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FINAL
Jan 29, 2022

Game Recap

Cockburn returns, leads No. 24 Illini past Northwestern . Kofi Cockburn returned from a concussion and scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 59-56 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
ILL243559
NU193756
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Kofi Cockburn3010-170-02-491014322
3Jacob Grandison321-60-30-06420222
11Alfonso Plummer192-62-53-43000149
20Da'Monte Williams321-10-03-49300015
1Trent Frazier402-102-60-01210306
13Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk30-00-00-00000000
4Omar Payne81-10-00-02003012
10Luke Goode50-10-10-00100220
15RJ Melendez162-40-02-23100106
33Coleman Hawkins91-20-10-11110012
0Brandin Podziemski62-31-20-00100015
TOTAL22-5143.1%5-1827.8%10-1566.7%341444131559
Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Robbie Beran150-20-10-02000100
22Pete Nance278-153-52-251001321
5Julian Roper II180-10-00-05000100
0Boo Buie303-111-22-21311139
1Chase Audige251-40-03-52021135
21Elyjah Williams243-60-21-12010137
34Matthew Nicholson20-00-02-20000032
15Ryan Young130-60-20-05000130
3Ty Berry213-82-50-02010018
2Ryan Greer252-30-10-02310114
TOTAL20-5635.7%6-1833.3%10-1283.3%2676282056

Play-by-Play

1st halfillnu
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:47) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:45) Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:45) Foul on Jacob Grandison.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:28) Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:25) Julian Roper II Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:25) Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:17) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:13) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:01) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:58) Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:53) Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:46) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (18:26) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    20
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:56) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:53) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:46) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:44) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:44) Foul on Pete Nance.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (17:42) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
    50
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:22) Robbie Beran Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:05) Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:39) Pete Nance made Jumper.
    52
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:14) Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (16:11) Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:04) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:54) Ryan Young missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:51) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:35) Trent Frazier missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:33) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:25) Chase Audige missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:20) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (15:04) Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
    82
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:39) Ryan Young missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:39) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  • (14:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:36) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:36) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (14:16) Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.
    102
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:58) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:54) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:48) Trent Frazier Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:48) Ty Berry Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:48) Foul on Luke Goode.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:29) Elyjah Williams made Layup.
    104
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (13:03) Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kofi Cockburn.
    134
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:35) Pete Nance made Jumper.
    136
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:14) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:14) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:58) Luke Goode Turnover.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:49) Foul on Elyjah Williams.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:49) Elyjah Williams Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:37) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:33) Ryan Greer Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:09) Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (11:09) Chase Audige made Free Throw.
    137
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:08) Chase Audige missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:07) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (10:53) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
    157
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:32) Pete Nance missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:28) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:02) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:58) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (9:58) RJ Melendez made Layup.
    177
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:49) Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:43) Pete Nance missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:39) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:20) Jacob Grandison missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:20) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:20) Foul on Omar Payne.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (9:20) Pete Nance made Free Throw.
    178
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (9:20) Pete Nance made Free Throw.
    179
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:04) RJ Melendez Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:04) Boo Buie Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:59) Boo Buie missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:56) Omar Payne Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (8:54) RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Grandison.
    199
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:31) Ryan Young missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:31) Omar Payne Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:29) Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.
  • (8:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:27) Julian Roper II Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:27) Jacob Grandison Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:05) Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:05) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:05) Foul on Chase Audige.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:01) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:58) Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:44) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:44) Chase Audige missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:44) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (7:44) Chase Audige made Free Throw.
    1910
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (7:44) Chase Audige made Free Throw.
    1911
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:34) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:19) Boo Buie missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:19) Kofi Cockburn Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:15) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:58) Foul on Chase Audige.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (6:38) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    2111
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:10) Ryan Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:06) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:58) Illinois Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:54) Foul on Ryan Young.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:51) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:36) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:35) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:27) Foul on Luke Goode.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:27) Luke Goode Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (5:15) Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
    2114
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:45) Jacob Grandison missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:45) Boo Buie Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:39) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (4:39) Ty Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
    2117
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:39) Illinois Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:22) Foul on Boo Buie.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:19) Jacob Grandison missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:16) Elyjah Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:58) Ryan Greer Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:58) Jacob Grandison Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:45) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:42) Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:28) Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:26) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:05) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:00) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:47) Elyjah Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:45) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:33) Trent Frazier missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:29) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (2:29) Kofi Cockburn made Layup.
    2317
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:15) Pete Nance Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:15) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:15) Foul on Pete Nance.
  • (2:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:14) Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:13) Ryan Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:00) Ty Berry missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:00) Omar Payne Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:55) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:45) Foul on Ty Berry.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (1:45) Da'Monte Williams made Free Throw.
    2417
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:43) Da'Monte Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:42) Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (1:20) Ty Berry made Layup.
    2419
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:50) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:50) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:34) Ryan Young Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:34) Trent Frazier Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:31) Trent Frazier missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:31) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:31) Northwestern Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:02) Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:01) Northwestern Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:00) Julian Roper II Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

59Points56
22-51(43.1%)Field Goal(%)20-56(35.7%)
5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)
10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)10-12(83.3%)
36(6)Rebounds(Offensive)30(6)
14Assists7
4Steals6
4Blocks2
13Turnovers9
15(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)
10Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, January 29, 2022 · 4:30 PM
Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL
attendance: 7,039 (100.0%)
tv: BTN
spread: ILL -5.5
over/under: 141