Arkansas 73-63 Illinois (Mar 16, 2023) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

20-13

	1	2	T
ILL	26	37	63
ARK	36	37	73

Arkansas Razorbacks

21-13

Anthony Black missed Layup.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
Anthony Black missed Jumper.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Layup.
Kamani Johnson missed Layup.
Anthony Black missed Jumper.
Davonte Davis missed Jumper.
Davonte Davis made Layup.
Anthony Black made Jumper.
Davonte Davis made Layup.
Davonte Davis missed Jumper.
Ricky Council IV missed Three Point Jumper.
Davonte Davis made Jumper.
Anthony Black missed Layup.
Makhi Mitchell made Layup.
Ricky Council IV missed Jumper.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
Jordan Walsh made Jumper.
Nick Smith Jr. made Layup.
Nick Smith Jr. made Jumper.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
Ricky Council IV made Dunk. Assisted by Makhi Mitchell.
Anthony Black made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Walsh.
Anthony Black made Jumper.
Ricky Council IV made Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Walsh missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Walsh made Layup.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Council IV missed Dunk.
Anthony Black missed Jumper.
Kamani Johnson missed Layup.
Kamani Johnson made Layup.
Anthony Black missed Three Point Jumper.
Davonte Davis made Jumper.
Ricky Council IV missed Jumper.
Davonte Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.
Davonte Davis missed Jumper.
Kamani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Davonte Davis.
Kamani Johnson missed Layup.
Davonte Davis missed Jumper.
Davonte Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Black.
Jordan Walsh missed Layup.
Davonte Davis made Two Point Tip Shot.
Makhi Mitchell made Layup.
Makhi Mitchell missed Layup.
Jordan Walsh missed Jumper.
Makhi Mitchell made Jumper.
Makhi Mitchell made Layup.
Ricky Council IV missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Smith Jr. missed Layup.
Anthony Black missed Jumper.
Anthony Black made Jumper.
Anthony Black missed Jumper.
Davonte Davis made Three Point Jumper.
Davonte Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Walsh missed Jumper.
Ricky Council IV missed Dunk.
Davonte Davis missed Jumper.
Jordan Walsh missed Jumper.
Jordan Walsh missed Layup.
Ricky Council IV made Layup.
Dain Dainja missed Layup.
Coleman Hawkins made Layup.
RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Melendez missed Jumper.
Jayden Epps missed Layup.
Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
Jayden Epps missed Jumper.
Jayden Epps made Layup.
Ty Rodgers missed Jumper.
Sencire Harris missed Jumper.
Sencire Harris made Layup.
RJ Melendez missed Jumper.
Jayden Epps missed Layup.
Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.
Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.
Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Goode.
Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.
Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Layup.
Ty Rodgers missed Layup.
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.
Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Goode missed Jumper.
Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Layup.
Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.
Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.
Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
Ty Rodgers made Dunk. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.
Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper.
RJ Melendez made Jumper.
RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
Ty Rodgers made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
Dain Dainja made Layup. Assisted by Sencire Harris.
Sencire Harris missed Layup.
RJ Melendez made Dunk.
Luke Goode missed Three Point Jumper.
Ty Rodgers made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
Terrence Shannon Jr. made Dunk.
Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.

ILLINOIS

ARKANSAS

TIME		ILL	ARK
20:00	Jump Ball won by Illinois	0	0
19:49	Dain Dainja missed Layup.	0	0
19:49	Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:33	Anthony Black missed Layup.	0	0
19:33	Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:26	Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.	0	0
19:26	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:10	Coleman Hawkins made Layup.	2	0
18:38	Anthony Black missed Jumper.	2	0
18:38	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:25	RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:25	Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:11	Nick Smith Jr. missed Layup.	2	0
18:11	Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:10	Kamani Johnson missed Layup.	2	0
18:10	Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.	2	0
18:06	Anthony Black missed Jumper.	2	0
18:06	Dain Dainja Block.	2	0
18:06	Arkansas Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:03	Davonte Davis missed Jumper.	2	0
18:03	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:52	Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.	2	0
17:52	Davonte Davis Steal.	2	0
17:46	Davonte Davis made Layup.	2	2
17:33	Matthew Mayer Turnover.	2	2
17:18	Anthony Black made Jumper.	2	4
16:59	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
16:59	Kamani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:31	Davonte Davis made Layup.	2	6
16:13	RJ Melendez missed Jumper.	2	6
16:13	Davonte Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:04	Foul on RJ Melendez.	2	6
16:04	Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.	2	7
16:04	Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.	2	8
15:53	Jayden Epps missed Layup.	2	8
15:53	Makhi Mitchell Block.	2	8
15:53	Davonte Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	8
15:46	Davonte Davis missed Jumper.	2	8
15:46	Ricky Council IV Offensive Rebound.	2	8
15:41	Ricky Council IV missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
15:41	Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.	2	8
15:26	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
15:26	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	2	8
15:24	Official TV Timeout	2	8
15:10	Coleman Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
15:10	Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.	2	8
15:08	Foul on Luke Goode.	2	8
14:39	Nick Smith Jr. Turnover.	2	8
14:22	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
14:22	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	2	8
14:14	Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Hawkins.	5	8
14:03	Davonte Davis Turnover.	5	8
14:03	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	5	8
13:59	Foul on Davonte Davis.	5	8
13:50	Foul on Jordan Walsh.	5	8
13:29	Coleman Hawkins missed Jumper.	5	8
13:29	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	5	8
13:29	Illinois Turnover.	5	8
13:16	Davonte Davis made Jumper.	5	10
12:58	Jayden Epps missed Jumper.	5	10
12:58	Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.	5	10
12:53	Anthony Black Turnover.	5	10
12:53	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	5	10
12:47	Jayden Epps made Layup.	7	10
12:30	Anthony Black missed Layup.	7	10
12:30	Luke Goode Defensive Rebound.	7	10
12:12	Jayden Epps Turnover.	7	10
12:12	Anthony Black Steal.	7	10
12:09	Davonte Davis Turnover.	7	10
12:09	Coleman Hawkins Steal.	7	10
12:01	Coleman Hawkins Turnover.	7	10
12:01	Davonte Davis Steal.	7	10
11:55	Makhi Mitchell made Layup.	7	12
11:30	Ty Rodgers missed Jumper.	7	12
11:30	Makhi Mitchell Defensive Rebound.	7	12
11:17	Foul on Jayden Epps.	7	12
11:17	Official TV Timeout	7	12
11:17	Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.	7	13
11:17	Ricky Council IV missed Free Throw.	7	13
11:17	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	7	13
11:06	Sencire Harris missed Jumper.	7	13
11:06	Davonte Davis Defensive Rebound.	7	13
10:55	Ricky Council IV missed Jumper.	7	13
10:55	RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.	7	13
10:23	Foul on Davonte Davis.	7	13
10:23	Dain Dainja missed Free Throw.	7	13
10:23	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	7	13
10:23	Dain Dainja made Free Throw.	8	13
10:12	Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.	8	13
10:12	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	8	13
9:58	Sencire Harris made Layup.	10	13
9:37	Jordan Walsh made Jumper.	10	15
9:16	RJ Melendez missed Jumper.	10	15
9:16	Jordan Walsh Defensive Rebound.	10	15
8:59	Foul on Dain Dainja.	10	15
8:59	Makhel Mitchell made Free Throw.	10	16
8:59	Makhel Mitchell missed Free Throw.	10	16
8:59	Terrence Shannon Jr. Defensive Rebound.	10	16
8:47	Terrence Shannon Jr. Turnover.	10	16
8:47	Ricky Council IV Steal.	10	16
8:42	Nick Smith Jr. made Layup.	10	18
8:24	Dain Dainja Turnover.	10	18
8:12	Foul on Terrence Shannon Jr..	10	18
8:12	Anthony Black missed Free Throw.	10	18
8:12	Arkansas Deadball Team Rebound.	10	18
8:12	Anthony Black made Free Throw.	10	19
7:58	Jayden Epps missed Layup.	10	19
7:58	Luke Goode Offensive Rebound.	10	19
7:54	Foul on Makhi Mitchell.	10	19
7:54	Official TV Timeout	10	19
7:46	Matthew Mayer missed Jumper.	10	19
7:46	Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.	10	19
7:31	Nick Smith Jr. made Jumper.	10	21
7:05	Jayden Epps missed Three Point Jumper.	10	21
7:05	Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.	10	21
6:54	Foul on Matthew Mayer.	10	21
6:54	Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.	10	22
6:54	Ricky Council IV made Free Throw.	10	23
6:39	Foul on Jordan Walsh.	10	23
6:39	Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.	11	23
6:39	Matthew Mayer made Free Throw.	12	23
6:39	Matthew Mayer missed Free Throw.	12	23
6:39	Jordan Walsh Defensive Rebound.	12	23
6:24	Nick Smith Jr. missed Jumper.	12	23
6:24	Ty Rodgers Block.	12	23
6:24	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	12	23
6:05	Coleman Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Goode.	15	23
5:51	Ricky Council IV made Dunk. Assisted by Makhi Mitchell.	15	25
5:41	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Layup.	15	25
5:41	Makhi Mitchell Block.	15	25
5:41	Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.	15	25
5:19	Anthony Black made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Walsh.	15	27
5:01	Luke Goode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Rodgers.	18	27
4:46	Anthony Black made Jumper.	18	29
4:34	Matthew Mayer missed Three Point Jumper.	18	29
4:34	Jalen Graham Defensive Rebound.	18	29
4:06	Ricky Council IV made Three Point Jumper.	18	32
3:50	Foul on Anthony Black.	18	32
3:50	Official TV Timeout	18	32
3:50	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.	19	32
3:50	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.	20	32
3:38	Jordan Walsh missed Three Point Jumper.	20	32
3:38	Dain Dainja Defensive Rebound.	20	32
3:26	Sencire Harris Turnover.	20	32
3:26	Anthony Black Steal.	20	32
3:19	Jordan Walsh made Layup.	20	34
3:19	Foul on Sencire Harris.	20	34
3:19	Jordan Walsh missed Free Throw.	20	34
3:19	Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	20	34
3:16	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Layup.	22	34
3:00	Ricky Council IV Turnover.	22	34
3:00	Ty Rodgers Steal.	22	34
2:56	Ty Rodgers missed Layup.	22	34
2:56	Ricky Council IV Block.	22	34
2:56	Anthony Black Defensive Rebound.	22	34
2:48	Nick Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	22	34
2:48	Ricky Council IV Offensive Rebound.	22	34
2:46	Ricky Council IV missed Dunk.	22	34
2:46	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	22	34
2:33	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Jumper.	24	34
2:04	Jordan Walsh Turnover.	24	34
2:04	Ty Rodgers Steal.	24	34
1:45	Foul on Makhi Mitchell.	24	34
1:45	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.	25	34
1:45	Terrence Shannon Jr. made Free Throw.	26	34
1:33	Foul on RJ Melendez.	26	34
1:33	Nick Smith Jr. missed Free Throw.	26	34
1:33	Ty Rodgers Defensive Rebound.	26	34
1:04	Terrence Shannon Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	26	34
1:04	Arkansas Defensive Rebound.	26	34
0:51	Anthony Black missed Jumper.	26	34
0:51	Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	26	34
0:47	Kamani Johnson missed Layup.	26	34
0:45	Kamani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	26	34
0:44	Kamani Johnson made Layup.	26	36
0:37	Illinois Timeout	26	36
0:37	Official TV Timeout	26	36
0:11	Luke Goode missed Jumper.	26	36
0:11	Ricky Council IV Defensive Rebound.	26	36
0:08	Ricky Council IV Turnover.	26	36
0:08	Ty Rodgers Steal.	26	36
0:03	Ty Rodgers Turnover.	26	36
0:03	Jordan Walsh Steal.	26	36
0:01	Anthony Black missed Three Point Jumper.	26	36
0:01	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	26	36
0:00	End of 1st half	26	36

Wells Fargo Arena

4:34 PM, March 16, 2023Coverage: TBS

Des Moines, IA

Line: ARK -2.5

Over/Under: 144.5

Attendance: 16,745

Referees:
Sean Hull
Bert Smith
Brooks Wells

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Wisconsin	0-0	-	7-0
Oregon	0-0	-	5-0
Penn State	0-0	-	5-0
Indiana	0-0	-	4-0
Iowa	0-0	-	5-1
Maryland	0-0	-	5-1
Northwestern	0-0	-	5-1
Purdue	0-0	-	5-1
UCLA	0-0	-	5-1
USC	0-0	-	5-1
Illinois	0-0	-	4-1
Michigan	0-0	-	4-1
Michigan State	0-0	-	4-1
Minnesota	0-0	-	4-1
Nebraska	0-0	-	4-1
Ohio State	0-0	-	4-1
Rutgers	0-0	-	4-1
Washington	0-0	-	4-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Florida	0-0	-	6-0
Tennessee	0-0	-	6-0
Kentucky	0-0	-	5-0
Ole Miss	0-0	-	5-0
Mississippi State	0-0	-	5-0
Auburn	0-0	-	4-0
Oklahoma	0-0	-	4-0
Georgia	0-0	-	6-1
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	6-1
LSU	0-0	-	5-1
Missouri	0-0	-	5-1
Texas	0-0	-	5-1
Alabama	0-0	-	4-1
Arkansas	0-0	-	4-1
Texas A&M	0-0	-	4-1
South Carolina	0-0	-	3-2

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