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Shannon scores 19 to lead Illinois past Western Illinois, 84-52

AP
Nov 24, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Terrence Shannon, Jr. scored 19 points as Illinois Fighting Illini ended its six-game home stand to open the season by routing Western Michigan, 84-52 on Friday night.

Illinois has won five of its first six games with only a loss to No. 4 Marquette.

Luke Goode's 3-pointer eight minutes in put the Illini up 18-6. Illinois then held the Leathernecks scoreless over the final 4:30 of the first half to take a 40-23 advantage into intermission. The Western Illinois Leathernecks scoring drought lasted until Jesiah West hit a jumper three minutes in to make it 44-25.

Dain Dainja scored 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Illinois. Quincy Guerrier added 10 points and had 15 rebounds.

James Dent Jr. scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds for Western Illinois (2-4). West scored 11 points, Ryan Myers 10 and Drew Cisse added 12 rebounds and scored eight points.

Illinois will have a week off to prepare for its Big Ten Conference opener at Rutgers Dec. 2. Western Illinois plays at Wisconsin Monday.

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1st Half
WIU
Leathernecks
23
ILL
Fighting Illini
40

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Drew Cisse vs. Dain Dainja (Leathernecks gains possession)
19:49		Quincy Guerrier blocks Jesiah West's two point layup
19:48		Leathernecks offensive rebound
19:42		Jesiah West misses three point jump shot
19:40		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
19:23		Dain Dainja misses two point floating jump shot
19:21		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
19:19	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point putback layup	0-2
18:53		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
18:51		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
18:35		Ty Rodgers turnover (lost ball) (Braden Lamar steals)
18:11	+2	Jesiah West makes two point layup (Ryan Myers assists)	2-2
18:06	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point floating jump shot	2-4
17:49		Ty Rodgers personal foul
17:41		Ryan Myers misses two point floating jump shot
17:39		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
17:15	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point reverse layup	2-6
16:50	+2	Drew Cisse makes two point turnaround hook shot	4-6
16:36		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
16:34		Braden Lamar defensive rebound
16:08		Braden Lamar misses two point turnaround hook shot
16:06		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
16:02		Dain Dainja turnover (bad pass)
15:42		Quincy Guerrier blocks Tay Knox's two point turnaround hook shot
15:40		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point floating jump shot	4-8
14:54		Jesiah West misses two point driving hook shot
14:53		Drew Cisse offensive rebound
14:52		Drew Cisse misses two point layup
14:51		Leathernecks offensive rebound
14:51		TV timeout
14:45		James Dent Jr. misses two point stepback bank jump shot
14:43		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
14:37		Drew Cisse shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
14:37		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:37		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:37		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
14:29		Ryan Myers turnover (out of bounds)
14:07		Drew Cisse blocks Quincy Guerrier's two point layup
14:05		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
13:57		Ryan Myers turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals)
13:44	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marcus Domask assists)	4-11
13:25		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:23		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Marcus Domask makes two point layup	4-13
12:51	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	6-13
12:38	+2	Marcus Domask makes two point floating jump shot	6-15
12:23		Jesiah West turnover (traveling)
12:06		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
12:04		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
11:58		Tay Knox blocks Amani Hansberry's two point layup
11:56		Marcus Domask offensive rebound
11:44	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Marcus Domask assists)	6-18
11:35		James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals)
11:30	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot	6-21
11:28		Leathernecks 30 second timeout
11:30		TV timeout
11:00	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Myers assists)	9-21
10:35		Ty Rodgers misses two point floating jump shot
10:33		Braden Lamar defensive rebound
10:26	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	12-21
10:04		Marcus Domask misses two point layup
10:02		Ryan Myers defensive rebound
9:48		Joe Petrakis misses three point jump shot
9:46		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound
9:43		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point layup
9:41		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
9:34	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	14-21
9:11		Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
9:09		Jesiah West defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Jesiah West makes two point dunk (Drew Cisse assists)	16-21
8:45	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point layup	16-23
8:26		Ryan Myers misses two point layup
8:24		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	16-25
7:46		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
7:44		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
7:39	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	16-27
7:25	+2	Jesiah West makes two point layup	18-27
7:25		Terrence Shannon Jr. shooting foul (Jesiah West draws the foul)
7:25		TV timeout
7:25	+1	Jesiah West makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-27
7:00	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists)	19-30
6:39		Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
6:39		James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:39	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-30
6:39	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	21-30
6:26	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Ty Rodgers assists)	21-32
6:08		Drew Cisse misses two point jump shot
6:07		Leathernecks offensive rebound
6:03		Ryan Myers turnover (out of bounds)
5:49		Ryan Myers personal foul
5:49		Tay Knox personal foul
5:42		Tay Knox shooting foul (Ty Rodgers draws the foul)
5:42		Ty Rodgers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:42	+1	Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-33
5:20		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:18		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
5:12		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
5:11		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
5:11		Braden Lamar personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
5:06		Justin Harmon turnover (bad pass) (Drew Cisse steals)
4:52		Ryan Myers turnover (lost ball)
4:36		Jesiah West blocks Ty Rodgers's two point layup
4:34		Shay Davis defensive rebound
4:29	+2	Jesiah West makes two point layup (Shay Davis assists)	23-33
4:17	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists)	23-36
3:56		Jesiah West misses two point pullup jump shot
3:54		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:37		Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
3:35		Justin Harmon offensive rebound
3:35		Justin Harmon misses two point layup
3:33		Jesiah West defensive rebound
3:29		Shay Davis misses three point stepback jump shot
3:27		Luke Goode defensive rebound
3:21		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
3:19		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
2:58		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
2:56		Luke Goode defensive rebound
2:43		Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot
2:41		Shay Davis defensive rebound
2:19		Jesiah West misses two point driving hook shot
2:17		Luke Goode defensive rebound
2:05		Amani Hansberry misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:03		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
1:51		James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Justin Harmon steals)
1:45	+2	Justin Harmon makes two point layup	23-38
1:28		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
1:26		Marcus Domask defensive rebound
1:20		Marcus Domask misses two point layup
1:18		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
1:16	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point putback layup	23-40
0:48		Quincy Guerrier blocks Shay Davis's two point layup
0:47		Leathernecks offensive rebound
0:43		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:41		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
0:14		Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
0:13		Fighting Illini turnover (shot clock violation)
0:05		Justin Harmon blocks James Dent Jr.'s two point jump shot
0:04		James Dent Jr. offensive rebound
0:03		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:01		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WIU
Leathernecks
29
ILL
Fighting Illini
44

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Marcus Domask misses two point floating jump shot
19:43		Ryan Myers defensive rebound
19:19		James Dent Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
19:17		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point layup	23-42
18:43		Jesiah West turnover (traveling)
18:22		Quincy Guerrier misses two point layup
18:20		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
18:04		Braden Lamar misses two point jump shot
18:02		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
17:54	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point floating jump shot	23-44
17:32		Dain Dainja blocks Drew Cisse's two point hook shot
17:31		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
17:18		Ty Rodgers turnover (bad pass)
17:06	+2	Jesiah West makes two point layup	25-44
16:53		Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jesiah West steals)
16:47		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
16:45		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
16:38		Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
16:36		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
16:30	+3	Ryan Myers makes three point pullup jump shot	28-44
16:09	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	28-47
15:49		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
15:48		Jump ball. James Dent Jr. vs. Marcus Domask (James Dent Jr. gains possession)
15:48		James Dent Jr. offensive rebound
15:48		TV timeout
15:46	+2	Drew Cisse makes two point alley-oop layup (Ryan Myers assists)	30-47
15:29		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
15:27		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
15:11		Justin Harmon personal foul
15:08	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Drew Cisse assists)	33-47
14:41		Drew Cisse blocks Ty Rodgers's two point floating jump shot
14:39		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
14:34	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point putback layup	33-49
14:27	+2	Ryan Myers makes two point layup	35-49
14:13		Jesiah West personal foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
14:09		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
14:07		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
13:46		Jesiah West misses three point jump shot
13:44		Drew Cisse offensive rebound
13:36		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
13:35		Leathernecks offensive rebound
13:26		Marcus Domask blocks Tay Knox's two point floating jump shot
13:24		Tay Knox offensive rebound
13:19	+2	Tay Knox makes two point putback layup	37-49
13:12		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
13:10		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
13:02		James Dent Jr. misses two point layup
13:00		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
12:45		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
12:44		Ryan Myers personal foul
12:37	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot	37-52
12:19		Jesiah West misses two point dunk
12:17		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
12:11		Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
12:09		Marcus Domask offensive rebound
12:08		Jesiah West personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
12:06	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dain Dainja assists)	37-55
11:50		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:48		Drew Cisse offensive rebound
11:46		Drew Cisse misses two point layup
11:45		Drew Cisse offensive rebound
11:40		Ty Rodgers shooting foul (Tay Knox draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:40	+1	Tay Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-55
11:40		Tay Knox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:40		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
11:15		Luke Goode misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:13		Tay Knox defensive rebound
11:03		James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)
11:03		James Dent Jr. personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
10:56		Jesiah West personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
10:48		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
10:46		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
10:40	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point putback dunk	38-57
10:20		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
10:18		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup	38-59
9:47	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	40-59
9:35		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
9:33		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
9:27	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point putback layup	40-61
9:14		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:12		Leathernecks offensive rebound
9:06	+2	Ryan Myers makes two point layup	42-61
8:56		Tay Knox personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
8:51		Dain Dainja turnover (lost ball) (James Dent Jr. steals)
8:45	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	45-61
8:20	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point driving floating jump shot	45-63
8:11		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
8:09		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
8:03		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
8:01		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
7:59		Jesiah West shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:59	+1	Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-64
7:44	+2	Drew Cisse makes two point layup	47-64
7:37		Drew Cisse personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-65
7:37	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-66
7:24		Ryan Myers misses two point pullup jump shot
7:22		Justin Harmon defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point pullup bank jump shot (Justin Harmon assists)	47-69
6:57		Quincy Guerrier blocks Drew Cisse's two point layup
6:55		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
6:44	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point driving floating jump shot	47-71
6:26		Jesiah West misses two point layup
6:24		Justin Harmon defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Ty Rodgers assists)	47-73
6:03		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:01		KJ Lee offensive rebound
5:53		KJ Lee misses three point jump shot
5:51		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
5:50		Drew Cisse personal foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-74
5:50		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:50		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Drew Cisse makes two point layup	49-74
5:21		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:19		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
5:12		Drew Cisse blocks Terrence Shannon Jr.'s two point layup
5:11		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
5:09		Drew Cisse shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-75
5:09		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:09		Leathernecks defensive rebound
4:50		Drew Cisse turnover (bad pass) (Justin Harmon steals)
4:39		Quincy Guerrier misses two point turnaround hook shot
4:37		James Dent Jr. defensive rebound
4:37		Justin Harmon personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
4:27		Terrence Shannon Jr. blocks James Dent Jr.'s three point jump shot
4:25		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Marcus Domask makes two point layup	49-77
3:57		Ryan Myers misses two point layup
3:55		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
3:54		Quincy Guerrier turnover (lost ball) (Braden Lamar steals)
3:54		Quincy Guerrier shooting foul (Braden Lamar draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54		Braden Lamar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:54		Braden Lamar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:54		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
3:41	+3	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes three point jump shot	49-80
3:20	+3	Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot	52-80
3:03		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point layup
3:01		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound
2:58		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point floating jump shot
2:56		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
2:51	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point tip layup	52-82
2:34		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
2:32		Marcus Domask defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Marcus Domask makes two point pullup jump shot	52-84
1:57		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul (De'Meiko Anderson draws the foul)
1:52		KJ Lee misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:50		Luke Goode defensive rebound
1:20		A.J. Redd misses two point jump shot
1:18		De'Meiko Anderson defensive rebound
1:08		De'Meiko Anderson misses two point jump shot
1:07		Joe Petrakis offensive rebound
1:06		Amani Hansberry blocks Joe Petrakis's two point layup
1:04		A.J. Redd defensive rebound
0:35		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point stepback jump shot
0:34		Luke Goode offensive rebound
0:18		Max Williams turnover (traveling)
0:12		Joe Petrakis misses three point jump shot
0:10		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound