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FINAL
Mar 20, 2022

Game Recap

Moore scores 21, Houston hammers Illinois to make Sweet 16 . Once back in their locker room, Houston's players emptied their water bottles on coach Kelvin Sampson, who peeled off his shirt for the celebratory dousing.

Box Score

12T
HOU303868
ILL262753
Houston Cougars logoHOUSTONFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
35Fabian White Jr.1-81-53-47200116
25Josh Carlton3-50-01-16001147
1Jamal Shead7-131-23-313303318
11Kyler Edwards5-164-121-264201215
4Taze Moore9-160-33-571212021
13J'Wan Roberts0-10-00-05002010
32Reggie Chaney0-00-01-26012041
3Ramon Walker Jr.0-00-00-00000010
TOTAL25-5942.4%6-2227.3%12-1770.6%38108681668
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Kofi Cockburn6-110-07-780213219
33Coleman Hawkins1-51-40-04100133
11Alfonso Plummer2-102-72-32120128
20Da'Monte Williams0-10-10-03110330
1Trent Frazier2-71-63-53410228
13Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk0-00-00-00000000
10Luke Goode2-72-50-05001226
15RJ Melendez4-50-01-12300009
5Andre Curbelo0-40-20-00100210
3Jacob Grandison0-00-00-00000100
TOTAL17-5034%6-2524%13-1681.3%271162151553

Play-by-Play

1st halfhouill
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Illinois
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:34) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:34) Josh Carlton Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (19:07) Fabian White Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:07) Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:54) Kofi Cockburn missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:54) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:54) Foul on Jamal Shead.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (18:45) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Da'Monte Williams.
    03
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (18:21) Jamal Shead made Jumper.
    23
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:06) Da'Monte Williams Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (18:06) Taze Moore Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (18:00) Taze Moore made Layup. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
    43
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:40) Alfonso Plummer missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:40) Taze Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:32) Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:32) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:21) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:21) Taze Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (17:00) Taze Moore missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:00) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:50) Trent Frazier Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:50) Jamal Shead Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:28) Taze Moore Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:28) Alfonso Plummer Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (16:14) Trent Frazier made Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    45
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (16:01) Fabian White Jr. Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:01) Da'Monte Williams Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:56) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:56) Da'Monte Williams Turnover.
  • (15:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:40) Foul on Andre Curbelo.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (15:40) Kyler Edwards made Free Throw.
    55
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:40) Kyler Edwards missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:40) Reggie Chaney Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:36) Taze Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:36) Fabian White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:21) Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:21) Reggie Chaney Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (15:14) Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:14) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:55) Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:55) Kyler Edwards Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:19) Fabian White Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:19) Taze Moore Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:06) Taze Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (14:06) Reggie Chaney Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:01) Foul on Trent Frazier.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:45) Kyler Edwards missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:45) Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:37) Andre Curbelo missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:37) Reggie Chaney Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (13:12) Fabian White Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:12) Kofi Cockburn Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:12) Trent Frazier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (12:45) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by Andre Curbelo.
    57
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (12:23) Kyler Edwards made Three Point Jumper.
    87
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:11) Jacob Grandison Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (11:50) Josh Carlton made Jumper.
    107
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:30) Andre Curbelo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (11:30) Kyler Edwards Defensive Rebound.
  • (11:17) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:05) Foul on Da'Monte Williams.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (11:05) Taze Moore made Free Throw.
    117
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (11:05) Taze Moore made Free Throw.
    127
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (10:53) RJ Melendez made Jumper.
    129
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (10:37) Josh Carlton made Jumper. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
    149
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:11) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (10:11) Jamal Shead Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (10:05) Taze Moore made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
    169
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:51) Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:51) J'Wan Roberts Block.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:51) Taze Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:43) Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:43) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (9:33) Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:33) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:12) Andre Curbelo missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:12) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:03) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:03) Kofi Cockburn Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:59) Foul on Josh Carlton.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:48) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:48) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:24) Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:24) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:09) Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (8:09) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:46) Josh Carlton missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:46) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:23) Foul on Ramon Walker Jr..
  • (7:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:15) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:15) Kyler Edwards Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (7:01) Taze Moore Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:01) Kofi Cockburn Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:41) Foul on Josh Carlton.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (6:41) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
    1610
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (6:41) Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
    1611
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:36) Kofi Cockburn Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:36) Taze Moore Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (6:14) Kyler Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
    1911
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:05) Andre Curbelo Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (6:05) Kyler Edwards Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (6:03) Kyler Edwards made Layup.
    2111
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:03) Illinois Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:51) Alfonso Plummer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:51) Reggie Chaney Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (5:34) Taze Moore made Layup. Assisted by Fabian White Jr..
    2311
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Alfonso Plummer missed Layup.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (5:16) Reggie Chaney Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:57) Taze Moore missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:57) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (4:31) Kofi Cockburn made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
    2313
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (4:06) Taze Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:06) Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:57) Alfonso Plummer Turnover.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:57) Jamal Shead Steal.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:37) Jamal Shead Turnover.
  • (3:37) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (3:17) Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    2316
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:01) Kyler Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (3:01) Fabian White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +3 (2:46) Jamal Shead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyler Edwards.
    2616
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (2:32) RJ Melendez made Layup.
    2618
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:32) Foul on Kyler Edwards.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:32) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
    2619
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:17) Taze Moore missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:17) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:09) Foul on Kyler Edwards.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:09) Trent Frazier made Free Throw.
    2620
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:09) Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:09) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:09) Trent Frazier missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (2:09) Fabian White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:48) Foul on Luke Goode.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (1:48) Fabian White Jr. made Free Throw.
    2720
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:48) Fabian White Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:48) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (1:41) Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Frazier.
    2723
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:07) Jamal Shead missed Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (1:07) Jamal Shead Offensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +2 (0:51) Taze Moore made Layup.
    2923
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:35) Trent Frazier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:35) Taze Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:30) Houston Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:04) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:04) Taze Moore missed Free Throw.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    (0:04) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Houston Cougars logo
    +1 (0:04) Taze Moore made Free Throw.
    3023
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (0:01) Trent Frazier made Three Point Jumper.
    3026
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

68Points53
25-59(42.4%)Field Goal(%)17-50(34%)
6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)6-25(24%)
12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)
39(15)Rebounds(Offensive)33(11)
10Assists11
8Steals6
6Blocks2
9Turnovers17
16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(1)
16Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, March 20, 2022 · 12:10 PM
State Farm Center · Champaign, IL
capacity: 15,544
tv: CBS
spread: HOU -3.5
over/under: 133.5