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FINAL
Dec 29, 2022

Game Recap

Dainja scores 22 as Illinois defeats Bethune-Cookman 85-52. Dain Dainja scored a career-high 22 points and led five players in double-digit scoring as Illinois returned from a week off to power past Bethune-Cookman, 85-52 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
BCU193352
ILL473885
Bethune Cookman Wildcats logoBETHUNE-COOKMANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr.150-20-02-20000002
32Elijah Hulsewe161-30-02-48001544
12Kevin Davis335-131-42-230402313
3Marcus Garrett231-91-32-22020335
30Joe French191-60-30-00100112
33James Henderson Jr.40-00-00-00000020
22Dylan Robertson154-60-04-430011312
15Simeon Womack20-10-00-02000100
2Lukas Gudavicius230-50-00-04100200
5Damani McEntire303-50-11-49151237
1Zion Harmon202-81-22-22310327
TOTAL17-5829.3%3-1323.1%15-2075.0%336123202152
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42Dain Dainja268-100-06-1162442122
24Matthew Mayer232-91-62-25102017
33Coleman Hawkins294-71-42-2114114011
1Sencire Harris245-72-30-143012412
0Terrence Shannon Jr.263-72-45-633403013
12Brandon Lieb81-10-00-04101132
15RJ Melendez241-81-82-23000125
20Ty Rodgers181-30-01-22110223
22Paxton Warden10-00-00-00000000
3Jayden Epps214-71-31-102010310
TOTAL29-5949.2%8-2828.6%19-2770.4%38171010151685

Play-by-Play

1st halfbcuill
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (19:39) Elijah Hulsewe Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:39) Terrence Shannon Jr. Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:34) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (19:34) Marcus Garrett Steal.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (19:25) Kevin Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:21) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (19:13) Foul on Joe French.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:13) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:13) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:13) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (19:10) Elijah Hulsewe Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (18:58) Marcus Garrett missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:55) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:52) Sencire Harris Turnover.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (18:52) Marcus Garrett Steal.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (18:28) Kevin Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:24) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:59) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (17:59) Elijah Hulsewe Block.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (17:53) Elijah Hulsewe Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (17:51) Marcus Garrett missed Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (17:48) Kevin Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (17:41) Joe French missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:41) Dain Dainja Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:37) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (17:36) Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
    02
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (17:11) Marcus Garrett Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:11) Terrence Shannon Jr. Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (17:06) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Layup.
    04
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (16:39) Foul on Elijah Hulsewe.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (16:39) Elijah Hulsewe Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (16:25) Sencire Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dain Dainja.
    07
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (16:25) Foul on Elijah Hulsewe.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:25) Sencire Harris missed Free Throw.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (16:24) Elijah Hulsewe Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (16:00) Marcus Garrett missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:00) Dain Dainja Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:55) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (15:51) Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    010
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (15:26) Joe French missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:22) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:18) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
  • (15:18) Official TV Timeout
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:01) Kevin Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Zion Harmon.
    210
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:45) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (14:41) Zion Harmon Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (14:38) Zion Harmon Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (14:28) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    213
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (14:07) Dylan Robertson missed Layup.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (14:03) Dylan Robertson Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:01) Dylan Robertson made Layup.
    413
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:40) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (13:40) Dylan Robertson Block.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (13:35) Kevin Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (13:33) Kevin Davis Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (13:24) Jayden Epps made Layup. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.
    415
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (13:24) Foul on Zion Harmon.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (13:24) Jayden Epps made Free Throw.
    416
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (13:12) Zion Harmon missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:08) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:01) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (12:58) Damani McEntire Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:54) Kevin Davis made Layup.
    616
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (12:37) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper.
    619
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (12:22) Zion Harmon Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:22) Dain Dainja Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (12:17) Jayden Epps made Layup.
    621
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (11:57) Zion Harmon Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:57) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:52) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (11:48) Marcus Garrett Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (11:41) Kevin Davis Turnover.
  • (11:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:28) Ty Rodgers missed Layup.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (11:25) Damani McEntire Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +2 (11:20) Dylan Robertson made Layup. Assisted by Lukas Gudavicius.
    821
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (10:53) Foul on Zion Harmon.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (10:53) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
    822
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (10:53) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
    823
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (10:39) Foul on Marcus Garrett.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (10:39) Marcus Garrett Turnover.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (10:19) Foul on Dylan Robertson.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:19) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:19) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (10:19) Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
    824
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (9:58) Marcus Garrett Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:58) Dain Dainja Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:53) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:47) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (9:47) Dain Dainja made Dunk.
    826
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:45) Foul on Matthew Mayer.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +1 (9:45) Dylan Robertson made Free Throw.
    926
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +1 (9:45) Dylan Robertson made Free Throw.
    1026
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (9:34) Dain Dainja made Layup.
    1028
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (9:22) Lukas Gudavicius Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:15) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:12) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:11) Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:08) Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:54) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (8:50) Marcus Garrett Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (8:47) Joe French missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:43) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (8:32) Matthew Mayer made Jumper.
    1030
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (8:12) Joe French missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:09) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (8:04) Foul on Dylan Robertson.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (8:04) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
    1031
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:04) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (8:02) Damani McEntire Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:38) Foul on Jayden Epps.
  • (7:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (7:29) Marcus Garrett missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:29) Sencire Harris Block.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (7:29) Bethune-Cookman Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (7:17) Marcus Garrett missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:14) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (6:57) Ty Rodgers made Dunk. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
    1033
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (6:46) Kevin Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (6:42) Damani McEntire Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (6:39) Zion Harmon missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:35) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:25) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:21) Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (6:06) Foul on Kevin Davis.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (6:06) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
    1034
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (6:06) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
    1035
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:01) Foul on Sencire Harris.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (5:52) Kevin Davis missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:48) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:47) RJ Melendez Turnover.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (5:47) Damani McEntire Steal.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (5:43) Kevin Davis missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:43) Matthew Mayer Block.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (5:37) Elijah Hulsewe Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (5:37) Elijah Hulsewe Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:37) Dain Dainja Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (5:32) Sencire Harris made Layup. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
    1037
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (5:10) Elijah Hulsewe Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:10) Dain Dainja Steal.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (4:57) Foul on Damani McEntire.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (4:57) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
    1038
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (4:57) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
    1039
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +2 (4:26) Joe French made Jumper.
    1239
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:10) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (4:05) Damani McEntire Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (4:02) Zion Harmon missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:02) Jayden Epps Block.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (4:02) Bethune-Cookman Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (3:55) Joe French Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:55) Terrence Shannon Jr. Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (3:50) Brandon Lieb made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    1241
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (3:35) Zion Harmon missed Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (3:29) Elijah Hulsewe Offensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (3:29) Elijah Hulsewe missed Dunk.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:27) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (3:24) Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
    1244
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (3:17) Bethune-Cookman Timeout
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (2:52) Joe French missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:50) Brandon Lieb Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:45) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (2:43) Bethune-Cookman Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:43) Foul on Brandon Lieb.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +3 (2:23) Marcus Garrett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe French.
    1544
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:07) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (2:04) Lukas Gudavicius Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (1:58) Lukas Gudavicius missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:55) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:35) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (1:35) Damani McEntire Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:29) Foul on Jayden Epps.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +1 (1:29) Kevin Davis made Free Throw.
    1644
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +1 (1:29) Kevin Davis made Free Throw.
    1744
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (1:18) Dain Dainja made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    1746
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (1:02) Kevin Davis missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:58) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (0:56) Foul on Marcus Garrett.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:56) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:56) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:56) Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
    1747
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (0:28) Damani McEntire missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:24) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:23) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (0:23) Kevin Davis Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:21) Foul on Sencire Harris.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:21) Illinois Timeout
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:21) Marcus Garrett made Free Throw.
    1847
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:21) Marcus Garrett made Free Throw.
    1947
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:03) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Bethune Cookman Wildcats logo
    (0:00) Lukas Gudavicius Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

52Points85
17-58(29.3%)Field Goal(%)29-59(49.2%)
3-13(23.1%)3-Point(%)8-28(28.6%)
15-20(75%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)
36(12)Rebounds(Offensive)39(9)
6Assists17
12Steals10
3Blocks10
21Turnovers15
21(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
0Largest Lead36

Game Details

Thursday, December 29, 2022 · 8:30 PM
State Farm Center · Champaign, IL
attendance: 15,544 (100.0%)
tv: FS1
spread: ILL -30.5
over/under: 143.5