Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Jan 29, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	24	35	59
NU	19	37	56

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.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Kofi Cockburn	30	10-17	0-0	2-4	9	1	0	1	4	3	22
3Jacob Grandison	32	1-6	0-3	0-0	6	4	2	0	2	2	2
11Alfonso Plummer	19	2-6	2-5	3-4	3	0	0	0	1	4	9
20Da'Monte Williams	32	1-1	0-0	3-4	9	3	0	0	0	1	5
1Trent Frazier	40	2-10	2-6	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	0	6
13Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Omar Payne	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	3	0	1	2
10Luke Goode	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0
15RJ Melendez	16	2-4	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	0	6
33Coleman Hawkins	9	1-2	0-1	0-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
0Brandin Podziemski	6	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	22-5143.1%	5-1827.8%	10-1566.7%	34	14	4	4	13	15	59

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Robbie Beran	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
22Pete Nance	27	8-15	3-5	2-2	5	1	0	0	1	3	21
5Julian Roper II	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
0Boo Buie	30	3-11	1-2	2-2	1	3	1	1	1	3	9
1Chase Audige	25	1-4	0-0	3-5	2	0	2	1	1	3	5
21Elyjah Williams	24	3-6	0-2	1-1	2	0	1	0	1	3	7
34Matthew Nicholson	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
15Ryan Young	13	0-6	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	3	0
3Ty Berry	21	3-8	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	8
2Ryan Greer	25	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	1	4

TOTAL	-	20-5635.7%	6-1833.3%	10-1283.3%	26	7	6	2	8	20	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLNU

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

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

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%)

tv: BTN

spread: ILL -5.5

over/under: 141