Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Jan 31, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NEB	37	19	56
ILL	38	34	72

Game Recap

Illinois pulls away midway through 2nd, beats Nebraska 72-56. Matthew Mayer scored 16 points to lead four in double figures as Illinois beat Nebraska 72-56 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Derrick Walker	23	4-6	0-0	0-0	6	4	1	0	6	5	8
10Jamarques Lawrence	24	2-6	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	4	5
12Denim Dawson	31	0-4	0-1	2-2	5	1	0	1	3	2	2
1Sam Hoiberg	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
5Sam Griesel	35	7-17	2-5	5-6	6	2	0	0	3	4	21
15Blaise Keita	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	0	1	1
32Wilhelm Breidenbach	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
30Keisei Tominaga	29	4-7	3-4	0-0	0	1	3	0	1	1	11
0CJ Wilcher	26	3-7	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	3	3	8
TOTAL	-	20-5040.0%	8-2040.0%	8-1080.0%	27	9	5	2	19	20	56

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Dain Dainja	25	2-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	2	4
24Matthew Mayer	29	4-14	3-11	5-6	6	0	0	2	2	3	16
33Coleman Hawkins	36	2-6	0-3	6-6	8	3	2	1	3	1	10
3Jayden Epps	30	4-10	0-4	4-6	3	3	0	0	2	1	12
0Terrence Shannon Jr.	32	5-13	2-8	1-2	2	5	3	0	3	3	13
15RJ Melendez	15	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
20Ty Rodgers	19	3-3	0-0	1-2	7	1	2	0	0	2	7
1Sencire Harris	14	4-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	0	2	1	8

TOTAL	-	25-6041.7%	5-2917.2%	17-2277.3%	35	14	9	4	12	14	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNEBILL

(19:40) Matthew Mayer Turnover.
+2 (19:28) Sam Griesel made Jumper.
20
(19:13) Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
(19:09) Derrick Walker Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Sam Hoiberg missed Jumper.
(18:46) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:43) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
23
(18:23) Sam Griesel missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:17) Jamarques Lawrence Offensive Rebound.
(18:15) Jamarques Lawrence missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:13) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
(17:54) Derrick Walker Defensive Rebound.
(17:47) Derrick Walker missed Layup.
(17:47) Matthew Mayer Block.
(17:43) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:37) Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:28) Derrick Walker made Layup. Assisted by Sam Griesel.
43
(17:08) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:03) Denim Dawson Defensive Rebound.
(17:01) Jamarques Lawrence missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:57) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:37) Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
(16:27) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
(16:27) Sam Griesel missed Free Throw.
(16:27) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:27) Sam Griesel made Free Throw.
53
(16:16) Matthew Mayer missed Layup.
(16:13) Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
(16:13) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
(16:13) Derrick Walker Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Foul on Matthew Mayer.
(15:54) Sam Griesel missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:51) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:51) Foul on Denim Dawson.
(15:34) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
(15:34) Derrick Walker Steal.
(15:29) Foul on Jayden Epps.
+1 (15:29) Sam Griesel made Free Throw.
63
+1 (15:29) Sam Griesel made Free Throw.
73
+2 (15:18) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Layup.
75
(14:52) Denim Dawson Turnover.
(14:32) Dain Dainja missed Layup.
(14:29) Sam Griesel Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:19) Sam Griesel made Three Point Jumper.
105
(14:01) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
(13:39) Derrick Walker Turnover.
(13:27) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:23) Derrick Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:03) Sam Griesel made Jumper.
125
+2 (12:42) Jayden Epps made Jumper.
127
(12:24) Sam Griesel Turnover.
(12:24) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
(12:16) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:13) Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(11:59) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:57) Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Foul on Keisei Tominaga.
(11:42) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:39) Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:39) Matthew Mayer made Layup.
129
(11:39) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+1 (11:39) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
1210
(11:23) Foul on Ty Rodgers.
(11:17) Sam Griesel missed Jumper.
(11:15) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:09) Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(11:09) Foul on Sam Griesel.
+2 (11:02) Ty Rodgers made Layup. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
1212
(10:41) C.J. Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:38) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Foul on Derrick Walker.
+2 (10:13) Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr..
1214
+3 (10:00) Sam Griesel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Walker.
1514
(9:48) Foul on Derrick Walker.
(9:46) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Jumper.
(9:43) Wilhelm Breidenbach Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) C.J. Wilcher Turnover.
(9:27) Sencire Harris Steal.
+3 (9:07) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
1517
(8:48) Sam Griesel missed Jumper.
(8:46) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:44) Sencire Harris made Layup. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.
1519
(8:34) Foul on Dain Dainja.
(8:15) Denim Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:09) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Dain Dainja missed Layup.
(8:02) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Sam Griesel made Dunk.
1719
(7:36) Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
(7:36) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
+2 (7:14) Jamarques Lawrence made Jumper.
1919
+3 (6:53) Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
1922
(6:34) Foul on RJ Melendez.
+1 (6:34) Blaise Keita made Free Throw.
2022
(6:34) Blaise Keita missed Free Throw.
(6:32) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:08) Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
2024
(5:49) Denim Dawson missed Jumper.
(5:49) Matthew Mayer Block.
(5:43) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:27) RJ Melendez made Layup.
2026
(5:10) Sam Griesel missed Jumper.
(5:07) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (5:00) Jayden Epps made Free Throw.
2027
+1 (5:00) Jayden Epps made Free Throw.
2028
+2 (4:45) Derrick Walker made Layup.
2228
+2 (4:22) Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
2230
+3 (4:05) Jamarques Lawrence made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Wilcher.
2530
(3:49) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:46) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:33) C.J. Wilcher made Layup. Assisted by Derrick Walker.
2730
(3:08) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:05) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:05) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+1 (3:05) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
2731
(3:04) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Free Throw.
(3:03) C.J. Wilcher Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:50) Keisei Tominaga made Layup. Assisted by Derrick Walker.
2931
(2:29) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:25) Derrick Walker Defensive Rebound.
(2:10) Derrick Walker Turnover.
(2:10) Terrence Shannon Jr. Steal.
(2:05) Foul on C.J. Wilcher.
+1 (2:05) Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
2932
+1 (2:05) Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
2933
(1:47) Foul on Dain Dainja.
+1 (1:47) Denim Dawson made Free Throw.
3033
+1 (1:47) Denim Dawson made Free Throw.
3133
+3 (1:32) Matthew Mayer made Three Point Jumper.
3136
+3 (1:11) C.J. Wilcher made Three Point Jumper.
3436
(0:48) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:47) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:47) Foul on Sam Griesel.
+1 (0:47) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
3437
+1 (0:47) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
3438
+3 (0:40) Keisei Tominaga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick Walker.
3738
(0:22) Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
(0:19) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(0:17) Sam Hoiberg Turnover.
(0:04) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Denim Dawson Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NEB

ILL

56Points72

20-50(40.0%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)

8-20(40.0%)3-Point(%)5-29(17.2%)

8-10(80.0%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

29(3)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

9Assists14

5Steals9

2Blocks4

19Turnovers13

20(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 · 7:00 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

attendance: 15,544 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: ILL -14

over/under: 136.5