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Shannon leads Illini over Nebraska 76-50 with double-double

AP
Jan 10, 2023

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Illinois Fighting Illini to a 76-50 win over Nebraska Cornhuskers on Tuesday night.

Jayden Epps scored seven points of his 13 points in an 13-0 game-ending run for the Fighting Illini (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten). Coleman Hawkins had 12 points and five assists and Matthew Mayer and RJ Melendez scored 10 points each. Dain Dainja had three of Illinois' seven blocks.

Sam Griesel scored 12 points and Wilhelm Breidenbach scored all 11 of his points consecutively midway through the second half to keep the Cornhuskers (9-8, 2-4) within range. Derrick Walker, coming off a career-high 22 points in a win over Minnesota, scored five. Starting forward Juwan Gary suffered a shoulder injury late in the first half and didn't return.

Nebraska cut an 11-point halftime deficit to five to start the second half but Hawkins hit a 3-pointer and added four more points in a 17-4 run that included Mayer's two 3-pointers. Breidenbach's run brought the Cornhuskers back but they had only one more field goal after that in the final eight minutes.

Shannon scored 17 points in the first half when Illinois took a 34-23 lead.

The Illini scored 16 points off 17 Nebraska turnovers, including 12 steals, in beating the Cornhuskers for the sixth straight time.

Illinois is home against Michigan State and Nebraska is at Purdue in Friday games.

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1st Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
34
NEB
Cornhuskers
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dain Dainja vs. Derrick Walker (Fighting Illini gains possession)
19:31		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
19:29		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
19:11		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
19:09		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
18:50		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:48		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
18:48		Dain Dainja personal foul
18:36		C.J. Wilcher turnover (out of bounds)
18:13		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
18:11		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
18:06		Matthew Mayer personal foul
17:58		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
17:56		C.J. Wilcher offensive rebound
17:45		Terrence Shannon Jr. shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
17:45	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
17:30		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
17:28		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
17:09		Sam Griesel misses two point reverse layup
17:07		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
17:03		Derrick Walker shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
17:03	+1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-2
17:03		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:03		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
16:42		Dain Dainja blocks Derrick Walker's two point layup
16:40		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
16:26		Emmanuel Bandoumel shooting foul (Matthew Mayer draws the foul)
16:26		Matthew Mayer misses regular free throw 1 of 3
16:26	+1	Matthew Mayer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	2-2
16:26	+1	Matthew Mayer makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-2
16:13		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
16:11		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup	5-2
15:52		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:52		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup	5-4
15:26		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
15:24		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
15:06		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses two point layup
15:04		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
14:54		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:52		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
14:40		C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot
14:38		Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
14:15		RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot
14:13		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
14:03	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)	5-7
13:40	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Matthew Mayer assists)	8-7
13:23		Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive foul
13:23		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (offensive foul)
13:00	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point dunk	10-7
12:42		Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals)
12:42		Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul
12:34		Denim Dawson personal foul
12:33		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
12:31		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
12:25		RJ Melendez personal foul
12:14		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
12:12		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
11:53		Sencire Harris turnover (traveling)
11:53		TV timeout
11:39		Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
11:37		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
11:12	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup	12-7
11:07		Derrick Walker offensive foul
11:07		Derrick Walker turnover (offensive foul)
10:47		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
10:45		Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound
10:45		Fighting Illini turnover (shot clock violation)
10:32		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
10:30		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup	14-7
10:00		Dain Dainja blocks Denim Dawson's two point layup
9:58		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
9:51		Sencire Harris offensive foul
9:51		Sencire Harris turnover (offensive foul)
9:40		Jayden Epps personal foul
9:33		Matthew Mayer blocks Blaise Keita's two point layup
9:31		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
9:26		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
9:24		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup (Blaise Keita assists)	14-9
8:47		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:45		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
8:39	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot	14-11
8:33		Emmanuel Bandoumel personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-11
8:33	+1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-11
8:18	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup	16-13
7:56		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
7:54		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
7:55		Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-13
7:55	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-13
7:33		Blaise Keita misses two point layup
7:31		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
7:25		Dain Dainja offensive foul
7:25		Dain Dainja turnover (offensive foul)
6:59		Juwan Gary turnover (lost ball) (Coleman Hawkins steals)
6:56	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists)	20-13
6:44	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup	20-15
6:22	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup	22-15
6:11		RJ Melendez personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
6:11		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:11		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
6:03		Matthew Mayer offensive foul
6:03		Matthew Mayer turnover (offensive foul)
5:54		Juwan Gary turnover (lost ball) (Sencire Harris steals)
5:51		Juwan Gary blocks Sencire Harris's two point layup
5:49		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
5:42		Ty Rodgers blocks Jamarques Lawrence's three point jump shot
5:40		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
5:32	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot	22-17
5:13		Sencire Harris misses three point jump shot
5:11		Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound
5:04	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	25-17
4:41		C.J. Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Sencire Harris steals)
4:20		Jayden Epps offensive foul
4:20		Jayden Epps turnover (offensive foul)
4:14		Ty Rodgers personal foul
4:14		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
4:03		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:01		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
3:52	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup	25-20
3:26	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists)	28-20
3:09		Sam Griesel misses two point hook shot
3:07		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
2:48		Juwan Gary blocks Ty Rodgers's two point layup
2:46		Ty Rodgers offensive rebound
2:41		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul)
2:41		TV timeout
2:41		Coleman Hawkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:41	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-20
2:29		Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)
2:20		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
2:18		Ty Rodgers offensive rebound
2:18		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Ty Rodgers draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-20
2:18		Ty Rodgers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
2:08		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
2:06		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)	30-23
1:40	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	33-23
1:12		Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball) (Ty Rodgers steals)
1:12		Sam Griesel personal foul
1:12		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
1:12	+1	Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-23
1:12		Ty Rodgers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:12		Denim Dawson defensive rebound
1:00		Ty Rodgers personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
1:00		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:00		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:00		Denim Dawson offensive rebound
0:56		Denim Dawson misses two point jump shot
0:54		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
0:31		Sencire Harris misses two point jump shot
0:29		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
0:05		C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball)
0:05		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
0:02		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:00		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
42
NEB
Cornhuskers
27

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
19:42		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
19:31		Sencire Harris misses two point layup
19:29		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
19:22	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	34-25
19:06		Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Bandoumel steals)
19:06		Sencire Harris personal foul
18:54	+2	Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point dunk (Derrick Walker assists)	34-27
18:35		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
18:33		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
18:28		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
18:26		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
18:17	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup	34-29
18:09		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
18:09		TV timeout
17:57	+3	Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Matthew Mayer assists)	37-29
17:37		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
17:29		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
17:27		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
17:27		Dain Dainja blocks Derrick Walker's two point layup
17:25		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point jump shot	39-29
16:46	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	39-31
16:29		Sam Griesel personal foul
16:18		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
16:16		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
16:02		Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
16:00		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
15:47	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists)	41-31
15:36		Derrick Walker turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)
15:32	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point alley-oop dunk (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	43-31
15:12		Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point jump shot
15:10		Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
14:57	+3	Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	46-31
14:35		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
14:33		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
14:30		Dain Dainja personal foul
14:30		TV timeout
14:19		Denim Dawson offensive foul
14:19		Denim Dawson turnover (offensive foul)
13:57	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	48-31
13:38	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point hook shot	48-33
13:09	+3	Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Jayden Epps assists)	51-33
12:50	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	51-35
12:23		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
12:21		Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound
12:21		Denim Dawson personal foul
12:03	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot	53-35
11:50		Sam Griesel misses two point floating jump shot
11:48		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
11:28		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
11:26		Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup	55-35
11:10		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
11:10		TV timeout
11:03		Sam Griesel turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Mayer steals)
10:59		Matthew Mayer misses two point layup
10:57		Ty Rodgers offensive rebound
10:45		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
10:43		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
10:40		Jayden Epps personal foul
10:30	+3	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	55-38
9:56		Matthew Mayer misses two point floating jump shot
9:54		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
9:47		RJ Melendez personal foul
9:36	+2	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup	55-40
9:36		Coleman Hawkins shooting foul (Wilhelm Breidenbach draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-41
9:19		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
9:17		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
9:19		Coleman Hawkins personal foul
9:12	+2	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point floating jump shot	55-43
8:49		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
8:47		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
8:45		Denim Dawson shooting foul (Matthew Mayer draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Matthew Mayer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-43
8:45	+1	Matthew Mayer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-43
8:34		Matthew Mayer blocks Emmanuel Bandoumel's two point layup
8:32		C.J. Wilcher offensive rebound
8:30		C.J. Wilcher misses two point layup
8:28		Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
8:08		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Keisei Tominaga steals)
8:01		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
7:59		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
7:59		TV timeout
7:52	+3	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)	57-46
7:30	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists)	59-46
7:14		Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point layup
7:12		Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
7:06		Dain Dainja offensive foul
7:06		Dain Dainja turnover (offensive foul)
6:43		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)
6:43		C.J. Wilcher personal foul
6:27		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Walker steals)
6:22		Coleman Hawkins blocks Sam Griesel's two point layup
6:20		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
6:20	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	59-48
6:20		Matthew Mayer shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-49
6:06		Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass)
5:39		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
5:37		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
5:14		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
5:12		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
5:11	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	61-49
5:11		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
5:03		Derrick Walker turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)
4:58	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point dunk	63-49
4:43		Terrence Shannon Jr. shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-50
4:43		Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:43		C.J. Wilcher offensive rebound
4:40		C.J. Wilcher misses two point layup
4:38		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
4:11	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	65-50
3:59		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
3:57		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point jump shot	67-50
3:11		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses two point hook shot
3:09		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
2:40	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	70-50
2:13		Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Epps steals)
2:09	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	72-50
2:08		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
2:08		TV timeout
1:54		Keisei Tominaga misses two point pullup jump shot
1:52		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point floating jump shot	74-50
1:04		Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (lost ball) (Sencire Harris steals)
0:41		A.J. Redd misses two point layup
0:39		Ty Rodgers offensive rebound
0:37	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point tip dunk	76-50
0:28		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
0:26		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Sencire Harris defensive rebound