Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Jan 4, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	27	33	60
NU	31	42	73

Game Recap

Northwestern beats Illinois with big second-half run. Chase Audige scored 21 points and added four steals and Northwestern won for the sixth time in seven games, defeating Illinois 73-60 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Dain Dainja	24	4-6	0-0	1-2	9	0	0	3	2	2	9
24Matthew Mayer	30	5-11	3-7	4-4	7	0	1	3	2	5	17
33Coleman Hawkins	36	4-11	2-6	0-1	5	1	0	0	3	3	10
1Sencire Harris	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
0Terrence Shannon Jr.	33	3-8	2-4	1-2	5	7	0	0	3	5	9
12Brandon Lieb	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15RJ Melendez	24	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	2
20Ty Rodgers	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
55Skyy Clark	20	1-6	0-3	0-1	3	2	0	0	2	2	2
22Paxton Warden	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jayden Epps	22	5-12	1-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	5	11
TOTAL	-	23-5839.7%	8-2828.6%	6-1060.0%	34	13	2	6	15	29	60

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Robbie Beran	27	2-7	0-1	1-1	5	1	1	1	1	3	5
34Matthew Nicholson	25	3-5	0-0	1-1	6	1	2	0	1	2	7
3Ty Berry	24	3-6	2-3	5-6	1	1	2	0	1	2	13
0Boo Buie	28	2-13	0-4	11-12	1	4	1	0	1	4	15
1Chase Audige	33	5-14	4-9	7-8	2	0	4	1	2	1	21
10Tydus Verhoeven	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	2
13Brooks Barnhizer	22	1-4	1-1	5-8	7	2	1	0	0	0	8
5Julian Roper II	29	0-3	0-0	2-4	7	2	0	1	0	2	2
53Roy Dixon III	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	17-5332.1%	7-1838.9%	32-4080.0%	31	11	11	3	7	17	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLNU

(19:44) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(19:36) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(19:26) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
(19:23) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
(19:07) Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:54) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(18:36) Skyy Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:33) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:19) Ty Berry made Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
02
(17:57) Foul on Ty Berry.
(17:40) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:37) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Foul on Matthew Mayer.
+1 (17:32) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
03
+1 (17:32) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
04
(17:12) Dain Dainja Turnover.
(17:12) Chase Audige Steal.
+2 (16:56) Matthew Nicholson made Layup.
06
(16:38) Skyy Clark Turnover.
(16:38) Matthew Nicholson Steal.
(16:25) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
(16:25) Matthew Mayer Block.
(16:20) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Dain Dainja made Dunk.
26
(16:02) Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:00) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
+3 (15:39) Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Epps.
56
(15:14) Tydus Verhoeven Turnover.
(14:55) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:51) Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
(14:43) Skyy Clark Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
(14:35) Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:30) Chase Audige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robbie Beran.
59
(14:02) Skyy Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:59) Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Foul on Boo Buie.
(13:45) Boo Buie Turnover.
(13:31) Foul on Skyy Clark.
(13:31) Skyy Clark Turnover.
(13:17) Chase Audige missed Jumper.
(13:15) Skyy Clark Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:53) Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
(12:23) Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.
(12:23) Dain Dainja Block.
(12:19) Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
(12:18) Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
(12:15) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:08) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
(11:45) Julian Roper II missed Layup.
(11:42) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:36) Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
89
(11:22) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:20) Julian Roper II Offensive Rebound.
(11:12) Julian Roper II missed Layup.
(11:12) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Dain Dainja Block.
+2 (10:57) Dain Dainja made Jumper.
109
+3 (10:33) Chase Audige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Berry.
1012
+2 (10:14) Jayden Epps made Layup.
1212
(10:03) Foul on Ty Berry.
(10:03) Ty Berry Turnover.
(9:52) Jayden Epps missed Layup.
(9:49) Boo Buie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:40) Robbie Beran made Layup. Assisted by Boo Buie.
1214
(9:23) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:19) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:11) Matthew Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Boo Buie.
1216
+2 (8:50) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Dunk.
1416
(8:30) Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
(8:23) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:19) Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.
1616
(7:55) Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
(7:51) Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
(7:43) Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
(7:43) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
(7:43) Foul on Dain Dainja.
(7:31) Chase Audige missed Layup.
(7:28) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
(7:23) Chase Audige Steal.
(7:20) Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
+1 (7:20) Chase Audige made Free Throw.
1617
+1 (7:20) Chase Audige made Free Throw.
1618
+2 (7:18) Chase Audige made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
1620
(7:04) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
+2 (6:50) Robbie Beran made Dunk. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
1622
(6:50) Foul on Dain Dainja.
+1 (6:50) Robbie Beran made Free Throw.
1623
(6:26) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:23) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:07) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Foul on Chase Audige.
(5:41) Foul on Boo Buie.
+2 (5:33) Jayden Epps made Jumper. Assisted by Skyy Clark.
1823
(5:14) Chase Audige Turnover.
(5:14) Jayden Epps Steal.
+2 (5:10) Jayden Epps made Layup.
2023
(4:51) Foul on Jayden Epps.
+1 (4:51) Ty Berry made Free Throw.
2024
(4:50) Ty Berry missed Free Throw.
(4:49) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:27) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Skyy Clark.
2324
(4:10) Robbie Beran missed Layup.
(4:10) Matthew Mayer Block.
(4:10) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(3:58) Chase Audige missed Jumper.
(3:54) Tydus Verhoeven Offensive Rebound.
(3:49) Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:46) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Foul on Jayden Epps.
(3:31) Jayden Epps Turnover.
(3:15) Foul on RJ Melendez.
(3:15) Brooks Barnhizer missed Free Throw.
(3:15) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
+1 (3:15) Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
2325
+2 (3:04) RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
2525
(2:31) Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:29) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
(2:28) Matthew Nicholson missed Layup.
(2:26) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:19) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Matthew Nicholson Turnover.
(1:52) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:49) Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
(1:28) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:28) Matthew Nicholson made Dunk.
2527
(1:28) Foul on Skyy Clark.
+1 (1:28) Matthew Nicholson made Free Throw.
2528
(1:11) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:08) Julian Roper II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:55) Chase Audige made Three Point Jumper.
2531
+2 (0:42) Matthew Mayer made Layup. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
2731
(0:05) Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:02) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

60Points73

23-58(39.7%)Field Goal(%)17-53(32.1%)

8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)7-18(38.9%)

6-10(60.0%)Free Throw(%)32-40(80.0%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(9)

13Assists11

2Steals11

6Blocks3

15Turnovers8

29(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

5Largest Lead15

Game Details

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

attendance: 7,039 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: ILL -3.5

over/under: 134