Game Date: Mar 26th, 2044
Illinois 72 - North Carolina Central 101
Date: February 6th, 2044
Game: College [Conference] [#1035982] 
Arena: McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium
Attendance: 5,706
Player Of The Game: Casey He (2)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 37 | 35 | 72 | |
| North Carolina Central Eagles | 59 | 42 | 101 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 14 | T. Powell sf | 30 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -25 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Dean pf | 30 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 6.9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | T. Lawrence c | 34 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -14 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | J. Greene sg | 33 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -20 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | E. Zambrano pg | 28 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -24 | 15.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | C. Lemon c | 12 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -24 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | J. Reed sf | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | D. Best pf | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | A. Paige pg | 13 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 29-63 | 3-16 | 11-17 | 72 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | -145 | 8.7 | 34 | 4 | 14 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 46.0% | 18.8% | 64.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 50 | J. Shackleford sf | 30 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +17 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 35 | A. Freeman pf | 35 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +33 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 33 | D. Stuart c | 35 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +16 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | D. Hines sg | 28 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +12 | 15.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | C. He pg | 30 | 12-20 | 6-11 | 4-4 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +25 | 14.4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | B. McNeil sg | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | B. Wilson sf | 25 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +28 | 12.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 51 | L. McDonnell pg | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | C. Manning c | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 40-66 | 11-22 | 10-17 | 101 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 14 | +145 | 9.8 | 46 | 8 | 13 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 60.6% | 50.0% | 58.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
North Carolina Central: Casey He
Head Coaches
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
North Carolina Central: Sal Schrock
Offensive Efficiencies
Illinois: At the rim (5/6 83.3%) Inside (12/23 52.2%) Mid-range (9/18 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (3/16 18.8%)
North Carolina Central: At the rim (7/8 87.5%) Inside (16/24 66.7%) Mid-range (6/12 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (11/22 50.0%)
Defensive Tactics
Illinois: Man-To-Man (42.2%) Zone (35.6%) Pressure (11.1%) 2nd Chance (3.3%) Transition (7.8%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
North Carolina Central: Man-To-Man (81.1%) Zone (4.4%) Pressure (4.4%) 2nd Chance (3.3%) Transition (6.7%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Illinois: 136.2 / 139.5
North Carolina Central: 155.2 / 154.5
Injuries
Illinois: pg-Johnson
North Carolina Central: sg-Ballard
Overworked
Illinois: none
North Carolina Central: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, February 6th, 2044
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium
City: Durham, NC
Attendance: 5,706
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Sun Mar 16 2025 @ 9:13:31 am PDT
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Starting Line-Ups
Illinois: PG-Zambrano (6' 2"), SG-Greene (6' 2"), SF-Powell (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Lawrence (6' 8")
North Carolina Central: PG-He (6' 3"), SG-Hines (6' 2½"), SF-Shackleford (6' 6"), PF-Freeman (6' 9½"), C-Stuart (6' 9")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Powell and Greene. Zambrano lays it up. Foul! Hines fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano makes the first free throw. Zambrano makes the second free throw. Illinois 2 - 0.
19:49 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Hines outside. Hines passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
19:29 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He steals the pass from Greene.
19:18 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hines passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
19:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 5 - 0.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard and Manning to Center.
18:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the rebound.
18:36 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 7 - 0.
18:23 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to He outside. He passes the ball to Freeman outside. Freeman carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
18:03 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the long rebound.
17:59 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Freeman outside. Foul! Powell commits a foul away from the ball.
17:52 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Freeman. Freeman drives down the lane. Freeman passes the ball to He at the basket. He lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Freeman. Illinois 7 - 2.
17:40 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Freeman steals the pass from Zambrano.
17:36 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Wilson attacks with the ball on the fast break. Wilson turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:32 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Zambrano turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:25 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman. Freeman passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
17:10 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wilson steals the pass from Greene.
17:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. Illinois 7 - 4.
16:53 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Stuart to Center.
16:53 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 9 - 4.
16:42 - North Carolina Central: Wilson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilson passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilson. Illinois 9 - 6.
16:30 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stuart steals the pass from Zambrano.
16:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Freeman at the basket. Freeman lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. Illinois 9 - 8.
16:04 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Manning to Center.
16:04 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
15:36 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Wilson leads the fast break with He and Shackleford. Wilson passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Manning grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:30 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning hands off the ball to He. He shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 11 - 9.
15:19 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Best to Small Forward and Lawrence to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard, McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward, Shackleford to Power Forward and Stuart to Center.
15:19 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
14:57 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford drives down the lane. Shackleford lays it up. Offensive foul! Shackleford charged with the foul while taking the shot over Dean.
14:41 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard.
14:41 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
14:31 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
14:20 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Paige drives by Hines. Paige passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. Foul! Shackleford fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 11 - 10.
14:09 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonnell turns the ball over to the other team.
13:53 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 12 - 11.
13:39 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonnell drives down the lane. McDonnell passes the ball to Hines at the basket. Hines lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonnell. North Carolina Central 13 - 12.
13:39 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
13:27 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shackleford steals the pass from Paige.
13:22 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hines passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart passes the ball to Hines outside. Hines passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 15 - 12.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Shooting Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Freeman to Power Forward.
12:57 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stuart steals the pass from Paige.
12:52 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hines passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 18 - 12.
12:34 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Wilson steals the pass from Best.
12:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! McDonnell leads the fast break with Wilson to the right. McDonnell lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 20 - 12.
12:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Reed outside. Reed drives down the lane. Reed passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hines grabs the long rebound.
12:01 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hines passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
11:44 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 20 - 14.
11:35 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
11:35 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Hines on the perimeter. Hines shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 23 - 14.
11:16 - Illinois: Lemon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lemon passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
11:04 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break. Foul! Reed commits the foul on Hines.
10:59 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
10:59 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to He. He passes the ball to Freeman outside. Freeman passes the ball to He outside. He shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
10:39 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Best outside. Best shoots from deep. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the long rebound.
10:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break with He to the right. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 26 - 14.
10:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Lemon on the perimeter. Lemon shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
10:04 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
9:52 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Paige leads the fast break with Lemon and Powell. Paige attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 26 - 16.
9:46 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard and Greene to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard.
9:46 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hines shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 16.
9:42 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:33 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonnell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
9:20 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Powell to the right. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Illinois: Best has the rebound. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 18.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Shooting Guard.
9:13 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hines drives down the lane. Hines lays it up. Offensive foul! Hines charged with the foul while taking the shot over Paige.
8:59 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
8:59 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. North Carolina Central 29 - 20.
8:50 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 31 - 20.
8:35 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. North Carolina Central 31 - 22.
8:18 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard.
8:18 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the block. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 33 - 22.
8:06 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
8:06 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stuart steals the pass from Zambrano.
7:59 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. Zambrano steals the pass from McDonnell.
7:40 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano drives to the basket. Foul! McDonnell commits the foul on Zambrano.
7:29 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward and Dean to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
7:29 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Lawrence. Lawrence shoots from deep. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 33 - 25.
7:24 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson passes the ball to Hines. Hines passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 35 - 25.
7:03 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Zambrano.
6:57 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 37 - 25.
6:57 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
6:46 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:19 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lawrence. North Carolina Central 37 - 27.
6:05 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Power Forward.
6:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Hines at the basket. Hines attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Hines charged with the foul while taking the shot over Greene.
5:54 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Freeman to Power Forward.
5:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 37 - 29.
5:44 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 39 - 29.
5:31 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 39 - 31.
5:20 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the long rebound.
5:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Zambrano.
5:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Hines. Hines with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 41 - 31.
4:53 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Small Forward.
4:53 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the offensive rebound.
4:44 - Illinois: Zambrano has the rebound and restarts the offense. Zambrano shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
4:39 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Zambrano fouls He on the shot. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 43 - 31.
4:28 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. He grabs the rebound.
3:58 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He drives down the lane. He attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 45 - 31.
3:48 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 45 - 33.
3:31 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 47 - 33.
3:22 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Lawrence on the perimeter. Lawrence shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. He grabs the long rebound.
2:52 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman. Powell steals the pass from Freeman.
2:38 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lawrence tips it in. North Carolina Central 47 - 35.
2:27 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 50 - 35.
2:18 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell hands off the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano shoots from deep. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
1:47 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Hines on the perimeter. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 53 - 35.
1:31 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots from the low post. Freeman rotates over and blocks the shot! Freeman grabs the rebound.
1:20 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hines passes the ball to He in the paint. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 56 - 35.
0:55 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
0:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stuart. And Freeman is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Freeman makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 59 - 35.
0:11 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Dean. The shot clock winding down. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 59 - 37.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 37, North Carolina Central 59
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Shackleford must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors North Carolina Central. They receive the ball...
19:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Stuart. Lawrence steals the pass from Stuart.
19:48 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:44 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence outside. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
19:25 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break with He to the right. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 62 - 37.
19:20 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Small Forward.
19:20 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 62 - 39.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard and Manning to Center.
18:55 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Freeman at the basket. Freeman lays it up. Foul! Lemon fouls Freeman on the shot. Freeman makes the first free throw. Freeman missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 63 - 39.
18:41 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Foul! Wilson commits the foul on Powell.
18:37 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
18:26 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 39.
18:15 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
18:03 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Manning. Manning passes the ball to Freeman outside. Freeman passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:35 - North Carolina Central: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson passes the ball to He. He passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 68 - 39.
17:16 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:06 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. He grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:46 - North Carolina Central: He has the rebound and restarts the offense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Freeman. North Carolina Central 70 - 39.
16:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Stuart to Center.
16:27 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 70 - 41.
16:08 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the block. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 72 - 41.
15:56 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard and Best to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard, McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward and Shackleford to Power Forward.
15:56 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots from the inside. Stuart rotates over and blocks the shot! Wilson grabs the rebound.
15:41 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McDonnell passes the ball to McNeil. McNeil tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McNeil turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:26 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. North Carolina Central 72 - 43.
15:13 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. McDonnell passes the ball to McNeil on the perimeter. McNeil hands off the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to McNeil in the paint. McNeil shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 43.
14:47 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard.
14:47 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best shoots from the three point line. Foul! Wilson fouls Best on the shot. Best makes the first free throw. Best makes the second free throw. Best missed the third free throw. Shackleford grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 74 - 45.
14:36 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Hines outside. Hines passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shackleford passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. Lawrence rotates over and blocks the shot! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
14:13 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. Stuart rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean tips it in. North Carolina Central 74 - 47.
14:04 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonnell. North Carolina Central 76 - 47.
14:04 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
13:52 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Small Forward and Freeman to Power Forward.
13:52 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Freeman fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence missed the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 76 - 48.
13:24 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shackleford passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
13:06 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Best. North Carolina Central 76 - 50.
12:49 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Shooting Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Small Forward.
12:49 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Hines. Hines passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
12:24 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lemon outside. Lemon carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
12:20 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonnell turns the ball over to the other team.
12:08 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Reed outside. Reed hands off the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Paige. Wilson steals the pass from Paige.
11:39 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break with McDonnell and Wilson. Hines passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hines grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:34 - North Carolina Central: Hines has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hines passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the offensive rebound.
11:23 - North Carolina Central: Stuart has the rebound. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 78 - 50.
11:21 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Shackleford to Small Forward.
11:21 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige drives by He. Paige passes the ball to Powell at the basket. Powell lays it up. Foul! Shackleford fouls Powell on the shot. Powell missed the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 78 - 51.
11:10 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Foul! Paige commits a foul away from the ball.
10:53 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard and Paige to Shooting Guard.
10:53 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Shackleford. Shackleford passes the ball to Hines in the paint. Zambrano steals the pass from Hines.
10:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Paige leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Paige lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 78 - 53.
10:36 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Freeman on the perimeter. Freeman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Freeman passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Freeman. North Carolina Central 80 - 53.
10:18 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard and Lemon to Shooting Guard.
10:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lemon on the perimeter. Lemon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the long rebound.
10:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the inside. Foul! Lawrence fouls Stuart on the shot. Stuart makes the first free throw. Stuart missed the second free throw. Powell grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 81 - 53.
9:54 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
9:45 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Hines on the perimeter. Hines shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
9:34 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:22 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard and Greene to Shooting Guard.
9:22 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 83 - 53.
9:10 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
9:01 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Shackleford in the paint. Shackleford shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the offensive rebound.
8:47 - North Carolina Central: Stuart has the rebound and restarts the offense. Stuart shoots from the low post. Foul! Lawrence fouls Stuart on the shot. Stuart makes the first free throw. Stuart makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 85 - 53.
8:42 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward.
8:42 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Stuart fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 85 - 55.
8:31 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
8:26 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell. Powell shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 85 - 57.
7:58 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
7:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean outside. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the long rebound.
7:19 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
7:01 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene drives by Hines. Greene lays it up. It's blocked by Hines! Stuart grabs the rebound.
6:53 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 87 - 57.
6:53 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
6:34 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard.
6:34 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Lawrence charged with the foul while taking the shot over Stuart.
6:20 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Freeman at the basket. Freeman lays it up. Foul! Dean fouls Freeman on the shot. Freeman missed the first free throw. Freeman missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound.
6:07 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
5:57 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. It's blocked by Lawrence! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
5:46 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 87 - 59.
5:22 - North Carolina Central: Wilson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson passes the ball to He outside. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls He on the shot. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 89 - 59.
5:05 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward and Shackleford to Power Forward.
5:05 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 89 - 61.
4:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard, Shackleford to Small Forward and Freeman to Power Forward.
4:55 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 91 - 61.
4:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
4:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 94 - 61.
4:24 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 94 - 63.
3:56 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard.
3:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Hines in the paint. Hines shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Hines charged with the foul while taking the shot over Greene.
3:43 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard.
3:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
3:12 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 96 - 63.
3:03 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward and Shackleford to Power Forward.
3:03 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots from the inside. Foul! Wilson fouls Powell on the shot. Powell missed the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 96 - 64.
2:34 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard, Shackleford to Small Forward and Freeman to Power Forward.
2:34 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 98 - 64.
2:22 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene drives by Hines. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. North Carolina Central 98 - 67.
2:04 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
1:51 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 98 - 69.
1:38 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the offensive rebound.
1:25 - North Carolina Central: Freeman has the rebound and restarts the offense. Freeman shoots from the low post. Foul! Dean fouls Freeman on the shot. Freeman missed the first free throw. Freeman makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 99 - 69.
1:18 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Powell grabs the offensive rebound.
0:58 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. North Carolina Central 99 - 71.
0:47 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 101 - 71.
0:47 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
0:37 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. Foul! Freeman fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 101 - 72.
0:27 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. Foul! Zambrano fouls Stuart on the shot. Stuart missed the first free throw. Stuart missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound.
0:17 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Shackleford grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 72, North Carolina Central 101
Starting Line-Ups
Illinois: PG-Zambrano (6' 2"), SG-Greene (6' 2"), SF-Powell (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Lawrence (6' 8")
North Carolina Central: PG-He (6' 3"), SG-Hines (6' 2½"), SF-Shackleford (6' 6"), PF-Freeman (6' 9½"), C-Stuart (6' 9")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Powell and Greene. Zambrano lays it up. Foul! Hines fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano makes the first free throw. Zambrano makes the second free throw. Illinois 2 - 0.
19:49 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Hines outside. Hines passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
19:29 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He steals the pass from Greene.
19:18 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hines passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
19:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 5 - 0.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard and Manning to Center.
18:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the rebound.
18:36 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 7 - 0.
18:23 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to He outside. He passes the ball to Freeman outside. Freeman carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
18:03 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the long rebound.
17:59 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Freeman outside. Foul! Powell commits a foul away from the ball.
17:52 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Freeman. Freeman drives down the lane. Freeman passes the ball to He at the basket. He lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Freeman. Illinois 7 - 2.
17:40 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Freeman steals the pass from Zambrano.
17:36 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Wilson attacks with the ball on the fast break. Wilson turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:32 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Zambrano turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:25 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman. Freeman passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
17:10 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Wilson steals the pass from Greene.
17:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Manning in the paint. Manning shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. Illinois 7 - 4.
16:53 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Stuart to Center.
16:53 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 9 - 4.
16:42 - North Carolina Central: Wilson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilson passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilson. Illinois 9 - 6.
16:30 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Stuart steals the pass from Zambrano.
16:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Freeman at the basket. Freeman lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. Illinois 9 - 8.
16:04 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Manning to Center.
16:04 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
15:36 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Wilson leads the fast break with He and Shackleford. Wilson passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Manning grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:30 - North Carolina Central: Manning has the rebound and restarts the offense. Manning hands off the ball to He. He shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 11 - 9.
15:19 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Best to Small Forward and Lawrence to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard, McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward, Shackleford to Power Forward and Stuart to Center.
15:19 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
14:57 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford drives down the lane. Shackleford lays it up. Offensive foul! Shackleford charged with the foul while taking the shot over Dean.
14:41 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard.
14:41 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
14:31 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
14:20 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Paige drives by Hines. Paige passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. Foul! Shackleford fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 11 - 10.
14:09 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonnell turns the ball over to the other team.
13:53 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 12 - 11.
13:39 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonnell drives down the lane. McDonnell passes the ball to Hines at the basket. Hines lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonnell. North Carolina Central 13 - 12.
13:39 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
13:27 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shackleford steals the pass from Paige.
13:22 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hines passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart passes the ball to Hines outside. Hines passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 15 - 12.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Shooting Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Freeman to Power Forward.
12:57 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stuart steals the pass from Paige.
12:52 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hines passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 18 - 12.
12:34 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Wilson steals the pass from Best.
12:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! McDonnell leads the fast break with Wilson to the right. McDonnell lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 20 - 12.
12:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Reed outside. Reed drives down the lane. Reed passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hines grabs the long rebound.
12:01 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hines passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
11:44 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 20 - 14.
11:35 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
11:35 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Hines on the perimeter. Hines shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 23 - 14.
11:16 - Illinois: Lemon brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lemon passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
11:04 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break. Foul! Reed commits the foul on Hines.
10:59 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
10:59 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to He. He passes the ball to Freeman outside. Freeman passes the ball to He outside. He shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
10:39 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Best outside. Best shoots from deep. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the long rebound.
10:24 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break with He to the right. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 26 - 14.
10:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Lemon on the perimeter. Lemon shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
10:04 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Paige grabs the rebound.
9:52 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Paige leads the fast break with Lemon and Powell. Paige attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 26 - 16.
9:46 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard and Greene to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard.
9:46 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hines shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 16.
9:42 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:33 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonnell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
9:20 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Powell to the right. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Best grabs the offensive rebound.
9:15 - Illinois: Best has the rebound. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 29 - 18.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Shooting Guard.
9:13 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hines drives down the lane. Hines lays it up. Offensive foul! Hines charged with the foul while taking the shot over Paige.
8:59 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
8:59 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. North Carolina Central 29 - 20.
8:50 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 31 - 20.
8:35 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. North Carolina Central 31 - 22.
8:18 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard.
8:18 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the block. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 33 - 22.
8:06 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Small Forward.
8:06 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Stuart steals the pass from Zambrano.
7:59 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. Zambrano steals the pass from McDonnell.
7:40 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano drives to the basket. Foul! McDonnell commits the foul on Zambrano.
7:29 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward and Dean to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard.
7:29 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Lawrence. Lawrence shoots from deep. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 33 - 25.
7:24 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson passes the ball to Hines. Hines passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 35 - 25.
7:03 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Zambrano.
6:57 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 37 - 25.
6:57 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
6:46 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:19 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lawrence. North Carolina Central 37 - 27.
6:05 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Power Forward.
6:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Hines at the basket. Hines attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Hines charged with the foul while taking the shot over Greene.
5:54 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Freeman to Power Forward.
5:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 37 - 29.
5:44 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 39 - 29.
5:31 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 39 - 31.
5:20 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the long rebound.
5:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson steals the pass from Zambrano.
5:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Hines. Hines with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 41 - 31.
4:53 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Small Forward.
4:53 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the offensive rebound.
4:44 - Illinois: Zambrano has the rebound and restarts the offense. Zambrano shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
4:39 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Zambrano fouls He on the shot. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 43 - 31.
4:28 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Powell outside. Powell shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. He grabs the rebound.
3:58 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He drives down the lane. He attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 45 - 31.
3:48 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 45 - 33.
3:31 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 47 - 33.
3:22 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Lawrence on the perimeter. Lawrence shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. He grabs the long rebound.
2:52 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman. Powell steals the pass from Freeman.
2:38 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lawrence tips it in. North Carolina Central 47 - 35.
2:27 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 50 - 35.
2:18 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell hands off the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano shoots from deep. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
1:47 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Hines on the perimeter. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 53 - 35.
1:31 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots from the low post. Freeman rotates over and blocks the shot! Freeman grabs the rebound.
1:20 - North Carolina Central: Hines brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hines passes the ball to He in the paint. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 56 - 35.
0:55 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
0:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stuart. And Freeman is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Freeman makes the first free throw. North Carolina Central 59 - 35.
0:11 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Dean. The shot clock winding down. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 59 - 37.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 37, North Carolina Central 59
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Shackleford must sit with 2 fouls. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors North Carolina Central. They receive the ball...
19:55 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Stuart. Lawrence steals the pass from Stuart.
19:48 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:44 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence outside. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
19:25 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break with He to the right. Hines passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hines. North Carolina Central 62 - 37.
19:20 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Small Forward.
19:20 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 62 - 39.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard and Manning to Center.
18:55 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Freeman at the basket. Freeman lays it up. Foul! Lemon fouls Freeman on the shot. Freeman makes the first free throw. Freeman missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 63 - 39.
18:41 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Foul! Wilson commits the foul on Powell.
18:37 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
18:26 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 65 - 39.
18:15 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Manning grabs the rebound.
18:03 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Manning. Manning passes the ball to Freeman outside. Freeman passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:35 - North Carolina Central: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson passes the ball to He. He passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 68 - 39.
17:16 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:06 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford passes the ball to He on the perimeter. He shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. He grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:46 - North Carolina Central: He has the rebound and restarts the offense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Freeman. North Carolina Central 70 - 39.
16:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Center. North Carolina Central substitutes Stuart to Center.
16:27 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene in the paint. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 70 - 41.
16:08 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. He passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the block. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 72 - 41.
15:56 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard and Best to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes McDonnell to Point Guard, McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward and Shackleford to Power Forward.
15:56 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige shoots from the inside. Stuart rotates over and blocks the shot! Wilson grabs the rebound.
15:41 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. McDonnell passes the ball to McNeil. McNeil tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McNeil turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:26 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Paige. North Carolina Central 72 - 43.
15:13 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. McDonnell passes the ball to McNeil on the perimeter. McNeil hands off the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to McNeil in the paint. McNeil shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 74 - 43.
14:47 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard.
14:47 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best on the perimeter. Best shoots from the three point line. Foul! Wilson fouls Best on the shot. Best makes the first free throw. Best makes the second free throw. Best missed the third free throw. Shackleford grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 74 - 45.
14:36 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Hines outside. Hines passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shackleford passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. Lawrence rotates over and blocks the shot! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
14:13 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. Stuart rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean tips it in. North Carolina Central 74 - 47.
14:04 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonnell. North Carolina Central 76 - 47.
14:04 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
13:52 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Shackleford to Small Forward and Freeman to Power Forward.
13:52 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Paige on the perimeter. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Freeman fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence missed the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 76 - 48.
13:24 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Shackleford on the perimeter. Shackleford tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shackleford passes the ball to McDonnell. McDonnell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
13:06 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Best. North Carolina Central 76 - 50.
12:49 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Shooting Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Small Forward.
12:49 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonnell passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Hines. Hines passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
12:24 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lemon outside. Lemon carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
12:20 - North Carolina Central: McDonnell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonnell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonnell turns the ball over to the other team.
12:08 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Reed outside. Reed hands off the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Paige. Wilson steals the pass from Paige.
11:39 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! Hines leads the fast break with McDonnell and Wilson. Hines passes the ball to McDonnell on the perimeter. McDonnell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hines grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:34 - North Carolina Central: Hines has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hines passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the offensive rebound.
11:23 - North Carolina Central: Stuart has the rebound. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 78 - 50.
11:21 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes He to Point Guard and Shackleford to Small Forward.
11:21 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige drives by He. Paige passes the ball to Powell at the basket. Powell lays it up. Foul! Shackleford fouls Powell on the shot. Powell missed the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 78 - 51.
11:10 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Foul! Paige commits a foul away from the ball.
10:53 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard and Paige to Shooting Guard.
10:53 - North Carolina Central: The ball is inbounded to Shackleford. Shackleford passes the ball to Hines in the paint. Zambrano steals the pass from Hines.
10:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Paige leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Paige lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 78 - 53.
10:36 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Freeman on the perimeter. Freeman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Freeman passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Freeman. North Carolina Central 80 - 53.
10:18 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard and Lemon to Shooting Guard.
10:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige passes the ball to Lemon on the perimeter. Lemon shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the long rebound.
10:05 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the inside. Foul! Lawrence fouls Stuart on the shot. Stuart makes the first free throw. Stuart missed the second free throw. Powell grabs the rebound. North Carolina Central 81 - 53.
9:54 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
9:45 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Hines on the perimeter. Hines shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
9:34 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:22 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard and Greene to Shooting Guard.
9:22 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 83 - 53.
9:10 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
9:01 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He passes the ball to Shackleford in the paint. Shackleford shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the offensive rebound.
8:47 - North Carolina Central: Stuart has the rebound and restarts the offense. Stuart shoots from the low post. Foul! Lawrence fouls Stuart on the shot. Stuart makes the first free throw. Stuart makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 85 - 53.
8:42 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward.
8:42 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Stuart fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 85 - 55.
8:31 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
8:26 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell. Powell shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 85 - 57.
7:58 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
7:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean outside. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the long rebound.
7:19 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
7:01 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Greene drives by Hines. Greene lays it up. It's blocked by Hines! Stuart grabs the rebound.
6:53 - North Carolina Central: Fast break opportunity! He leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 87 - 57.
6:53 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
6:34 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard.
6:34 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Lawrence charged with the foul while taking the shot over Stuart.
6:20 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He drives down the lane. He passes the ball to Freeman at the basket. Freeman lays it up. Foul! Dean fouls Freeman on the shot. Freeman missed the first free throw. Freeman missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound.
6:07 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Stuart grabs the rebound.
5:57 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. It's blocked by Lawrence! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
5:46 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! North Carolina Central 87 - 59.
5:22 - North Carolina Central: Wilson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilson passes the ball to He outside. He drives down the lane. He lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls He on the shot. He makes the first free throw. He makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 89 - 59.
5:05 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Best to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward and Shackleford to Power Forward.
5:05 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. North Carolina Central 89 - 61.
4:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard, Shackleford to Small Forward and Freeman to Power Forward.
4:55 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 91 - 61.
4:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
4:30 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 94 - 61.
4:24 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 94 - 63.
3:56 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard.
3:56 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Hines in the paint. Hines shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Hines charged with the foul while taking the shot over Greene.
3:43 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Wilson to Shooting Guard.
3:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the rebound.
3:12 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 96 - 63.
3:03 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes McNeil to Shooting Guard, Wilson to Small Forward and Shackleford to Power Forward.
3:03 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots from the inside. Foul! Wilson fouls Powell on the shot. Powell missed the first free throw. Powell makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 96 - 64.
2:34 - Game Event: Time out. North Carolina Central substitutes Hines to Shooting Guard, Shackleford to Small Forward and Freeman to Power Forward.
2:34 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Illinois is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 98 - 64.
2:22 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene. Greene drives by Hines. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Greene. North Carolina Central 98 - 67.
2:04 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against pressure defense. He passes the ball to Shackleford. Shackleford shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
1:51 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano lays it up. The shot goes in! North Carolina Central 98 - 69.
1:38 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. He with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Freeman grabs the offensive rebound.
1:25 - North Carolina Central: Freeman has the rebound and restarts the offense. Freeman shoots from the low post. Foul! Dean fouls Freeman on the shot. Freeman missed the first free throw. Freeman makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 99 - 69.
1:18 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Powell grabs the offensive rebound.
0:58 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Powell passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. North Carolina Central 99 - 71.
0:47 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against a zone defense. He passes the ball to Freeman in the paint. Freeman shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by He. North Carolina Central 101 - 71.
0:47 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to North Carolina Central!
0:37 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. Foul! Freeman fouls Dean on the shot. Dean missed the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. North Carolina Central 101 - 72.
0:27 - North Carolina Central: He brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. He passes the ball to Stuart in the paint. Stuart shoots from the low post. Foul! Zambrano fouls Stuart on the shot. Stuart missed the first free throw. Stuart missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound.
0:17 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Shackleford grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 72, North Carolina Central 101
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