Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Mar 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	26	37	63
ARK	36	37	73

Game Recap

Arkansas holds off Illinois 73-63 with big defensive effort. Ricky Council IV scored 18 points and Arkansas survived some anxious moments in the second half against an Illinois team that wouldn't go away, holding on to beat the Illini 73-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Dain Dainja	23	1-2	0-0	3-6	6	0	0	2	2	1	5
24Matthew Mayer	22	0-6	0-5	2-3	1	0	0	1	3	2	2
15RJ Melendez	26	4-8	2-4	0-0	6	3	1	0	0	4	10
33Coleman Hawkins	34	3-9	2-6	2-2	4	3	3	1	6	1	10
0Terrence Shannon Jr.	31	5-10	0-3	10-13	2	0	1	0	2	2	20
10Luke Goode	23	2-4	2-3	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	5	6
20Ty Rodgers	23	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	4	1	1	2	6
3Jayden Epps	6	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
1Sencire Harris	12	1-3	0-0	0-2	2	2	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	20-5238.5%	6-2227.3%	17-2665.4%	29	10	10	5	16	19	63

ARKANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Kamani Johnson	12	2-5	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	0	0	2	5
0Anthony Black	35	4-12	0-1	4-6	6	1	3	1	2	3	12
1Ricky Council IV	39	3-9	1-3	11-12	10	0	1	1	2	1	18
3Nick Smith Jr.	28	2-10	0-2	2-3	0	0	1	0	2	2	6
4Davonte Davis	30	7-14	2-4	0-0	6	1	4	0	4	4	16
11Jalen Graham	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Makhel Mitchell	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
15Makhi Mitchell	23	4-5	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	2	0	3	9
13Jordan Walsh	27	2-8	0-1	2-3	4	1	3	0	1	4	6
TOTAL	-	24-6338.1%	3-1127.3%	22-2975.9%	39	4	12	4	11	19	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLARK

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Illinois.
(19:49) Dain Dainja missed Layup.
(19:49) Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Anthony Black missed Layup.
(19:33) Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(19:26) Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
(19:26) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:10) Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
20
(18:38) Anthony Black missed Jumper.
(18:38) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:25) Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Nick Smith Jr. missed Layup.
(18:11) Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(18:10) Kamani Johnson missed Layup.
(18:10) Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:06) Anthony Black missed Jumper.
(18:06) Dain Dainja Block.
(18:06) Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(18:03) Davonte Davis missed Jumper.
(18:03) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
(17:52) Davonte Davis Steal.
+2 (17:46) Davonte Davis made Layup.
22
(17:33) Matthew Mayer Turnover.
+2 (17:18) Anthony Black made Jumper.
24
(16:59) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:59) Kamani Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:31) Davonte Davis made Layup.
26
(16:13) RJ Melendez missed Jumper.
(16:13) Davonte Davis Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Foul on RJ Melendez.
+1 (16:04) Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.
27
+1 (16:04) Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.
28
(15:53) Jayden Epps missed Layup.
(15:53) Makhi Mitchell Block.
(15:53) Davonte Davis Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Davonte Davis missed Jumper.
(15:46) Ricky Council IV Offensive Rebound.
(15:41) Ricky Council IV missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:41) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:26) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:10) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:10) Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Foul on Luke Goode.
(14:39) Nick Smith Jr. Turnover.
(14:22) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:22) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (14:14) Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
58
(14:03) Davonte Davis Turnover.
(14:03) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
(13:59) Foul on Davonte Davis.
(13:50) Foul on Jordan Walsh.
(13:29) Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
(13:29) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:29) Illinois Turnover.
+2 (13:16) Davonte Davis made Jumper.
510
(12:58) Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
(12:58) Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Anthony Black Turnover.
(12:53) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
+2 (12:47) Jayden Epps made Layup.
710
(12:30) Anthony Black missed Layup.
(12:30) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Jayden Epps Turnover.
(12:12) Anthony Black Steal.
(12:09) Davonte Davis Turnover.
(12:09) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
(12:01) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
(12:01) Davonte Davis Steal.
+2 (11:55) Makhi Mitchell made Layup.
712
(11:30) Ty Rodgers missed Jumper.
(11:30) Makhi Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(11:17) Foul on Jayden Epps.
+1 (11:17) Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.
713
(11:17) Ricky Council IV missed Free Throw.
(11:17) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Sencire Harris missed Jumper.
(11:06) Davonte Davis Defensive Rebound.
(10:55) Ricky Council IV missed Jumper.
(10:55) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(10:23) Foul on Davonte Davis.
(10:23) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
(10:23) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:23) Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
813
(10:12) Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
(10:12) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:58) Sencire Harris made Layup.
1013
+2 (9:37) Jordan Walsh made Jumper.
1015
(9:16) RJ Melendez missed Jumper.
(9:16) Jordan Walsh Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Foul on Dain Dainja.
+1 (8:59) Makhel Mitchell made Free Throw.
1016
(8:59) Makhel Mitchell missed Free Throw.
(8:59) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.
(8:47) Ricky Council IV Steal.
+2 (8:42) Nick Smith Jr. made Layup.
1018
(8:24) Dain Dainja Turnover.
(8:12) Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
(8:12) Anthony Black missed Free Throw.
(8:12) Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:12) Anthony Black made Free Throw.
1019
(7:58) Jayden Epps missed Layup.
(7:58) Luke Goode Offensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Makhi Mitchell.
(7:46) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
(7:46) Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:31) Nick Smith Jr. made Jumper.
1021
(7:05) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:05) Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Foul on Matthew Mayer.
+1 (6:54) Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.
1022
+1 (6:54) Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.
1023
(6:39) Foul on Jordan Walsh.
+1 (6:39) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
1123
+1 (6:39) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
1223
(6:39) Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
(6:39) Jordan Walsh Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
(6:24) Ty Rodgers Block.
(6:24) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:05) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Goode.
1523
+2 (5:51) Ricky Council IV made Dunk. Assisted by Makhi Mitchell.
1525
(5:41) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
(5:41) Makhi Mitchell Block.
(5:41) Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:19) Anthony Black made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Walsh.
1527
+3 (5:01) Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.
1827
+2 (4:46) Anthony Black made Jumper.
1829
(4:34) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:34) Jalen Graham Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:06) Ricky Council IV made Three Point Jumper.
1832
(3:50) Foul on Anthony Black.
+1 (3:50) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
1932
+1 (3:50) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
2032
(3:38) Jordan Walsh missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:38) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(3:26) Sencire Harris Turnover.
(3:26) Anthony Black Steal.
+2 (3:19) Jordan Walsh made Layup.
2034
(3:19) Foul on Sencire Harris.
(3:19) Jordan Walsh missed Free Throw.
(3:19) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:16) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Layup.
2234
(3:00) Ricky Council IV Turnover.
(3:00) Ty Rodgers Steal.
(2:56) Ty Rodgers missed Layup.
(2:56) Ricky Council IV Block.
(2:56) Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.
(2:48) Nick Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:48) Ricky Council IV Offensive Rebound.
(2:46) Ricky Council IV missed Dunk.
(2:46) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:33) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.
2434
(2:04) Jordan Walsh Turnover.
(2:04) Ty Rodgers Steal.
(1:45) Foul on Makhi Mitchell.
+1 (1:45) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
2534
+1 (1:45) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
2634
(1:33) Foul on RJ Melendez.
(1:33) Nick Smith Jr. missed Free Throw.
(1:33) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(1:04) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:04) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Anthony Black missed Jumper.
(0:51) Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(0:47) Kamani Johnson missed Layup.
(0:45) Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:44) Kamani Johnson made Layup.
2636
(0:11) Luke Goode missed Jumper.
(0:11) Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.
(0:08) Ricky Council IV Turnover.
(0:08) Ty Rodgers Steal.
(0:03) Ty Rodgers Turnover.
(0:03) Jordan Walsh Steal.
(0:01) Anthony Black missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

ARK

63Points73

20-52(38.5%)Field Goal(%)24-63(38.1%)

6-22(27.3%)3-Point(%)3-11(27.3%)

17-26(65.4%)Free Throw(%)22-29(75.9%)

34(3)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

10Assists4

10Steals12

5Blocks4

17Turnovers11

19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead17

Game Details

Thursday, March 16, 2023 · 4:34 PM

Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR

attendance: 16,745 (87.2%)

tv: TBS

spread: ARK -2.5

over/under: 143.5