UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Nov 26, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTRGV	37	48	85
ILL	39	55	94

Game Recap

Cockburn's career night lifts No. 14 Illinois to 94-85 win. Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 38 points to lead No. 14 Illinois to a hard-fought 94-85 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Friday night.

Player Stats

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Donte Houston	19	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	3	0
11Marek Nelson	38	7-16	2-8	7-9	7	2	2	1	0	5	23
1Justin Johnson	39	7-13	3-5	11-14	3	2	0	1	3	4	28
5Ricky Nelson	39	7-14	0-0	1-2	2	4	0	0	2	2	15
0Mike Adewunmi	34	3-8	0-3	0-0	5	0	3	0	2	4	6
30RayQuan Taylor	22	3-4	0-1	1-1	5	1	1	0	0	0	7
13Xavier Johnson	9	2-4	1-2	1-1	1	0	0	0	1	5	6



TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	6-2030.0%	21-2777.8%	25	9	7	2	8	23	85

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Kofi Cockburn	38	15-19	0-0	8-11	10	1	1	1	2	2	38
33Coleman Hawkins	26	4-5	1-2	4-4	4	4	1	2	2	1	13
22Austin Hutcherson	27	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	5	1	2
11Alfonso Plummer	38	8-14	6-11	8-8	2	1	1	0	3	1	30
20Da'Monte Williams	30	2-4	0-1	0-0	6	8	1	0	0	5	4
13Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	6	0	0	1	4	0
4Omar Payne	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
10Luke Goode	18	2-6	1-4	0-1	3	1	0	1	0	2	5
15RJ Melendez	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
0Brandin Podziemski	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	33-5362.3%	8-1942.1%	20-2483.3%	29	21	4	5	13	17	94

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTRGVILL

+2 (19:42) Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
02
(19:21) Marek Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:16) Mike Adewunmi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:16) Mike Adewunmi made Layup.
22
+3 (19:09) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper.
25
(18:53) Mike Adewunmi missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:50) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(18:41) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
(18:41) Marek Nelson Steal.
(18:36) Ricky Nelson missed Jumper.
(18:36) Coleman Hawkins Block.
(18:29) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Austin Hutcherson Turnover.
(18:25) Mike Adewunmi Steal.
+2 (17:57) Justin Johnson made Jumper.
45
(17:37) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:34) Mike Adewunmi Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Mike Adewunmi missed Jumper.
(17:03) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:55) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
48
(16:30) Donte Houston Jr. missed Layup.
(16:27) Austin Hutcherson Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:20) Marek Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:12) Justin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marek Nelson.
78
(15:54) Foul on Ricky Nelson.
(15:42) Da'Monte Williams missed Layup.
(15:39) Mike Adewunmi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Marek Nelson made Jumper.
98
(15:06) Foul on Marek Nelson.
+1 (15:06) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
99
+1 (15:06) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
910
(14:51) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
(14:51) Omar Payne Block.
(14:46) Marek Nelson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:44) Marek Nelson made Jumper.
1110
(14:23) Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:20) Marek Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:16) Marek Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Ricky Nelson.
1310
(14:16) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
+1 (14:16) Marek Nelson made Free Throw.
1410
(13:59) Omar Payne missed Layup.
(13:56) Omar Payne Offensive Rebound.
(13:55) Omar Payne missed Jumper.
(13:55) Justin Johnson Block.
(13:50) Ricky Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Foul on Omar Payne.
+1 (13:49) Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
1510
(13:49) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
(13:46) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:33) RayQuan Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:24) Xavier Johnson made Layup.
1710
(13:24) Foul on Luke Goode.
+1 (13:24) Xavier Johnson made Free Throw.
1810
(13:17) Foul on Xavier Johnson.
(13:06) Austin Hutcherson Turnover.
(13:06) Mike Adewunmi Steal.
+2 (13:02) Ricky Nelson made Jumper.
2010
+2 (12:46) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Alfonso Plummer.
2012
+2 (12:17) Justin Johnson made Jumper.
2212
(12:04) Foul on Mike Adewunmi.
(11:50) Marek Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:39) Ricky Nelson made Jumper.
2412
(11:32) Austin Hutcherson Turnover.
(11:18) Foul on Xavier Johnson.
(11:18) Xavier Johnson Turnover.
(11:09) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
(11:09) Donte Houston Jr. Steal.
(11:03) Ricky Nelson missed Layup.
(11:00) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:44) Coleman Hawkins made Dunk.
2414
(10:32) Marek Nelson missed Layup.
(10:32) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
(10:27) Donte Houston Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:25) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:07) Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.
2416
(9:42) Mike Adewunmi Turnover.
(9:42) Kofi Cockburn Steal.
+3 (9:30) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
2419
(9:01) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
(9:01) Kofi Cockburn Block.
(8:56) Austin Hutcherson Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:44) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) Ricky Nelson made Jumper.
2619
(8:08) Foul on Ricky Nelson.
+2 (7:57) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
2621
(7:27) Marek Nelson missed Layup.
(7:25) RayQuan Taylor Offensive Rebound.
(7:22) Marek Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:20) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
(7:17) Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Marek Nelson Block.
(7:12) Foul on Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
+1 (7:11) Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
2721
+1 (7:11) Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
2821
(7:00) Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
+2 (6:35) Mike Adewunmi made Jumper.
3021
+3 (6:14) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
3024
(6:00) Mike Adewunmi missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:58) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Austin Hutcherson Turnover.
(5:41) RayQuan Taylor Steal.
(5:37) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
+1 (5:37) Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
3124
+1 (5:37) Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
3224
+2 (5:21) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
3226
(5:21) Foul on Donte Houston Jr..
(5:21) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(5:20) Xavier Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Xavier Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:02) Donte Houston Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:48) Mike Adewunmi missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:44) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:42) Alfonso Plummer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
3229
(4:11) Marek Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:08) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:44) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
3231
(3:24) Ricky Nelson missed Jumper.
(3:21) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Turnover.
(2:49) Justin Johnson Turnover.
(2:33) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:30) Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:23) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
3233
(2:01) Marek Nelson missed Jumper.
(1:58) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
(1:37) RayQuan Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:33) Mike Adewunmi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:31) Mike Adewunmi made Layup.
3433
+2 (1:20) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk.
3435
(0:57) Mike Adewunmi Turnover.
(0:57) Da'Monte Williams Steal.
+2 (0:50) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
3437
+3 (0:29) Marek Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RayQuan Taylor.
3737
+2 (0:00) Ramses Melendez made Jumper.
3739

2nd half

Team Stats

UTRGV

ILL

85Points94

29-61(47.5%)Field Goal(%)33-53(62.3%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

21-27(77.8%)Free Throw(%)20-24(83.3%)

26(9)Rebounds(Offensive)31(6)

9Assists21

7Steals4

2Blocks5

8Turnovers13

23(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

12Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, November 26, 2021 · 8:00 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

attendance: 12,782 (82.2%)

spread: ILL -25.5

over/under: 146.5