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FINAL
Dec 3, 2021

Game Recap

Plummer, Cockburn lead Illinois past Rutgers 86-51. Alfonso Plummer scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had a double-double and Illinois cruised to an 86-51 victory over Rutgers on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Box Score

12T
RUTG232851
ILL434386
Rutgers Scarlet Knights logoRUTGERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
45Jaden Jones274-142-40-051200210
24Ron Harper Jr.261-91-32-24000105
11Clifford Omoruyi224-90-00-03000228
4Paul Mulcahy262-110-20-02410134
22Caleb McConnell242-71-30-04421315
3Mawot Mag153-52-20-02000108
1Oskar Palmquist121-31-20-04300003
21Dean Reiber61-10-00-12000002
5Aundre Hyatt110-10-10-00000210
35Ralph Gonzales-Agee182-50-00-11001224
2Jalen Miller131-30-00-00200142
TOTAL21-6830.9%7-1741.2%2-450.0%271452131551
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Kofi Cockburn274-80-05-6152021113
33Coleman Hawkins284-81-30-03232219
11Alfonso Plummer318-153-85-531002024
20Da'Monte Williams262-62-40-04521116
1Trent Frazier292-102-80-05510216
12Brandon Lieb30-00-00-00000010
13Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk41-10-00-02000012
4Omar Payne110-00-00-07001100
10Luke Goode102-42-40-00200016
15RJ Melendez52-20-00-01010004
3Jacob Grandison187-112-50-041001216
0Brandin Podziemski40-10-10-01100000
22Austin Hutcherson40-00-00-00010010
TOTAL32-6648.5%12-3336.4%10-1190.9%451986101086

Play-by-Play

1st halfrutgill
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:43) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:39) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:28) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:23) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:12) Cliff Omoruyi missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:09) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (18:55) Alfonso Plummer made Jumper.
    02
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:33) Foul on Cliff Omoruyi.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:33) Cliff Omoruyi Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:18) Da'Monte Williams missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:15) Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:11) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:07) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (18:03) Caleb McConnell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    32
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:50) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:50) Jaden Jones Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (17:39) Cliff Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    52
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (17:19) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
    55
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:58) Jaden Jones missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:58) Da'Monte Williams Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:53) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:49) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:45) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:23) Paul Mulcahy missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:18) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:14) Trent Frazier Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:14) Jaden Jones Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:05) Jaden Jones missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:05) Ron Harper Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:01) Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:57) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (15:52) Da'Monte Williams made Three Point Jumper.
    58
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (15:36) Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
    78
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:21) Jacob Grandison Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:21) Paul Mulcahy Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:17) Paul Mulcahy missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:14) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:05) Omar Payne Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:05) Caleb McConnell Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:56) Jaden Jones missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:52) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:50) Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:46) Ralph Gonzales-Agee Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:43) Caleb McConnell Turnover.
  • (14:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:18) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:04) Jalen Miller missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:00) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:44) Trent Frazier missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:41) Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:36) Aundre Hyatt missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:32) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:24) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:17) Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:13) Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:00) Aundre Hyatt Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:00) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (12:45) Alfonso Plummer made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Goode.
    710
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:30) Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:27) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (12:17) Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    713
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:16) Rutgers Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:07) Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (11:53) Alfonso Plummer made Layup.
    715
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:35) Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:35) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:23) Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:21) Alfonso Plummer Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:21) Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (11:14) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
    718
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:54) Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:48) Aundre Hyatt Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:48) Da'Monte Williams Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:41) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:40) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:14) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (10:14) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    818
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (10:14) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    918
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (9:57) Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
    921
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:33) Ron Harper Jr. missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:33) Coleman Hawkins Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:32) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:32) Foul on Aundre Hyatt.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (9:19) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
    923
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (9:07) Caleb McConnell made Jumper.
    1123
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:46) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:42) Cliff Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:33) Caleb McConnell Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:09) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:06) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (8:04) Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
    1125
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:34) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:31) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:15) Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:11) Jacob Grandison Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (7:10) Jacob Grandison made Layup.
    1127
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:09) Rutgers Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (6:52) Jaden Jones made Jumper.
    1327
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (6:19) Jacob Grandison made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    1329
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:06) Caleb McConnell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:02) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (5:56) Jacob Grandison made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    1332
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (5:42) Paul Mulcahy made Jumper.
    1532
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:15) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:15) Foul on Luke Goode.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (4:49) Jaden Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    1832
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:43) Foul on Jalen Miller.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:41) Trent Frazier Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:11) Paul Mulcahy missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:11) Omar Payne Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:11) Rutgers Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:11) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (3:59) Jacob Grandison made Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    1834
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (3:55) Ralph Gonzales-Agee made Layup. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    2034
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:32) Foul on Jalen Miller.
  • (3:32) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (3:32) Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
    2035
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:32) Technical Foul on Jalen Miller.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (3:32) Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
    2036
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:13) Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:09) Jaden Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:00) Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:58) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (2:49) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    2038
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:24) Jaden Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:20) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:20) Foul on Caleb McConnell.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:20) Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
    2039
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:20) Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
    2040
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:00) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:55) Jaden Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:55) Jaden Jones missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:53) Jaden Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:53) Jaden Jones missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:53) Coleman Hawkins Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:47) Jaden Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (1:44) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Jones.
    2340
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:36) Foul on Ralph Gonzales-Agee.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (1:36) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
    2341
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (1:36) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
    2342
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:28) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:23) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:05) Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:05) Ralph Gonzales-Agee Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:04) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:52) Paul Mulcahy Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:39) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:35) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:33) Foul on Ralph Gonzales-Agee.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:33) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
    2343
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:32) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:31) Oskar Palmquist Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:10) Foul on Trent Frazier.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:05) Cliff Omoruyi missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:00) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

51Points86
21-68(30.9%)Field Goal(%)32-66(48.5%)
7-17(41.2%)3-Point(%)12-33(36.4%)
2-4(50%)Free Throw(%)10-11(90.9%)
33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)
14Assists19
5Steals8
2Blocks6
14Turnovers10
15(2)Fouls(Technical)10(0)
3Largest Lead35

Game Details

Friday, December 3, 2021 · 7:00 PM
State Farm Center · Champaign, IL
attendance: 14,501 (93.3%)
tv: ESPN2
spread: ILL -9.5
over/under: 133.5