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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Dec 9, 2023
FINAL

Box Score

12T
ILL364379
TENN345286

Game Recap

Dalton Knecht scores 21 to lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 20 Illinois 86-79. Dalton Knecht scored 21 points and No. 17 Tennessee rallied from a second-half deficit to beat No. 20 Illinois 86-79 Saturday.

Player Stats

Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Quincy Guerrier337-143-85-750001422
3Marcus Domask332-110-52-22100236
33Coleman Hawkins364-133-101-244201412
20Ty Rodgers210-00-03-43210123
0Terrence Shannon Jr.375-161-611-1141011322
42Dain Dainja41-20-00-03001112
10Luke Goode232-52-52-27120148
4Justin Harmon122-40-20-02000004
2Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn10-00-00-00000010
TOTAL-23-6535.4%9-3625.0%24-2885.7%3095282279
Tennessee Volunteers logoTENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Jonas Aidoo316-120-12-471120314
3Dalton Knecht287-142-55-741113421
5Zakai Zeigler302-51-26-604100111
25Santiago Vescovi304-72-52-393200512
30Josiah-Jordan James343-100-26-867103012
11Tobe Awaka151-40-00-07100042
2Jordan Gainey172-61-30-02100215
15Jahmai Mashack152-20-05-64300029
TOTAL-27-6045.0%6-1833.3%26-3476.5%39216382086

Play-by-Play

1st halfILLTENN
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (19:49) Josiah-Jordan James made Jumper. Assisted by Jonas Aidoo.
    02
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:32) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:29) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (19:14) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.
    22
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (18:59) Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
    24
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:49) Ty Rodgers Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:49) Dalton Knecht Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:44) Dalton Knecht missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:40) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:40) Jonas Aidoo missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:39) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (18:39) Jonas Aidoo made Layup.
    26
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:28) Marcus Domask Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:28) Josiah-Jordan James Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:24) Josiah-Jordan James missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:20) Marcus Domask Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (18:16) Quincy Guerrier made Three Point Jumper.
    56
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (17:55) Santiago Vescovi made Layup. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
    58
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (17:37) Quincy Guerrier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    88
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:21) Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:21) Dalton Knecht missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:21) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (17:21) Dalton Knecht made Free Throw.
    89
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:58) Marcus Domask missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:55) Dalton Knecht Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (16:46) Jonas Aidoo made Dunk. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
    811
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (16:17) Quincy Guerrier made Jumper.
    1011
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:07) Jonas Aidoo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:04) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:55) Coleman Hawkins Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:55) Jonas Aidoo Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (15:50) Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
    1014
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (15:19) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Domask.
    1314
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (14:55) Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
    1317
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:41) Quincy Guerrier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:37) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:27) Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:24) Santiago Vescovi Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (14:22) Jonas Aidoo made Layup. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
    1319
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:02) Foul on Dalton Knecht.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (14:02) Ty Rodgers made Free Throw.
    1419
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (14:02) Ty Rodgers made Free Throw.
    1519
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (13:57) Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
    1521
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:32) Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:27) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:58) Jordan Gainey missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:54) Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:51) Justin Harmon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:51) Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:50) Foul on Luke Goode.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:33) Tobe Awaka missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:33) Dain Dainja Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:29) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:26) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:26) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:16) undefined.
    1523
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:53) Marcus Domask missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:49) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:47) Dain Dainja missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:43) Dain Dainja Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (11:43) Dain Dainja made Layup.
    1723
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:25) Jordan Gainey Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:13) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (11:13) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
    1823
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (11:13) Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.
    1923
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:54) Foul on Ty Rodgers.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (10:54) Jahmai Mashack made Free Throw.
    1924
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (10:54) Jahmai Mashack made Free Throw.
    1925
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:37) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (10:37) Quincy Guerrier made Free Throw.
    2025
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:37) Quincy Guerrier missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:36) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (10:30) Santiago Vescovi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Gainey.
    2028
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:07) Quincy Guerrier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:02) Justin Harmon Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (10:01) Justin Harmon made Jumper.
    2228
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:47) Tobe Awaka missed Dunk.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:43) Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:37) Justin Harmon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:35) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:35) Foul on Santiago Vescovi.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (9:20) Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper.
    2528
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:52) Zakai Zeigler missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:47) Jonas Aidoo Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:47) Jonas Aidoo missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:46) Coleman Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:26) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:23) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (8:07) Josiah-Jordan James made Dunk. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
    2530
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:37) Marcus Domask missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:32) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:31) Josiah-Jordan James Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:31) Coleman Hawkins Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:29) Foul on Jordan Gainey.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (7:29) Ty Rodgers made Free Throw.
    2630
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:29) Ty Rodgers missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:28) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:10) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:06) Santiago Vescovi Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:02) Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:58) Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:53) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:53) Dalton Knecht Block.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:51) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:41) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:41) Jonas Aidoo Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:37) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:17) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:13) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:44) Quincy Guerrier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:44) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:44) Illinois Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:25) Foul on Dalton Knecht.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:25) Dalton Knecht Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (5:05) Marcus Domask made Jumper.
    2830
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:48) Jordan Gainey missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:45) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (4:33) Quincy Guerrier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
    3130
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:15) Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:11) Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:56) Marcus Domask missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:51) Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (3:44) Zakai Zeigler made Jumper.
    3132
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:14) Quincy Guerrier missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:11) Jordan Gainey Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:59) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:56) Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:34) Marcus Domask missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:27) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:18) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (2:17) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:17) Foul on Jonas Aidoo.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:17) Luke Goode made Free Throw.
    3232
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:17) Luke Goode made Free Throw.
    3332
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (2:09) Santiago Vescovi made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
    3334
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:51) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:47) Luke Goode Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:44) Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:43) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:24) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:19) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:11) Josiah-Jordan James missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:07) Marcus Domask Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:02) Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:58) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:46) Zakai Zeigler missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:44) Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (0:20) Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper.
    3634
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:07) Foul on Marcus Domask.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:01) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:00) Tobe Awaka Offensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

79Points86
23-65(35.4%)Field Goal(%)27-60(45.0%)
9-36(25.0%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)
24-28(85.7%)Free Throw(%)26-34(76.5%)
34(12)Rebounds(Offensive)43(13)
9Assists21
5Steals6
2Blocks3
9Turnovers9
22(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)
5Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, December 9, 2023 · 12:00 PM
Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN
attendance: 21,678 (100%)
tv: CBS