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FINAL
Dec 20, 2020

Game Recap

No. 19 Rutgers beats No. 13 Illinois to remain unbeaten. Ron Harper Jr. scored 28 points, Jacob Young added 24 and No. 19 Rutgers overcame a double-digit first-half deficit to beat No. 13 Illinois 91-88 on Sunday.

Box Score

12T
ILL414788
RUTG375491
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Kofi Cockburn337-140-03-4120000117
44Adam Miller200-30-10-00100140
11Ayo Dosunmu3810-201-21-3116104422
20Da'Monte Williams244-44-40-022102512
1Trent Frazier396-103-64-405104519
15Giorgi Bezhanishvili235-70-01-240002211
33Coleman Hawkins40-00-00-00100000
5Andre Curbelo161-40-12-22510054
3Jacob Grandison31-11-10-01000003
TOTAL34-6354.0%9-1560.0%11-1573.3%322040132688
Rutgers Scarlet Knights logoRUTGERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Ron Harper Jr.359-155-85-691101028
5Clifford Omoruyi100-00-00-22012120
4Paul Mulcahy301-40-16-67101238
10Montez Mathis295-132-53-710020315
42Jacob Young358-151-27-804103324
15Myles Johnson304-80-01-313133149
0Geo Baker312-70-43-41520127
TOTAL29-6246.8%8-2040.0%25-3669.4%33128891791

Play-by-Play

1st halfillrutg
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Illinois
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (19:45) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    20
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:15) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:15) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (18:58) Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
    50
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:41) Jacob Young Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:41) Da'Monte Williams Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:35) Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:35) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:27) Jacob Young missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:27) Cliff Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:22) Foul on Adam Miller.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:22) Cliff Omoruyi missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:22) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:22) Cliff Omoruyi missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:22) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (17:58) Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
    80
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:39) Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:39) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:34) Foul on Cliff Omoruyi.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:24) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:24) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (17:17) Jacob Young made Layup.
    82
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (17:09) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    102
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:49) Jacob Young missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:49) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:49) Trent Frazier Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:49) Jacob Young Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (16:21) Montez Mathis made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    104
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:09) Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:09) Montez Mathis Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:09) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (16:04) Montez Mathis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    107
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:50) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:50) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (15:40) Jacob Young made Jumper.
    109
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:25) Adam Miller missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:25) Montez Mathis Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:25) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (15:13) Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Layup.
    129
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:57) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:57) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Defensive Rebound.
  • (14:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:52) Foul on Myles Johnson.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:31) Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:31) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:18) Jacob Young Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:18) Ayo Dosunmu Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:06) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (13:45) Myles Johnson made Layup.
    1211
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (13:15) Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Jumper.
    1411
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:45) Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:45) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (12:37) Ayo Dosunmu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
    1711
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (12:14) Paul Mulcahy made Layup.
    1713
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:55) Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:55) Geo Baker Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:45) Geo Baker Turnover.
  • (11:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:37) Ayo Dosunmu Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:37) Cliff Omoruyi Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:16) Foul on Cliff Omoruyi.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:16) Cliff Omoruyi Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (10:59) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
    1913
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:38) Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:38) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:29) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:29) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:18) Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:18) Trent Frazier Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (10:13) Trent Frazier made Layup.
    2113
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:48) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:48) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:35) Trent Frazier Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:22) Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:22) Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:17) Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:17) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:14) Foul on Giorgi Bezhanishvili.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:08) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:08) Montez Mathis missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:08) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:08) Montez Mathis missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:08) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (8:55) Andre Curbelo made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    2313
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (8:35) Myles Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    2315
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:14) Foul on Jacob Young.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (8:11) Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
    2615
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (7:55) Geo Baker made Jumper.
    2617
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:46) Adam Miller Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:46) Myles Johnson Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:39) Foul on Adam Miller.
  • (7:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (7:32) Montez Mathis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
    2620
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:10) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:10) Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:57) Myles Johnson Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:57) Andre Curbelo Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (6:48) Ayo Dosunmu made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
    2820
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:48) Foul on Geo Baker.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:48) Ayo Dosunmu missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:48) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (6:39) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    2823
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:16) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:16) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:52) Montez Mathis missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:52) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (5:42) Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    3123
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:24) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:24) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (5:10) Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.
    3323
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:05) Rutgers Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:49) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (4:49) Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
    3324
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (4:49) Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
    3325
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (4:24) Ayo Dosunmu made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
    3525
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (4:05) Jacob Young made Jumper.
    3527
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:51) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:51) Da'Monte Williams Turnover.
  • (3:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:44) Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:44) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:24) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:24) Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:09) Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:09) Montez Mathis missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:09) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:55) Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:55) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
    3627
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:55) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
    3727
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (2:44) Jacob Young made Three Point Jumper.
    3730
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:27) Ayo Dosunmu Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:27) Myles Johnson Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:22) Jacob Young missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:22) Paul Mulcahy Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (2:15) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
    3733
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:57) Foul on Geo Baker.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:57) Ayo Dosunmu missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:57) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:51) Jacob Young missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:51) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:44) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:44) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:29) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:29) Paul Mulcahy Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:29) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (1:25) Trent Frazier made Jumper. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
    3933
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:07) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:07) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:07) Ayo Dosunmu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:07) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:57) Foul on Trent Frazier.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (0:57) Jacob Young made Free Throw.
    3934
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (0:57) Jacob Young made Free Throw.
    3935
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:55) Illinois Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:45) Foul on Montez Mathis.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:45) Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.
    4035
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:45) Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.
    4135
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:28) Jacob Young missed Dunk.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:28) Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (0:26) Myles Johnson made Layup.
    4137
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:26) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:26) Myles Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:26) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:06) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:06) Myles Johnson Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:06) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

88Points91
34-63(54%)Field Goal(%)29-62(46.8%)
9-15(60%)3-Point(%)8-20(40%)
11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)25-36(69.4%)
34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(15)
20Assists12
4Steals8
0Blocks8
13Turnovers9
26(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
11Largest Lead12

Game Details

Sunday, December 20, 2020 · 12:00 PM
Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ
capacity: 8,000
tv: ESPN2
spread: ILL -1.5
over/under: 141