
(12) W Kentucky 76
(25-8, 15-3 Sun Belt)

(5) Illinois 72
(24-10, 11-7 Big Ten)
10:18 PM ET, March 19, 2009
Rose Garden, Portland, OR
Top Performers
Western Kentucky: O. Mendez-Valdez 11 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl
Illinois: T. Meacham 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Stl
1st Half Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | All1st Half Summary | |||
| TIME | WESTERN KENTUCKY | SCORE | ILLINOIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:46 | 0-0 | Mike Tisdale Turnover. | |
| 19:44 | Jeremy Evans Steal. | 0-0 | |
| 19:36 | Steffphon Pettigrew Turnover. | 0-0 | |
| 19:10 | 0-2 | Mike Davis made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 18:58 | A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup. | 2-2 | |
| 18:39 | 2-2 | Demetri McCamey missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 18:39 | Steffphon Pettigrew Defensive Rebound. | 2-2 | |
| 18:30 | A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper. | 2-2 | |
| 18:30 | Sergio Kerusch Offensive Rebound. | 2-2 | |
| 18:25 | Sergio Kerusch Turnover. | 2-2 | |
| 18:24 | 2-2 | Demetri McCamey Steal. | |
| 18:15 | 2-2 | Demetri McCamey missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 18:15 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound. | 2-2 | |
| 18:04 | Jeremy Evans missed Two Point Jumper. | 2-2 | |
| 18:04 | 2-2 | Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound. | |
| 17:48 | 2-2 | Demetri McCamey missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 17:48 | Jeremy Evans Block. | 2-2 | |
| 17:46 | Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound. | 2-2 | |
| 17:41 | 2-2 | Foul on Demetri McCamey | |
| 17:36 | Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper. | 2-2 | |
| 17:36 | 2-2 | Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound. | |
| 17:17 | 2-2 | Demetri McCamey Turnover. | |
| 17:16 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Steal. | 2-2 | |
| 17:07 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Turnover. | 2-2 | |
| 17:05 | 2-2 | Trent Meacham Steal. | |
| 16:59 | 2-4 | Trent Meacham made Two Point Layup. | |
| 16:31 | Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper. | 2-4 | |
| 16:31 | 2-4 | Mike Davis Defensive Rebound. | |
| 16:27 | Foul on D.J. Magley | 2-4 | |
| 16:17 | 2-4 | Mike Tisdale missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 16:17 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound. | 2-4 | |
| 16:09 | Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Layup. | 4-4 | |
| 15:58 | 4-4 | Alex Legion missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 15:58 | D.J. Magley Defensive Rebound. | 4-4 | |
| 15:47 | Steffphon Pettigrew made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Sally. | 7-4 | |
| 15:28 | 7-4 | Mike Davis missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 15:28 | A.J. Slaughter Defensive Rebound. | 7-4 | |
| 15:15 | Steffphon Pettigrew missed Two Point Jumper. | 7-4 | |
| 15:15 | 7-4 | Trent Meacham Defensive Rebound. | |
| 15:08 | 7-4 | Trent Meacham missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 15:08 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound. | 7-4 | |
| 15:04 | 7-4 | Foul on Trent Meacham | |
| 15:04 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 14:47 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper. | 7-4 | |
| 14:47 | D.J. Magley Offensive Rebound. | 7-4 | |
| 14:43 | D.J. Magley made Two Point Layup. | 9-4 | |
| 14:27 | 9-6 | Trent Meacham made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 14:04 | A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper. | 9-6 | |
| 14:04 | 9-6 | Mike Davis Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:58 | Foul on A.J. Slaughter | 9-6 | |
| 13:38 | 9-8 | Demetri McCamey made Two Point Layup. | |
| 13:22 | Jeremy Evans missed Two Point Layup. | 9-8 | |
| 13:22 | 9-8 | Jeff Jordan Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:13 | 9-10 | Mike Davis made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Demetri McCamey. | |
| 13:00 | Anthony Sally Turnover. | 9-10 | |
| 12:59 | 9-10 | Trent Meacham Steal. | |
| 12:56 | 9-10 | Trent Meacham Turnover. | |
| 12:55 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Steal. | 9-10 | |
| 12:50 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Slaughter. | 12-10 | |
| 12:33 | Foul on Steffphon Pettigrew | 12-10 | |
| 12:33 | 12-11 | Jeff Jordan made Free Throw. | |
| 12:33 | 12-11 | Jeff Jordan missed Free Throw. | |
| 12:33 | Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound. | 12-11 | |
| 12:09 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez made Three Point Jumper. | 15-11 | |
| 11:49 | Foul on Jeremy Evans | 15-11 | |
| 11:49 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:45 | 15-11 | Trent Meacham missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 11:45 | Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound. | 15-11 | |
| 11:29 | A.J. Slaughter missed Two Point Jumper. | 15-11 | |
| 11:29 | 15-11 | Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:21 | 15-11 | Trent Meacham missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 11:21 | Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound. | 15-11 | |
| 11:12 | Sergio Kerusch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Orlando Mendez-Valdez. | 18-11 | |
| 10:48 | 18-11 | Mike Tisdale missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 10:48 | Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound. | 18-11 | |
| 10:34 | Steffphon Pettigrew missed Two Point Layup. | 18-11 | |
| 10:34 | 18-11 | Mike Tisdale Block. | |
| 10:32 | 18-11 | Mike Davis Defensive Rebound. | |
| 10:27 | 18-13 | Calvin Brock made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Demetri McCamey. | |
| 10:05 | A.J. Slaughter made Three Point Jumper. | 21-13 | |
| 9:53 | 21-13 | Demetri McCamey missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 9:53 | 21-13 | Illinois Offensive Rebound. | |
| 9:38 | 21-13 | Mike Tisdale missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 9:38 | Matt Maresca Defensive Rebound. | 21-13 | |
| 9:36 | 21-13 | Foul on Mike Tisdale | |
| 9:04 | Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper. | 21-13 | |
| 9:04 | D.J. Magley Offensive Rebound. | 21-13 | |
| 9:00 | D.J. Magley made Two Point Tip Shot. | 23-13 | |
| 8:38 | 23-13 | Calvin Brock missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 8:38 | Anthony Sally Defensive Rebound. | 23-13 | |
| 8:28 | Sergio Kerusch made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Anthony Sally. | 25-13 | |
| 8:28 | Illinois 30 Second Timeout. | ||
| 8:10 | 25-13 | Jeff Jordan Turnover. | |
| 8:08 | D.J. Magley Steal. | 25-13 | |
| 8:05 | Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Layup. | 25-13 | |
| 8:05 | 25-13 | Calvin Brock Block. | |
| 8:03 | Matt Maresca Offensive Rebound. | 25-13 | |
| 7:58 | Matt Maresca made Two Point Tip Shot. | 27-13 | |
| 7:42 | 27-15 | Dominique Keller made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 7:25 | A.J. Slaughter missed Three Point Jumper. | 27-15 | |
| 7:25 | Sergio Kerusch Offensive Rebound. | 27-15 | |
| 7:19 | 27-15 | Foul on Calvin Brock | |
| 7:19 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:19 | Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw. | 27-15 | |
| 7:19 | Sergio Kerusch missed Free Throw. | 27-15 | |
| 7:19 | 27-15 | Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound. | |
| 7:00 | 27-17 | Mike Davis made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Meacham. | |
| 6:39 | Sergio Kerusch missed Two Point Jumper. | 27-17 | |
| 6:39 | 27-17 | Calvin Brock Defensive Rebound. | |
| 6:31 | 27-17 | Mike Davis missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 6:31 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound. | 27-17 | |
| 6:23 | Steffphon Pettigrew made Two Point Layup. | 29-17 | |
| 6:09 | 29-17 | Trent Meacham missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 6:09 | Anthony Sally Defensive Rebound. | 29-17 | |
| 6:01 | Anthony Sally made Two Point Layup. | 31-17 | |
| 5:46 | 31-17 | Calvin Brock missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 5:46 | 31-17 | Trent Meacham Offensive Rebound. | |
| 5:41 | 31-20 | Trent Meacham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Davis. | |
| 5:09 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Three Point Jumper. | 31-20 | |
| 5:09 | 31-20 | Demetri McCamey Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:59 | 31-22 | Demetri McCamey made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Mike Davis. | |
| 4:55 | Western Kentucky 30 Second Timeout. | ||
| 4:41 | D.J. Magley missed Two Point Jumper. | 31-22 | |
| 4:41 | 31-22 | Mike Davis Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:17 | 31-22 | Demetri McCamey missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 4:14 | 31-22 | Foul on Mike Tisdale | |
| 3:55 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez missed Two Point Jumper. | 31-22 | |
| 3:55 | 31-22 | Mike Davis Defensive Rebound. | |
| 3:43 | Foul on D.J. Magley | 31-22 | |
| 3:43 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:23 | 31-22 | Foul on Dominique Keller | |
| 3:23 | 31-22 | Dominique Keller Turnover. | |
| 2:52 | A.J. Slaughter Turnover. | 31-22 | |
| 2:50 | 31-22 | Dominique Keller Steal. | |
| 2:46 | 31-22 | Foul on Calvin Brock | |
| 2:46 | 31-22 | Calvin Brock Turnover. | |
| 2:38 | 31-22 | Foul on Calvin Brock | |
| 2:38 | Steffphon Pettigrew missed Free Throw. | 31-22 | |
| 2:38 | 31-22 | Mike Davis Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:06 | 31-24 | Demetri McCamey made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 1:57 | A.J. Slaughter made Two Point Layup. | 33-24 | |
| 1:43 | 33-24 | Calvin Brock missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 1:43 | Sergio Kerusch Defensive Rebound. | 33-24 | |
| 1:33 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Turnover. | 33-24 | |
| 1:25 | 33-26 | Mike Davis made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetri McCamey. | |
| 0:59 | Sergio Kerusch missed Three Point Jumper. | 33-26 | |
| 0:59 | Jeremy Evans Offensive Rebound. | 33-26 | |
| 0:53 | Jeremy Evans made Two Point Layup. | 35-26 | |
| 0:42 | Foul on A.J. Slaughter | 35-26 | |
| 0:42 | 35-27 | Trent Meacham made Free Throw. | |
| 0:42 | 35-28 | Trent Meacham made Free Throw. | |
| 0:10 | 35-28 | Foul on Dominique Keller | |
| 0:10 | Jeremy Evans made Free Throw. | 36-28 | |
| 0:10 | Jeremy Evans made Free Throw. | 37-28 | |
| 0:02 | 37-28 | Dominique Keller missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:02 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez Defensive Rebound. | 37-28 | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | ||

