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

NU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
ILL	24	35	59
NU	19	37	56

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
THREEH2 0:00
Three! Made Jumper
B. Buie · 9 PTS
Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
ILL 59 - 56 NU
H2 0:04
+1
Made Free Throw
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
A. Plummer · 9 PTS
ILL 59 - 53 NU
H2 0:04
+1
Made Free Throw
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
A. Plummer · 9 PTS
ILL 58 - 53 NU
H2 0:04
Foul on Ryan Greer
Foul on Ryan Greer.
R. Greer · 4 PTS
H2 0:04
Defensive rebound
Alfonso Plummer Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:05
Missed Three Point Jumper
Ty Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
T. Berry · 8 PTS
H2 0:10
Defensive rebound
Pete Nance Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:11
Missed Free Throw
Alfonso Plummer missed Free Throw.
A. Plummer · 9 PTS
H2 0:12
+1
Made Free Throw
Alfonso Plummer made Free Throw.
A. Plummer · 9 PTS
ILL 57 - 53 NU
H2 0:12
Foul on Chase Audige
Foul on Chase Audige.
C. Audige · 5 PTS
H2 0:24ILL
Shorttimeout
Illinois Timeout
H2 0:30
Defensive rebound
Da'Monte Williams Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:34
Missed Three Point Jumper
Ryan Greer missed Three Point Jumper.
R. Greer · 4 PTS
H2 0:50
Foul on Jacob Grandison
Foul on Jacob Grandison.
J. Grandison · 2 PTS
H2 1:03
+1
Made Free Throw
Kofi Cockburn made Free Throw.
K. Cockburn · 22 PTS
ILL 56 - 53 NU
H2 1:03ILL
Offensive rebound
Illinois Offensive Rebound.
H2 1:03
Missed Free Throw
Kofi Cockburn missed Free Throw.
K. Cockburn · 22 PTS
H2 1:03
Foul on Boo Buie
Foul on Boo Buie.
B. Buie · 9 PTS
H2 1:20
Defensive rebound
Kofi Cockburn Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:23
Missed Jumper
Pete Nance missed Jumper.
P. Nance · 21 PTS
H2 1:31NU
Shorttimeout
Northwestern Timeout
SLAMH2 1:34
Made Dunk
D. Williams · 5 PTS
Da'Monte Williams made Dunk.
ILL 55 - 53 NU
H2 1:34
Offensive Rebound
Da'Monte Williams Offensive Rebound.
D. Williams · 5 PTS