Game Date: Mar 18th, 2049
Utah State 83 - Illinois 88
Date: December 19th, 2047
Game: College [Conference] [#1131543] 
Arena: State Farm Center
Attendance: 9,931
Player Of The Game: Marquis McDonald (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Utah State Aggies | 39 | 44 | 83 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 44 | 44 | 88 | |
| Utah State Aggies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 2 | I. Holder sf | 32 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | R. Burnett pf | 32 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | W. Windham c | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | W. Maples sg | 32 | 9-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 11.3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | O. Nielson pg | 32 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -17 | 6.4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | D. Knox sg | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | C. Vance c | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 51 | R. Davies pf | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | H. Cook sg | 30 | 5-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 9.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 36-65 | 4-18 | 7-8 | 83 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -25 | 8.1 | 42 | 8 | 10 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 55.4% | 22.2% | 87.5% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 35 | T. Reynolds sf | 27 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +10 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 55 | D. Ivy pf | 31 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | S. Pierce c | 30 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 3.2 | 24 | 0 | 5 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | M. McDonald sg | 30 | 10-14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 16.8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | H. Keller pg | 32 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | D. Russo sg | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | M. Garrett c | 19 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 51 | B. Larkin pg | 16 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | S. Duvall sf | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 33-69 | 7-21 | 15-20 | 88 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +25 | 8.2 | 44 | 6 | 16 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 47.8% | 33.3% | 75.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Illinois: Marquis McDonald
Head Coaches
Utah State: Simon Browning
Illinois: Anderson Hodge
Offensive Efficiencies
Utah State: At the rim (11/12 91.7%) Inside (10/18 55.6%) Mid-range (11/17 64.7%) Beyond the Arc (4/18 22.2%)
Illinois: At the rim (10/12 83.3%) Inside (12/23 52.2%) Mid-range (4/13 30.8%) Beyond the Arc (7/21 33.3%)
Defensive Tactics
Utah State: Man-To-Man (26.3%) Zone (46.3%) Pressure (15.8%) 2nd Chance (3.2%) Transition (6.3%) Int. Foul (2.1%)
Illinois: Man-To-Man (28.2%) Zone (43.5%) Pressure (11.8%) 2nd Chance (3.5%) Transition (12.9%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Utah State: 142.3 / 138.6
Illinois: 144.9 / 141.1
Injuries
Utah State: none
Illinois: none
Overworked
Utah State: none
Illinois: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, December 19th, 2047
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: State Farm Center
City: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 9,931
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Mon Oct 13 2025 @ 9:08:47 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Utah State: PG-Nielson (6' 2"), SG-Maples (6' 5½"), SF-Holder (6' 5"), PF-Burnett (6' 7½"), C-Windham (6' 11½")
Illinois: PG-Keller (6' 4½"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Reynolds (6' 5½"), PF-Ivy (6' 8"), C-Pierce (6' 10")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Utah State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples shoots from deep. The shot misses. Keller grabs the long rebound.
19:44 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. Foul! Windham fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce missed the second free throw. Windham grabs the rebound. Illinois 1 - 0.
19:16 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Keller fouls Nielson on the shot. Nielson makes the first free throw. Nielson makes the second free throw. Utah State 2 - 1.
19:05 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 4 - 2.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Point Guard, Cook to Shooting Guard, Davies to Power Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
18:55 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller steals the pass from Maples.
18:49 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
18:42 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break with Cook to the right. Maples passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the rebound.
18:38 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Keller to the right. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 6 - 2.
18:33 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maples passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
18:21 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Maples grabs the rebound.
18:12 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Maples to the right. Cook lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 6 - 4.
18:05 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Reynolds outside. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Davies grabs the rebound.
17:34 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples drives by Ivy. Maples lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 6 - 6.
17:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the offensive rebound.
16:48 - Illinois: Garrett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Garrett shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
16:41 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break. Foul! Garrett commits the foul on Maples.
16:37 - Utah State: The ball is inbounded to Maples. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Burnett passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the rebound.
16:18 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds outside. Reynolds passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 9 - 6.
15:56 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Cook to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Larkin to Point Guard and Duvall to Small Forward.
15:56 - Utah State: Knox brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald steals the pass from Knox.
15:52 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall outside. Duvall tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Duvall with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 11 - 6.
15:30 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maples drives down the lane. Maples passes the ball to Burnett at the basket. Burnett lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maples. Illinois 11 - 8.
15:18 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Davies steals the pass from Duvall.
15:05 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Maples. Illinois 11 - 10.
14:49 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Nielson to Point Guard, Maples to Shooting Guard, Burnett to Power Forward and Windham to Center.
14:49 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Duvall shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Illinois 13 - 10.
14:26 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
14:02 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against pressure defense. Windham steals the pass from Larkin.
13:57 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples attacks with the ball on the fast break. Maples turns the ball over to the other team.
13:51 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 15 - 10.
13:51 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
13:35 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
13:35 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maples shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 15 - 13.
13:30 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against pressure defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Duvall passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Larkin outside. Larkin passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 18 - 13.
13:05 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson drives by McDonald. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 18 - 15.
12:56 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Davies to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Russo to Shooting Guard and Garrett to Power Forward.
12:56 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Larkin passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Duvall on the perimeter. Duvall passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Duvall. Illinois 20 - 15.
12:26 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 20 - 17.
12:17 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Garrett tips it in. Illinois 22 - 17.
12:06 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Pierce! Duvall grabs the rebound.
11:54 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 25 - 17.
11:46 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard and Holder to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard and Larkin to Shooting Guard.
11:46 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 25 - 19.
11:35 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Larkin. Larkin with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Cook fouls Larkin on the shot. Larkin makes the first free throw. Larkin makes the second free throw. Illinois 27 - 19.
11:25 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
11:15 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Keller passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Nielson grabs the long rebound.
11:03 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Nielson and Holder. Cook passes the ball to Nielson at the basket. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cook. Illinois 27 - 21.
10:59 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Keller passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Illinois 29 - 21.
10:49 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 29 - 23.
10:38 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 31 - 23.
10:25 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Cook. Cook tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Windham. Illinois 31 - 25.
10:05 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Larkin in the paint. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall. Duvall tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Duvall with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Illinois 33 - 25.
9:44 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Reynolds to Small Forward.
9:44 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Holder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielson. Illinois 33 - 27.
9:32 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 35 - 27.
9:24 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cook passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the rebound.
9:12 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the block. It's blocked by Windham! Windham grabs the rebound.
9:00 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cook. Illinois 35 - 29.
8:44 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Shooting Guard and Burnett to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Ivy to Power Forward.
8:44 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
8:16 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples. Maples passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
7:49 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to Larkin in the paint. Larkin passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
7:18 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard.
7:18 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Holder shoots a jumper. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
7:06 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 37 - 29.
6:44 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson drives by Reynolds. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 37 - 31.
6:34 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
6:18 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald steals the pass from Nielson.
6:12 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
5:52 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
5:37 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Burnett steals the pass from Ivy.
5:26 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples attacks with the ball on the fast break. Maples turns the ball over to the other team.
5:20 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 39 - 31.
5:07 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Power Forward.
5:07 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett on the perimeter. Burnett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the rebound.
4:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
4:39 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nielson grabs the offensive rebound.
4:30 - Utah State: Nielson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
4:19 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. Foul! Maples commits the foul on McDonald.
4:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ivy to Power Forward.
4:08 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Reynolds shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Reynolds charged with the foul while taking the shot over Holder.
3:56 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples passes the ball to Holder. Holder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holder shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maples. Illinois 39 - 33.
3:35 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Nielson steals the pass from Keller.
3:18 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielson. Illinois 39 - 35.
3:07 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Maples fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald missed the first free throw. McDonald missed the second free throw. Maples grabs the rebound.
2:36 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 39 - 37.
2:26 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ivy. Illinois 42 - 37.
2:11 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holder passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
1:56 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Keller to the right. McDonald passes the ball to Keller at the basket. Keller lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Illinois 44 - 37.
1:51 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Windham. Windham drives down the lane. Windham passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
1:36 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald hands off the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
1:14 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Burnett on the perimeter. Burnett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the long rebound.
0:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Reynolds shoots in the paint. Windham rotates over and blocks the shot! Burnett grabs the rebound.
0:50 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson drives by McDonald. Nielson lays it up. Foul! Ivy fouls Nielson on the shot. Nielson makes the first free throw. Nielson makes the second free throw. Illinois 44 - 39.
0:37 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Offensive foul! Reynolds commits the foul.
0:30 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson drives by McDonald. Nielson lays it up. It's blocked by Pierce! Ivy grabs the rebound.
0:09 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Reynolds.
0:04 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Reynolds. Reynolds shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Utah State 39, Illinois 44
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Maples must sit with 2 fouls. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard. Reynolds must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Duvall to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
19:43 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Cook. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Burnett. Burnett shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Illinois 44 - 41.
19:14 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Reynolds to Small Forward.
19:14 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 46 - 41.
18:45 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Point Guard, Cook to Shooting Guard, Davies to Power Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
18:45 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Ivy steals the pass from Maples.
18:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break. Offensive foul! McDonald commits the foul on the break.
18:36 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Maples passes the ball to Cook. Cook shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 43.
18:28 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Davies steals the pass from Keller.
18:14 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Maples and Holder. Cook passes the ball to Maples at the basket. Maples lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cook. Illinois 46 - 45.
18:10 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy on the perimeter. Ivy shoots from beyond the arc. It's blocked by Burnett! Holder grabs the rebound.
17:59 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Ivy steals the pass from Maples.
17:53 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald hands off the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
17:28 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Maples passes the ball to Davies. Davies passes the ball to Holder. Holder shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Davies. Utah State 47 - 46.
17:11 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
16:47 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett drives down the lane. Burnett lays it up. The shot goes in! Utah State 49 - 46.
16:21 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:48 - Illinois: McDonald has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Reynolds shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Utah State 49 - 48.
15:39 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Cook to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Larkin to Point Guard and Duvall to Small Forward.
15:39 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Utah State 51 - 48.
15:29 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Duvall drives down the lane. Duvall passes the ball to Larkin at the basket. Larkin lays it up. It's blocked by Cook! Burnett grabs the rebound.
15:14 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burnett. Utah State 54 - 48.
14:55 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Nielson to Point Guard, Maples to Shooting Guard, Burnett to Power Forward and Windham to Center. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
14:55 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against pressure defense. Larkin passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Larkin. Larkin passes the ball to Ivy on the perimeter. Ivy shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the long rebound.
14:36 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Utah State 57 - 48.
14:09 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
14:09 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
13:53 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break with Cook and Nielson. Maples passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Larkin grabs the long rebound.
13:50 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Larkin to the right. McDonald passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Maples fouls McDonald blocking out to get the rebound.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
13:45 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Duvall. Duvall passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Utah State 57 - 50.
13:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
13:08 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Nielson. Utah State 59 - 50.
12:58 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Davies to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Russo to Shooting Guard, Garrett to Power Forward and Pierce to Center.
12:58 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Russo. Russo passes the ball to Duvall. Duvall passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. Foul! Windham fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce missed the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Utah State 59 - 51.
12:34 - Utah State: Knox brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Knox passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
12:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Russo leads the fast break with Larkin and Duvall. Russo lays it up. Foul! Nielson fouls Russo on the shot. Russo makes the first free throw. Russo missed the second free throw. Knox grabs the rebound. Utah State 59 - 52.
12:20 - Utah State: Knox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Knox passes the ball to Davies. Davies shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Utah State 61 - 52.
12:11 - Illinois: Russo brings up the ball against a zone defense. Russo passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Utah State 61 - 54.
11:59 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard and Holder to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard and Larkin to Shooting Guard.
11:59 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Windham charged with the foul while taking the shot over Pierce.
11:48 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce goes for the dunk. Foul! Windham fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Utah State 61 - 56.
11:38 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Utah State 63 - 56.
11:25 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Foul! Windham commits the foul on Pierce. Windham fouls out. Vance replaces Windham at center.
11:18 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Larkin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Davies grabs the rebound.
10:55 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nielson passes the ball to Davies on the perimeter. Davies passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
10:29 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to Keller. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to Pierce at the basket. Pierce lays it up. It's blocked by Vance! Davies grabs the rebound.
10:07 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson drives down the lane. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Utah State 65 - 56.
9:59 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Power Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Reynolds to Small Forward and Ivy to Power Forward.
9:59 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reynolds tips it in. Utah State 65 - 58.
9:51 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Cook outside. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots from the low post. Foul! Keller fouls Burnett on the shot. Burnett makes the first free throw. Burnett missed the second free throw. Pierce grabs the rebound. Utah State 66 - 58.
9:39 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Larkin outside. Larkin shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Maples grabs the rebound.
9:25 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson leads the fast break with Cook to the right. Nielson passes the ball to Cook at the basket. Cook attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Utah State 68 - 58.
9:21 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Vance to Center. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Power Forward.
9:21 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Utah State 68 - 60.
9:04 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Cook to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Larkin to Point Guard and Russo to Shooting Guard.
9:04 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Knox. Knox with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
8:55 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Pierce charged with the foul while taking the shot over Vance.
8:43 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard, Holder to Small Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, McDonald to Shooting Guard and Ivy to Power Forward.
8:43 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Reynolds steals the pass from Holder.
8:31 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
8:16 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Nielson and Holder. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
8:12 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from deep. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
7:47 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson attacks with the ball on the fast break. Nielson passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
7:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break with McDonald to the right. Keller lays it up. The shot goes in! Utah State 68 - 62.
7:37 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burnett. Utah State 71 - 62.
7:15 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound.
6:59 - Illinois: Reynolds has the rebound and restarts the offense. Reynolds shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the offensive rebound.
6:55 - Illinois: Pierce has the rebound. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Utah State 71 - 64.
6:55 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
6:53 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Nielson commits the foul on the drive.
6:42 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Utah State 71 - 66.
6:28 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Keller steals the pass from Cook.
6:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Utah State 71 - 69.
6:11 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder outside. Holder passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
5:46 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy shoots from the block. Foul! Burnett fouls Ivy on the shot. Ivy makes the first free throw. Ivy makes the second free throw. Tied 71 - 71.
5:35 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples passes the ball to Cook. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson drives by Reynolds. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
5:11 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 73 - 71.
4:47 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Tied 73 - 73.
4:37 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald drives down the lane. McDonald lays it up. Foul! Cook fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. Illinois 75 - 73.
4:11 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Holder tips it in. Tied 75 - 75.
3:59 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Illinois 77 - 75.
3:46 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:35 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ivy shoots a jumper from the base line. Offensive foul! Ivy charged with the foul while taking the shot over Nielson.
3:05 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cook shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Holder grabs the offensive rebound.
2:59 - Utah State: Holder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Holder shoots from the low post. Foul! Reynolds fouls Holder on the shot. Holder makes the first free throw. Holder makes the second free throw. Tied 77 - 77.
2:55 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 80 - 77.
2:41 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 80 - 79.
2:31 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds outside. Reynolds tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reynolds turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:13 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burnett. Utah State 81 - 80.
1:48 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy outside. Ivy passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 82 - 81.
1:19 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson turns the ball over out of bounds.
1:15 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 84 - 81.
1:15 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
1:05 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Keller steals the pass from Nielson.
1:01 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. McDonald shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Maples grabs the rebound.
0:28 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
0:21 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Foul! Cook commits the intentional foul on Ivy. In the double bonus, Ivy is shooting two free throws. Ivy makes the first free throw. Ivy makes the second free throw. Illinois 86 - 81.
0:16 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Maples grabs the offensive rebound.
0:05 - Utah State: Maples has the rebound. Maples shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 86 - 83.
0:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. Foul! Holder commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Reynolds is shooting two free throws. Reynolds makes the first free throw. Reynolds makes the second free throw. Illinois 88 - 83.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Utah State 83, Illinois 88
Starting Line-Ups
Utah State: PG-Nielson (6' 2"), SG-Maples (6' 5½"), SF-Holder (6' 5"), PF-Burnett (6' 7½"), C-Windham (6' 11½")
Illinois: PG-Keller (6' 4½"), SG-McDonald (6' 2½"), SF-Reynolds (6' 5½"), PF-Ivy (6' 8"), C-Pierce (6' 10")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Utah State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples shoots from deep. The shot misses. Keller grabs the long rebound.
19:44 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. Foul! Windham fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce missed the second free throw. Windham grabs the rebound. Illinois 1 - 0.
19:16 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Keller fouls Nielson on the shot. Nielson makes the first free throw. Nielson makes the second free throw. Utah State 2 - 1.
19:05 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 4 - 2.
18:55 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Point Guard, Cook to Shooting Guard, Davies to Power Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
18:55 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller steals the pass from Maples.
18:49 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
18:42 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break with Cook to the right. Maples passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the rebound.
18:38 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Keller to the right. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 6 - 2.
18:33 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maples passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
18:21 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Maples grabs the rebound.
18:12 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Maples to the right. Cook lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 6 - 4.
18:05 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Reynolds outside. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Davies grabs the rebound.
17:34 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples drives by Ivy. Maples lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 6 - 6.
17:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the offensive rebound.
16:48 - Illinois: Garrett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Garrett shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
16:41 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break. Foul! Garrett commits the foul on Maples.
16:37 - Utah State: The ball is inbounded to Maples. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Burnett passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the rebound.
16:18 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds outside. Reynolds passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Illinois 9 - 6.
15:56 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Cook to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Larkin to Point Guard and Duvall to Small Forward.
15:56 - Utah State: Knox brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald steals the pass from Knox.
15:52 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall outside. Duvall tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Duvall with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 11 - 6.
15:30 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense. Maples drives down the lane. Maples passes the ball to Burnett at the basket. Burnett lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maples. Illinois 11 - 8.
15:18 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Davies steals the pass from Duvall.
15:05 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Maples. Illinois 11 - 10.
14:49 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Nielson to Point Guard, Maples to Shooting Guard, Burnett to Power Forward and Windham to Center.
14:49 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against pressure defense. McDonald passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Duvall shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Illinois 13 - 10.
14:26 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
14:02 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against pressure defense. Windham steals the pass from Larkin.
13:57 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples attacks with the ball on the fast break. Maples turns the ball over to the other team.
13:51 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 15 - 10.
13:51 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
13:35 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
13:35 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Maples shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Illinois 15 - 13.
13:30 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against pressure defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Duvall passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Larkin outside. Larkin passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 18 - 13.
13:05 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson drives by McDonald. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 18 - 15.
12:56 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Davies to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Russo to Shooting Guard and Garrett to Power Forward.
12:56 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Larkin passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Duvall on the perimeter. Duvall passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Duvall. Illinois 20 - 15.
12:26 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 20 - 17.
12:17 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Russo in the paint. Russo shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Garrett tips it in. Illinois 22 - 17.
12:06 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Pierce! Duvall grabs the rebound.
11:54 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Illinois 25 - 17.
11:46 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard and Holder to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard and Larkin to Shooting Guard.
11:46 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 25 - 19.
11:35 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Larkin. Larkin with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Cook fouls Larkin on the shot. Larkin makes the first free throw. Larkin makes the second free throw. Illinois 27 - 19.
11:25 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
11:15 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Keller passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Nielson grabs the long rebound.
11:03 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Nielson and Holder. Cook passes the ball to Nielson at the basket. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cook. Illinois 27 - 21.
10:59 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Keller passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Illinois 29 - 21.
10:49 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 29 - 23.
10:38 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 31 - 23.
10:25 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Cook. Cook tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Windham. Illinois 31 - 25.
10:05 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Larkin in the paint. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall. Duvall tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Duvall with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Illinois 33 - 25.
9:44 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Reynolds to Small Forward.
9:44 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Holder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielson. Illinois 33 - 27.
9:32 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 35 - 27.
9:24 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cook tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cook passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the rebound.
9:12 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the block. It's blocked by Windham! Windham grabs the rebound.
9:00 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cook. Illinois 35 - 29.
8:44 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Shooting Guard and Burnett to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Ivy to Power Forward.
8:44 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin passes the ball to Keller. Keller shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
8:16 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples. Maples passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
7:49 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to Larkin in the paint. Larkin passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
7:18 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes McDonald to Shooting Guard.
7:18 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Holder shoots a jumper. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
7:06 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 37 - 29.
6:44 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson drives by Reynolds. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Illinois 37 - 31.
6:34 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
6:18 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald steals the pass from Nielson.
6:12 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
5:52 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
5:37 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Burnett steals the pass from Ivy.
5:26 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples attacks with the ball on the fast break. Maples turns the ball over to the other team.
5:20 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to McDonald at the basket. McDonald lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 39 - 31.
5:07 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Power Forward.
5:07 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett on the perimeter. Burnett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the rebound.
4:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
4:39 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nielson grabs the offensive rebound.
4:30 - Utah State: Nielson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
4:19 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. Foul! Maples commits the foul on McDonald.
4:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Ivy to Power Forward.
4:08 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Reynolds shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Reynolds charged with the foul while taking the shot over Holder.
3:56 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples passes the ball to Holder. Holder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holder shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Maples. Illinois 39 - 33.
3:35 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Nielson steals the pass from Keller.
3:18 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielson. Illinois 39 - 35.
3:07 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Maples fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald missed the first free throw. McDonald missed the second free throw. Maples grabs the rebound.
2:36 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 39 - 37.
2:26 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ivy. Illinois 42 - 37.
2:11 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Holder passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
1:56 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Keller to the right. McDonald passes the ball to Keller at the basket. Keller lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Illinois 44 - 37.
1:51 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Windham. Windham drives down the lane. Windham passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ivy grabs the rebound.
1:36 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald hands off the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
1:14 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham passes the ball to Burnett on the perimeter. Burnett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the long rebound.
0:58 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Reynolds shoots in the paint. Windham rotates over and blocks the shot! Burnett grabs the rebound.
0:50 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson drives by McDonald. Nielson lays it up. Foul! Ivy fouls Nielson on the shot. Nielson makes the first free throw. Nielson makes the second free throw. Illinois 44 - 39.
0:37 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Offensive foul! Reynolds commits the foul.
0:30 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson drives by McDonald. Nielson lays it up. It's blocked by Pierce! Ivy grabs the rebound.
0:09 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Foul! Holder commits the foul on Reynolds.
0:04 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Reynolds. Reynolds shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Utah State 39, Illinois 44
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Maples must sit with 2 fouls. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard. Reynolds must sit with 2 fouls. Illinois substitutes Duvall to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Illinois. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Holder grabs the rebound.
19:43 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Cook. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Holder passes the ball to Burnett. Burnett shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Holder. Illinois 44 - 41.
19:14 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Shooting Guard. Illinois substitutes Reynolds to Small Forward.
19:14 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 46 - 41.
18:45 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Point Guard, Cook to Shooting Guard, Davies to Power Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
18:45 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Ivy steals the pass from Maples.
18:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break. Offensive foul! McDonald commits the foul on the break.
18:36 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Maples passes the ball to Cook. Cook shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Illinois 46 - 43.
18:28 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Davies steals the pass from Keller.
18:14 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Maples and Holder. Cook passes the ball to Maples at the basket. Maples lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cook. Illinois 46 - 45.
18:10 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy on the perimeter. Ivy shoots from beyond the arc. It's blocked by Burnett! Holder grabs the rebound.
17:59 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Ivy steals the pass from Maples.
17:53 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald hands off the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
17:28 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Maples passes the ball to Davies. Davies passes the ball to Holder. Holder shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Davies. Utah State 47 - 46.
17:11 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
16:47 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Davies in the paint. Davies passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett drives down the lane. Burnett lays it up. The shot goes in! Utah State 49 - 46.
16:21 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:48 - Illinois: McDonald has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds in the paint. Reynolds shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDonald. Utah State 49 - 48.
15:39 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Cook to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Larkin to Point Guard and Duvall to Small Forward.
15:39 - Utah State: Maples brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Utah State 51 - 48.
15:29 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Duvall in the paint. Duvall drives down the lane. Duvall passes the ball to Larkin at the basket. Larkin lays it up. It's blocked by Cook! Burnett grabs the rebound.
15:14 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Maples passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burnett. Utah State 54 - 48.
14:55 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Nielson to Point Guard, Maples to Shooting Guard, Burnett to Power Forward and Windham to Center. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
14:55 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against pressure defense. Larkin passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald passes the ball to Larkin. Larkin passes the ball to Ivy on the perimeter. Ivy shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the long rebound.
14:36 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Utah State 57 - 48.
14:09 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
14:09 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Windham grabs the rebound.
13:53 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Maples leads the fast break with Cook and Nielson. Maples passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Larkin grabs the long rebound.
13:50 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break with Larkin to the right. McDonald passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Maples fouls McDonald blocking out to get the rebound.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Pierce to Center.
13:45 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Duvall. Duvall passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McDonald shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Utah State 57 - 50.
13:08 - Game Event: Time out. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Center.
13:08 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Nielson. Utah State 59 - 50.
12:58 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Davies to Power Forward. Illinois substitutes Russo to Shooting Guard, Garrett to Power Forward and Pierce to Center.
12:58 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Russo. Russo passes the ball to Duvall. Duvall passes the ball to Russo on the perimeter. Russo passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. Foul! Windham fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce missed the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Utah State 59 - 51.
12:34 - Utah State: Knox brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Knox passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
12:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Russo leads the fast break with Larkin and Duvall. Russo lays it up. Foul! Nielson fouls Russo on the shot. Russo makes the first free throw. Russo missed the second free throw. Knox grabs the rebound. Utah State 59 - 52.
12:20 - Utah State: Knox brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Knox passes the ball to Davies. Davies shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Utah State 61 - 52.
12:11 - Illinois: Russo brings up the ball against a zone defense. Russo passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Utah State 61 - 54.
11:59 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard and Holder to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard and Larkin to Shooting Guard.
11:59 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Windham in the paint. Windham shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Windham charged with the foul while taking the shot over Pierce.
11:48 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce goes for the dunk. Foul! Windham fouls Pierce on the shot. Pierce makes the first free throw. Pierce makes the second free throw. Utah State 61 - 56.
11:38 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Cook. Cook with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Utah State 63 - 56.
11:25 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Foul! Windham commits the foul on Pierce. Windham fouls out. Vance replaces Windham at center.
11:18 - Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Larkin on the perimeter. Larkin tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Larkin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Davies grabs the rebound.
10:55 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Nielson passes the ball to Davies on the perimeter. Davies passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Holder in the paint. Holder shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
10:29 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to Keller. Keller drives down the lane. Keller passes the ball to Pierce at the basket. Pierce lays it up. It's blocked by Vance! Davies grabs the rebound.
10:07 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson drives down the lane. Nielson lays it up. The shot goes in! Utah State 65 - 56.
9:59 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Maples to Power Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Reynolds to Small Forward and Ivy to Power Forward.
9:59 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reynolds tips it in. Utah State 65 - 58.
9:51 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Cook outside. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots from the low post. Foul! Keller fouls Burnett on the shot. Burnett makes the first free throw. Burnett missed the second free throw. Pierce grabs the rebound. Utah State 66 - 58.
9:39 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Larkin outside. Larkin shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Maples grabs the rebound.
9:25 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson leads the fast break with Cook to the right. Nielson passes the ball to Cook at the basket. Cook attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Utah State 68 - 58.
9:21 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Vance to Center. Illinois substitutes Garrett to Power Forward.
9:21 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against a zone defense. Larkin passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Utah State 68 - 60.
9:04 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Knox to Shooting Guard and Cook to Small Forward. Illinois substitutes Larkin to Point Guard and Russo to Shooting Guard.
9:04 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Knox. Knox with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
8:55 - Illinois: Larkin brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Larkin passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Pierce charged with the foul while taking the shot over Vance.
8:43 - Game Event: Time out. Utah State substitutes Cook to Shooting Guard, Holder to Small Forward and Burnett to Center. Illinois substitutes Keller to Point Guard, McDonald to Shooting Guard and Ivy to Power Forward.
8:43 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder. Reynolds steals the pass from Holder.
8:31 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
8:16 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break with Nielson and Holder. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McDonald grabs the rebound.
8:12 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald outside. McDonald shoots from deep. The shot misses. Burnett grabs the rebound.
7:47 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Nielson attacks with the ball on the fast break. Nielson passes the ball to Cook on the perimeter. Cook shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Keller grabs the rebound.
7:41 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Keller leads the fast break with McDonald to the right. Keller lays it up. The shot goes in! Utah State 68 - 62.
7:37 - Utah State: Fast break opportunity! Cook leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cook passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burnett. Utah State 71 - 62.
7:15 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald in the paint. McDonald passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound.
6:59 - Illinois: Reynolds has the rebound and restarts the offense. Reynolds shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the offensive rebound.
6:55 - Illinois: Pierce has the rebound. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Utah State 71 - 64.
6:55 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Illinois!
6:53 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Nielson commits the foul on the drive.
6:42 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Utah State 71 - 66.
6:28 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Keller steals the pass from Cook.
6:24 - Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDonald leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDonald shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Utah State 71 - 69.
6:11 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder outside. Holder passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
5:46 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDonald passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy shoots from the block. Foul! Burnett fouls Ivy on the shot. Ivy makes the first free throw. Ivy makes the second free throw. Tied 71 - 71.
5:35 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples passes the ball to Cook. Cook passes the ball to Nielson on the perimeter. Nielson drives by Reynolds. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Pierce grabs the rebound.
5:11 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to Keller on the perimeter. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 73 - 71.
4:47 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Tied 73 - 73.
4:37 - Illinois: McDonald brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDonald passes the ball to Keller in the paint. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Ivy passes the ball to McDonald. McDonald drives down the lane. McDonald lays it up. Foul! Cook fouls McDonald on the shot. McDonald makes the first free throw. McDonald makes the second free throw. Illinois 75 - 73.
4:11 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson passes the ball to Maples on the perimeter. Maples shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Holder tips it in. Tied 75 - 75.
3:59 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Pierce tips it in. Illinois 77 - 75.
3:46 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder passes the ball to Maples in the paint. Maples turns the ball over out of bounds.
3:35 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds on the perimeter. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller outside. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ivy shoots a jumper from the base line. Offensive foul! Ivy charged with the foul while taking the shot over Nielson.
3:05 - Utah State: Cook brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cook shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Holder grabs the offensive rebound.
2:59 - Utah State: Holder has the rebound and restarts the offense. Holder shoots from the low post. Foul! Reynolds fouls Holder on the shot. Holder makes the first free throw. Holder makes the second free throw. Tied 77 - 77.
2:55 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. McDonald shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Keller. Illinois 80 - 77.
2:41 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Illinois 80 - 79.
2:31 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds outside. Reynolds tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reynolds turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:13 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder passes the ball to Burnett in the paint. Burnett passes the ball to Nielson. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burnett. Utah State 81 - 80.
1:48 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Ivy. Ivy passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Ivy outside. Ivy passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 82 - 81.
1:19 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson turns the ball over out of bounds.
1:15 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against pressure defense. Keller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Keller passes the ball to Pierce in the paint. Pierce shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Illinois 84 - 81.
1:15 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
1:05 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Keller steals the pass from Nielson.
1:01 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Keller. Keller passes the ball to Reynolds. Reynolds passes the ball to Pierce. Pierce passes the ball to McDonald on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. McDonald shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Maples grabs the rebound.
0:28 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Nielson passes the ball to Holder on the perimeter. Holder carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
0:21 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Keller passes the ball to Ivy in the paint. Foul! Cook commits the intentional foul on Ivy. In the double bonus, Ivy is shooting two free throws. Ivy makes the first free throw. Ivy makes the second free throw. Illinois 86 - 81.
0:16 - Utah State: Nielson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Nielson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Nielson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Maples grabs the offensive rebound.
0:05 - Utah State: Maples has the rebound. Maples shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Illinois 86 - 83.
0:03 - Illinois: Keller brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Keller passes the ball to McDonald outside. Foul! Holder commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Reynolds is shooting two free throws. Reynolds makes the first free throw. Reynolds makes the second free throw. Illinois 88 - 83.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Utah State 83, Illinois 88
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