
Illinois 57
(13-3, 2-1 Big Ten)

Northwestern 56
(11-4, 1-2 Big Ten)
Coverage: BTN
7:00 PM ET, January 4, 2012
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL
Top Performers
Illinois: J. Bertrand 10 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk
Northwestern: J. Shurna 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 Blk
2nd Half Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | All2nd Half Summary | |||
| TIME | ILLINOIS | SCORE | NORTHWESTERN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:34 | 31-38 | Reggie Hearn made Layup. | |
| 19:05 | Joseph Bertrand made Jumper. | 33-38 | |
| 18:40 | 33-38 | Drew Crawford missed Layup. | |
| 18:36 | 33-38 | Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound. | |
| 18:36 | 33-38 | Luka Mirkovic missed Tip Shot. | |
| 18:36 | D.J. Richardson Block. | 33-38 | |
| 18:36 | 33-38 | Luka Mirkovic Offensive Rebound. | |
| 18:35 | 33-38 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | |
| 18:33 | Tracy Abrams Defensive Rebound. | 33-38 | |
| 18:28 | D.J. Richardson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Paul. | 36-38 | |
| 18:11 | Foul on Joseph Bertrand | 36-38 | |
| 18:06 | D.J. Richardson missed Free Throw. | 36-38 | |
| 18:09 | 36-38 | Reggie Hearn Turnover. | |
| 18:09 | D.J. Richardson Steal. | 36-38 | |
| 18:06 | 36-38 | Foul on Drew Crawford | |
| 18:06 | D.J. Richardson missed Free Throw. | 36-38 | |
| 18:05 | 36-38 | Luka Mirkovic Defensive Rebound. | |
| 17:42 | 36-38 | John Shurna Turnover. | |
| 17:26 | Myke Henry missed Three Point Jumper. | 36-38 | |
| 17:22 | Joseph Bertrand Offensive Rebound. | 36-38 | |
| 17:19 | Brandon Paul made Jumper. | 38-38 | |
| 17:19 | Foul on Brandon Paul | 38-38 | |
| 17:08 | Foul on Brandon Paul | 38-38 | |
| 16:55 | 38-38 | Luka Mirkovic missed Layup. | |
| 16:52 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 38-38 | |
| 16:43 | Joseph Bertrand made Jumper. | 40-38 | |
| 16:26 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 16:04 | 40-38 | John Shurna missed Layup. | |
| 16:02 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 40-38 | |
| 15:58 | Joseph Bertrand made Layup. | 42-38 | |
| 15:56 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:31 | 42-38 | Foul on Dave Sobolewski | |
| 15:31 | 42-38 | Dave Sobolewski Turnover. | |
| 15:04 | Tracy Abrams missed Layup. | 42-38 | |
| 15:04 | 42-38 | John Shurna Block. | |
| 15:04 | Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 42-38 | |
| 14:59 | Meyers Leonard missed Jumper. | 42-38 | |
| 14:59 | 42-38 | John Shurna Block. | |
| 14:59 | Meyers Leonard Offensive Rebound. | 42-38 | |
| 14:59 | Meyers Leonard missed Layup. | 42-38 | |
| 14:59 | 42-38 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | |
| 14:35 | Foul on Joseph Bertrand | 42-38 | |
| 14:31 | Foul on Meyers Leonard | 42-38 | |
| 14:31 | 42-38 | Drew Crawford missed Free Throw. | |
| 14:31 | 42-39 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | |
| 14:00 | D.J. Richardson missed Jumper. | 42-39 | |
| 13:58 | 42-39 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:36 | 42-39 | Drew Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:33 | Myke Henry Defensive Rebound. | 42-39 | |
| 13:22 | Meyers Leonard missed Layup. | 42-39 | |
| 13:21 | 42-39 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:21 | Foul on Myke Henry | 42-39 | |
| 13:02 | 42-39 | Alex Marcotullio Turnover. | |
| 13:02 | Brandon Paul Steal. | 42-39 | |
| 12:34 | Brandon Paul missed Jumper. | 42-39 | |
| 12:31 | 42-39 | Alex Marcotullio Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:17 | 42-39 | John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 12:13 | Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 42-39 | |
| 11:51 | Tracy Abrams missed Layup. | 42-39 | |
| 11:50 | Brandon Paul Offensive Rebound. | 42-39 | |
| 11:50 | Brandon Paul missed Jumper. | 42-39 | |
| 11:50 | 42-39 | Northwestern Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:50 | Foul on Tracy Abrams | 42-39 | |
| 11:50 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:50 | 42-39 | Davide Curletti missed Free Throw. | |
| 11:50 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 42-39 | |
| 11:21 | Meyers Leonard made Jumper. | 44-39 | |
| 10:56 | 44-41 | Drew Crawford made Jumper. | |
| 10:39 | D.J. Richardson missed Three Point Jumper. | 44-41 | |
| 10:36 | Meyers Leonard Offensive Rebound. | 44-41 | |
| 9:58 | Joseph Bertrand made Jumper. | 46-41 | |
| 9:31 | 46-43 | JerShon Cobb made Layup. Assisted by Davide Curletti. | |
| 8:57 | Myke Henry missed Jumper. | 46-43 | |
| 8:55 | 46-43 | Dave Sobolewski Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:19 | 46-43 | JerShon Cobb missed Layup. | |
| 8:19 | Meyers Leonard Block. | 46-43 | |
| 8:19 | 46-43 | Davide Curletti Offensive Rebound. | |
| 8:19 | 46-43 | Northwestern Turnover. | |
| 8:01 | Meyers Leonard made Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Richardson. | 48-43 | |
| 7:42 | 48-43 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | |
| 7:39 | 48-43 | Davide Curletti Offensive Rebound. | |
| 7:37 | Foul on Meyers Leonard | 48-43 | |
| 7:37 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:37 | 48-43 | Davide Curletti missed Free Throw. | |
| 7:37 | 48-44 | Davide Curletti made Free Throw. | |
| 7:04 | Brandon Paul Turnover. | 48-44 | |
| 7:04 | 48-44 | JerShon Cobb Steal. | |
| 6:59 | 48-44 | JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 6:59 | Joseph Bertrand Defensive Rebound. | 48-44 | |
| 6:59 | 48-44 | Foul on Drew Crawford | |
| 6:52 | 48-44 | Foul on Drew Crawford | |
| 6:25 | Brandon Paul Turnover. | 48-44 | |
| 6:25 | 48-44 | Luka Mirkovic Steal. | |
| 6:25 | 48-44 | Drew Crawford missed Layup. | |
| 6:25 | Joseph Bertrand Block. | 48-44 | |
| 6:25 | Brandon Paul Defensive Rebound. | 48-44 | |
| 6:09 | Joseph Bertrand made Free Throw. | 49-44 | |
| 6:09 | 49-44 | Foul on John Shurna | |
| 6:09 | Joseph Bertrand made Free Throw. | 50-44 | |
| 6:09 | 50-44 | John Shurna missed Jumper. | |
| 6:09 | Brandon Paul Block. | 50-44 | |
| 6:09 | D.J. Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 50-44 | |
| 5:49 | D.J. Richardson Turnover. | 50-44 | |
| 5:49 | 50-44 | Luka Mirkovic Steal. | |
| 5:34 | 50-44 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | |
| 5:31 | 50-44 | Northwestern Offensive Rebound. | |
| 5:31 | Illinois Full Timeout. | ||
| 5:28 | Foul on Tracy Abrams | 50-44 | |
| 5:28 | 50-45 | Drew Crawford made Free Throw. | |
| 5:28 | 50-45 | Drew Crawford missed Free Throw. | |
| 5:26 | Joseph Bertrand Defensive Rebound. | 50-45 | |
| 5:04 | Meyers Leonard missed Jumper. | 50-45 | |
| 5:02 | 50-45 | Northwestern Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:30 | 50-45 | John Shurna missed Jumper. | |
| 4:27 | Joseph Bertrand Defensive Rebound. | 50-45 | |
| 3:57 | Brandon Paul Turnover. | 50-45 | |
| 3:57 | 50-45 | John Shurna Steal. | |
| 3:50 | 50-45 | Alex Marcotullio missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:47 | Meyers Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 50-45 | |
| 3:27 | 50-45 | Foul on Luka Mirkovic | |
| 3:27 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:14 | Meyers Leonard made Layup. Assisted by Tracy Abrams. | 52-45 | |
| 3:00 | Foul on Tracy Abrams | 52-45 | |
| 3:00 | 52-46 | Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw. | |
| 3:00 | 52-47 | Dave Sobolewski made Free Throw. | |
| 2:39 | Brandon Paul Turnover. | 52-47 | |
| 2:39 | 52-47 | Drew Crawford Steal. | |
| 2:28 | 52-47 | John Shurna missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 2:23 | Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 52-47 | |
| 2:12 | Illinois Full Timeout. | ||
| 1:58 | 52-47 | Foul on Davide Curletti | |
| 1:58 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 53-47 | |
| 1:58 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 54-47 | |
| 1:48 | 54-47 | John Shurna missed Jumper. | |
| 1:45 | Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 54-47 | |
| 1:44 | 54-47 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | |
| 1:44 | Brandon Paul made Free Throw. | 55-47 | |
| 1:44 | Brandon Paul missed Free Throw. | 55-47 | |
| 1:44 | 55-47 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:33 | Foul on Meyers Leonard | 55-47 | |
| 1:33 | 55-47 | JerShon Cobb missed Free Throw. | |
| 1:33 | 55-48 | JerShon Cobb made Free Throw. | |
| 1:31 | 55-48 | Foul on Dave Sobolewski | |
| 1:31 | Brandon Paul missed Free Throw. | 55-48 | |
| 1:30 | 55-48 | John Shurna Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:20 | 55-51 | Alex Marcotullio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dave Sobolewski. | |
| 0:56 | Meyers Leonard missed Layup. | 55-51 | |
| 0:54 | 55-51 | Alex Marcotullio Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:43 | 55-54 | John Shurna made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JerShon Cobb. | |
| 0:37 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:30 | 55-54 | Foul on Alex Marcotullio | |
| 0:30 | Meyers Leonard missed Free Throw. | 55-54 | |
| 0:30 | Meyers Leonard made Free Throw. | 56-54 | |
| 0:21 | 56-54 | JerShon Cobb missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:18 | 56-54 | Drew Crawford Offensive Rebound. | |
| 0:18 | 56-56 | Drew Crawford made Tip Shot. | |
| 0:08 | Brandon Paul missed Layup. | 56-56 | |
| 0:08 | Myke Henry Offensive Rebound. | 56-56 | |
| 0:08 | 56-56 | Foul on Dave Sobolewski | |
| 0:08 | Myke Henry made Free Throw. | 57-56 | |
| 0:08 | Northwestern Full Timeout. | ||
| 0:08 | Myke Henry missed Free Throw. | 57-56 | |
| 0:08 | 57-56 | Drew Crawford Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:03 | 57-56 | Drew Crawford missed Jumper. | |
| 0:03 | Meyers Leonard Block. | 57-56 | |
| 0:03 | D.J. Richardson Defensive Rebound. | 57-56 | |
| 0:00 | End Game | ||

