Rutgers 82-73 Illinois (Feb 5, 2025) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

15-8, 7-6 Big Ten

	1	2	T
ILL	29	44	73
RUTG	37	45	82

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

12-11, 5-7 Big Ten

TIME		ILL	RUTG
19:41	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Jumper.	2	0
19:23	Dylan Harper missed Layup.	2	0
19:21	Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:20	Dylan Grant missed Dunk.	2	0
19:20	Tomislav Ivisic Block.	2	0
19:16	Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:15	Dylan Grant missed Layup.	2	0
19:15	Tomislav Ivisic Block.	2	0
19:12	Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:12	Dylan Grant missed Layup.	2	0
19:12	Lathan Sommerville Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:12	Tomislav Ivisic Block.	2	0
18:57	Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.	2	0
18:57	Lathan Sommerville Turnover.	2	0
18:57	Kylan Boswell Steal.	2	0
18:51	Dylan Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:49	Ace Bailey Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:49	Ace Bailey missed Layup.	2	0
18:49	Ace Bailey Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:49	Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..	2	0
18:49	Ace Bailey made Free Throw.	2	1
18:49	Ace Bailey made Free Throw.	2	2
18:34	Foul on Lathan Sommerville.	2	2
18:19	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.	2	2
18:16	Dylan Harper Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:00	Jeremiah Williams made Jumper.	2	4
17:48	Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.	2	4
17:41	Dylan Harper Turnover.	2	4
17:29	Tomislav Ivisic missed Jumper.	2	4
17:27	Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:17	Ace Bailey made Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Harper.	2	6
17:02	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Turnover.	2	6
17:02	Dylan Harper Steal.	2	6
16:54	Jeremiah Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:51	Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:39	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:38	Rutgers Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:21	Lathan Sommerville missed Jumper.	2	6
16:21	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:02	Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:00	Dylan Harper Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:41	Dylan Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
15:39	Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:19	Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
15:17	Dylan Harper Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:06	Dylan Harper made Jumper.	2	8
14:51	Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.	4	8
14:32	Ace Bailey missed Jumper.	4	8
14:29	Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.	4	8
14:27	Will Riley Turnover.	4	8
14:27	Jamichael Davis Steal.	4	8
14:22	Jamichael Davis made Layup.	4	10
14:22	Foul on Kylan Boswell.	4	10
14:22	Official TV Timeout	4	10
14:00	Jamichael Davis made Free Throw.	4	11
13:58	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.	4	11
13:54	Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.	4	11
13:51	Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.	4	11
13:48	Will Riley Defensive Rebound.	4	11
13:34	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.	4	11
13:34	Ace Bailey Block.	4	11
13:28	Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.	4	11
13:28	Ace Bailey made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.	4	13
13:05	Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.	6	13
12:38	Dylan Harper made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Dortch.	6	15
12:23	Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.	6	15
12:21	Rutgers Defensive Rebound.	6	15
12:06	Ace Bailey made Jumper.	6	17
11:44	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Jumper.	6	17
11:41	Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound.	6	17
11:29	Ace Bailey made Jumper.	6	19
11:23	Illinois Timeout	6	19
11:23	Official TV Timeout	6	19
11:04	Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.	6	19
11:02	Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound.	6	19
11:00	Will Riley missed Jumper.	6	19
10:57	Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.	6	19
10:46	Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	6	19
10:45	Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.	6	19
10:29	Jeremiah Williams made Jumper.	6	21
10:17	Foul on Bryce Dortch.	6	21
10:06	Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.	6	21
10:04	Jake Davis Offensive Rebound.	6	21
9:50	Will Riley Turnover.	6	21
9:50	Dylan Harper Steal.	6	21
9:43	Dylan Harper made Layup.	6	23
9:33	Illinois Timeout	6	23
9:16	Foul on Jeremiah Williams.	6	23
9:16	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Free Throw.	6	23
9:16	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	6	23
9:16	Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.	7	23
9:16	Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.	8	23
8:58	Dylan Harper Turnover.	8	23
8:58	Kasparas Jakucionis Steal.	8	23
8:54	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.	8	23
8:54	Dylan Harper Block.	8	23
8:54	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	8	23
8:46	Foul on Lathan Sommerville.	8	23
8:33	Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.	11	23
8:14	Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..	11	23
8:13	Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.	11	23
8:13	Zach Martini made Free Throw.	11	24
8:12	Zach Martini missed Free Throw.	11	24
8:10	Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.	11	24
8:03	Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.	11	24
8:00	Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound.	11	24
7:58	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.	11	24
7:58	Ace Bailey Block.	11	24
7:55	Ace Bailey Defensive Rebound.	11	24
7:51	Dylan Harper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ace Bailey.	11	27
7:35	Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.	13	27
7:14	Ace Bailey missed Jumper.	13	27
7:12	Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.	13	27
6:58	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.	13	27
6:57	Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.	13	27
6:57	Foul on Bryce Dortch.	13	27
6:57	Official TV Timeout	13	27
6:57	Ben Humrichous made Free Throw.	14	27
6:55	Ben Humrichous missed Free Throw.	14	27
6:54	Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound.	14	27
6:48	Rutgers Turnover.	14	27
6:38	Foul on Jeremiah Williams.	14	27
6:38	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Free Throw.	14	27
6:38	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	14	27
6:38	Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.	15	27
6:21	Dylan Harper missed Jumper.	15	27
6:21	Dylan Grant Offensive Rebound.	15	27
6:21	Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.	15	27
6:16	Lathan Sommerville missed Layup.	15	27
6:14	Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.	15	27
6:12	Kylan Boswell Turnover.	15	27
5:56	Lathan Sommerville made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Harper.	15	29
5:29	Tomislav Ivisic made Layup.	17	29
5:10	Dylan Harper missed Layup.	17	29
5:07	Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.	17	29
5:01	Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.	17	29
4:57	Dylan Harper Defensive Rebound.	17	29
4:45	Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.	17	29
4:43	Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.	17	29
4:37	Kylan Boswell missed Layup.	17	29
4:37	Dylan Grant Block.	17	29
4:35	Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.	17	29
4:25	Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.	17	29
4:25	Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw.	17	30
4:25	Lathan Sommerville made Free Throw.	17	31
4:08	Will Riley made Jumper.	19	31
3:45	Dylan Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	19	31
3:43	Will Riley Defensive Rebound.	19	31
3:37	Kylan Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Will Riley.	21	31
3:06	Ace Bailey missed Jumper.	21	31
3:06	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	21	31
3:06	Official TV Timeout	21	31
2:53	Will Riley made Layup.	23	31
2:20	Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.	23	31
2:18	Ace Bailey Offensive Rebound.	23	31
2:15	Ace Bailey made Layup.	23	33
1:57	Foul on Ace Bailey.	23	33
1:57	Will Riley made Free Throw.	24	33
1:57	Will Riley made Free Throw.	25	33
1:57	Will Riley made Free Throw.	26	33
1:46	Tyson Acuff Turnover.	26	33
1:46	Kylan Boswell Steal.	26	33
1:38	Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.	26	33
1:38	Dylan Harper Steal.	26	33
1:36	Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.	26	33
1:36	Dylan Harper made Free Throw.	26	34
1:36	Dylan Harper made Free Throw.	26	35
1:22	Ben Humrichous made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Riley.	29	35
1:01	Dylan Harper missed Layup.	29	35
0:59	Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.	29	35
0:51	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0:49	Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.	29	35
0:38	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0:37	Rutgers Defensive Rebound.	29	35
0:37	Foul on Jake Davis.	29	35
0:37	Jamichael Davis missed Free Throw.	29	35
0:37	Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.	29	35
0:12	Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0:10	Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.	29	35
0:08	Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0:04	Dylan Harper Defensive Rebound.	29	35
0:02	Foul on Kylan Boswell.	29	35
0:02	Dylan Harper made Free Throw.	29	36
0:02	Dylan Harper made Free Throw.	29	37
0:00	End of 1st half	29	37

Ace Bailey blocks shot, then scores on the other end

0:21

Dylan Harper's 28 points lead Rutgers to upset win

1:59

Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Game Highlights

1:58

Jersey Mike’s Arena

8:30 PM, February 5, 2025Coverage: BTN

Piscataway, NJ

Line: ILL -6.5

Over/Under: 158.5

Attendance: 8,000

Referees:
Larry Scirotto
Jeffrey Anderson
Owen Shortt

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	30-7
Maryland	14-6	3	27-9
Michigan	14-6	3	27-10
Wisconsin	13-7	4	27-10
UCLA	13-7	4	23-11
Purdue	13-7	4	24-12
Oregon	12-8	5	25-10
Illinois	12-8	5	22-13
Indiana	10-10	7	19-13
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-15
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-17
Nebraska	7-13	10	21-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	17-16
Iowa	7-13	10	17-16
USC	7-13	10	17-18
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-17
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

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