Game Date: Feb 8th, 2042
Rutgers 79 - Illinois 89
Date: January 18th, 2042
Game: College [Conference] [#987554] 
Arena: State Farm Center
Attendance: 6,762
Player Of The Game: Bert Ernst (2)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 35 | 44 | 79 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 45 | 44 | 89 | |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 20 | D. Edwards sf | 32 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | D. Newton pf | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | L. Holmes c | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 33 | C. Bliss sg | 25 | 8-18 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -14 | 18.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | T. Daniel pg | 30 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -14 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | D. Odom c | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +10 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | G. Russell sf | 29 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 17.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 42 | T. Calhoun sg | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | C. Fortune sg | 24 | 7-11 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +11 | 12.7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | C. Lewis sg | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 30-68 | 12-24 | 7-11 | 79 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 27 | -50 | 12.8 | 24 | 5 | 13 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 44.1% | 50.0% | 63.6% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 50 | R. Barrera sf | 28 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +18 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 44 | B. Ernst pf | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +27 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. Dean c | 32 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | J. Irving sg | 32 | 8-12 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +30 | 18.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | L. Hunt pg | 27 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +19 | 3.3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | T. Lawrence sf | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -12 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | C. Lemon pf | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -21 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | E. Zambrano sg | 14 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | D. Johnson pg | 13 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 29-66 | 9-21 | 22-32 | 89 | 10 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | +50 | 10.8 | 28 | 12 | 27 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 43.9% | 42.9% | 68.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Illinois: Bert Ernst
Head Coaches
Rutgers: Mike Henson
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
Offensive Efficiencies
Rutgers: At the rim (5/7 71.4%) Inside (7/14 50.0%) Mid-range (6/23 26.1%) Beyond the Arc (12/24 50.0%)
Illinois: At the rim (7/11 63.6%) Inside (7/22 31.8%) Mid-range (6/12 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (9/21 42.9%)
Defensive Tactics
Rutgers: Man-To-Man (42.6%) Zone (26.6%) Pressure (16.0%) 2nd Chance (6.4%) Transition (8.5%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Illinois: Man-To-Man (29.9%) Zone (60.9%) Pressure (1.1%) 2nd Chance (1.1%) Transition (6.9%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Rutgers: 131.9 / 138.7
Illinois: 134.5 / 142.7
Injuries
Rutgers: none
Illinois: c-Hodson
Game Information
Date: Saturday, January 18th, 2042
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: State Farm Center
City: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 6,762
Version: 1.031
Simulated: Wed Nov 20 2024 @ 9:09:45 am PST
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Starting Line-Ups
Rutgers: PG-Daniel (5' 11½"), SG-Bliss (6' 5½"), SF-Edwards (6' 9"), PF-Newton (6' 7"), C-Holmes (6' 11½")
Illinois: PG-Hunt (6' 3"), SG-Irving (6' 2½"), SF-Barrera (6' 6"), PF-Ernst (6' 9½"), C-Dean (6' 9")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Rutgers gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
19:42 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss steals the pass from Hunt.
19:37 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt steals the pass from Bliss.
19:32 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Foul! Newton commits the foul on Ernst.
19:25 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Ernst. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera. Barrera passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt drives by Edwards. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 2 - 0.
18:47 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Shooting Guard and Odom to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward and Ernst to Center.
18:47 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards on the perimeter. Irving steals the pass from Edwards.
18:34 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Hunt to the right. Irving lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Newton fouls Lemon blocking out to get the rebound.
18:30 - Game Event: Time out. Newton must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward.
18:30 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Barrera. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
18:19 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Russell outside. Russell passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Edwards outside. Edwards shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 3 - 2.
17:50 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Lemon. Illinois 4 - 3.
17:33 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break with Russell to the right. Fortune passes the ball to Russell at the basket. Russell lays it up. Foul! Hunt fouls Russell on the shot. Russell missed the first free throw. Russell makes the second free throw. Tied 4 - 4.
17:27 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the long rebound.
17:14 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fortune passes the ball to Russell. Russell passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune passes the ball to Odom. Odom shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Edwards tips it in. Rutgers 6 - 4.
16:46 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against a zone defense. Irving passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Irving at the basket. Irving lays it up. Foul! Odom fouls Irving on the shot. Irving makes the first free throw. Irving missed the second free throw. Fortune grabs the rebound. Rutgers 6 - 5.
16:28 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
16:20 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving. Irving shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 7 - 6.
16:10 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Foul! Ernst commits the foul on Odom.
15:56 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard and Lewis to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Zambrano to Shooting Guard and Irving to Small Forward.
15:56 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
15:38 - 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 with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 9 - 6.
15:23 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fortune passes the ball to Edwards. Irving steals the pass from Edwards.
15:11 - 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 Irving in the paint. Irving turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:56 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward and Dean to Center.
14:56 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
14:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:17 - Illinois: Ernst has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ernst passes the ball to Dean on the perimeter. Dean passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
13:58 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 9 - 8.
13:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Holmes fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Illinois 11 - 8.
13:29 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bliss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bliss passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
13:19 - 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 Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. And Ernst is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Ernst makes the first free throw. Illinois 14 - 8.
13:19 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
13:05 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward and Ernst to Center.
13:05 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bliss passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 14 - 10.
12:54 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Small Forward and Dean to Center.
12:54 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
12:39 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 14 - 13.
12:26 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound.
11:59 - Illinois: Lawrence has the rebound. Lawrence shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
11:57 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 16 - 14.
11:45 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard and Bliss to Shooting Guard.
11:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bliss grabs the long rebound.
11:34 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano steals the pass from Daniel.
11:27 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Foul! Holmes commits a foul away from the ball.
11:22 - Game Event: Time out. Holmes must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward, Russell to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
11:22 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the block. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
11:13 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 16 - 16.
11:08 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:02 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
10:53 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. Foul! Lemon fouls Daniel on the shot. Daniel missed the first free throw. Daniel missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound.
10:42 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson turns the ball over to the other team.
10:28 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Dean fouls Odom blocking out to get the rebound.
10:15 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Daniel. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
10:04 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano shoots a jumper from the base line. Foul! Bliss fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano missed the first free throw. Zambrano missed the second free throw. Russell grabs the rebound.
9:54 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
9:41 - 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 Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
9:16 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Bliss leads the fast break with Daniel to the right. Bliss passes the ball to Daniel at the basket. Daniel lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Rutgers 18 - 16.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard and Lewis to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard and Barrera to Small Forward.
9:09 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. 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 misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
8:51 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Lewis leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Lewis passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. Rutgers 21 - 16.
8:27 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Bliss to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Irving to Shooting Guard.
8:27 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. Foul! Edwards fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Rutgers 21 - 18.
8:17 - Game Event: Time out. Edwards must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward and Russell to Power Forward.
8:17 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the long rebound.
8:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 21 - 20.
7:48 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward.
7:48 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Bliss commits the foul on the drive.
7:37 - Game Event: Time out. Bliss must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Lewis to Shooting Guard.
7:37 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 23 - 21.
7:33 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune passes the ball to Daniel in the paint. Dean steals the pass from Daniel.
7:17 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Irving passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Odom fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Illinois 25 - 21.
7:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward.
7:08 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 25 - 23.
6:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward.
6:55 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst at the basket. Ernst lays it up. Offensive foul! Ernst charged with the foul while taking the shot over Russell.
6:42 - Game Event: Time out. Ernst must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward.
6:42 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:28 - Rutgers: Fortune has the rebound and restarts the offense. Fortune passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Daniel. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 25 - 25.
6:03 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard, Calhoun to Shooting Guard and Lewis to Small Forward.
6:03 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives by Fortune. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera at the basket. Barrera lays it up. Foul! Lewis fouls Barrera on the shot. Barrera makes the first free throw. Barrera makes the second free throw. Illinois 27 - 25.
5:50 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Lewis to Shooting Guard and Fortune to Small Forward.
5:50 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune passes the ball to Odom. Odom with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
5:28 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt drives to the basket. Foul! Lewis commits the foul on Hunt. In the double bonus, Hunt is shooting two free throws. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Odom grabs the rebound. Illinois 28 - 25.
5:18 - Rutgers: Lewis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lewis passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune at the basket. Fortune lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 28 - 27.
4:46 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Shooting Guard, Edwards to Small Forward, Newton to Power Forward and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward.
4:46 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Newton grabs the rebound.
4:37 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
4:26 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving attacks with the ball on the fast break. Irving passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
4:19 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 30 - 28.
4:07 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving in the paint. Irving passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Barrera grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:41 - Illinois: Barrera has the rebound and restarts the offense. Barrera shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 31 - 30.
3:37 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Hunt steals the pass from Newton.
3:26 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Barrera and Hunt. Irving lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 33 - 30.
3:19 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Daniel. Daniel drives to the basket. Foul! Hunt commits the foul on Daniel.
2:53 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Holmes. Holmes passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss passes the ball to Edwards on the perimeter. Edwards tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Edwards passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
2:33 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Newton! Daniel grabs the rebound.
2:25 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
2:17 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Barrera to the right. Irving passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Irving. Illinois 36 - 30.
2:12 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss in the paint. Bliss shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 36 - 32.
1:58 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the long offensive rebound.
1:43 - Illinois: Hunt has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Dean tips it in. Illinois 38 - 32.
1:34 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
1:23 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt drives by Newton. Hunt attempts to dunk it. Foul! Holmes fouls Hunt on the shot. Hunt missed the first free throw. Hunt makes the second free throw. Illinois 39 - 32.
1:00 - Game Event: Time out. Holmes must sit with 3 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
1:00 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Newton grabs the offensive rebound.
0:51 - Rutgers: Newton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Newton shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Newton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Ernst.
0:47 - Game Event: Time out. Newton must sit with 3 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward.
0:47 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving on the perimeter. Irving shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 42 - 32.
0:36 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 42 - 35.
0:30 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 45 - 35.
0:04 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel shoots from well beyond the arc. Air ball! Ernst grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Rutgers 35, Illinois 45
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Bliss must sit with 2 fouls. Edwards must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Lewis to Shooting Guard, Fortune to Small Forward and Russell to Power Forward. Hunt must sit with 2 fouls. Ernst must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard and Lemon to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Barrera. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the offensive rebound.
19:41 - Illinois: Lemon has the rebound. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 47 - 35.
19:39 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Shooting Guard, Edwards to Small Forward, Newton to Power Forward and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard and Ernst to Power Forward.
19:39 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniel grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:15 - Rutgers: Daniel has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 47 - 38.
19:01 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
18:30 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards outside. Edwards passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
18:11 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Hunt and Barrera. Irving passes the ball to Hunt at the basket. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Irving. And Hunt is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Hunt makes the first free throw. Illinois 50 - 38.
18:06 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward and Ernst to Center.
18:06 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Newton is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Newton makes the first free throw. Illinois 50 - 41.
17:55 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. Holmes rotates over and blocks the shot! Holmes grabs the rebound.
17:47 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Irving grabs the long rebound.
17:35 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 52 - 41.
17:24 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
17:15 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving drives to the basket. Foul! Fortune commits the foul on Irving.
16:59 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the inside. Foul! Holmes fouls Ernst on the shot. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. Illinois 54 - 41.
16:49 - Game Event: Time out. Holmes must sit with 4 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
16:49 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
16:37 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Offensive foul! Hunt commits the foul.
16:21 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune shoots a jumper. Offensive foul! Fortune charged with the foul while taking the shot over Irving.
16:10 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Zambrano to Shooting Guard and Irving to Small Forward.
15:53 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bliss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 43.
15:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Foul! Odom commits the foul on Ernst.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard and Russell to Shooting Guard.
15:35 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Newton grabs the rebound.
15:06 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Russell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Russell passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Lemon! Ernst grabs the rebound.
14:44 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. Foul! Odom fouls Lemon on the shot. Lemon missed the first free throw. Lemon missed the second free throw. Odom grabs the rebound.
14:33 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Fortune passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 45.
14:09 - Game Event: Time out. Odom must sit with 4 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward, Edwards to Power Forward and Newton to Center. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward and Dean to Center.
14:09 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst drives down the lane. Ernst lays it up. It's blocked by Edwards! Edwards grabs the rebound.
13:53 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fortune passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
13:37 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson and Irving. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Bliss fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson missed the first free throw. Johnson missed the second free throw. Newton grabs the rebound.
13:30 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bliss passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Newton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Ernst.
13:19 - Game Event: Time out. Bliss must sit with 4 fouls. Newton must sit with 4 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard, Calhoun to Shooting Guard, Lewis to Small Forward, Russell to Power Forward and Edwards to Center.
13:19 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
13:07 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Edwards fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Illinois 56 - 45.
13:03 - Rutgers: Calhoun brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Calhoun passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Irving grabs the long rebound.
12:53 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson and Irving. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 59 - 45.
12:46 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Small Forward and Lemon to Power Forward.
12:46 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Fortune passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Calhoun in the paint. Calhoun passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lewis. Illinois 59 - 47.
12:18 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Lemon charged with the foul while taking the shot over Edwards.
11:53 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward, Edwards to Power Forward and Odom to Center. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard.
11:53 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
11:42 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
11:33 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune attacks with the ball on the fast break. Fortune lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls Fortune on the shot. Fortune missed the first free throw. Fortune makes the second free throw. Illinois 59 - 48.
11:28 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard.
11:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence at the basket. Lawrence lays it up. Offensive foul! Lawrence charged with the foul while taking the shot over Russell.
11:14 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Fortune passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards drives down the lane. Edwards passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Edwards. Illinois 59 - 51.
10:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard and Barrera to Small Forward.
10:55 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 61 - 51.
10:44 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Odom. Odom passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 61 - 54.
10:31 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
10:18 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break with Daniel and Russell. Fortune lays it up. Foul! Hunt fouls Fortune on the shot. Fortune makes the first free throw. Fortune makes the second free throw. Illinois 61 - 56.
10:14 - Game Event: Time out. Hunt must sit with 4 fouls. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard.
10:14 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the rebound.
10:00 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 61 - 58.
9:49 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Irving to Shooting Guard and Ernst to Power Forward.
9:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
9:43 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fortune passes the ball to Russell outside. Russell passes the ball to Daniel. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 61 - 60.
9:16 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard and Lewis to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Shooting Guard and Lemon to Power Forward.
9:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
8:58 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Fortune drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Fortune commits the foul on the drive.
8:49 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Bliss to Shooting Guard, Edwards to Small Forward, Newton to Power Forward and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard, Irving to Shooting Guard and Ernst to Power Forward.
8:49 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst. Ernst shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 63 - 60.
8:36 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
8:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving on the perimeter. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst drives by Newton. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt at the basket. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ernst. Illinois 65 - 60.
7:49 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the low post. Ernst rotates over and blocks the shot! Ernst grabs the rebound.
7:36 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. Foul! Newton fouls Ernst on the shot. Newton fouls out. Odom replaces Newton at power forward. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. Illinois 67 - 60.
7:15 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward.
7:15 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 67 - 62.
7:07 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Irving passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
6:49 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break with Bliss and Russell. Fortune passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
6:44 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 70 - 62.
6:30 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard and Bliss to Shooting Guard.
6:30 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards shoots from the low post. Ernst rotates over and blocks the shot! Barrera grabs the rebound.
6:21 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots in the paint. Foul! Edwards fouls Ernst on the shot. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. Illinois 72 - 62.
6:10 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
6:00 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst on the perimeter. Ernst tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ernst passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
5:42 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Illinois 74 - 62.
5:42 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
5:35 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 74 - 64.
5:22 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt drives to the basket. Foul! Russell commits the foul on Hunt. In the double bonus, Hunt is shooting two free throws. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Ernst grabs the offensive rebound. Illinois 75 - 64.
5:13 - Illinois: Ernst has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ernst goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Illinois 77 - 64.
5:07 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Barrera grabs the long rebound.
4:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving. Irving with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 79 - 64.
4:41 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 79 - 66.
4:31 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
4:20 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
4:06 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against pressure defense. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
3:52 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Bliss outside. Bliss passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
3:29 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
3:10 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Bliss leads the fast break with Russell and Daniel. Bliss passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 79 - 69.
3:04 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Ernst on the perimeter. Ernst passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Irving on the perimeter. Irving shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 82 - 69.
2:36 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss outside. Bliss passes the ball to Daniel outside. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Barrera grabs the rebound.
2:16 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:09 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss outside. Bliss passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 82 - 71.
1:48 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 85 - 71.
1:36 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Illinois 85 - 74.
1:28 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against a zone defense. Irving passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera in the paint. Barrera shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
0:55 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss drives to the basket. Foul! Irving commits the foul on Bliss. In the bonus, Bliss is shooting one-and-one. Bliss makes the first free throw. Bliss makes the second free throw. Illinois 85 - 76.
0:45 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 87 - 76.
0:33 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Illinois 87 - 79.
0:28 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
0:20 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the long rebound.
0:08 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break with Irving to the right. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 89 - 79.
0:03 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Rutgers 79, Illinois 89
Starting Line-Ups
Rutgers: PG-Daniel (5' 11½"), SG-Bliss (6' 5½"), SF-Edwards (6' 9"), PF-Newton (6' 7"), C-Holmes (6' 11½")
Illinois: PG-Hunt (6' 3"), SG-Irving (6' 2½"), SF-Barrera (6' 6"), PF-Ernst (6' 9½"), C-Dean (6' 9")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Rutgers gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
19:42 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss steals the pass from Hunt.
19:37 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt steals the pass from Bliss.
19:32 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Foul! Newton commits the foul on Ernst.
19:25 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Ernst. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera. Barrera passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt drives by Edwards. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 2 - 0.
18:47 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Shooting Guard and Odom to Center. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward and Ernst to Center.
18:47 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards on the perimeter. Irving steals the pass from Edwards.
18:34 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Hunt to the right. Irving lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Newton fouls Lemon blocking out to get the rebound.
18:30 - Game Event: Time out. Newton must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward.
18:30 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Barrera. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
18:19 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Russell outside. Russell passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Edwards outside. Edwards shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 3 - 2.
17:50 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Lemon. Illinois 4 - 3.
17:33 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break with Russell to the right. Fortune passes the ball to Russell at the basket. Russell lays it up. Foul! Hunt fouls Russell on the shot. Russell missed the first free throw. Russell makes the second free throw. Tied 4 - 4.
17:27 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the long rebound.
17:14 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fortune passes the ball to Russell. Russell passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune passes the ball to Odom. Odom shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Edwards tips it in. Rutgers 6 - 4.
16:46 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against a zone defense. Irving passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Irving at the basket. Irving lays it up. Foul! Odom fouls Irving on the shot. Irving makes the first free throw. Irving missed the second free throw. Fortune grabs the rebound. Rutgers 6 - 5.
16:28 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
16:20 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving. Irving shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 7 - 6.
16:10 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Foul! Ernst commits the foul on Odom.
15:56 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard and Lewis to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Zambrano to Shooting Guard and Irving to Small Forward.
15:56 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
15:38 - 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 with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 9 - 6.
15:23 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fortune passes the ball to Edwards. Irving steals the pass from Edwards.
15:11 - 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 Irving in the paint. Irving turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:56 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward and Dean to Center.
14:56 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
14:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:17 - Illinois: Ernst has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ernst passes the ball to Dean on the perimeter. Dean passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
13:58 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 9 - 8.
13:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano in the paint. Zambrano passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Holmes fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Illinois 11 - 8.
13:29 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bliss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bliss passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
13:19 - 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 Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. And Ernst is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Ernst makes the first free throw. Illinois 14 - 8.
13:19 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
13:05 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward and Ernst to Center.
13:05 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bliss passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 14 - 10.
12:54 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Small Forward and Dean to Center.
12:54 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Lawrence. Lawrence shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
12:39 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 14 - 13.
12:26 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson outside. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound.
11:59 - Illinois: Lawrence has the rebound. Lawrence shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
11:57 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 16 - 14.
11:45 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard and Bliss to Shooting Guard.
11:45 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bliss grabs the long rebound.
11:34 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Zambrano steals the pass from Daniel.
11:27 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Foul! Holmes commits a foul away from the ball.
11:22 - Game Event: Time out. Holmes must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward, Russell to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
11:22 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Lawrence. Lawrence passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the block. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
11:13 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 16 - 16.
11:08 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:02 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
10:53 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. Foul! Lemon fouls Daniel on the shot. Daniel missed the first free throw. Daniel missed the second free throw. Dean grabs the rebound.
10:42 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson turns the ball over to the other team.
10:28 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Dean fouls Odom blocking out to get the rebound.
10:15 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Daniel. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lawrence grabs the rebound.
10:04 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano shoots a jumper from the base line. Foul! Bliss fouls Zambrano on the shot. Zambrano missed the first free throw. Zambrano missed the second free throw. Russell grabs the rebound.
9:54 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
9:41 - 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 Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
9:16 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Bliss leads the fast break with Daniel to the right. Bliss passes the ball to Daniel at the basket. Daniel lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Rutgers 18 - 16.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard and Lewis to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard and Barrera to Small Forward.
9:09 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. 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 misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
8:51 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Lewis leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Lewis passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. Rutgers 21 - 16.
8:27 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Bliss to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Irving to Shooting Guard.
8:27 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Dean at the basket. Dean lays it up. Foul! Edwards fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Rutgers 21 - 18.
8:17 - Game Event: Time out. Edwards must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward and Russell to Power Forward.
8:17 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the long rebound.
8:05 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 21 - 20.
7:48 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward.
7:48 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Bliss commits the foul on the drive.
7:37 - Game Event: Time out. Bliss must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Lewis to Shooting Guard.
7:37 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 23 - 21.
7:33 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune passes the ball to Daniel in the paint. Dean steals the pass from Daniel.
7:17 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Irving passes the ball to Dean. Dean with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Odom fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Illinois 25 - 21.
7:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward.
7:08 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 25 - 23.
6:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward.
6:55 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst at the basket. Ernst lays it up. Offensive foul! Ernst charged with the foul while taking the shot over Russell.
6:42 - Game Event: Time out. Ernst must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward.
6:42 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the long offensive rebound.
6:28 - Rutgers: Fortune has the rebound and restarts the offense. Fortune passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Daniel. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 25 - 25.
6:03 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard, Calhoun to Shooting Guard and Lewis to Small Forward.
6:03 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives by Fortune. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera at the basket. Barrera lays it up. Foul! Lewis fouls Barrera on the shot. Barrera makes the first free throw. Barrera makes the second free throw. Illinois 27 - 25.
5:50 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Lewis to Shooting Guard and Fortune to Small Forward.
5:50 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune passes the ball to Odom. Odom with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
5:28 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt drives to the basket. Foul! Lewis commits the foul on Hunt. In the double bonus, Hunt is shooting two free throws. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Odom grabs the rebound. Illinois 28 - 25.
5:18 - Rutgers: Lewis brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lewis passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune at the basket. Fortune lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 28 - 27.
4:46 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Shooting Guard, Edwards to Small Forward, Newton to Power Forward and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward.
4:46 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Newton grabs the rebound.
4:37 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
4:26 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving attacks with the ball on the fast break. Irving passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
4:19 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 30 - 28.
4:07 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving in the paint. Irving passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Barrera grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:41 - Illinois: Barrera has the rebound and restarts the offense. Barrera shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 31 - 30.
3:37 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Hunt steals the pass from Newton.
3:26 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Barrera and Hunt. Irving lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 33 - 30.
3:19 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes passes the ball to Daniel. Daniel drives to the basket. Foul! Hunt commits the foul on Daniel.
2:53 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Holmes. Holmes passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss passes the ball to Edwards on the perimeter. Edwards tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Edwards passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
2:33 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Newton! Daniel grabs the rebound.
2:25 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
2:17 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Barrera to the right. Irving passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Irving. Illinois 36 - 30.
2:12 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss in the paint. Bliss shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 36 - 32.
1:58 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the long offensive rebound.
1:43 - Illinois: Hunt has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean. Dean shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Dean tips it in. Illinois 38 - 32.
1:34 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
1:23 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt drives by Newton. Hunt attempts to dunk it. Foul! Holmes fouls Hunt on the shot. Hunt missed the first free throw. Hunt makes the second free throw. Illinois 39 - 32.
1:00 - Game Event: Time out. Holmes must sit with 3 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
1:00 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Newton grabs the offensive rebound.
0:51 - Rutgers: Newton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Newton shoots from the block. Offensive foul! Newton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Ernst.
0:47 - Game Event: Time out. Newton must sit with 3 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward.
0:47 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving on the perimeter. Irving shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 42 - 32.
0:36 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bliss shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 42 - 35.
0:30 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 45 - 35.
0:04 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel shoots from well beyond the arc. Air ball! Ernst grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Rutgers 35, Illinois 45
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Bliss must sit with 2 fouls. Edwards must sit with 2 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Lewis to Shooting Guard, Fortune to Small Forward and Russell to Power Forward. Hunt must sit with 2 fouls. Ernst must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard and Lemon to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Barrera. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the offensive rebound.
19:41 - Illinois: Lemon has the rebound. Lemon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 47 - 35.
19:39 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Shooting Guard, Edwards to Small Forward, Newton to Power Forward and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard and Ernst to Power Forward.
19:39 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Daniel on the perimeter. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniel grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:15 - Rutgers: Daniel has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 47 - 38.
19:01 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
18:30 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards outside. Edwards passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
18:11 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break with Hunt and Barrera. Irving passes the ball to Hunt at the basket. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Irving. And Hunt is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Hunt makes the first free throw. Illinois 50 - 38.
18:06 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Lemon to Power Forward and Ernst to Center.
18:06 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Newton is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Newton makes the first free throw. Illinois 50 - 41.
17:55 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. Holmes rotates over and blocks the shot! Holmes grabs the rebound.
17:47 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Irving grabs the long rebound.
17:35 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 52 - 41.
17:24 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
17:15 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving drives to the basket. Foul! Fortune commits the foul on Irving.
16:59 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the inside. Foul! Holmes fouls Ernst on the shot. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. Illinois 54 - 41.
16:49 - Game Event: Time out. Holmes must sit with 4 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
16:49 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Lemon grabs the rebound.
16:37 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Offensive foul! Hunt commits the foul.
16:21 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune shoots a jumper. Offensive foul! Fortune charged with the foul while taking the shot over Irving.
16:10 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera turns the ball over out of bounds.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard, Zambrano to Shooting Guard and Irving to Small Forward.
15:53 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bliss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 43.
15:40 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Foul! Odom commits the foul on Ernst.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard and Russell to Shooting Guard.
15:35 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Johnson. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon. Lemon passes the ball to Zambrano. Zambrano passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Johnson. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Newton grabs the rebound.
15:06 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Russell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Russell passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Lemon! Ernst grabs the rebound.
14:44 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the low post. Foul! Odom fouls Lemon on the shot. Lemon missed the first free throw. Lemon missed the second free throw. Odom grabs the rebound.
14:33 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Fortune passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 54 - 45.
14:09 - Game Event: Time out. Odom must sit with 4 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward, Edwards to Power Forward and Newton to Center. Illinois substitutes Ernst to Power Forward and Dean to Center.
14:09 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst drives down the lane. Ernst lays it up. It's blocked by Edwards! Edwards grabs the rebound.
13:53 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Fortune passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
13:37 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson and Irving. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson at the basket. Johnson lays it up. Foul! Bliss fouls Johnson on the shot. Johnson missed the first free throw. Johnson missed the second free throw. Newton grabs the rebound.
13:30 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bliss passes the ball to Newton in the paint. Newton shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Newton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Ernst.
13:19 - Game Event: Time out. Bliss must sit with 4 fouls. Newton must sit with 4 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard, Calhoun to Shooting Guard, Lewis to Small Forward, Russell to Power Forward and Edwards to Center.
13:19 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Johnson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
13:07 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean shoots from the low post. Foul! Edwards fouls Dean on the shot. Dean makes the first free throw. Dean makes the second free throw. Illinois 56 - 45.
13:03 - Rutgers: Calhoun brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Calhoun passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Irving grabs the long rebound.
12:53 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Zambrano leads the fast break with Johnson and Irving. Zambrano passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Zambrano. Illinois 59 - 45.
12:46 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Lawrence to Small Forward and Lemon to Power Forward.
12:46 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Fortune passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Calhoun in the paint. Calhoun passes the ball to Lewis. Lewis passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lewis. Illinois 59 - 47.
12:18 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Johnson passes the ball to Zambrano outside. Zambrano passes the ball to Lawrence in the paint. Lawrence passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Lemon charged with the foul while taking the shot over Edwards.
11:53 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward, Edwards to Power Forward and Odom to Center. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard.
11:53 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel lays it up. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
11:42 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt passes the ball to Zambrano on the perimeter. Zambrano shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
11:33 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune attacks with the ball on the fast break. Fortune lays it up. Foul! Zambrano fouls Fortune on the shot. Fortune missed the first free throw. Fortune makes the second free throw. Illinois 59 - 48.
11:28 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard.
11:28 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson drives down the lane. Johnson passes the ball to Lawrence at the basket. Lawrence lays it up. Offensive foul! Lawrence charged with the foul while taking the shot over Russell.
11:14 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Fortune passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards drives down the lane. Edwards passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Edwards. Illinois 59 - 51.
10:55 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard and Barrera to Small Forward.
10:55 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 61 - 51.
10:44 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Odom. Odom passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 61 - 54.
10:31 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt drives down the lane. Hunt lays it up. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
10:18 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break with Daniel and Russell. Fortune lays it up. Foul! Hunt fouls Fortune on the shot. Fortune makes the first free throw. Fortune makes the second free throw. Illinois 61 - 56.
10:14 - Game Event: Time out. Hunt must sit with 4 fouls. Illinois substitutes Johnson to Point Guard.
10:14 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Johnson passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Barrera with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the rebound.
10:00 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 61 - 58.
9:49 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Irving to Shooting Guard and Ernst to Power Forward.
9:49 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
9:43 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against pressure defense. Fortune passes the ball to Russell outside. Russell passes the ball to Daniel. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 61 - 60.
9:16 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard and Lewis to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Zambrano to Shooting Guard and Lemon to Power Forward.
9:16 - Illinois: Johnson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Johnson passes the ball to Lemon in the paint. Lemon passes the ball to Johnson on the perimeter. Johnson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
8:58 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Fortune drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Fortune commits the foul on the drive.
8:49 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard, Bliss to Shooting Guard, Edwards to Small Forward, Newton to Power Forward and Holmes to Center. Illinois substitutes Hunt to Point Guard, Irving to Shooting Guard and Ernst to Power Forward.
8:49 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst. Ernst shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 63 - 60.
8:36 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes. Holmes shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Dean grabs the rebound.
8:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Hunt on the perimeter. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Irving on the perimeter. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst drives by Newton. Ernst passes the ball to Hunt at the basket. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ernst. Illinois 65 - 60.
7:49 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the low post. Ernst rotates over and blocks the shot! Ernst grabs the rebound.
7:36 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Irving leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Irving passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. Foul! Newton fouls Ernst on the shot. Newton fouls out. Odom replaces Newton at power forward. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. Illinois 67 - 60.
7:15 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Bliss to Point Guard, Fortune to Shooting Guard, Russell to Small Forward and Edwards to Power Forward.
7:15 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 67 - 62.
7:07 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Irving passes the ball to Hunt in the paint. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
6:49 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Fortune leads the fast break with Bliss and Russell. Fortune passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
6:44 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Irving outside. Irving shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 70 - 62.
6:30 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Daniel to Point Guard and Bliss to Shooting Guard.
6:30 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards shoots from the low post. Ernst rotates over and blocks the shot! Barrera grabs the rebound.
6:21 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots in the paint. Foul! Edwards fouls Ernst on the shot. Ernst makes the first free throw. Ernst makes the second free throw. Illinois 72 - 62.
6:10 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
6:00 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against pressure defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst on the perimeter. Ernst tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ernst passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Dean grabs the offensive rebound.
5:42 - Illinois: Dean has the rebound and restarts the offense. Dean goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Illinois 74 - 62.
5:42 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
5:35 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Daniel. Illinois 74 - 64.
5:22 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt drives to the basket. Foul! Russell commits the foul on Hunt. In the double bonus, Hunt is shooting two free throws. Hunt makes the first free throw. Hunt missed the second free throw. Ernst grabs the offensive rebound. Illinois 75 - 64.
5:13 - Illinois: Ernst has the rebound and restarts the offense. Ernst goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Illinois 77 - 64.
5:07 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel drives down the lane. Daniel passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Barrera grabs the long rebound.
4:55 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt passes the ball to Irving. Irving with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 79 - 64.
4:41 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 79 - 66.
4:31 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Hunt tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Edwards grabs the rebound.
4:20 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss. Bliss shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
4:06 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against pressure defense. Irving passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
3:52 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards. Edwards passes the ball to Bliss outside. Bliss passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hunt grabs the rebound.
3:29 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
3:10 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Bliss leads the fast break with Russell and Daniel. Bliss passes the ball to Russell on the perimeter. Russell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bliss. Illinois 79 - 69.
3:04 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Ernst on the perimeter. Ernst passes the ball to Dean. Dean passes the ball to Irving on the perimeter. Irving shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 82 - 69.
2:36 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss outside. Bliss passes the ball to Daniel outside. Daniel tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Daniel with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Barrera grabs the rebound.
2:16 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:09 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss outside. Bliss passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards passes the ball to Holmes in the paint. Holmes shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 82 - 71.
1:48 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera on the perimeter. Barrera shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 85 - 71.
1:36 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Daniel passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Illinois 85 - 74.
1:28 - Illinois: Irving brings up the ball against a zone defense. Irving passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean passes the ball to Hunt. Hunt passes the ball to Barrera in the paint. Barrera shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Holmes grabs the rebound.
0:55 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss drives to the basket. Foul! Irving commits the foul on Bliss. In the bonus, Bliss is shooting one-and-one. Bliss makes the first free throw. Bliss makes the second free throw. Illinois 85 - 76.
0:45 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Ernst in the paint. Ernst shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hunt. Illinois 87 - 76.
0:33 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Illinois 87 - 79.
0:28 - Illinois: Hunt brings up the ball against a zone defense. Hunt passes the ball to Dean in the paint. Dean shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
0:20 - Rutgers: Daniel brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Daniel passes the ball to Edwards in the paint. Edwards passes the ball to Bliss on the perimeter. Bliss shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Dean grabs the long rebound.
0:08 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Hunt leads the fast break with Irving to the right. Hunt lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 89 - 79.
0:03 - Rutgers: Bliss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Bliss shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ernst grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Rutgers 79, Illinois 89
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