Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Feb 20, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MINN	29	40	69
ILL	35	43	78

Game Recap

Illinois deals Minnesota 10th straight defeat 78-69. Matthew Mayer scored 22 points and Illinois handed Minnesota its 10th straight loss with a 78-69 victory on Monday night.

Player Stats

MINNESOTA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Joshua Ola-Joseph	33	5-6	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	2	1	11
3Dawson Garcia	30	8-16	1-3	1-2	8	2	2	0	0	3	18
10Jamison Battle	39	11-20	4-9	5-5	6	3	0	0	1	4	31
24Jaden Henley	28	2-4	1-1	2-2	3	0	1	0	1	3	7
55Ta'Lon Cooper	37	1-9	0-2	0-1	4	6	1	0	3	3	2
21Pharrel Payne	12	0-0	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	0	1	4	0
4Braeden Carrington	18	0-2	0-2	0-1	6	2	0	0	0	1	0
0Taurus Samuels	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	6-1735.3%	9-1560.0%	32	14	5	1	8	19	69

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Dain Dainja	23	4-8	0-0	4-9	4	1	0	0	2	2	12
24Matthew Mayer	34	7-14	2-7	6-9	7	2	2	0	2	2	22
15RJ Melendez	32	4-8	1-4	1-2	11	0	0	1	1	3	10
33Coleman Hawkins	36	6-12	3-8	1-2	7	3	1	0	1	4	16
3Jayden Epps	29	6-11	4-6	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	2	17
10Luke Goode	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
20Ty Rodgers	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	4	0
1Sencire Harris	12	0-2	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	1	1	0	1
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	10-2638.5%	14-2653.8%	37	8	4	2	8	18	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMINNILL

(19:44) Ta'lon Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:40) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) Foul on Jamison Battle.
+1 (19:28) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
01
+1 (19:28) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
02
(19:28) Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
(19:26) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
22
(18:57) Foul on Jaden Henley.
(18:48) Matthew Mayer Turnover.
(18:48) Ta'lon Cooper Steal.
(18:44) Jaden Henley Turnover.
(18:44) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
(18:36) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
(18:30) Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:29) Matthew Mayer made Layup.
24
(18:12) Joshua Ola-Joseph Turnover.
(18:12) Jayden Epps Steal.
(18:06) Foul on Dain Dainja.
(18:06) Dain Dainja Turnover.
(17:49) Ta'lon Cooper missed Jumper.
(17:46) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:43) Jayden Epps made Layup.
26
(17:28) Dawson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:24) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Ta'lon Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:59) Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
46
+2 (16:43) RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
48
(16:24) Foul on Ty Rodgers.
+2 (16:05) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Dunk.
68
+2 (15:41) Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.
610
(15:26) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(15:22) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:07) Jayden Epps made Three Point Jumper.
613
(14:49) Foul on Jayden Epps.
(14:44) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:39) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:19) Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(14:03) Sencire Harris missed Jumper.
(14:01) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Pharrel Payne Turnover.
+2 (13:25) Dain Dainja made Layup.
615
(13:25) Foul on Pharrel Payne.
(13:25) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
(13:20) Matthew Mayer Offensive Rebound.
(13:16) Sencire Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:09) Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(13:04) Foul on Pharrel Payne.
+1 (13:04) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
616
(13:04) Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
(13:02) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:46) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup.
816
+2 (12:28) Dain Dainja made Jumper.
818
(12:09) Foul on Ty Rodgers.
(11:53) Ta'lon Cooper Turnover.
(11:53) Matthew Mayer Steal.
(11:41) RJ Melendez Turnover.
(11:21) Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:16) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
(11:11) Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.
(11:11) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:11) Dain Dainja made Free Throw.
819
(10:52) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(10:50) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
(10:44) Joshua Ola-Joseph Block.
(10:37) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
(10:21) Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
(10:18) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(10:10) Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
(10:07) Ta'lon Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Ta'lon Cooper missed Layup.
(10:01) RJ Melendez Block.
(10:01) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:56) Dawson Garcia made Jumper.
1019
(9:26) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Braeden Carrington missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:08) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
(8:46) Dain Dainja missed Jumper.
(8:43) Joshua Ola-Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Foul on RJ Melendez.
+2 (8:33) Jamison Battle made Jumper.
1219
(8:15) Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
(8:11) Taurus Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Joshua Ola-Joseph missed Jumper.
(7:46) Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Jayden Epps Turnover.
(7:42) Taurus Samuels Steal.
(7:36) Foul on Coleman Hawkins.
+2 (7:35) Jamison Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Taurus Samuels.
1419
(7:03) Dain Dainja missed Dunk.
(7:00) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
(6:58) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:54) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:53) Dain Dainja made Dunk.
1421
(6:41) Foul on Dain Dainja.
(6:41) Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
(6:41) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:40) Pharrel Payne missed Free Throw.
(6:38) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:14) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.
1424
(5:59) Jaden Henley missed Jumper.
(5:55) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:50) RJ Melendez made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Goode.
1426
+3 (5:29) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
1726
(5:27) Technical Foul on Jamison Battle.
(5:27) Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.
(5:27) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:27) Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.
1727
(5:20) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:16) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:07) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
1927
(4:42) Luke Goode missed Jumper.
(4:40) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:31) Coleman Hawkins made Jumper.
1929
+2 (4:09) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Jumper.
2129
+2 (3:46) Matthew Mayer made Layup.
2131
+2 (3:27) Dawson Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Ta'lon Cooper.
2331
(3:10) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:07) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(2:42) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Sencire Harris Turnover.
+2 (2:19) Joshua Ola-Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Dawson Garcia.
2531
(2:05) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:04) Minnesota Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:04) Foul on Matthew Mayer.
+1 (2:04) Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
2631
+1 (2:04) Jamison Battle made Free Throw.
2731
(1:43) Foul on Ta'lon Cooper.
+1 (1:43) Coleman Hawkins made Free Throw.
2732
(1:42) Coleman Hawkins missed Free Throw.
(1:38) Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:18) Dawson Garcia made Jumper.
2932
(0:54) Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:51) Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Foul on Luke Goode.
(0:51) Braeden Carrington missed Free Throw.
(0:49) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:28) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.
2935
(0:04) Ta'lon Cooper missed Layup.
(0:01) Matthew Mayer Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MINN

ILL

69Points78

27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

6-17(35.3%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)

9-15(60.0%)Free Throw(%)14-26(53.8%)

33(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

14Assists8

5Steals4

1Blocks2

9Turnovers8

20(2)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead16

Game Details

Monday, February 20, 2023 · 9:00 PM

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

attendance: 15,544 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: ILL -13.5

over/under: 135.5