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FINAL
Jan 4, 2023

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.

Box Score

12T
ILL273360
NU314273
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42Dain Dainja244-60-01-29003229
24Matthew Mayer305-113-74-470132517
33Coleman Hawkins364-112-60-151003310
1Sencire Harris90-10-10-00100040
0Terrence Shannon Jr.333-82-41-25700359
12Brandon Lieb00-00-00-00000000
15RJ Melendez241-30-20-02100132
20Ty Rodgers20-00-00-01000000
55Skyy Clark201-60-30-13200222
22Paxton Warden00-00-00-00000000
3Jayden Epps225-121-50-021102511
TOTAL23-5839.7%8-2828.6%6-1060.0%341326152960
Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Robbie Beran272-70-11-15111135
34Matthew Nicholson253-50-01-16120127
3Ty Berry243-62-35-611201213
0Boo Buie282-130-411-1214101415
1Chase Audige335-144-97-820412121
10Tydus Verhoeven121-10-00-02000132
13Brooks Barnhizer221-41-15-87210008
5Julian Roper II290-30-02-47201022
53Roy Dixon III00-00-00-00000000
TOTAL17-5332.1%7-1838.9%32-4080.0%311111371773

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

60Points73
23-58(39.7%)Field Goal(%)17-53(32.1%)
8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)7-18(38.9%)
6-10(60%)Free Throw(%)32-40(80%)
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 (100.0%)
tv: BTN
spread: ILL -3.5
over/under: 133.5