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Dylan Harper returns to score 28 points in Rutgers' 82-73 victory over No. 23 Illinois

AP
Feb 05, 2025

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Dylan Harper returned to score 28 points, fellow freshman Ace Bailey added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Rutgers beat No. 23 Illinois 82-73 on Wednesday night.

Harper made 11 of 12 frees throws and had six rebounds and five assists after missing a 66-63 home loss to Michigan on Saturday because of a sprained ankle.

Jeremiah Williams scored 13 points to help Rutgers (12-11, 5-7 Big Ten) beat a ranked team for the first time since last February against then-No. 9 Wisconsin. The Scarlet Knights have won two of three.

Will Riley led Illinois (15-8, 7-6) with 20 points, and Ben Humrichous had 14. The Illini have lost four of six.

Rutgers raced to a 23-6 lead, with Illinois taking its first lead at 48-47 with 13:06 to play.

Illinois: The Illini were 6 of 28 from beyond the arc. They have not topped 30% in six straight games.

Rutgers: Bailey is fourth on the Scarlet Knights' season scoring list.

Harper had a steal and hit a 3-pointer to give Rutgers a 66-62 lead with 6:34 left,

Rutgers made 28 of 34 free throws.

Illinois is at Minnesota on Saturday. Rutgers is at No. 18 Maryland on Sunday.

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1st Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
29
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tomislav Ivisic vs. Ace Bailey (Kasparas Jakucionis gains possession)
19:44	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point stepback jump shot	2-0
19:27		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
19:25		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
19:22		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Dylan Grant's two point dunk
19:20		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
19:15		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Dylan Grant's two point layup
19:13		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
19:13		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Dylan Grant's two point layup
19:13		Lathan Sommerville offensive rebound
19:13		Lathan Sommerville turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Boswell steals)
19:11		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (traveling)
18:53		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
18:51		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
18:51		Ace Bailey misses two point layup
18:49		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
18:49		Morez Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
18:49	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
18:49	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
18:34		Lathan Sommerville personal foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
18:19		Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot
18:17		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot	2-4
17:48		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass)
17:41		Dylan Harper turnover (bad pass)
17:39		Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
17:37		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
17:18	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point pullup jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	2-6
17:02		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Harper steals)
16:55		Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
16:53		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
16:41		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
16:38		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
16:23		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
16:21		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
16:06		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
16:04		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
15:42		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
15:40		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
15:20		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
15:18		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point stepback jump shot	2-8
14:51	+2	Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	4-8
14:32		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
14:30		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
14:26		Will Riley turnover (lost ball) (Jamichael Davis steals)
14:22	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point driving layup	4-10
14:22		Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
14:22		TV timeout
14:22	+1	Jamichael Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-11
13:59		Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot
13:57		Bryce Dortch defensive rebound
13:47		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
13:45		Will Riley defensive rebound
13:36		Ace Bailey blocks Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn's three point jump shot
13:34		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point dunk (Jamichael Davis assists)	4-13
13:08	+2	Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	6-13
12:41	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point cutting layup (Bryce Dortch assists)	6-15
12:23		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
12:21		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot	6-17
11:45		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point jump shot
11:43		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	6-19
11:23		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
11:23		TV timeout
11:05		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
11:03		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
10:59		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
10:57		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
10:48		Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
10:46		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
10:29	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point jump shot	6-21
10:17		Bryce Dortch personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
10:07		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
10:05		Jake Davis offensive rebound
9:50		Will Riley turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Harper steals)
9:43	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point driving reverse layup	6-23
9:33		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
9:16		Jeremiah Williams shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
9:16		Kasparas Jakucionis misses regular free throw 1 of 3
9:16	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	7-23
9:16	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-23
8:58		Dylan Harper turnover (bad pass) (Kasparas Jakucionis steals)
8:56		Dylan Harper blocks Kasparas Jakucionis's two point layup
8:54		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
8:46		Lathan Sommerville personal foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
8:34	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	11-23
8:14		Morez Johnson Jr. personal foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
8:13		Kasparas Jakucionis shooting foul (Zach Martini draws the foul)
8:13	+1	Zach Martini makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-24
8:13		Zach Martini misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:13		Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
8:04		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
8:02		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
7:58		Ace Bailey blocks Kasparas Jakucionis's two point layup
7:56		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
7:52	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot (Ace Bailey assists)	11-27
7:35	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	13-27
7:15		Ace Bailey misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:13		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
6:59		Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
6:57		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
6:57		Bryce Dortch shooting foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
6:57		TV timeout
6:57	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-27
6:57		Ben Humrichous misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:57		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
6:48		Scarlet Knights turnover (10-second violation)
6:38		Jeremiah Williams shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
6:38		Kasparas Jakucionis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:38	+1	Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-27
6:23		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
6:21		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
6:21		Tomislav Ivisic personal foul (Dylan Grant draws the foul)
6:16		Lathan Sommerville misses two point layup
6:14		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
6:12		Kylan Boswell turnover (double dribble)
5:55	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point layup (Dylan Harper assists)	15-29
5:29	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup	17-29
5:10		Dylan Harper misses two point layup
5:08		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
5:02		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
5:00		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
4:46		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
4:44		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
4:37		Dylan Grant blocks Kylan Boswell's two point jump shot
4:35		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
4:25		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
4:25	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-30
4:25	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-31
4:08	+2	Will Riley makes two point jump shot	19-31
3:46		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
3:44		Will Riley defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point driving layup (Will Riley assists)	21-31
3:08		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
3:06		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
3:06		TV timeout
2:53	+2	Will Riley makes two point driving layup	23-31
2:23		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
2:21		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point turnaround jump shot	23-33
1:57		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 3	24-33
1:57	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-33
1:57	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 3 of 3	26-33
1:50		Tyson Acuff turnover (bad pass) (Kylan Boswell steals)
1:38		Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals)
1:36		Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-34
1:36	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-35
1:24	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists)	29-35
1:02		Dylan Harper misses two point layup
1:00		Jake Davis defensive rebound
0:55		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
0:53		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
0:39		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
0:37		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
0:37		Jake Davis personal foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
0:37		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:35		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
0:14		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
0:12		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
0:07		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
0:05		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
0:02		Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-36
0:02	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
44
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
45

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point dunk (Dylan Harper assists)	29-39
19:35	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point hook shot	31-39
19:13	+3	Dylan Grant makes three point jump shot (Lathan Sommerville assists)	31-42
18:50	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Will Riley assists)	33-42
18:29	+2	Dylan Grant makes two point hook shot (Dylan Harper assists)	33-44
18:10		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
18:08		Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
18:08		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
18:08	+1	Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-44
18:08	+1	Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
17:49		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
17:47		Bryce Dortch offensive rebound
17:39		Kasparas Jakucionis shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
17:39	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-45
17:39		Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:39		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
17:35		Jeremiah Williams turnover (traveling)
17:12	+2	Tomislav Ivisic makes two point jump shot	37-45
16:54		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
16:51		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
16:51		Bryce Dortch personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
16:41	+2	Will Riley makes two point driving layup	39-45
16:33	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot	39-47
16:08		Ace Bailey blocks Kylan Boswell's two point layup
16:06		Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
16:01	+2	Will Riley makes two point layup (Morez Johnson Jr. assists)	41-47
15:37		TV timeout
15:35		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
15:33		Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
15:12		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
15:10		Will Riley offensive rebound
14:55		Lathan Sommerville personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
14:45		Bryce Dortch shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
14:45	+1	Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-47
14:45		Morez Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:45		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
14:30		Dylan Harper turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Boswell steals)
14:25	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point driving layup	44-47
14:09		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
14:00		Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
13:58		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
13:53	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point driving layup (Kylan Boswell assists)	46-47
13:45		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
13:45		TV timeout
13:30		Jordan Derkack misses two point layup
13:28		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point turnaround jump shot	48-47
12:45		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
12:43		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
12:34		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Grant steals)
12:26	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point pullup jump shot	48-50
11:59		Morez Johnson Jr. offensive foul (Zach Martini draws the foul)
11:59		Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:44		Ace Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Tomislav Ivisic steals)
11:38	+2	Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup (Will Riley assists)	50-50
11:20		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
11:18		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
11:12		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
11:10		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
10:55		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
10:53		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
10:50	+3	Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)	53-50
10:28		Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-51
10:28	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-52
10:13		Will Riley misses two point layup
10:11		Jake Davis offensive rebound
10:05	+2	Jake Davis makes two point layup	55-52
9:50	+3	PJ Hayes IV makes three point jump shot (Zach Martini assists)	55-55
9:33	+2	Ben Humrichous makes two point layup	57-55
9:07	+3	Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	57-58
8:53		PJ Hayes IV personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
8:44		PJ Hayes IV personal foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
8:36	+3	Will Riley makes three point stepback jump shot	60-58
8:17		Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
8:17	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-59
8:17	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
8:07		Will Riley misses two point layup
8:05		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
7:56	+2	Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point dunk (Will Riley assists)	62-60
7:30		Dylan Harper misses two point layup
7:28		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
7:28		Morez Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-61
7:28	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-62
7:12		Will Riley turnover (traveling)
6:59		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
6:57		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
6:57		Jake Davis personal foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
6:57	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-63
6:57		Lathan Sommerville misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:57		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
6:46		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals)
6:36	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot (Ace Bailey assists)	62-66
6:24		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
6:22		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
6:22		Dylan Harper personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
6:22		Tomislav Ivisic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:22		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
6:15		Kasparas Jakucionis shooting foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
6:15		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:15	+1	Jamichael Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-67
6:03	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists)	65-67
5:43	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point driving layup	65-69
5:29		Will Riley misses two point layup
5:27		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point driving layup	65-71
5:00		Ben Humrichous misses two point jump shot
4:58		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound
4:54	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point jump shot	67-71
4:36		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
4:34		Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
4:22		Will Riley misses two point layup
4:20		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
3:57		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
3:55		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
3:29		TV timeout
3:27		Will Riley misses two point jump shot
3:25		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
3:06		Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-72
3:06	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-73
2:46		Will Riley misses three point jump shot
2:44		Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
2:42		Jump ball. (Fighting Illini gains possession)
2:37		Ben Humrichous turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
2:29		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
2:26		Lathan Sommerville offensive rebound
2:26		Jump ball. (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
2:26		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
2:09	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	67-75
1:50		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
1:48		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
1:48		Lathan Sommerville personal foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-75
1:48	+1	Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-75
1:23		PJ Hayes IV misses two point layup
1:21		PJ Hayes IV offensive rebound
1:05		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
1:03		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
0:58		Ben Humrichous personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-76
0:58	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-77
0:47		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
0:45		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
0:40		Ace Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Boswell steals)
0:34		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
0:33		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
0:33		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-78
0:33	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-79
0:26	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot	72-79
0:26		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
0:25		Carey Booth personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-80
0:25	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-81
0:19		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-81
0:19		Will Riley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
0:15		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
0:15		Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-82
0:08		Will Riley turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
0:00		End of period

Will Riley turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)