layup. 6–15
P1 Foul on Pharrel Payne.
P1 Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
P1 Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sencire Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Pharrel Payne.
P1 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 6–16
P1 Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
P1 Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. 8–16
P1 Dain Dainja made Jumper. 8–18
P1 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P1 Ta'lon Cooper Turnover.
P1 Matthew Mayer Steal.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 RJ Melendez Turnover.
P1 Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Dawson Garcia.
P1 Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Dain Dainja made Free Throw. 8–19
P1 Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
P1 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph Block.
P1 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
P1 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
P1 Ta'lon Cooper Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ta'lon Cooper missed Layup.
P1 RJ Melendez Block.
P1 Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dawson Garcia made Jumper. 10–19
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
P1 Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Dawson Garcia.
P1 Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on RJ Melendez.
P1 Jamison Battle made Jumper. 12–19
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
P1 Taurus Samuels Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Jumper.
P1 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Epps Turnover.
P1 Taurus Samuels Steal.
P1 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jamison Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Taurus Samuels. 14–19
P1 Dain Dainja missed Dunk.
P1 RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
P1 RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
P1 Dain Dainja made Dunk. 14–21
P1 Foul on Dain Dainja.
P1 Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
P1 Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
P1 Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. 14–24
P1 Jaden Henley missed Jumper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P1 RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Goode. 14–26
P1 Minnesota Timeout
P1 Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia. 17–26
P1 Technical Foul on Jamison Battle.
P1 Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
P1 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 17–27
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle. 19–27
P1 Luke Goode missed Jumper.
P1 RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Jumper. 19–29
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph made Jumper. 21–29
P1 Matthew Mayer made Layup. 21–31
P1 Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper. 23–31
P1 RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
P1 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sencire Harris Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Dawson Garcia. 25–31
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Matthew Mayer.
P1 Jamison Battle made Free Throw. 26–31
P1 Jamison Battle made Free Throw. 27–31
P1 Foul on Ta'lon Cooper.
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw. 27–32
P1 Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
P1 Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
P1 Dawson Garcia made Jumper. 29–32
P1 Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Luke Goode.
P1 Braeden Carrington missed Free Throw.
P1 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P1 Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. 29–35
P1 Illinois Timeout
P1 Ta'lon Cooper missed Layup.
P1 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. 29–38
P2 Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
P2 Jayden Epps made Layup. Assisted by Dain Dainja. 29–40
P2 Jaden Henley missed Dunk.
P2 Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
P2 Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper missed Layup.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer. 29–43
P2 Minnesota Timeout
P2 Jaden Henley made Dunk. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper. 31–43
P2 Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
P2 Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jaden Henley.
P2 Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Foul on RJ Melendez.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Minnesota Turnover.
P2 Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
P2 Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
P2 Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
P2 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jamison Battle.
P2 Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
P2 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle made Jumper. 33–43
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle made Layup. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper. 35–43
P2 Matthew Mayer made Jumper. 35–45
P2 Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Pharrel Payne.
P2 Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. 35–48
P2 Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pharrel Payne Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper missed Jumper.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper made Jumper. 37–48
P2 Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Jamison Battle.
P2 Foul on Joshua Ola-Joseph.
P2 Foul on Pharrel Payne.
P2 Dain Dainja made Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 37–50
P2 Ta'lon Cooper Turnover.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris. 37–53
P2 Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper. 40–53
P2 Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Pharrel Payne Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper missed Jumper.
P2 Sencire Harris Block.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle made Jumper. 42–53
P2 Matthew Mayer made Jumper. 42–55
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Joshua Ola-Joseph made Jumper. 44–55
P2 Matthew Mayer Turnover.
P2 Dawson Garcia Steal.
P2 Foul on RJ Melendez.
P2 Dawson Garcia made Free Throw. 45–55
P2 Dawson Garcia missed Free Throw.
P2 Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jaden Henley.
P2 Dain Dainja made Free Throw. 45–56
P2 Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
P2 Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Mayer. 45–59
P2 Jamison Battle made Layup. 47–59
P2 Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. 47–62
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Jamison Battle Turnover.
P2 Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaden Henley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper. 50–62
P2 Foul on Ta'lon Cooper.
P2 Dain Dainja made Free Throw. 50–63
P2 Dain Dainja made Free Throw. 50–64
P2 Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Braeden Carrington. 52–64
P2 Dain Dainja Turnover.
P2 Dawson Garcia Steal.
P2 Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
P2 Braeden Carrington Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper Turnover.
P2 Matthew Mayer Steal.
P2 Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matthew Mayer.
P2 Jamison Battle made Free Throw. 53–64
P2 Jamison Battle made Free Throw. 54–64
P2 Jamison Battle made Free Throw. 55–64
P2 RJ Melendez missed Layup.
P2 RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. 55–67
P2 Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Technical Foul on Minnesota.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 RJ Melendez missed Free Throw.
P2 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez made Free Throw. 55–68
P2 Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
P2 Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jayden Epps.
P2 Ta'lon Cooper missed Free Throw.
P2 RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matthew Mayer made Dunk. 55–70
P2 Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper. 58–70
P2 RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins. 58–72
P2 Ta'lon Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Coleman Hawkins made Dunk. 58–74
P2 Jamison Battle made Jumper. 60–74
P2 Minnesota Timeout
P2 Foul on Dawson Garcia.
P2 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 60–75
P2 Matthew Mayer made Free Throw. 60–76
P2 Foul on Ty Rodgers.
P2 Jaden Henley made Free Throw. 61–76
P2 Jaden Henley made Free Throw. 62–76
P2 Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
P2 Jaden Henley Steal.
P2 Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
P2 Joshua Ola-Joseph made Free Throw. 63–76
P2 Illinois Timeout
P2 Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Free Throw.
P2 Braeden Carrington Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braeden Carrington. 66–76
P2 Foul on Braeden Carrington.
P2 Sencire Harris made Free Throw. 66–77
P2 Sencire Harris missed Free Throw.
P2 Sencire Harris Offensive Rebound.
P2 RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ta'lon Cooper.
P2 Jayden Epps made Free Throw. 66–78
P2 Jayden Epps missed Free Throw.
P2 Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. 69–78

Box score

MINN

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Joshua Ola-JosephF	33	11	5-6	0-0	1-2	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1
Dawson GarciaF	30	18	8-16	1-3	1-2	8	2	0	2	0	1	7	3
Jamison BattleF	39	31	11-20	4-9	5-5	6	3	1	0	0	0	6	4
Jaden HenleyG	28	7	2-4	1-1	2-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	3
Ta'Lon CooperG	37	2	1-9	0-2	0-1	4	6	3	1	0	2	2	3
Pharrel PayneF	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	4
Braeden CarringtonG	18	0	0-2	0-2	0-1	6	2	0	0	0	2	4	1
Taurus SamuelsG	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Treyton ThompsonF
Kadyn BettsF
Parker FoxF
Isaiah IhnenF
Will RambergG
Jackson PurcellG

ILL

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Dain DainjaF	23	12	4-8	0-0	4-9	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	2
Matthew MayerF	34	22	7-14	2-7	6-9	7	2	2	2	0	2	5	2
RJ MelendezF	32	10	4-8	1-4	1-2	11	0	1	0	1	3	8	3
Coleman HawkinsG	36	16	6-12	3-8	1-2	7	3	1	1	0	0	7	4
Jayden EppsG	29	17	6-11	4-6	1-2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Luke GoodeF	17	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Ty RodgersG	17	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	4
Sencire HarrisG	12	1	0-2	0-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
Brandon LiebF
Zacharie PerrinF
Connor ServenF
Niccolo MorettiG
AJ ReddG
Skyy ClarkG
Paxton WardenG
Terrence Shannon Jr.NA

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