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Dainja dominates as No. 23 Illinois tops Kansas City, 86-48
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Dain Dainja scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 23 Illinois to an 86-48 win over Kansas City on Friday night.
Terrence Shannon Jr. added 14 points and five assists for the Illini (2-0).
Shemarri Allen led the Roos (0-3) with 20 points and eight rebounds on 9 of 19 shooting.
Shannon opened the scoring with a vicious dunk, but Illinois fell behind 9-5 early as it missed 17 of its first 18 shots.
Dainja broke the drought by getting a fadeaway jumper to go down and drawing a foul after grabbing an offensive rebound. He hit the ensuing free throw and Matthew Mayer drilled a 3 on the next possession, part of a 21-4 run the Illini pieced together to take a comfortable 17-point lead into the half.
Illinois scored 28 points off of 24 Kansas City turnovers and limited the Roos to eight points off of 11 turnovers.
''Defense was the thing that changed the game for us today,'' Dainja said. ''Energy is what I wanted to (bring) to the team.''
The Roos missed 10 of their last 11 shots of the first half and shot 31.3% for the night.
''Tough one for the guys,'' first-year Kansas City coach Marvin Menzies said. ''I feel bad for the players just because of the lack of ability to show the progress. When you're rebuilding a program you want to keep taking steps forward. There's peaks and valleys in a season. The teams that deal with the adversity during the valleys are the teams that end up on top.''
Freshman guard Jayden Epps scored 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting and added three rebounds and three assists.
''(It goes) back to the defense, back to just playing together,'' Epps said. ''I feel like when we move the ball, play defense, when we play together, we're just a great team.''
Another freshman guard, Skyy Clark, added 10 points and five rebounds with zero turnovers after he committed five in his Illinois debut on Monday.
DAINJA ZONE
Plenty of questions have hovered over how Illinois will replace the production and influence of former center Kofi Cockburn.
Dainja appears to have some answers.
''I definitely learned a lot from him, but I work hard,'' Dainja said. ''I've been working hard all whole life. This is starting to pay off.''
Dainja had a career-high five blocked shots.
CHAMPAIGN REUNION
Illinois honored its 2021 Big Ten regular season championship team on Friday as former players Trent Frazier, Kofi Cockburn, Da'Monte Williams and Alfonso Plummer returned to campus to see the championship banner raised.
After the game, Underwood said he ''got in this 36 years ago for nights like tonight.''
''To see young people create a memory, five years worth to be honest, for Trent and Da'Monte,'' Underwood said. ''The (tribute) video was incredible.''
BIG PICTURE
Kansas City: The Roos made it difficult on the Illini early on with a strong effort on the glass and by mixing in some zone, despite being clearly outmatched. Menzies' group seems to lack perimeter shooters, which also showcased itself in a 59-56 loss to Division II Lincoln (Missouri) on Monday when the Roos went 5 of 25 from long distance.
Illinois: The result was hardly ever in question Friday, but this Illinois team seems to be struggling with shot selection so far against mid-major opponents. That will have to improve if the Illini are going to show well in Las Vegas in games against No. 12 Texas and either No. 5 Baylor or No. 18 Virginia later this month.
UP NEXT
Kansas City: Hosts Calvary Bible, which plays in the Association of Christian College Athletics, on Monday.
Illinois: Hosts Monmouth on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | (Fighting Illini gains possession) | ||
| 19:46 | | Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:44 |  | Allen David Mukeba Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 19:25 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 19:14 | | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:12 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 18:53 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 18:53 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. turnover | ||
| 18:43 | | Matthew Mayer turnover (lost ball) (Allen David Mukeba Jr. steals) | ||
| 18:43 | | Matthew Mayer personal foul (Allen David Mukeba Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 18:24 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:22 | | Jeff Ngandu offensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:05 | | Matthew Mayer defensive rebound | ||
| 17:57 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point dunk | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals) | ||
| 17:37 | | Shemarri Allen shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 17:37 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 17:37 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 17:13 | | Skyy Clark shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 17:13 | | +1 | Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 |
| 17:13 | | Shemarri Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 17:13 | | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:57 | | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 16:52 | | +2 | Jeff Ngandu makes two point jump shot (Precious C. Idiaru assists) | 3-3 |
| 16:37 | | Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:35 | | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | ||
| 16:33 | | Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:31 | | RJ Melendez offensive rebound | ||
| 16:31 | | RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:29 | | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 16:14 | | +2 | Jeff Ngandu makes two point jump shot | 5-3 |
| 16:00 | | Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:58 | | Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound | ||
| 15:53 | | Coleman Hawkins misses two point layup | ||
| 15:51 | | Precious C. Idiaru defensive rebound | ||
| 15:42 | | Matthew Mayer blocks Jeff Ngandu's two point layup | ||
| 15:40 | | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 15:33 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:31 | | Jeff Ngandu defensive rebound | ||
| 15:17 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 15:17 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. turnover | ||
| 15:17 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:56 | | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:54 | | RJ Melendez offensive rebound | ||
| 14:51 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul) | ||
| 14:51 | | +1 | RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 14:51 | | +1 | RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 14:41 | | +2 | Jeff Ngandu makes two point layup (Precious C. Idiaru assists) | 7-5 |
| 14:32 | | Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:30 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 14:19 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot | 9-5 |
| 14:09 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:07 | | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 14:05 | | Ty Rodgers personal foul | ||
| 13:50 | | Precious C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:48 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 13:36 | | Ty Rodgers misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:34 | | Precious C. Idiaru defensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:27 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 13:17 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:15 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 13:07 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point layup | ||
| 13:05 | | Jayden Epps defensive rebound | ||
| 13:02 | | Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:00 | | Promise C. Idiaru defensive rebound | ||
| 12:52 | | Coleman Hawkins personal foul (Rayquawndis Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 12:50 | | Dain Dainja blocks Allen David Mukeba Jr.'s two point jump shot | ||
| 12:48 | | Jevin Sullivan offensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | Promise C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:40 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 12:37 | | Promise C. Idiaru personal foul | ||
| 12:31 | | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:29 | | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | ||
| 12:13 | | Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:11 | | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | ||
| 12:04 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 9-7 |
| 12:04 | | Promise C. Idiaru shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | ||
| 12:06 | | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 1 (Roos lane violation) | ||
| 12:06 | | +1 | Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-8 |
| 11:42 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:40 | | Jevin Sullivan misses two point layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +3 | Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists) | 9-11 |
| 11:15 | | Tyler Andrews turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 11:06 | | Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Jeff Ngandu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Tyler Andrews misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Sencire Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass) (Shemarri Allen steals) | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes two point jump shot | 11-11 |
| 9:56 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point jump shot | 11-13 |
| 9:56 | | Jeff Ngandu shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-14 |
| 9:31 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Matthew Mayer steals) | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Matthew Mayer makes two point layup | 11-16 |
| 9:16 | | Roos 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:04 | | Matthew Mayer shooting foul (Rayquawndis Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:04 | | +1 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 9:04 | | +1 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-16 |
| 8:46 | | +3 | Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 13-19 |
| 8:22 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 13-22 |
| 7:49 | | Jeff Ngandu turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:37 | | Tyler Andrews personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-23 |
| 7:37 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-24 |
| 7:17 | | Dain Dainja blocks Shemarri Allen's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Coleman Hawkins blocks Shemarri Allen's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Skyy Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Precious C. Idiaru defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Tyler Andrews turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals) | ||
| 6:47 | | Precious C. Idiaru personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 | | +1 | Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-25 |
| 6:47 | | +1 | Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-26 |
| 6:27 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot | 15-26 |
| 6:27 | | Skyy Clark shooting foul (Shemarri Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-26 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Ty Rodgers makes two point layup (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 16-28 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point dunk (Rayquawndis Mitchell assists) | 18-28 |
| 5:37 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 18-31 |
| 5:19 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:16 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-32 |
| 5:16 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:16 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Precious C. Idiaru turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Epps steals) | ||
| 5:02 | | Precious C. Idiaru personal foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | +1 | Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-33 |
| 5:02 | | Jayden Epps misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:02 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point layup | 20-33 |
| 4:28 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 4:20 | | Dain Dainja blocks Jeff Ngandu's two point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Jeff Ngandu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | +2 | Jayden Epps makes two point layup | 20-35 |
| 3:38 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Jeff Ngandu offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Jeff Ngandu misses two point layup | ||
| 3:29 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 20-37 |
| 3:08 | | Dain Dainja blocks Rayquawndis Mitchell's two point layup | ||
| 3:06 | | Roos offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:03 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Dain Dainja turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals) | ||
| 2:28 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. makes two point layup | 22-37 |
| 2:05 | | RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses two point layup | ||
| 1:48 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Dain Dainja offensive foul | ||
| 1:38 | | Dain Dainja turnover | ||
| 1:21 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (Jayden Epps assists) | 22-39 |
| 0:33 | | Promise C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Sam Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | RJ Melendez shooting foul (Rayquawndis Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-39 |
| 0:03 | | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:03 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:03 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | | Precious C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:43 | | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | ||
| 19:31 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:29 | | Roos defensive rebound | ||
| 19:12 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point jump shot | 25-39 |
| 18:55 | | Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:53 | | Jeff Ngandu defensive rebound | ||
| 18:29 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 18:21 | | Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:19 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 18:10 | | +3 | Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot | 25-42 |
| 18:03 | | Roos 30 second timeout | ||
| 18:03 | | TV timeout | ||
| 17:42 | | Precious C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:40 | | Matthew Mayer defensive rebound | ||
| 17:21 | | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point layup (Skyy Clark assists) | 25-44 |
| 17:07 | | +2 | Jeff Ngandu makes two point layup (Precious C. Idiaru assists) | 27-44 |
| 16:53 | | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 27-47 |
| 16:31 | | +3 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 30-47 |
| 16:07 | | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point hook shot | 30-49 |
| 15:52 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:48 | | Matthew Mayer personal foul | ||
| 15:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:48 | | Sam Martin turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:26 | | Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:24 | | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | ||
| 15:21 | | Dain Dainja turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals) | ||
| 15:15 | | Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:07 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 15:05 | | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | ||
| 15:05 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | ||
| 15:05 | | +1 | Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-50 |
| 15:05 | | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 15:05 | | Jeff Ngandu defensive rebound | ||
| 14:42 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point layup | 32-50 |
| 14:26 | | Jump ball. Skyy Clark vs. Sam Martin (Fighting Illini gains possession) | ||
| 14:14 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot | 32-52 |
| 13:55 | | Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:42 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. blocks Terrence Shannon Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 13:40 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 13:34 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point layup | 34-52 |
| 13:23 | | Promise C. Idiaru personal foul | ||
| 13:12 | | Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:10 | | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 13:03 | | Shemarri Allen turnover (bad pass) (Coleman Hawkins steals) | ||
| 12:56 | | +2 | Ty Rodgers makes two point dunk (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 34-54 |
| 12:45 | | Shemarri Allen turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 12:36 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists) | 34-56 |
| 12:24 | | Sam Martin turnover (bad pass) (Dain Dainja steals) | ||
| 12:18 | | Sam Martin shooting foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 12:18 | | Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:18 | | Sencire Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 12:18 | | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | ||
| 12:04 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 34-58 |
| 12:02 | | Jevin Sullivan technical foul | ||
| 12:02 | | Jevin Sullivan turnover | ||
| 12:02 | | +1 | RJ Melendez makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 34-59 |
| 11:48 | | Tyler Andrews turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals) | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point dunk | 34-61 |
| 11:34 | | Dain Dainja blocks Rayquawndis Mitchell's two point layup | ||
| 11:33 | | Roos offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:22 | | +3 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sam Martin assists) | 37-61 |
| 11:07 | | Jayden Epps misses two point layup | ||
| 11:05 | | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Sencire Harris personal foul | ||
| 10:58 | | Shemarri Allen turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Jayden Epps makes two point layup (RJ Melendez assists) | 37-63 |
| 10:42 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Jayden Epps defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:01 | | Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Roos turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:51 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:51 | | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:51 | | Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 9:45 | | Promise C. Idiaru turnover (bad pass) (Coleman Hawkins steals) | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point dunk | 37-65 |
| 9:06 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Skyy Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Ty Rodgers turnover (bad pass) (Emmanouil Dimou steals) | ||
| 8:44 | | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Promise C. Idiaru offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point layup | 39-65 |
| 8:27 | | Allen David Mukeba Jr. personal foul | ||
| 8:17 | | Ty Rodgers misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Emmanouil Dimou defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +3 | Emmanouil Dimou makes three point jump shot | 42-65 |
| 8:07 | | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists) | 42-67 |
| 7:16 | | Promise C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (Skyy Clark assists) | 42-69 |
| 6:49 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Promise C. Idiaru personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 42-71 |
| 6:10 | | Shemarri Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Shemarri Allen shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-72 |
| 5:49 | | +1 | Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-73 |
| 5:32 | | Emmanouil Dimou misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Skyy Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Sencire Harris misses two point dunk | ||
| 5:22 | | Jeff Ngandu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Jayden Epps defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Jeff Ngandu blocks Dain Dainja's two point layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Jeff Ngandu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Babacar Diallo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Shemarri Allen makes two point layup | 44-73 |
| 4:09 | | Shemarri Allen personal foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-74 |
| 4:09 | | +1 | Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-75 |
| 3:52 | | Babacar Diallo offensive foul | ||
| 3:52 | | Babacar Diallo turnover | ||
| 3:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:38 | | Sencire Harris turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:26 | | Sam Martin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Sam Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Jevin Sullivan makes two point layup (Jeff Ngandu assists) | 46-75 |
| 2:56 | | +3 | Sencire Harris makes three point jump shot | 46-78 |
| 2:28 | | Jevin Sullivan misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Babacar Diallo offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | RJ Melendez personal foul | ||
| 2:11 | | Babacar Diallo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Skyy Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | +3 | Sencire Harris makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists) | 46-81 |
| 1:44 | | Sam Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Jeff Ngandu offensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Paxton Warden blocks Emmanouil Dimou's two point jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Roos offensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | +2 | Jevin Sullivan makes two point jump shot (Emmanouil Dimou assists) | 48-81 |
| 1:15 | | Paxton Warden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Brandon Lieb offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point layup | 48-83 |
| 0:50 | | Sam Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Skyy Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Skyy Clark makes two point layup | 48-85 |
| 0:43 | | Sam Martin shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 48-86 |
| 0:37 | | Jeff Ngandu turnover (bad pass) (Connor Serven steals) | ||
| 0:35 | | Connor Serven turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 0:22 | | Emmanouil Dimou misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Connor Serven defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Connor Serven defensive rebound | 0:20 |
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Emmanouil Dimou misses three point jump shot | 0:22 |
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Connor Serven turnover (bad pass) | 0:35 |
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Jeff Ngandu turnover (bad pass) (Connor Serven steals) | 0:37 |
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+ 1 | Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:43 |
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Sam Martin shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul) | 0:43 |
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+ 2 | Skyy Clark makes two point layup | 0:43 |
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Skyy Clark defensive rebound | 0:48 |
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Sam Martin misses three point jump shot | 0:50 |
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+ 2 | RJ Melendez makes two point layup | 1:04 |
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Brandon Lieb offensive rebound | 1:13 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 48 | 86 |
| Field Goals | 20-64 (31.3%) | 30-64 (46.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 3-21 (14.3%) | 8-27 (29.6%) |
| Free Throws | 5-7 (71.4%) | 18-26 (69.2%) |
| Total Rebounds | 40 | 43 |
| Offensive | 12 | 11 |
| Defensive | 24 | 28 |
| Team | 4 | 4 |
| Assists | 8 | 15 |
| Steals | 5 | 11 |
| Blocks | 2 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 23 | 11 |
| Fouls | 21 | 11 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| S. Allen | 20 | 8 | 1 | 9/19 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| A. Mukeba Jr. | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Ngandu | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| R. Mitchell | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/14 | 0/7 | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| P. Idiaru | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| S. Allen | 20 | 8 | 1 | 9/19 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| A. Mukeba Jr. | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Ngandu | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| R. Mitchell | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/14 | 0/7 | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| P. Idiaru | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Dimou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Diallo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Idiaru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Martin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Barnes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Olajuwon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Mukeba | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Carter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Glasgow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Diallo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Kopp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 48 | 36 | 8 | 20/64 | 3/21 | 5/7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 24 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Shannon Jr. | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4/12 | 1/5 | 5/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| S. Clark | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Melendez | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Hawkins | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3/7 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Mayer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Shannon Jr. | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4/12 | 1/5 | 5/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| S. Clark | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Melendez | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Hawkins | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3/7 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Mayer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Dainja | 20 | 15 | 0 | 9/11 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| J. Epps | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4/9 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Harris | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Rodgers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Warden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Serven | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Lieb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Goode | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 86 | 39 | 15 | 30/64 | 8/27 | 18/26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 |