Chattanooga (53) vs Illinois (54) · Mar 18, 2022

FINAL

Mar 18, 2022

Game Recap

Plummer's late free throws lift Illini by Chattanooga 54-53. The result didn't make sense to Brad Underwood. For the better part of 39 minutes Friday night, the Illinois coach watched his fourth-seeded team chasing 13th-seeded Chattanooga.

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTC	33	20	53
ILL	29	25	54

CHATTANOOGA	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
1KC Hankton	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	1	3	6
22Silvio De Sousa	4-7	0-0	0-2	4	3	0	1	4	8
5Darius Banks	3-9	0-0	2-4	13	1	2	1	3	8
13Malachi Smith	4-20	0-3	4-6	8	1	3	2	1	12
3David Jean-Baptiste	2-11	0-4	0-0	3	1	2	2	0	4
21Josh Ayeni	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	5	5
23Avery Diggs	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	2	4
35Grant Ledford	2-7	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	5
0A.J. Caldwell	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	1	2	1
TOTAL	21-6532.3%	4-1526.7%	7-1450%	39	6	8	10	21	53

ILLINOIS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Kofi Cockburn	6-12	0-0	5-10	13	1	1	3	4	4	17
33Coleman Hawkins	5-8	0-1	0-1	8	2	0	1	0	3	10
11Alfonso Plummer	5-12	3-8	2-2	2	0	0	0	3	2	15
20Da'Monte Williams	1-3	0-2	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	1	2
1Trent Frazier	0-6	0-5	2-2	3	4	2	0	1	2	2
13Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Omar Payne	1-1	0-0	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
5Andre Curbelo	1-7	0-1	3-4	3	4	1	0	6	2	5
3Jacob Grandison	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	19-4938.8%	3-1717.6%	13-2259.1%	38	13	5	4	14	16	54

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfutcill

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Chattanooga
(19:49) Silvio De Sousa missed Jumper.
(19:49) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:17) Chattanooga Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:02) Malachi Smith made Layup. Assisted by Silvio De Sousa.
20
(18:39) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
(18:39) Foul on Silvio De Sousa.
+1 (18:39) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
21
(18:39) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(18:39) KC Hankton Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Malachi Smith missed Jumper.
(18:23) Silvio De Sousa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Silvio De Sousa made Two Point Tip Shot.
41
(18:12) Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
(18:12) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Silvio De Sousa missed Jumper.
(17:57) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
(17:46) Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:46) Coleman Hawkins made Two Point Tip Shot.
43
(17:15) David Jean-Baptiste missed Layup.
(17:15) Silvio De Sousa Offensive Rebound.
(17:15) Foul on Trent Frazier.
+3 (17:11) Josh Ayeni made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Jean-Baptiste.
73
(16:47) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
(16:47) Darius Banks Steal.
+2 (16:43) Darius Banks made Layup.
93
(16:31) Foul on Josh Ayeni.
(16:21) Foul on Kofi Cockburn.
(16:21) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
+3 (15:59) KC Hankton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Banks.
123
(15:39) Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
(15:39) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
(15:39) Foul on Josh Ayeni.
(15:39) Official TV Timeout
(15:20) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:20) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:04) Grant Ledford made Layup.
143
(14:38) Foul on Avery Diggs.
+1 (14:38) Omar Payne made Free Throw.
144
(14:38) Omar Payne missed Free Throw.
(14:38) Darius Banks Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Grant Ledford missed Jumper.
(14:15) Avery Diggs Offensive Rebound.
(14:10) Malachi Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:10) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
(13:59) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Darius Banks missed Layup.
(13:31) Jacob Grandison Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Da'Monte Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:18) Darius Banks Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
+1 (12:54) A.J. Caldwell made Free Throw.
154
(12:54) A.J. Caldwell missed Free Throw.
(12:54) Andre Curbelo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:48) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
156
(12:20) Foul on Jacob Grandison.
(12:20) Darius Banks missed Free Throw.
(12:20) Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:20) Darius Banks made Free Throw.
166
(12:11) Foul on Silvio De Sousa.
(12:11) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(12:11) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:11) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(12:11) Grant Ledford Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
(11:49) Official TV Timeout
(11:46) David Jean-Baptiste missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:46) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
(11:39) David Jean-Baptiste Steal.
+2 (11:36) Josh Ayeni made Dunk.
186
(11:22) Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
(11:22) KC Hankton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:04) David Jean-Baptiste made Layup.
206
(10:51) Foul on Josh Ayeni.
(10:51) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(10:51) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:51) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
207
(10:27) KC Hankton missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:27) Malachi Smith Offensive Rebound.
(9:55) Malachi Smith missed Jumper.
(9:55) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
(9:31) Malachi Smith Steal.
(9:11) Darius Banks missed Layup.
(9:11) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
(8:50) A.J. Caldwell Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Darius Banks missed Jumper.
(8:37) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Foul on A.J. Caldwell.
(8:15) Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
(8:15) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:15) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
208
(8:12) Malachi Smith missed Layup.
(8:12) David Jean-Baptiste Offensive Rebound.
(7:56) David Jean-Baptiste missed Jumper.
(7:56) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:44) Omar Payne made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2010
(7:44) Foul on Malachi Smith.
(7:44) Official TV Timeout
(7:44) Omar Payne missed Free Throw.
(7:44) Silvio De Sousa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:24) Silvio De Sousa made Layup.
2210
(6:55) Foul on Silvio De Sousa.
+1 (6:55) Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.
2211
+1 (6:55) Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.
2212
(6:42) Foul on Avery Diggs.
(6:42) Avery Diggs Turnover.
(6:24) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(6:24) Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) Coleman Hawkins made Two Point Tip Shot.
2214
(6:04) Avery Diggs missed Jumper.
(6:04) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:51) Coleman Hawkins made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2216
(5:51) Chattanooga Timeout
+2 (5:43) Malachi Smith made Layup.
2416
(5:24) Kofi Cockburn missed Jumper.
(5:24) Avery Diggs Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:11) Avery Diggs made Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
2616
(4:48) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
(4:48) Avery Diggs Steal.
(4:43) Foul on Trent Frazier.
(4:43) Malachi Smith missed Free Throw.
(4:43) Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:43) Malachi Smith made Free Throw.
2716
+2 (4:34) Andre Curbelo made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
2718
(4:11) Malachi Smith missed Jumper.
(4:11) Malachi Smith Offensive Rebound.
(4:06) Malachi Smith missed Jumper.
(4:06) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Foul on Darius Banks.
(3:58) Official TV Timeout
+1 (3:58) Andre Curbelo made Free Throw.
2719
(3:58) Andre Curbelo missed Free Throw.
(3:58) Darius Banks Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) David Jean-Baptiste missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:35) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:26) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
2721
(3:04) David Jean-Baptiste missed Jumper.
(3:04) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:49) Kofi Cockburn made Jumper.
2723
(2:24) Darius Banks missed Layup.
(2:24) Kofi Cockburn Block.
(2:24) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Foul on KC Hankton.
+1 (1:59) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
2724
+1 (1:59) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
2725
(1:51) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
+1 (1:51) Malachi Smith made Free Throw.
2825
(1:51) Malachi Smith missed Free Throw.
(1:51) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
(1:24) Malachi Smith missed Layup.
(1:24) Grant Ledford Offensive Rebound.
(1:24) Grant Ledford missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(1:24) Darius Banks Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:24) Darius Banks made Two Point Tip Shot.
3025
(1:24) Foul on Alfonso Plummer.
+1 (1:24) Darius Banks made Free Throw.
3125
+2 (1:01) Alfonso Plummer made Layup.
3127
(0:57) Illinois Timeout
(0:55) KC Hankton Turnover.
(0:55) Andre Curbelo Steal.
+2 (0:51) Kofi Cockburn made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
3129
+2 (0:38) Malachi Smith made Layup.
3329
(0:04) Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:04) David Jean-Baptiste Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) David Jean-Baptiste Turnover.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

UTC

ILL

53Points54

21-65(32.3%)Field Goal(%)19-49(38.8%)

4-15(26.7%)3-Point(%)3-17(17.6%)

7-14(50%)Free Throw(%)13-22(59.1%)

43(16)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

6Assists13

8Steals5

0Blocks4

10Turnovers14

21(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

14Largest Lead1

Game Details

Friday, March 18, 2022 · 6:50 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

capacity: 15,544

tv: TNT

spread: ILL -7.5

over/under: 137