Drexel Dragons vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Mar 19, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
DREX	21	28	49
ILL	39	39	78

Game Recap

Top-seeded Illinois cruises past Drexel 78-49 to open NCAAs. Kofi Cockburn muscled his way to 18 points and Illinois cruised past 16th-seeded Drexel 78-49 Friday in the Illini's first NCAA Tournament game as a No. 1 seed in 16 years.

Player Stats

DREXEL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23T.J. Bickerstaff	21	1-8	0-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
51James Butler	27	5-12	0-2	0-0	10	2	0	2	1	2	10
4Xavier Bell	30	3-10	2-2	4-4	2	1	1	0	2	2	12
11Camren Wynter	32	2-12	0-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	3	3	4
5Zach Walton	26	3-9	2-4	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	0	8
21Mate Okros	26	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7
32Tadas Kararinas	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Tim Perry Jr.	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22Amari Williams	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
14Luke House	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Lamar Oden Jr.	10	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3
20Julian Adams	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12Anto Keshgegian	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Matey Juric	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	19-6230.6%	7-2035.0%	4-4100%	29	10	2	3	9	10	49

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Kofi Cockburn	20	8-11	0-0	2-5	5	1	0	2	2	1	18
44Adam Miller	20	4-5	1-2	1-2	4	2	1	0	1	2	10
11Ayo Dosunmu	33	8-14	0-0	1-1	11	6	3	0	0	1	17
3Jacob Grandison	20	4-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	8
1Trent Frazier	32	5-9	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	2	11
12Brandon Lieb	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Connor Serven	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Giorgi Bezhanishvili	15	1-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	1	2
4Zach Griffith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Coleman Hawkins	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5Andre Curbelo	23	4-9	0-1	0-0	3	5	0	0	1	2	8
20Da'Monte Williams	20	2-3	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	2	4
32Tyler Underwood	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	36-6357.1%	2-633.3%	4-850.0%	38	19	5	3	5	11	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDREXILL

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Illinois.
(19:47) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
(19:47) Zach Walton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:26) Zach Walton made Three Point Jumper.
30
+2 (19:08) Adam Miller made Jumper.
32
(18:55) T.J. Bickerstaff missed Layup.
(18:55) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
(18:42) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
(18:20) T.J. Bickerstaff missed Jumper.
(18:20) Kofi Cockburn Block.
(18:20) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Adam Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:07) Camren Wynter Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Zach Walton missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:43) Drexel Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:40) Drexel Turnover.
(17:23) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
(17:23) James Butler Block.
(17:23) James Butler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:15) Camren Wynter made Jumper.
52
(16:55) Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.
(16:55) James Butler Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) James Butler missed Jumper.
(16:40) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
(16:17) Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
(16:17) Camren Wynter Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) T.J. Bickerstaff missed Layup.
(16:03) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:56) Trent Frazier made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
54
(15:37) James Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:37) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Turnover.
(15:22) T.J. Bickerstaff Steal.
(14:54) Zach Walton missed Jumper.
(14:54) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:46) Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
57
(14:15) Xavier Bell missed Jumper.
(14:15) James Butler Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:11) Xavier Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Butler.
87
(13:49) Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
(13:49) Xavier Bell Defensive Rebound.
(13:40) Xavier Bell missed Layup.
(13:40) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:32) Andre Curbelo made Layup.
89
(13:11) James Butler missed Jumper.
(13:11) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Foul on Xavier Bell.
+2 (12:53) Trent Frazier made Jumper.
811
(12:33) T.J. Bickerstaff missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:33) Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Foul on Tim Perry Jr..
+2 (12:02) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
813
(11:44) Camren Wynter missed Jumper.
(11:44) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
(11:44) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
(11:15) Tim Perry Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:15) Matey Juric Offensive Rebound.
(11:05) Camren Wynter missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:05) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:55) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper.
815
(10:34) T.J. Bickerstaff missed Jumper.
(10:34) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:26) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
817
(10:26) Foul on T.J. Bickerstaff.
(10:26) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(10:26) Camren Wynter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:03) Zach Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Butler.
1117
(9:45) Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
(9:45) James Butler Defensive Rebound.
(9:21) Lamar Oden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:21) James Butler Offensive Rebound.
(9:15) James Butler Turnover.
(9:15) Ayo Dosunmu Steal.
(9:11) Foul on Camren Wynter.
(9:05) Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Jumper.
(9:05) Lamar Oden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
(8:47) Mate Okros missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:47) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Ayo Dosunmu missed Jumper.
(8:26) Zach Walton Defensive Rebound.
(8:04) Lamar Oden Jr. Turnover.
(7:46) Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Jumper.
(7:46) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Offensive Rebound.
(7:42) Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Layup.
(7:42) Xavier Bell Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
(7:17) Foul on Ayo Dosunmu.
(7:15) Mate Okros missed Jumper.
(7:15) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:56) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Ayo Dosunmu.
1119
+2 (6:34) T.J. Bickerstaff made Jumper.
1319
+2 (6:19) Ayo Dosunmu made Layup.
1321
(6:08) Zach Walton missed Jumper.
(6:08) Zach Walton Offensive Rebound.
(6:04) Zach Walton missed Layup.
(6:04) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
(5:56) Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:56) Zach Walton Block.
(5:56) Mate Okros Defensive Rebound.
(5:44) T.J. Bickerstaff missed Layup.
(5:44) James Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:44) James Butler made Two Point Tip Shot.
1521
+2 (5:31) Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper.
1523
+2 (5:13) Mate Okros made Jumper.
1723
+2 (4:39) Da'Monte Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.
1725
(4:15) James Butler missed Jumper.
(4:15) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Trent Frazier missed Layup.
(3:58) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:54) Ayo Dosunmu made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
1727
(3:35) Camren Wynter missed Jumper.
(3:35) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:25) Giorgi Bezhanishvili made Jumper. Assisted by Adam Miller.
1729
(2:59) Camren Wynter missed Jumper.
(2:59) Adam Miller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:49) Jacob Grandison made Layup. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
1731
(2:35) Foul on Trent Frazier.
+1 (2:35) Xavier Bell made Free Throw.
1831
+1 (2:35) Xavier Bell made Free Throw.
1931
+3 (2:28) Adam Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
1934
(2:14) Camren Wynter missed Layup.
(2:14) Giorgi Bezhanishvili Block.
(2:14) Drexel Offensive Rebound.
(1:59) Zach Walton missed Jumper.
(1:59) Ayo Dosunmu Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Giorgi Bezhanishvili missed Layup.
(1:51) James Butler Block.
(1:51) Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:40) Ayo Dosunmu made Layup. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
1936
(1:33) Xavier Bell missed Jumper.
(1:33) James Butler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) James Butler made Layup.
2136
+2 (1:12) Trent Frazier made Jumper.
2138
(0:46) Camren Wynter missed Jumper.
(0:46) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Foul on Camren Wynter.
+1 (0:36) Adam Miller made Free Throw.
2139
(0:36) Adam Miller missed Free Throw.
(0:36) James Butler Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Zach Walton missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:13) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Ayo Dosunmu missed Layup.
(0:01) James Butler Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

DREX

ILL

49Points78

19-62(30.6%)Field Goal(%)36-63(57.1%)

7-20(35.0%)3-Point(%)2-6(33.3%)

4-4(100.0%)Free Throw(%)4-8(50.0%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)40(6)

10Assists19

2Steals5

3Blocks3

11Turnovers5

10(1)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

3Largest Lead33

Game Details

Friday, March 19, 2021 · 1:15 PM

Indiana Farmers Coliseum · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 968 (14.2%)

tv: TBS

spread: ILL -22.5

over/under: 143