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Cockburn, Plummer lead Illinois past Notre Dame 82-72

AP
Nov 29, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Kofi Cockburn scored 28 points, Alfonso Plummer added 21 and Illinois Fighting Illini defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish 82-72 on Monday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Cockburn, a preseason All-American and player of the year candidate, leads the nation in scoring at 26.6 points per game. He did not take a shot in the first 12 minutes but finished the first half with 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting. For the game, he was 11 of 16 from the field and made 6 of 9 free throws.

Cockburn scored eight points early in the second half and his dunk with 14:50 remaining gave the Illini a 56-43 lead. Jacob Grandison's 3-pointer extended the lead to 59-43.

At that point, the pace slowed down for Illinois and Notre Dame drew within 67-62 when Cormac Ryan hit a 3-pointer with just under six minutes to go.

Illinois (4-2) pushed the lead to 71-63 at the final official timeout then made 11 of 12 free throws in the final three minutes, including 8 for 8 by Plummer.

Freshman Blake Wesley led Notre Dame with a season-high 24 points off the bench. Dane Goodwin had 15 points and Nate Leszewski scored 13 for the Fighting Irish (3-3).

The matchup paired two of the top 15 schools in all-time victories. With 1,840 wins, Illinois is 15th on the list and Notre Dame is eighth with 1,918 wins.

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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
34
ILL
Fighting Illini
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Paul Atkinson vs. Kofi Cockburn (Coleman Hawkins gains possession)
19:50	+3	Da'Monte Williams makes three point jump shot (Kofi Cockburn assists)	0-3
19:35		Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
19:33		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
19:23		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
19:21		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
19:19		Coleman Hawkins offensive foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)
19:19		Coleman Hawkins turnover
18:54	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)	3-3
18:43		Coleman Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Nate Laszewski steals)
18:33		Paul Atkinson misses two point hook shot
18:31		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
18:20	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Da'Monte Williams assists)	3-6
17:53	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)	6-6
17:33		Coleman Hawkins offensive foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
17:33		Coleman Hawkins turnover
17:19	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point fadeaway jump shot	8-6
17:08		Da'Monte Williams turnover (lost ball) (Paul Atkinson steals)
17:03		Dane Goodwin misses two point layup
17:01		Cormac Ryan offensive rebound
17:01	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point putback layup	10-6
16:47		Paul Atkinson personal foul
16:41	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Da'Monte Williams assists)	10-9
16:11		Prentiss Hubb misses two point jump shot
16:09		Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
15:57		Kofi Cockburn turnover (traveling)
15:57		TV timeout
15:34	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point driving dunk	12-9
15:14	+3	Alfonso Plummer makes three point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	12-12
14:51		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
14:49		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
14:41		Kofi Cockburn offensive foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
14:41		Kofi Cockburn turnover
14:25		Trey Wertz misses two point jump shot
14:23		Luke Goode defensive rebound
14:13		Blake Wesley personal foul (Da'Monte Williams draws the foul)
14:04		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
14:02		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
13:39		Paul Atkinson turnover (bad pass) (Trent Frazier steals)
13:33	+2	Trent Frazier makes two point layup	12-14
13:15		Alfonso Plummer personal foul (Trey Wertz draws the foul)
13:06		Trey Wertz turnover (traveling)
12:41	+2	Alfonso Plummer makes two point finger roll layup	12-16
12:26		Luke Goode personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
12:24		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
12:22		Blake Wesley offensive rebound
12:14		Jump ball. Trey Wertz vs. Omar Payne (Fighting Irish gains possession)
12:10	+2	Trey Wertz makes two point floating jump shot	14-16
11:55		Nate Laszewski blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup
11:53		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
11:31		Nate Laszewski offensive foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
11:31		Nate Laszewski turnover
11:31		TV timeout
11:16		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
11:14		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
10:55		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
10:53		Luke Goode defensive rebound
10:46		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
10:44		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
10:33	+2	Elijah Taylor makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)	16-16
10:23		RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot
10:21		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
10:00		Prentiss Hubb turnover (lost ball) (Luke Goode steals)
9:37	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup	16-18
9:09	+2	Elijah Taylor makes two point layup	18-18
8:45	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Da'Monte Williams assists)	18-21
8:16		Prentiss Hubb misses two point jump shot
8:14		Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
8:10		Kofi Cockburn turnover (traveling)
7:49	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point turnaround hook shot	20-21
7:39	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Da'Monte Williams assists)	20-23
7:19		RJ Melendez blocks Dane Goodwin's two point jump shot
7:17		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
7:17		TV timeout
7:10		Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
7:08		Jacob Grandison defensive rebound
6:48	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Da'Monte Williams assists)	20-26
6:17	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot	22-26
5:59		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
5:57		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup	22-28
5:27	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	25-28
5:07	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Kofi Cockburn assists)	25-31
4:52		Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
4:50		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
4:38		Omar Payne blocks Trey Wertz's two point layup
4:36		Trent Frazier defensive rebound
4:26		Alfonso Plummer misses two point jump shot
4:24		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
4:15		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
4:13		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
4:00		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
3:58		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
3:46		Trey Wertz offensive foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
3:46		Trey Wertz turnover
3:46		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Jacob Grandison assists)	25-33
3:20	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point driving layup	27-33
3:11	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Jacob Grandison assists)	27-35
2:59		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
2:57		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
2:40		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
2:38		Trent Frazier offensive rebound
2:29		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
2:27		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
2:22	+3	Trent Frazier makes three point jump shot	27-38
1:58	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point turnaround jump shot	29-38
1:39		Jacob Grandison misses three point jump shot
1:37		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
1:36		Elijah Taylor personal foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
1:23		Da'Monte Williams misses three point jump shot
1:21		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
1:01		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
0:59		Blake Wesley offensive rebound
0:52	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)	32-38
0:37		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
0:35		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
0:24		Da'Monte Williams shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
0:24	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-38
0:24		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:02	+3	Alfonso Plummer makes three point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	34-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
38
ILL
Fighting Illini
41

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (RJ Melendez assists)	34-43
19:32		Dane Goodwin misses two point driving layup
19:30		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
19:30		Coleman Hawkins personal foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
19:25	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	37-43
19:04		Kofi Cockburn misses two point layup
19:02		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
18:41		Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
18:39		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
18:28	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trent Frazier assists)	37-45
18:04	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point driving layup	39-45
17:39	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	39-47
17:26		Cormac Ryan misses two point pullup jump shot
17:24		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
17:19		Trent Frazier turnover (lost ball) (Prentiss Hubb steals)
17:18		Trent Frazier personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
16:53		Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
16:51		Jacob Grandison defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Alfonso Plummer assists)	39-49
16:34		Trey Wertz shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
16:34		Kofi Cockburn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:34		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
16:23		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
16:21		Jacob Grandison defensive rebound
16:08	+3	Alfonso Plummer makes three point jump shot (Jacob Grandison assists)	39-52
16:01		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
16:01		TV timeout
15:53	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot	41-52
15:27	+2	Alfonso Plummer makes two point driving layup	41-54
15:13	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot	43-54
14:52		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
14:50		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
14:43	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point putback dunk	43-56
14:30		Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
14:28		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
14:23		TV timeout
14:13	+3	Jacob Grandison makes three point jump shot (Trent Frazier assists)	43-59
13:45		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
13:43		Trent Frazier defensive rebound
13:39		Elijah Taylor personal foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
13:39		Da'Monte Williams turnover (bad pass) (Blake Wesley steals)
13:25	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point driving layup	45-59
13:11		Elijah Taylor personal foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
13:09		Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
13:07		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot	47-59
12:35	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point driving hook shot (Trent Frazier assists)	47-61
12:19		Kofi Cockburn shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
12:20		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:20	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-61
11:54	+2	Trent Frazier makes two point jump shot	48-63
11:29		Trey Wertz misses three point jump shot
11:27		Nate Laszewski offensive rebound
11:15		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
11:13		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
11:02		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
11:00		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
10:47		Da'Monte Williams shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
10:48		TV timeout
10:48	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-63
10:48	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-63
10:31		Kofi Cockburn misses two point jump shot
10:29		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
10:29		Jump ball. Luke Goode vs. Nate Laszewski (Fighting Irish gains possession)
10:13	+3	Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot (Nate Laszewski assists)	53-63
9:46	+2	Kofi Cockburn makes two point layup (Jacob Grandison assists)	53-65
9:28		Alfonso Plummer personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
9:25	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	55-65
9:03		Nate Laszewski personal foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
8:56		Alfonso Plummer turnover (bad pass) (Dane Goodwin steals)
8:45		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
8:43		Jacob Grandison defensive rebound
8:35		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
8:35		TV timeout
8:13		Jacob Grandison turnover (bad pass)
7:57		Trey Wertz misses two point jump shot
7:55		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
7:54		TV timeout
7:47		Cormac Ryan offensive foul (Da'Monte Williams draws the foul)
7:47		Cormac Ryan turnover
7:29		Nate Laszewski shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
7:29		Kofi Cockburn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:29	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-66
7:17		Kofi Cockburn personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
7:12	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point driving layup	57-66
6:49		Dane Goodwin shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
6:50	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-67
6:50		Kofi Cockburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:50		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point layup	59-67
6:13		Kofi Cockburn misses two point jump shot
6:11		Trey Wertz defensive rebound
5:55	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)	62-67
5:37		Nate Laszewski personal foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
5:37	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
5:13		Da'Monte Williams shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
5:13		Paul Atkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:13	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
4:49		Alfonso Plummer misses two point jump shot
4:47		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
4:36	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point putback layup	63-71
4:26		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
4:24		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
4:01		Kofi Cockburn misses two point layup
3:59		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
3:53		Blake Wesley turnover (traveling)
3:53		TV timeout
3:30		Blake Wesley blocks Trent Frazier's three point jump shot
3:28		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
3:08		Trent Frazier personal foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
3:08		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:08		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
3:01	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)	66-71
2:39		Cormac Ryan personal foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-72
2:39	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-73
2:32		Blake Wesley misses two point driving layup
2:30		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
2:15		Kofi Cockburn misses two point layup
2:13		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
1:58		Trey Wertz misses three point jump shot
1:56		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
1:49		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
1:34		Trent Frazier misses three point jump shot
1:32		Kofi Cockburn offensive rebound
1:32		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Kofi Cockburn draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
1:32	+1	Kofi Cockburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
1:25		Cormac Ryan misses two point driving layup
1:23		Kofi Cockburn defensive rebound
0:56		Trent Frazier turnover (traveling)
0:47	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup	68-75
0:44		Prentiss Hubb personal foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
0:44	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-77
0:38		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
0:36		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
0:33		Dane Goodwin personal foul (Da'Monte Williams draws the foul)
0:33		Da'Monte Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:33	+1	Da'Monte Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-78
0:24	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point driving layup	70-78
0:24		Kofi Cockburn shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
0:24		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:24		Da'Monte Williams defensive rebound
0:19		Trey Wertz personal foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-79
0:19	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-80
0:15		Jacob Grandison shooting foul (Trey Wertz draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Trey Wertz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-80
0:15	+1	Trey Wertz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-80
0:12		Trey Wertz personal foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-81
0:12	+1	Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-82
0:07		Blake Wesley turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

Blake Wesley turnover (traveling)