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Mayer scores 21 to lead No. 18 Illini past Alabama A&M 68-47
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Matthew Mayer scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 18 Illinois overcome Alabama A&M's comeback push for a 68-47 win Saturday.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 18 and Mayer went 7 of 8 and scored 15 points in the second half to help Illinois (8-3) close out the win.
Garrett Hicks scored 13 points and Messiah Thompson added 12 for the Bulldogs (3-7).
Olisa Blaise Akonobi's dunk highlighted a 16-0 run out of the half as the Bulldogs shaved the deficit to three and held the Illini to a 1 of 18 shooting stretch over about 13 minutes.
Thompson scored seven straight for the Bulldogs before Dailin Smith added a pair of free throws to cut it to a 38-37 Illinois lead with 10:54 to go.
''They look at us on the schedule and that's a game, Big Ten team, ranked No. 18 in the country (thinking), `We're going to win that one,''' Bulldogs coach Otis Hughley Jr. said. ''Mentally, you don't have all your guys there, so we were hoping to exploit that.''
Coleman Hawkins' free throws broke an eight-minute Illinois scoring drought and Mayer added a pair of layups during a 10-2 run that pushed the lead back to nine points at the under-8 timeout.
''With our team, you never whose night it can be,'' Shannon said. ''I'm just happy for Matt, who has been working so hard getting his body right and conditioning.''
The Bulldogs struggled to establish any scoring rhythm in the first half, missing 10 consecutive attempts from long distance after Hicks made one for the game's first bucket. The Illini turned them over nine times and held them to 6 of 30 shooting for the half.
''We've got 16 new guys, it's the first year,'' Hughley said. ''They've never been in a Power Five arena before, none of these guys, and played to win. Last year, if they'd have played this game and got down, they'd have gotten beat by 50.''
FAST(ING) AND FURIOUS
Mayer openly acknowledged being at odds with coach Brad Underwood over his pregame fasts, which Mayer believes has helped him play better the past three games.
''I think where me and coach Underwood might separate a bit is, I have a lot of stuff wrong with my body that I'm trying to work on and he's a big, `everything is mental,' kind of guy,'' Mayer said. ''And I think we're having a miscommunication on that. So, yes, I'm still fasting and it's been helping me a lot. ''
Underwood said he does not ''worry about (the fasting) for one second'' and said he wants Mayer to find a pregame routine and stick with it.
''It's (Mayer) adapting to us and what we do, and us still trying to find the right buttons to push,'' Underwood said. ''But whatever that button is, now, I need to find that one because that was really, really impressive what he did (in the second half).''
BIG PICTURE
Alabama A&M: The Bulldogs can be explosive from long distance, but they were unable to replicate the magic from a 17-for-21 3-point outing against Rust College on Thursday against a Big Ten opponent. Hughley has some extended practice time with his group in between road tests at Vanderbilt and Ohio State before SWAC play begins in January.
Illinois: A long layoff gave the Illini a chance to reset after a disappointing home loss to Penn State a week ago. Even as the Bulldogs mounted a steady comeback, Illinois looked uninspired. Scoring droughts and recent struggles in halfcourt sets are a concern.
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M: Visits struggling Vanderbilt on Thursday.
Illinois: Heads to St. Louis on Thursday to play Missouri for Braggin' Rights.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | (Cameron Tucker gains possession) | ||
| 19:36 |  | Austin Harvell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:34 | | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | ||
| 19:08 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Tucker steals) | ||
| 18:43 | | Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:41 | | Austin Harvell offensive rebound | ||
| 18:36 | | +3 | Garrett Hicks makes three point jump shot (Dailin Smith assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | | +3 | Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:06 | | Matthew Mayer defensive rebound | ||
| 17:53 | | Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:51 | | Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound | ||
| 17:45 | | +2 | Skyy Clark makes two point jump shot | 3-5 |
| 17:45 | | Austin Harvell shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 17:19 | | Skyy Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 17:35 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 17:23 | | Dailin Smith turnover (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals) | ||
| 16:59 | | +2 | Jayden Epps makes two point layup | 3-7 |
| 16:51 | | Matthew Mayer blocks Dailin Smith's two point layup | ||
| 16:51 | | Jayden Epps defensive rebound | ||
| 16:43 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup | 3-9 |
| 16:22 | | +2 | Cameron Tucker makes two point layup | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | | Matthew Mayer shooting foul (Olisa Blaise Akonobi draws the foul) | ||
| 16:02 | | +1 | Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-11 |
| 16:02 | | +1 | Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-11 |
| 15:52 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:50 | | Matthew Mayer offensive rebound | ||
| 15:38 | | +3 | Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 7-14 |
| 15:04 | | Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:02 | | Bulldogs offensive rebound | ||
| 15:01 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:42 | | Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:40 | | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | ||
| 14:35 | | Omari Peek personal foul (Fighting Illini draws the foul) | ||
| 14:15 | | +3 | Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot | 7-17 |
| 13:59 | | Lorenzo Downey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:57 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 | | Omari Peek personal foul (Fighting Illini draws the foul) | ||
| 13:49 | | Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:47 | | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | ||
| 13:42 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 7-19 |
| 13:12 | | Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:10 | | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | ||
| 13:01 | | Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:59 | | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | ||
| 13:00 | | Lorenzo Downey personal foul (Fighting Illini draws the foul) | ||
| 12:44 | | Coleman Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Lorenzo Downey steals) | ||
| 12:34 | | +2 | Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot | 9-19 |
| 12:26 | | Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:24 | | Bulldogs defensive rebound | ||
| 12:11 | | +2 | Messiah Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-19 |
| 11:57 | | Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:55 | | Brandon Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup | 11-21 |
| 11:09 | | Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Dailin Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Dailin Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 11:01 | | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Coleman Hawkins offensive foul (Lorenzo Downey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | Coleman Hawkins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | Brandon Powell turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:08 | | Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Messiah Thompson personal foul (Fighting Illini draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | Matthew Mayer turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Powell steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Matthew Mayer defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 11-24 |
| 8:51 | | Matthew Mayer personal foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Dailin Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:51 | | +1 | Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-24 |
| 8:32 | | Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 8:16 | | Austin Harvell turnover (bad pass) (Coleman Hawkins steals) | ||
| 8:06 | | Austin Harvell personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | Skyy Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-25 |
| 7:48 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point dunk | ||
| 7:46 | | Dailin Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Dailin Smith makes two point jump shot | 14-25 |
| 7:28 | | Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Skyy Clark personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:10 | | Austin Harvell turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 6:56 | | Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Hicks steals) | ||
| 6:49 | | Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover | ||
| 6:17 | | Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Jayden Epps defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Cameron Tucker shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:09 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-26 |
| 6:09 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:41 | | Dailin Smith turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:36 | | Messiah Thompson shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-27 |
| 5:36 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-28 |
| 5:16 | | Brandon Powell turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 5:08 | | Garrett Hicks personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-29 |
| 5:08 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:08 | | Brandon Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Cameron Tucker turnover | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists) | 14-31 |
| 4:30 | | Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Brandon Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Dain Dainja personal foul | ||
| 4:10 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:08 | | Sencire Harris blocks Garrett Hicks's two point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Garrett Hicks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot | 16-31 |
| 4:08 | | Skyy Clark shooting foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Garrett Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-31 |
| 3:44 | | Dain Dainja misses two point layup | ||
| 3:34 | | Brandon Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Lorenzo Downey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Sencire Harris misses two point layup | ||
| 3:21 | | Ty Rodgers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Garrett Hicks personal foul (Fighting Illini draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | Ty Rodgers misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-32 |
| 2:59 | | Eric Lee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Lorenzo Downey steals) | ||
| 2:38 | | Sencire Harris personal foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Cameron Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-32 |
| 2:38 | | +1 | Cameron Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-32 |
| 2:33 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi blocks Sencire Harris's two point layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Lorenzo Downey personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-33 |
| 2:31 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-34 |
| 2:25 | | Cameron Tucker turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:09 | | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Jayden Epps offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | William Tavares de Brito defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | Jayland Randall misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point dunk | ||
| 1:34 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Cameron Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Jayland Randall offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Jayland Randall misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | William Tavares de Brito personal foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | +1 | Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-35 |
| 1:15 | | +1 | Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-36 |
| 1:04 | | William Tavares de Brito misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Sencire Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:30 | | Sencire Harris turnover | ||
| 0:06 | | Cameron Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:41 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi blocks Jayden Epps's two point layup | ||
| 19:39 | | Garrett Hicks defensive rebound | ||
| 19:33 | | Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:09 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound | ||
| 19:09 | | +2 | Dailin Smith makes two point jump shot | 21-36 |
| 18:50 | | +2 | Matthew Mayer makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 21-38 |
| 18:25 | | +3 | Garrett Hicks makes three point jump shot (Dailin Smith assists) | 24-38 |
| 18:16 | | Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:14 | | Matthew Mayer offensive rebound | ||
| 18:14 | | Dailin Smith personal foul (Matthew Mayer draws the foul) | ||
| 18:14 | | Matthew Mayer misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:14 | | Matthew Mayer misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 18:14 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 18:10 | | Cameron Tucker turnover (Coleman Hawkins steals) | ||
| 17:50 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:50 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 17:50 | | Matthew Mayer personal foul | ||
| 17:37 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:35 | | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | ||
| 17:29 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi blocks Terrence Shannon Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 17:27 | | Garrett Hicks defensive rebound | ||
| 17:16 | | Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:16 | | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | ||
| 17:16 | | Skyy Clark offensive foul | ||
| 17:16 | | Skyy Clark turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 17:07 | | +2 | Lorenzo Downey makes two point jump shot | 26-38 |
| 16:48 | | Lorenzo Downey personal foul (Fighting Illini draws the foul) | ||
| 16:30 | | Coleman Hawkins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:28 | | Dailin Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 16:21 | | Skyy Clark personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul) | ||
| 16:17 | | +2 | Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point dunk | 28-38 |
| 16:05 | | RJ Melendez turnover | ||
| 15:58 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 15:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:45 | | Dailin Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 15:43 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 15:22 | | Brandon Powell personal foul | ||
| 15:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:18 | | Jayden Epps turnover | ||
| 14:54 | | Dailin Smith turnover (Jayden Epps steals) | ||
| 14:50 | | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:48 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 14:38 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi turnover (Sencire Harris steals) | ||
| 14:33 | | Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:31 | | RJ Melendez offensive rebound | ||
| 14:12 | | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:10 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 14:03 | | +3 | Messiah Thompson makes three point jump shot | 31-38 |
| 14:01 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 13:48 | | Brandon Powell personal foul | ||
| 13:38 | | Brandon Powell personal foul | ||
| 13:34 | | Dain Dainja turnover | ||
| 13:14 | | +2 | Messiah Thompson makes two point jump shot | 33-38 |
| 12:55 | | RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:53 | | Brandon Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 12:35 | | +2 | Messiah Thompson makes two point jump shot | 35-38 |
| 12:16 | | Jayden Epps offensive foul | ||
| 12:16 | | Jayden Epps turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:47 | | Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi blocks Ty Rodgers's two point layup | ||
| 11:32 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Messiah Thompson turnover | ||
| 11:15 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:00 | | Eric Lee personal foul | ||
| 10:57 | | Ty Rodgers turnover (Cameron Tucker steals) | ||
| 10:54 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-38 |
| 10:54 | | +1 | Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-38 |
| 10:46 | | Omari Peek personal foul | ||
| 10:46 | | +1 | Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-39 |
| 10:46 | | +1 | Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-40 |
| 10:36 | | Bulldogs turnover | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Matthew Mayer makes two point jump shot | 37-42 |
| 9:52 | | Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Coleman Hawkins turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:26 | | Coleman Hawkins blocks Brandon Powell's two point layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Matthew Mayer defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Brandon Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Matthew Mayer makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 37-44 |
| 8:47 | | Brandon Powell personal foul | ||
| 8:47 | | Matthew Mayer misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:47 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Matthew Mayer blocks Omari Peek's two point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Matthew Mayer defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Omari Peek defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot | 39-44 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup | 39-46 |
| 7:21 | | Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Sencire Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi blocks Terrence Shannon Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Ty Rodgers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Skyy Clark makes two point jump shot | 39-48 |
| 6:22 | | Matthew Mayer blocks Messiah Thompson's two point layup | ||
| 6:21 | | Skyy Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Matthew Mayer assists) | 39-51 |
| 5:38 | | Messiah Thompson turnover (Matthew Mayer steals) | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Matthew Mayer makes two point layup | 39-53 |
| 5:24 | | Matthew Mayer personal foul | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point jump shot | 41-53 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Matthew Mayer makes two point jump shot | 41-55 |
| 4:44 | | Messiah Thompson turnover | ||
| 4:32 | | Ty Rodgers turnover (Messiah Thompson steals) | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Messiah Thompson makes two point layup | 43-55 |
| 4:23 | | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists) | 43-58 |
| 4:09 | | Cameron Tucker turnover (Matthew Mayer steals) | ||
| 4:05 | | Messiah Thompson personal foul | ||
| 4:05 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:05 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-59 |
| 3:50 | | Coleman Hawkins blocks Dailin Smith's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Matthew Mayer defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Skyy Clark turnover | ||
| 3:44 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:31 | | Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Skyy Clark personal foul | ||
| 3:28 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-59 |
| 3:18 | | +2 | Matthew Mayer makes two point layup | 44-61 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point jump shot | 46-61 |
| 2:36 | | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point dunk | 46-63 |
| 2:01 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Jayden Epps defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +3 | Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 46-66 |
| 1:42 | | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:23 | | Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Dailin Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Jayden Epps personal foul | ||
| 1:20 | | +1 | Messiah Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-66 |
| 1:20 | | Messiah Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:20 | | Brandon Lieb defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Jayland Randall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Brandon Lieb personal foul | ||
| 0:58 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:58 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Olisa Blaise Akonobi blocks Sencire Harris's two point layup | ||
| 0:40 | | Brandon Lieb offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Brandon Lieb misses two point layup | ||
| 0:38 | | Brandon Lieb offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +2 | Brandon Lieb makes two point layup | 47-68 |
| 0:38 | | Jayland Randall personal foul | ||
| 0:38 | | Brandon Lieb misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:38 | | Xavier Brewer defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Xavier Brewer turnover | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Xavier Brewer turnover | 0:37 |
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Xavier Brewer defensive rebound | 0:38 |
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Brandon Lieb misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:38 |
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Jayland Randall personal foul | 0:38 |
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+ 2 | Brandon Lieb makes two point layup | 0:38 |
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Brandon Lieb offensive rebound | 0:38 |
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Brandon Lieb misses two point layup | 0:38 |
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Brandon Lieb offensive rebound | 0:40 |
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Olisa Blaise Akonobi blocks Sencire Harris's two point layup | 0:42 |
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Sencire Harris defensive rebound | 0:58 |
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Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:58 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 47 | 68 |
| Field Goals | 17-56 (30.4%) | 24-57 (42.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 3-17 (17.6%) | 7-27 (25.9%) |
| Free Throws | 10-14 (71.4%) | 13-23 (56.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 33 | 46 |
| Offensive | 10 | 14 |
| Defensive | 21 | 26 |
| Team | 2 | 6 |
| Assists | 2 | 9 |
| Steals | 7 | 7 |
| Blocks | 6 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 18 |
| Fouls | 23 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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69.6 PPG | 35.5 RPG | 12.7 APG |
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74.3 PPG | 40.3 RPG | 12.4 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Hicks | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5/15 | 2/7 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| O. Akonobi | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| D. Smith | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| C. Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Harvell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Hicks | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5/15 | 2/7 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| O. Akonobi | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| D. Smith | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| C. Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Harvell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Thompson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5/12 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Downey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Randall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| X. Brewer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Tavares de Brito | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Powell | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| E. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Peek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Blackwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Osborne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 47 | 31 | 2 | 17/56 | 3/17 | 10/14 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 21 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Mayer | 21 | 7 | 1 | 9/12 | 3/6 | 0/3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Shannon Jr. | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5/12 | 1/5 | 7/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Hawkins | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| S. Clark | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Epps | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Mayer | 21 | 7 | 1 | 9/12 | 3/6 | 0/3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Shannon Jr. | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5/12 | 1/5 | 7/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Hawkins | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| S. Clark | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Epps | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Dainja | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Lieb | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Rodgers | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| R. Melendez | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Warden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Harris | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| L. Goode | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Serven | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 68 | 40 | 9 | 24/57 | 7/27 | 13/23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 26 |