Game Date: Sep 1st, 2044
Illinois 88 - West Virginia 79
Date: March 11th, 2044
Game: College [Conference Playoff] [#1049384] 
Arena: Conference Playoff Arena
Attendance: 8,808
Player Of The Game: Dirk Johnson (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 52 | 36 | 88 | |
| West Virginia Mountaineers | 43 | 36 | 79 | |
| 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 | 31 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Dean pf | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | T. Lawrence c | 32 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | D. Johnson sg | 33 | 11-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 10.8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | E. Zambrano pg | 29 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +13 | 12.6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | J. Greene sg | 13 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | D. Best pf | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | A. Paige sf | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | C. Lemon c | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | J. Reed sf | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 34-64 | 10-17 | 10-13 | 88 | 8 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +45 | 10.6 | 34 | 4 | 12 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 53.1% | 58.8% | 76.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 1 | X. Wilbur sf | 34 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 13.6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | M. Lindsey pf | 34 | 9-17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | S. Emerson c | 35 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 27 | C. Craven sg | 34 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | R. Hershberger pg | 16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 25 | D. Bonner sg | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 28 | S. Beyer sg | 24 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | D. Hood sg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 18 | H. Tolliver pf | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 31-63 | 9-21 | 8-11 | 79 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -45 | 10.1 | 34 | 0 | 13 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 49.2% | 42.9% | 72.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Illinois: Dirk Johnson
Head Coaches
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
West Virginia: Matthew Robbins
Offensive Efficiencies
Illinois: At the rim (9/13 69.2%) Inside (8/18 44.4%) Mid-range (7/16 43.8%) Beyond the Arc (10/17 58.8%)
West Virginia: At the rim (9/11 81.8%) Inside (8/16 50.0%) Mid-range (5/15 33.3%) Beyond the Arc (9/21 42.9%)
Defensive Tactics
Illinois: Man-To-Man (27.5%) Zone (58.8%) Pressure (7.5%) 2nd Chance (3.8%) Transition (2.5%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
West Virginia: Man-To-Man (7.1%) Zone (67.9%) Pressure (7.1%) 2nd Chance (6.0%) Transition (7.1%) Int. Foul (4.8%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Illinois: 141.6 / 141.7
West Virginia: 130.2 / 133.9
Injuries
Illinois: none
West Virginia: none
Overworked
Illinois: none
West Virginia: none
Game Information
Date: Friday, March 11th, 2044
Game Type: College [Conference Playoff]
Arena: Hardwood Arena
City: New York, NY
Attendance: 8,808
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Wed Mar 26 2025 @ 9:09:47 am PDT
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Starting Line-Ups
Illinois: PG-Zambrano (6' 2"), SG-Johnson (6' 4½"), SF-Powell (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Lawrence (6' 8")
West Virginia: PG-Hershberger (6' ), SG-Craven (5' 11½"), SF-Wilbur (5' 11½"), PF-Lindsey (6' 5"), C-Emerson (7' 1")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! West Virginia gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - West Virginia: Craven brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Craven passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. West Virginia 2 - 0.
19:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 2 - 2.
19:22 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the rebound.
19:05 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
18:54 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Foul! Johnson commits the foul on Craven.
18:49 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. West Virginia substitutes Tolliver to Center.
18:49 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. West Virginia 5 - 2.
18:24 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wilbur grabs the rebound.
18:12 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Craven outside. Craven tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Craven turns the ball over to the other team.
17:45 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. West Virginia 5 - 4.
17:34 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey on the perimeter. Lindsey shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the rebound.
17:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 6 - 5.
16:58 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Emerson to Center.
16:58 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. West Virginia 7 - 6.
16:43 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 9 - 7.
16:23 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Tolliver to Center.
16:23 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Craven. Foul! Powell commits the foul on Craven.
16:13 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Tolliver. Johnson steals the pass from Tolliver.
16:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Powell and Zambrano. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Craven fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson makes the first free throw. Johnson missed the second free throw. Tolliver grabs the rebound. Illinois 10 - 7.
16:01 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Foul! Tolliver fouls Lemon trying to grab the offensive rebound.
15:51 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard, Paige to Small Forward and Lawrence to Center. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Point Guard, Bonner to Shooting Guard, Craven to Small Forward and Emerson to Center.
15:51 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence on the perimeter. Lawrence passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lawrence. Illinois 13 - 7.
15:33 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. Illinois 13 - 9.
15:15 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Paige. Paige 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 Lindsey.
14:46 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Illinois 13 - 11.
14:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Beyer grabs the rebound.
14:15 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer drives by Dean. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey at the basket. Lindsey lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Tied 13 - 13.
13:53 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 15 - 13.
13:45 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey outside. Lindsey shoots from deep. The shot misses. Dean grabs the long rebound.
13:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Greene fouls Bonner trying to grab the offensive rebound.
13:16 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Emerson. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Dean! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
12:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Greene to the right. Johnson attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Illinois 17 - 13.
12:52 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Small Forward and Tolliver to Power Forward.
12:52 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Bonner outside. Bonner passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur drives by Reed. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver at the basket. Tolliver lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilbur. Illinois 17 - 15.
12:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Emerson fouls Lawrence blocking out to get the rebound.
12:10 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Greene. Greene shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 20 - 15.
12:05 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Bonner. Bonner passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long rebound.
11:40 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Beyer steals the pass from Greene.
11:26 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilbur. Illinois 20 - 18.
11:17 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
11:17 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Powell. Beyer steals the pass from Powell.
10:50 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver on the perimeter. Tolliver passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
10:23 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 22 - 18.
10:13 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard.
10:13 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wilbur with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 22 - 20.
10:02 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 24 - 20.
9:51 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Shooting Guard. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Shooting Guard, Craven to Small Forward and Lindsey to Power Forward.
9:51 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilbur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots in the paint. Foul! Lawrence fouls Emerson on the shot. Emerson makes the first free throw. Emerson makes the second free throw. Illinois 24 - 22.
9:41 - Game Event: Time out. Lawrence must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
9:41 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 27 - 22.
9:30 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard.
9:13 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon at the basket. Lemon lays it up. Emerson rotates over and blocks the shot! Emerson grabs the rebound.
9:01 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
8:52 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 29 - 22.
8:34 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Shooting Guard.
8:34 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer outside. Beyer shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound.
8:21 - West Virginia: Lindsey has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lindsey passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven. Craven shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
8:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
8:01 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven. Craven shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Lindsey tips it in. Illinois 29 - 24.
7:31 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward. West Virginia substitutes Hershberger to Point Guard, Craven to Shooting Guard and Wilbur to Small Forward.
7:31 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 31 - 24.
7:17 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven in the paint. Craven passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. Illinois 31 - 27.
6:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lindsey steals the pass from Lemon.
6:45 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Craven leads the fast break with Hershberger to the right. Craven lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls Craven on the shot. Craven makes the first free throw. Craven makes the second free throw. Illinois 31 - 29.
6:37 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean goes for the dunk. Emerson rotates over and blocks the shot! Lindsey grabs the rebound.
6:27 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey on the perimeter. Lindsey passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. Tied 31 - 31.
5:57 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Shooting Guard and Craven to Small Forward.
5:57 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives to the basket. Foul! Beyer commits the foul on Zambrano.
5:44 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 33 - 31.
5:30 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:12 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 36 - 31.
4:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Center.
4:55 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Lawrence steals the pass from Wilbur.
4:51 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 38 - 31.
4:37 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 38 - 33.
4:22 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 40 - 33.
4:11 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey turns the ball over to the other team.
4:07 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 42 - 33.
3:52 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
3:41 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano lays it up. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
3:30 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Craven in the paint. Craven passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. Illinois 42 - 36.
3:03 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Craven grabs the rebound.
2:27 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Craven. Craven shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound.
2:09 - West Virginia: Lindsey has the rebound. Lindsey shoots from the low post. Dean rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean grabs the rebound.
2:07 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano at the basket. Zambrano lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. Illinois 44 - 36.
1:50 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer drives by Zambrano. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey at the basket. Lindsey lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Illinois 44 - 38.
1:35 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 38.
1:25 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
1:12 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 49 - 38.
0:47 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur outside. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven drives down the lane. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur at the basket. Wilbur lays it up. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound.
0:19 - West Virginia: Lindsey has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lindsey passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Illinois 49 - 41.
0:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Illinois 52 - 41.
0:03 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur drives down the lane. Wilbur lays it up. The shot goes in! And Wilbur is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Wilbur missed the first free throw. Powell grabs the rebound. Illinois 52 - 43.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 52, West Virginia 43
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Lawrence must sit with 3 fouls. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. West Virginia substitutes Hershberger to Point Guard, Craven to Shooting Guard and Wilbur to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
19:36 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dean. Illinois 54 - 43.
19:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Center. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Shooting Guard and Craven to Small Forward.
19:27 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
19:15 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Craven grabs the long rebound.
19:07 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur drives by Zambrano. Wilbur lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 45.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Tolliver to Center.
18:55 - 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. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:42 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. Tolliver rotates over and blocks the shot! Lindsey grabs the rebound.
18:32 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Beyer leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur drives to the basket. Foul! Zambrano commits the foul on Wilbur.
18:12 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Craven. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 47.
17:51 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano lays it up. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the rebound.
17:41 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer. Powell steals the pass from Beyer.
17:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 56 - 47.
17:08 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 56 - 50.
16:56 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Emerson to Center.
16:56 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. Lindsey rotates over and blocks the shot! Emerson grabs the rebound.
16:38 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the long rebound.
16:32 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Dean shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
16:16 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur drives by Zambrano. Wilbur lays it up. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
16:07 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
16:00 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer outside. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Illinois 56 - 52.
15:32 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Point Guard, Bonner to Shooting Guard and Tolliver to Center.
15:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Tolliver grabs the rebound.
15:21 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
14:59 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Greene commits the foul on the drive.
14:44 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Emerson to Center.
14:44 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
14:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Lawrence tips it in. Illinois 58 - 52.
14:20 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 58 - 55.
14:20 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to West Virginia!
14:10 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Emerson fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. Illinois 60 - 55.
14:00 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Craven in the paint. Craven passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the block. Foul! Dean fouls Emerson on the shot. Emerson makes the first free throw. Emerson missed the second free throw. Paige grabs the rebound. Illinois 60 - 56.
13:34 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene hands off the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Lawrence shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Lawrence tips it in. Illinois 62 - 56.
12:58 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Small Forward and Tolliver to Power Forward.
12:58 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Bonner. Bonner passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver. Tolliver passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner hands off the ball to Wilbur. The shot clock winding down. Wilbur shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Illinois 62 - 59.
12:24 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
12:07 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver on the perimeter. Tolliver passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Tolliver. Tolliver passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur drives down the lane. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson at the basket. Emerson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilbur. Illinois 62 - 61.
11:28 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
11:28 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence on the perimeter. Lawrence passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
11:07 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner passes the ball to Tolliver outside. Tolliver passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia 63 - 62.
10:34 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Shooting Guard, Craven to Small Forward and Lindsey to Power Forward.
10:34 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Craven fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano makes the first free throw. Zambrano makes the second free throw. Illinois 64 - 63.
10:21 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Point Guard, Hood to Shooting Guard, Bonner to Small Forward and Tolliver to Power Forward.
10:21 - West Virginia: Hood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hood hands off the ball to Beyer. Beyer passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Bonner. Bonner shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
9:53 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 67 - 63.
9:36 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Shooting Guard. West Virginia substitutes Hershberger to Point Guard, Craven to Shooting Guard, Wilbur to Small Forward and Lindsey to Power Forward.
9:36 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Hershberger. Illinois 67 - 65.
9:26 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Craven grabs the rebound.
9:09 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls Hershberger on the shot. Hershberger makes the first free throw. Hershberger missed the second free throw. Johnson grabs the rebound. Illinois 67 - 66.
8:55 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
8:42 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hershberger grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:21 - West Virginia: Hershberger has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Hershberger in the paint. Hershberger shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
8:03 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Best. Best shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. Illinois 69 - 66.
7:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward.
7:50 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dean steals the pass from Hershberger.
7:46 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives by Craven. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 71 - 66.
7:27 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 71 - 68.
7:16 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger steals the pass from Zambrano.
7:09 - West Virginia: Craven brings up the ball against a zone defense. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur outside. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey passes the ball to Hershberger in the paint. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
6:38 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. The shot misses. Craven grabs the rebound.
6:26 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
6:11 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Emerson! Powell grabs the offensive rebound.
5:59 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound. Powell shoots from the low post. Emerson rotates over and blocks the shot! Lawrence tips it in. Illinois 73 - 68.
5:57 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
5:46 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano attacks with the ball on the fast break. Zambrano turns the ball over to the other team.
5:40 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
5:27 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lawrence. Illinois 76 - 68.
5:06 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the inside. Foul! Dean fouls Lindsey on the shot. Lindsey makes the first free throw. Lindsey makes the second free throw. Illinois 76 - 70.
4:39 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the offensive rebound.
4:28 - Illinois: Zambrano has the rebound. Zambrano shoots from the low post. Foul! Hershberger fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano makes the first free throw. Zambrano makes the second free throw. Illinois 78 - 70.
4:26 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey outside. Lindsey shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. Illinois 78 - 73.
4:14 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Zambrano charged with the foul while taking the shot over Lindsey.
3:54 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Hershberger outside. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. And the shot clock expires!
3:24 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean turns the ball over to the other team.
3:17 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Craven leads the fast break with Hershberger and Wilbur. Craven passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long rebound.
3:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 80 - 73.
2:57 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
2:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Emerson fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence missed the second free throw. Lindsey grabs the rebound. Illinois 81 - 73.
2:09 - West Virginia: Craven brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Craven passes the ball to Hershberger in the paint. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger shoots from the inside. Lawrence rotates over and blocks the shot! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
1:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the rebound.
1:45 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Hershberger leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey on the perimeter. Lindsey shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the long rebound.
1:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Zambrano lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 83 - 73.
1:23 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson at the basket. Emerson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. Illinois 83 - 75.
1:12 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Craven steals the pass from Zambrano.
1:08 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Illinois 83 - 77.
0:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Foul! Craven commits the intentional foul on Zambrano.
0:45 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Foul! Hershberger commits the intentional foul on Powell.
0:41 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Foul! Wilbur commits the intentional foul on Powell. In the bonus, Powell is shooting one-and-one. Powell missed the first free throw. Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound.
0:35 - Illinois: Lawrence has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Lindsey fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. Illinois 85 - 77.
0:29 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 85 - 79.
0:18 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. Illinois 88 - 79.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 88, West Virginia 79
Starting Line-Ups
Illinois: PG-Zambrano (6' 2"), SG-Johnson (6' 4½"), SF-Powell (6' 4½"), PF-Dean (6' 9"), C-Lawrence (6' 8")
West Virginia: PG-Hershberger (6' ), SG-Craven (5' 11½"), SF-Wilbur (5' 11½"), PF-Lindsey (6' 5"), C-Emerson (7' 1")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! West Virginia gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - West Virginia: Craven brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Craven passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. West Virginia 2 - 0.
19:43 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 2 - 2.
19:22 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the rebound.
19:05 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
18:54 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Foul! Johnson commits the foul on Craven.
18:49 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. West Virginia substitutes Tolliver to Center.
18:49 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. West Virginia 5 - 2.
18:24 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wilbur grabs the rebound.
18:12 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Craven outside. Craven tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Craven turns the ball over to the other team.
17:45 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. West Virginia 5 - 4.
17:34 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey on the perimeter. Lindsey shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the rebound.
17:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 6 - 5.
16:58 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Emerson to Center.
16:58 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. West Virginia 7 - 6.
16:43 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 9 - 7.
16:23 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Tolliver to Center.
16:23 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Craven. Foul! Powell commits the foul on Craven.
16:13 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Tolliver. Johnson steals the pass from Tolliver.
16:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Powell and Zambrano. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Craven fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson makes the first free throw. Johnson missed the second free throw. Tolliver grabs the rebound. Illinois 10 - 7.
16:01 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Foul! Tolliver fouls Lemon trying to grab the offensive rebound.
15:51 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard, Paige to Small Forward and Lawrence to Center. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Point Guard, Bonner to Shooting Guard, Craven to Small Forward and Emerson to Center.
15:51 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence on the perimeter. Lawrence passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lawrence. Illinois 13 - 7.
15:33 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. Illinois 13 - 9.
15:15 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Greene outside. Greene passes the ball to Paige. Paige 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 Lindsey.
14:46 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Illinois 13 - 11.
14:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Greene passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Beyer grabs the rebound.
14:15 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer drives by Dean. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey at the basket. Lindsey lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Tied 13 - 13.
13:53 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 15 - 13.
13:45 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey outside. Lindsey shoots from deep. The shot misses. Dean grabs the long rebound.
13:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Greene fouls Bonner trying to grab the offensive rebound.
13:16 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Emerson. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Dean! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
12:59 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Greene to the right. Johnson attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Illinois 17 - 13.
12:52 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Small Forward and Tolliver to Power Forward.
12:52 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Bonner outside. Bonner passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur drives by Reed. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver at the basket. Tolliver lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilbur. Illinois 17 - 15.
12:18 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against pressure defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! Emerson fouls Lawrence blocking out to get the rebound.
12:10 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Greene. Greene shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 20 - 15.
12:05 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Bonner. Bonner passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Paige grabs the long rebound.
11:40 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Greene leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Beyer steals the pass from Greene.
11:26 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilbur. Illinois 20 - 18.
11:17 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
11:17 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Paige in the paint. Paige passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Powell. Beyer steals the pass from Powell.
10:50 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver on the perimeter. Tolliver passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
10:23 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Paige with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 22 - 18.
10:13 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard.
10:13 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wilbur with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 22 - 20.
10:02 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 24 - 20.
9:51 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Shooting Guard. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Shooting Guard, Craven to Small Forward and Lindsey to Power Forward.
9:51 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilbur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots in the paint. Foul! Lawrence fouls Emerson on the shot. Emerson makes the first free throw. Emerson makes the second free throw. Illinois 24 - 22.
9:41 - Game Event: Time out. Lawrence must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center.
9:41 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 27 - 22.
9:30 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:13 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Greene to Shooting Guard.
9:13 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon at the basket. Lemon lays it up. Emerson rotates over and blocks the shot! Emerson grabs the rebound.
9:01 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
8:52 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Powell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 29 - 22.
8:34 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Shooting Guard.
8:34 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer outside. Beyer shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound.
8:21 - West Virginia: Lindsey has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lindsey passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven. Craven shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Best grabs the rebound.
8:06 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
8:01 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven. Craven shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Lindsey tips it in. Illinois 29 - 24.
7:31 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward. West Virginia substitutes Hershberger to Point Guard, Craven to Shooting Guard and Wilbur to Small Forward.
7:31 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 31 - 24.
7:17 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven in the paint. Craven passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. Illinois 31 - 27.
6:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lindsey steals the pass from Lemon.
6:45 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Craven leads the fast break with Hershberger to the right. Craven lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls Craven on the shot. Craven makes the first free throw. Craven makes the second free throw. Illinois 31 - 29.
6:37 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean goes for the dunk. Emerson rotates over and blocks the shot! Lindsey grabs the rebound.
6:27 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey on the perimeter. Lindsey passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. Tied 31 - 31.
5:57 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Shooting Guard and Craven to Small Forward.
5:57 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives to the basket. Foul! Beyer commits the foul on Zambrano.
5:44 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson in the paint. Johnson goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 33 - 31.
5:30 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:12 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 36 - 31.
4:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Center.
4:55 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Lawrence steals the pass from Wilbur.
4:51 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 38 - 31.
4:37 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 38 - 33.
4:22 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 40 - 33.
4:11 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey turns the ball over to the other team.
4:07 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 42 - 33.
3:52 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
3:41 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano lays it up. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
3:30 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Craven in the paint. Craven passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Craven. Illinois 42 - 36.
3:03 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Craven grabs the rebound.
2:27 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Craven. Craven shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound.
2:09 - West Virginia: Lindsey has the rebound. Lindsey shoots from the low post. Dean rotates over and blocks the shot! Dean grabs the rebound.
2:07 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano at the basket. Zambrano lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. Illinois 44 - 36.
1:50 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer drives by Zambrano. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey at the basket. Lindsey lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Illinois 44 - 38.
1:35 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 38.
1:25 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
1:12 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 49 - 38.
0:47 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur outside. Wilbur passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven drives down the lane. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur at the basket. Wilbur lays it up. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound.
0:19 - West Virginia: Lindsey has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lindsey passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Illinois 49 - 41.
0:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Illinois 52 - 41.
0:03 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur drives down the lane. Wilbur lays it up. The shot goes in! And Wilbur is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Wilbur missed the first free throw. Powell grabs the rebound. Illinois 52 - 43.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 52, West Virginia 43
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Lawrence must sit with 3 fouls. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Center. West Virginia substitutes Hershberger to Point Guard, Craven to Shooting Guard and Wilbur to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
19:36 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dean. Illinois 54 - 43.
19:27 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Center. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Shooting Guard and Craven to Small Forward.
19:27 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
19:15 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Craven grabs the long rebound.
19:07 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur drives by Zambrano. Wilbur lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 45.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Tolliver to Center.
18:55 - 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. Johnson grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:42 - Illinois: Johnson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. Tolliver rotates over and blocks the shot! Lindsey grabs the rebound.
18:32 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Beyer leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur drives to the basket. Foul! Zambrano commits the foul on Wilbur.
18:12 - West Virginia: The ball is inbounded to Craven. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 47.
17:51 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano lays it up. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the rebound.
17:41 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer. Powell steals the pass from Beyer.
17:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 56 - 47.
17:08 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Beyer on the perimeter. Beyer shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 56 - 50.
16:56 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Emerson to Center.
16:56 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the inside. Lindsey rotates over and blocks the shot! Emerson grabs the rebound.
16:38 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the long rebound.
16:32 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Dean shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
16:16 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur drives by Zambrano. Wilbur lays it up. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
16:07 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break with Zambrano and Powell. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
16:00 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Beyer outside. Beyer passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Beyer. Illinois 56 - 52.
15:32 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Greene to Shooting Guard and Paige to Small Forward. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Point Guard, Bonner to Shooting Guard and Tolliver to Center.
15:32 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Tolliver grabs the rebound.
15:21 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
14:59 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Greene commits the foul on the drive.
14:44 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Emerson to Center.
14:44 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
14:34 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Greene. Greene shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Lawrence tips it in. Illinois 58 - 52.
14:20 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Beyer passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 58 - 55.
14:20 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to West Virginia!
14:10 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Emerson fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. Illinois 60 - 55.
14:00 - West Virginia: Beyer brings up the ball against a zone defense. Beyer passes the ball to Craven in the paint. Craven passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the block. Foul! Dean fouls Emerson on the shot. Emerson makes the first free throw. Emerson missed the second free throw. Paige grabs the rebound. Illinois 60 - 56.
13:34 - Illinois: Greene brings up the ball against a zone defense. Greene hands off the ball to Paige. Paige passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Lawrence shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Lawrence tips it in. Illinois 62 - 56.
12:58 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Paige to Point Guard, Reed to Small Forward and Best to Power Forward. West Virginia substitutes Wilbur to Point Guard, Beyer to Small Forward and Tolliver to Power Forward.
12:58 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Bonner. Bonner passes the ball to Wilbur in the paint. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver. Tolliver passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner hands off the ball to Wilbur. The shot clock winding down. Wilbur shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Illinois 62 - 59.
12:24 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Lawrence shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
12:07 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Tolliver on the perimeter. Tolliver passes the ball to Beyer in the paint. Beyer passes the ball to Tolliver. Tolliver passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur drives down the lane. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson at the basket. Emerson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Wilbur. Illinois 62 - 61.
11:28 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Powell to Small Forward.
11:28 - Illinois: Paige brings up the ball against a zone defense. Paige passes the ball to Lawrence on the perimeter. Lawrence passes the ball to Best in the paint. Best passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
11:07 - West Virginia: Wilbur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Wilbur passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner passes the ball to Tolliver in the paint. Tolliver passes the ball to Bonner on the perimeter. Bonner passes the ball to Tolliver outside. Tolliver passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! West Virginia 63 - 62.
10:34 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Point Guard. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Shooting Guard, Craven to Small Forward and Lindsey to Power Forward.
10:34 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Craven fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano makes the first free throw. Zambrano makes the second free throw. Illinois 64 - 63.
10:21 - Game Event: Time out. West Virginia substitutes Beyer to Point Guard, Hood to Shooting Guard, Bonner to Small Forward and Tolliver to Power Forward.
10:21 - West Virginia: Hood brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hood hands off the ball to Beyer. Beyer passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Bonner. Bonner shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
9:53 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell passes the ball to Greene on the perimeter. Greene shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 67 - 63.
9:36 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Shooting Guard. West Virginia substitutes Hershberger to Point Guard, Craven to Shooting Guard, Wilbur to Small Forward and Lindsey to Power Forward.
9:36 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Hershberger. Illinois 67 - 65.
9:26 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Craven grabs the rebound.
9:09 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls Hershberger on the shot. Hershberger makes the first free throw. Hershberger missed the second free throw. Johnson grabs the rebound. Illinois 67 - 66.
8:55 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Emerson grabs the rebound.
8:42 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hershberger grabs the long offensive rebound.
8:21 - West Virginia: Hershberger has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Hershberger in the paint. Hershberger shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
8:03 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Best. Best shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Johnson. Illinois 69 - 66.
7:50 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Dean to Power Forward.
7:50 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dean steals the pass from Hershberger.
7:46 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Johnson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Johnson drives by Craven. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 71 - 66.
7:27 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 71 - 68.
7:16 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger steals the pass from Zambrano.
7:09 - West Virginia: Craven brings up the ball against a zone defense. Craven passes the ball to Wilbur outside. Wilbur passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey passes the ball to Hershberger in the paint. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
6:38 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. The shot misses. Craven grabs the rebound.
6:26 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
6:11 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Emerson! Powell grabs the offensive rebound.
5:59 - Illinois: Powell has the rebound. Powell shoots from the low post. Emerson rotates over and blocks the shot! Lawrence tips it in. Illinois 73 - 68.
5:57 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
5:46 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano attacks with the ball on the fast break. Zambrano turns the ball over to the other team.
5:40 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger passes the ball to Craven on the perimeter. Craven shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
5:27 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lawrence. Illinois 76 - 68.
5:06 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey shoots from the inside. Foul! Dean fouls Lindsey on the shot. Lindsey makes the first free throw. Lindsey makes the second free throw. Illinois 76 - 70.
4:39 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against pressure defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the offensive rebound.
4:28 - Illinois: Zambrano has the rebound. Zambrano shoots from the low post. Foul! Hershberger fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano makes the first free throw. Zambrano makes the second free throw. Illinois 78 - 70.
4:26 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey outside. Lindsey shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. Illinois 78 - 73.
4:14 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Zambrano charged with the foul while taking the shot over Lindsey.
3:54 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur on the perimeter. Wilbur passes the ball to Hershberger. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Hershberger outside. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. And the shot clock expires!
3:24 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean turns the ball over to the other team.
3:17 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Craven leads the fast break with Hershberger and Wilbur. Craven passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Powell grabs the long rebound.
3:09 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano drives down the lane. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 80 - 73.
2:57 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Hershberger on the perimeter. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey in the paint. Lindsey passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Powell grabs the rebound.
2:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Emerson fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence missed the second free throw. Lindsey grabs the rebound. Illinois 81 - 73.
2:09 - West Virginia: Craven brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Craven passes the ball to Hershberger in the paint. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger shoots from the inside. Lawrence rotates over and blocks the shot! Lawrence grabs the rebound.
1:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Zambrano with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lindsey grabs the rebound.
1:45 - West Virginia: Fast break opportunity! Hershberger leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hershberger passes the ball to Lindsey on the perimeter. Lindsey shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Zambrano grabs the long rebound.
1:27 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson to the right. Zambrano lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 83 - 73.
1:23 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger drives by Zambrano. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson at the basket. Emerson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hershberger. Illinois 83 - 75.
1:12 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Craven steals the pass from Zambrano.
1:08 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hershberger passes the ball to Emerson in the paint. Emerson passes the ball to Lindsey. Lindsey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Illinois 83 - 77.
0:54 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Foul! Craven commits the intentional foul on Zambrano.
0:45 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Foul! Hershberger commits the intentional foul on Powell.
0:41 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Powell in the paint. Foul! Wilbur commits the intentional foul on Powell. In the bonus, Powell is shooting one-and-one. Powell missed the first free throw. Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound.
0:35 - Illinois: Lawrence has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lawrence shoots from the low post. Foul! Lindsey fouls Lawrence on the shot. Lawrence makes the first free throw. Lawrence makes the second free throw. Illinois 85 - 77.
0:29 - West Virginia: Hershberger brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hershberger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hershberger passes the ball to Wilbur. Wilbur with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 85 - 79.
0:18 - Illinois: Zambrano brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Powell. Powell passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Powell. Illinois 88 - 79.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Illinois 88, West Virginia 79
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