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Illinois Fighting Illini vs Northwestern Wildcats

College Basketball
#24Illinois
15-5
59-56
Final
Northwestern
9-10
Welsh-Ryan Arena

Lead tracker

ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 10, NU 6
H1H2
NU leads
Team1H2HT
ILL243559
NU193756

Who won: Illinois 59-56

The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Northwestern Wildcats 59-56 on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Kofi Cockburn led the Illinois in points (22). Pete Nance led the Northwestern in points (21).

Player of the game

Pete Nance

NU · 21 PTS, 5 REB

7.5

Win probability

100%ILL final
ILLNU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. THREEH2 0:00
    Boo Buie

    Three! Made Jumper

    B. Buie · 9 PTS

    Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.

    ILL 59 - 56 NU
  4. H2 0:04Alfonso Plummer
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.

    A. Plummer · 9 PTS

    ILL 59 - 53 NU
  5. H2 0:04Alfonso Plummer
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.

    A. Plummer · 9 PTS

    ILL 58 - 53 NU
  6. H2 0:04Ryan Greer

    Foul on Ryan Greer

    Foul on Ryan Greer.

    R. Greer · 4 PTS

  7. H2 0:04Alfonso Plummer

    Defensive rebound

    Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.

  8. H2 0:05Ty Berry

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.

    T. Berry · 8 PTS

  9. H2 0:10Pete Nance

    Defensive rebound

    Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 0:11Alfonso Plummer

    Missed Free Throw

    Alfonso Plummer missed Free Throw.

    A. Plummer · 9 PTS

  11. H2 0:12Alfonso Plummer
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.

    A. Plummer · 9 PTS

    ILL 57 - 53 NU
  12. H2 0:12Chase Audige

    Foul on Chase Audige

    Foul on Chase Audige.

    C. Audige · 5 PTS

  13. H2 0:24ILL

    Shorttimeout

    Illinois Timeout

  14. H2 0:30Da'Monte Williams

    Defensive rebound

    Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.

  15. H2 0:34Ryan Greer

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Ryan Greer missed Three Point Jumper.

    R. Greer · 4 PTS

  16. H2 0:50Jacob Grandison

    Foul on Jacob Grandison

    Foul on Jacob Grandison.

    J. Grandison · 2 PTS

  17. H2 1:03Kofi Cockburn
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.

    K. Cockburn · 22 PTS

    ILL 56 - 53 NU
  18. H2 1:03ILL

    Offensive rebound

    Illinois Offensive Rebound.

  19. H2 1:03Kofi Cockburn

    Missed Free Throw

    Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.

    K. Cockburn · 22 PTS

  20. H2 1:03Boo Buie

    Foul on Boo Buie

    Foul on Boo Buie.

    B. Buie · 9 PTS

  21. H2 1:20Kofi Cockburn

    Defensive rebound

    Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.

  22. H2 1:23Pete Nance

    Missed Jumper

    Pete Nance missed Jumper.

    P. Nance · 21 PTS

  23. H2 1:31NU

    Shorttimeout

    Northwestern Timeout

  24. SLAMH2 1:34
    Da'Monte Williams

    Made Dunk

    D. Williams · 5 PTS

    Da'Monte Williams made Dunk.

    ILL 55 - 53 NU
  25. H2 1:34Da'Monte Williams

    Offensive Rebound

    Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.

    D. Williams · 5 PTS

Leaders

ILLNU
Points
Kofi Cockburn
22
Pete Nance
21
Assists
Jacob Grandison
4
Boo Buie
3
Rebounds
Kofi Cockburn
9
Pete Nance
5

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