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FINAL
Feb 23, 2023

Game Recap

Shannon’s surge rallies Illinois past No. 21 Northwestern. Terrence Shannon Jr. shook off a slow start in his return from a concussion, scoring 24 of his 26 points in the second half as Illinois rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to beat No. 21 Northwestern 66-62 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
NU372562
ILL194766
Northwestern Wildcats logoNORTHWESTERNMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Robbie Beran161-31-20-02011033
34Matthew Nicholson250-10-02-45211022
3Ty Berry361-80-30-07030332
0Boo Buie3512-246-115-630003135
1Chase Audige383-141-30-03240437
2Nick Martinelli30-20-00-01000000
10Tydus Verhoeven151-20-00-02210052
13Brooks Barnhizer324-91-22-261100111
TOTAL22-6334.9%9-2142.9%9-1275.0%297112101862
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42Dain Dainja151-20-01-25001303
24Matthew Mayer322-92-78-1082026214
15RJ Melendez182-41-20-06110115
33Coleman Hawkins313-90-50-04031016
3Jayden Epps140-50-30-01110010
12Brandon Lieb10-00-00-00000000
10Luke Goode70-20-20-01001110
20Ty Rodgers303-50-00-08100146
1Sencire Harris243-40-00-02100136
0Terrence Shannon Jr.288-104-56-910113326
TOTAL22-5044.0%7-2429.2%15-2171.4%36666161666

Play-by-Play

1st halfnuill
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (19:40) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:36) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:26) Matthew Mayer Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (19:15) Robbie Beran made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Nicholson.
    30
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:49) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:47) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:45) Dain Dainja Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:27) Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:19) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:05) Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (18:01) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:59) Boo Buie Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:59) RJ Melendez Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (17:54) RJ Melendez made Layup.
    32
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (17:45) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
    62
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:32) Foul on Boo Buie.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:21) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:13) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:12) Ty Berry Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:12) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:07) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (17:04) Matthew Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:50) Boo Buie made Jumper.
    82
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (16:31) Dain Dainja made Layup.
    84
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (16:15) Chase Audige made Three Point Jumper.
    114
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:54) Dain Dainja missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:54) Robbie Beran Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:53) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • (15:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:52) Matthew Mayer Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (15:37) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:37) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:15) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:13) Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (15:09) Coleman Hawkins made Layup. Assisted by Matthew Mayer.
    116
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (14:52) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tydus Verhoeven.
    146
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:48) Illinois Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:29) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:25) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (14:08) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:06) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:03) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:59) Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:56) Foul on Tydus Verhoeven.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (13:48) Ty Rodgers made Jumper.
    148
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:25) Ty Berry missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:25) Dain Dainja Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:19) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:17) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:17) Chase Audige Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (13:02) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:00) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (12:51) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.
    1410
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:27) Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:23) Nick Martinelli Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (12:22) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:22) Luke Goode Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:17) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (12:09) Ty Rodgers made Jumper.
    1412
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:40) Nick Martinelli missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:38) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (11:33) Sencire Harris made Jumper.
    1414
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (11:32) Northwestern Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (11:20) Chase Audige made Layup.
    1614
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:58) Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (10:52) Chase Audige Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (10:35) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.
    1914
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:09) Luke Goode Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (9:54) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tydus Verhoeven.
    2214
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:37) RJ Melendez Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:37) Chase Audige Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:13) Tydus Verhoeven missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:09) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (9:06) Foul on Robbie Beran.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:06) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:06) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (9:06) Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
    2215
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:43) Brooks Barnhizer missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:43) Matthew Mayer Block.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:37) Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:36) Brooks Barnhizer made Jumper.
    2415
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:18) Jayden Epps missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:13) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:13) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:12) Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (8:03) Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:00) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:58) Foul on Tydus Verhoeven.
  • (7:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:57) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:57) Chase Audige Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:39) Chase Audige missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:37) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:37) Foul on Chase Audige.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:16) Dain Dainja Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (7:16) Robbie Beran Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:46) Chase Audige missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:43) Matthew Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:43) Matthew Nicholson missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:43) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:42) Chase Audige missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:38) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:26) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (6:22) Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:05) Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:55) Foul on Matthew Mayer.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:54) Chase Audige Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:54) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (5:49) Sencire Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.
    2417
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:28) Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (5:28) Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
    2517
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (5:28) Brooks Barnhizer made Free Throw.
    2617
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:16) Foul on Matthew Nicholson.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:16) Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (5:13) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:59) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:56) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:44) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (4:41) Ty Berry Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (4:26) Brooks Barnhizer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chase Audige.
    2917
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:58) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:52) Coleman Hawkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (3:52) Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
    2919
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:35) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:29) Tydus Verhoeven Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:28) Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (3:25) Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (3:15) Boo Buie made Layup.
    3119
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:15) Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
  • (3:15) Official TV Timeout
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:15) Boo Buie made Free Throw.
    3219
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:48) Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:44) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:26) Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:23) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:00) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (2:00) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:00) Foul on Luke Goode.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +2 (1:32) Boo Buie made Layup.
    3419
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:04) Dain Dainja Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (1:04) Ty Berry Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:59) Chase Audige missed Dunk.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:59) Chase Audige Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:59) Matthew Mayer Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:57) Foul on RJ Melendez.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    +3 (0:52) Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooks Barnhizer.
    3719
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:35) Sencire Harris Turnover.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:35) Brooks Barnhizer Steal.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:31) Brooks Barnhizer missed Layup.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:28) Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:16) Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:13) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:07) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:04) Brooks Barnhizer Defensive Rebound.
  • Northwestern Wildcats logo
    (0:01) Boo Buie missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:01) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

62Points66
22-63(34.9%)Field Goal(%)22-50(44%)
9-21(42.9%)3-Point(%)7-24(29.2%)
9-12(75%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)
31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)40(10)
7Assists6
11Steals6
2Blocks6
10Turnovers16
18(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
18Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, February 23, 2023 · 9:00 PM
State Farm Center · Champaign, IL
attendance: 15,544 (100.0%)
tv: BTN
spread: ILL -7.5
over/under: 136.5