No. 23 Illinois needs second-half comeback to turn away Valparaiso, 87-64
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 22 points and Dain Dainja had 16 as No. 23 Illinois came from behind with a 49-point second half to beat Valparaiso 87-64 on Friday night.
Luke Goode had 13 points for the Fighting Illini (3-1), and Ty Rodgers added 10.
Isaiah Stafford scored 30 points for Valparaiso, including 23 in the first half.
After leading by 10 in the first half, Valparaiso was up 45-38 at halftime. Shannon said the Illini had a player-led discussion in the locker room.
“Everyone had their say,” he said. “We knew what we needed to fix. Our effort and defensive intensity weren't there.”
Illinois coach Brad Underwood assigned Shannon to guard Stafford in the second half.
“I said, ‘I got him. I got No. 19,’" Shannon said. ”Coach Underwood calls me the best two-way player in the country. I wanted to show him I was."
Underwood didn't like what he saw from his team in the first half.
“If you don't play the right way, the game is a real struggle,” he said.
Cooper Schwieger and Jerome Palm each had 12 points and Jaxon Edwards pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds for the Beacons (2-2), whose first-year coach is former Illini forward Roger Powell Jr.
Powell said he was glad to be back at the State Farm Center after an 18-year absence, but he wanted to win the game.
“We played a great first half. But Illinois made a run, I knew they would, and they got real physical with us defensively. Plus, our guys ran out of gas. That's why we shot 9 for 45 in the second half," he said.
Illinois took over early in the second period with a 17-2 run.
Back-to-back buckets by Dainja drew the Illini to 51-49. Two 3-pointers by Goode, one by Shannon, and two drives to the basket by Shannon put Illinois in front 62-53.
The Illini were minus starting power forward Coleman Hawkins, who sat out with a sore knee, and they had to go deep into their bench early in the game because of foul trouble.
BIG PICTURE
Based on its first-half performance, Valparaiso served notice it could be a contender in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Illinois was plagued by turnovers in the first half, just like in a 71-64 loss Tuesday to No. 4 Marquette, but turned the ball over just twice in the second half.
WELCOME BACK
Powell was a fan favorite on the 2004-05 Illinois team that finished 37-2 and won Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships before losing to North Carolina in the NCAA title game.
He started all 39 games at power forward that season and averaged 12 points and 5.7 rebounds. He ranks sixth in Illini history in career field goal percentage at 57.2%.
HIS CALLING
Powell is a minister. He said he stopped playing professionally in Europe and turned to coaching at age 28 - he spent five years as a Valparaiso assistant and four years as a Gonzaga assistant - because he felt it was a calling from God and he has a passion to mentor young men.
PERFECT RECORD
Illinois is 8-0 vs. Valparaiso, with all the games played in Champaign. The previous meeting came in the first round of the 2017 NIT, when the second-seeded Illini won 82-57.
UP NEXT
Valparaiso: After playing their first road game of the season, the Beacons are back home Tuesday to face Western Illinois.
Illinois: Will play Southern on Sunday in the fifth game of a season-opening six-game homestand.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Jerome Palm vs. Ty Rodgers (Quincy Guerrier gains possession) | |||
19:45 | Isaiah Stafford blocks Ty Rodgers's two point layup | |||
19:43 | Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound | |||
19:37 | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | |||
19:37 | Jerome Palm offensive rebound | |||
19:37 | Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul | |||
19:37 | +1 | Jerome Palm makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
19:37 | Jerome Palm misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
19:37 | Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound | |||
19:27 | Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot | |||
19:25 | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | |||
19:08 | Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup | |||
19:06 | Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound | |||
18:46 | Dain Dainja blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point jump shot | |||
18:44 | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | |||
18:44 | Jerome Palm shooting foul (Ty Rodgers draws the foul) | |||
18:44 | +1 | Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-1 | |
18:44 | +1 | Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-2 | |
18:29 | Dain Dainja shooting foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul) | |||
18:29 | +1 | Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-2 | |
18:29 | +1 | Cooper Schwieger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-2 | |
18:10 | Justin Harmon turnover (Jerome Palm steals) | |||
18:01 | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot | 5-2 | |
17:43 | Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot | |||
17:41 | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | |||
17:25 | Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
17:23 | Marcus Domask defensive rebound | |||
17:15 | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (Marcus Domask assists) | 5-4 | |
17:15 | Dain Dainja technical foul | |||
17:15 | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 6-4 | |
16:55 | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | |||
16:53 | Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound | |||
16:42 | +2 | Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup | 8-4 | |
16:34 | Marcus Domask turnover (Isaiah Stafford steals) | |||
16:28 | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup | 10-4 | |
16:28 | Marcus Domask turnover (Isaiah Stafford steals) | |||
16:28 | Isaiah Stafford misses two point layup | |||
16:26 | Jaxon Edwards offensive rebound | |||
16:01 | Jaxon Edwards misses two point dunk | |||
15:59 | Isaiah Stafford offensive rebound | |||
15:36 | +3 | Isaiah Stafford makes three point jump shot | 13-4 | |
15:36 | Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot | |||
15:36 | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | |||
15:36 | Jaxon Edwards blocks Marcus Domask's three point jump shot | |||
15:36 | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | |||
15:36 | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | |||
15:34 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound | |||
15:36 | TV timeout | |||
15:05 | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn assists) | 13-7 | |
14:50 | Ty Rodgers personal foul | |||
14:37 | Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot | |||
14:35 | Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:26 | Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | |||
14:26 | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
14:26 | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
14:26 | Luke Goode offensive rebound | |||
14:18 | Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot | |||
14:16 | Ty Rodgers offensive rebound | |||
14:08 | +2 | Ty Rodgers makes two point layup | 13-9 | |
14:02 | Dain Dainja shooting foul (Isaiah Stafford draws the foul) | |||
14:02 | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-9 | |
14:02 | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-9 | |
13:44 | +3 | Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists) | 15-12 | |
13:25 | Jaxon Edwards turnover (Ty Rodgers steals) | |||
13:12 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
13:10 | Amani Hansberry offensive rebound | |||
13:02 | Cooper Schwieger blocks Amani Hansberry's two point jump shot | |||
13:00 | Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound | |||
13:00 | +3 | Isaiah Stafford makes three point jump shot | 18-12 | |
12:58 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point layup | |||
12:56 | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | |||
12:42 | Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot | |||
12:40 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
12:29 | Ty Rodgers offensive foul | |||
12:29 | Ty Rodgers turnover (offensive foul) | |||
12:29 | Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot | |||
12:27 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
12:12 | Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot | |||
12:10 | Luke Goode offensive rebound | |||
12:01 | Luke Goode misses two point layup | |||
11:59 | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | |||
11:53 | Jerome Palm misses two point layup | |||
11:51 | Justin Harmon defensive rebound | |||
11:48 | Ola Ajiboye shooting foul | |||
11:38 | TV timeout | |||
11:36 | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-13 | |
11:36 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:36 | Justin Harmon offensive rebound | |||
11:21 | Luke Goode misses three point jump shot | |||
11:19 | Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound | |||
11:10 | Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot | |||
11:08 | Luke Goode defensive rebound | |||
10:44 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 18-15 | |
10:36 | Amani Hansberry personal foul | |||
10:25 | +2 | Jerome Palm makes two point jump shot | 20-15 | |
10:00 | Ola Ajiboye blocks Luke Goode's three point jump shot | |||
9:59 | Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound | |||
9:59 | Ola Ajiboye offensive foul | |||
9:59 | Ola Ajiboye turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:48 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:46 | Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | +2 | Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot | 22-15 | |
8:56 | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot | 22-18 | |
8:51 | Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul | |||
8:51 | +1 | Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-18 | |
8:51 | +1 | Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-18 | |
8:37 | Quincy Guerrier turnover (Cooper Schwieger steals) | |||
8:29 | Jaxon Edwards misses two point dunk | |||
8:27 | Marcus Domask defensive rebound | |||
8:22 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn turnover | |||
7:43 | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | |||
7:41 | Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 24-20 | |
7:40 | Cooper Schwieger shooting foul | |||
7:40 | TV timeout | |||
7:40 | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:40 | Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot | |||
7:20 | Marcus Domask defensive rebound | |||
7:13 | +2 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup | 24-22 | |
7:06 | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | |||
7:04 | Luke Goode defensive rebound | |||
6:56 | Jerome Palm shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | |||
6:33 | Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot | |||
6:30 | Sherman Weatherspoon IV personal foul | |||
6:30 | Luke Goode misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:30 | Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | +3 | Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot | 27-22 | |
5:58 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:48 | +3 | Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot | 30-22 | |
5:33 | Jahari Williamson personal foul | |||
5:33 | Niccolo Moretti misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:33 | Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound | |||
5:30 | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup | 32-22 | |
5:28 | Fighting Illini 30 second timeout | |||
5:19 | Isaiah Stafford personal foul | |||
5:19 | +1 | Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-23 | |
5:19 | +1 | Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-24 | |
5:01 | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot | 34-24 | |
4:35 | Justin Harmon misses two point layup | |||
4:33 | Jahari Williamson defensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Jaxon Edwards turnover (Luke Goode steals) | |||
4:21 | +2 | Marcus Domask makes two point layup (Justin Harmon assists) | 34-26 | |
4:21 | Ola Ajiboye personal foul | |||
4:21 | Marcus Domask misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:21 | Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | Jaxon Edwards misses two point jump shot | |||
4:07 | Beacons offensive rebound | |||
4:06 | Jerome Palm turnover | |||
3:54 | Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot | |||
3:52 | Marcus Domask offensive rebound | |||
3:48 | Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot | |||
3:46 | Niccolo Moretti offensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Marcus Domask turnover | |||
3:37 | TV timeout | |||
3:25 | Jahari Williamson turnover (Niccolo Moretti steals) | |||
3:11 | Justin Harmon misses three point jump shot | |||
3:09 | Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound | |||
3:05 | Amani Hansberry personal foul | |||
3:05 | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-26 | |
3:05 | Isaiah Stafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:05 | Luke Goode defensive rebound | |||
2:49 | +3 | Marcus Domask makes three point jump shot (Niccolo Moretti assists) | 35-29 | |
2:36 | +2 | Jerome Palm makes two point layup (Jahari Williamson assists) | 37-29 | |
2:36 | Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Jerome Palm draws the foul) | |||
2:36 | +1 | Jerome Palm makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-29 | |
2:11 | +3 | Justin Harmon makes three point jump shot | 38-32 | |
2:00 | Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot | |||
1:58 | Justin Harmon defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot | 38-34 | |
1:28 | +2 | Jerome Palm makes two point layup | 40-34 | |
1:20 | +2 | Justin Harmon makes two point layup (Niccolo Moretti assists) | 40-36 | |
1:17 | Beacons 30 second timeout | |||
1:07 | +3 | Isaiah Stafford makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 43-36 | |
0:45 | Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot | |||
0:43 | Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot | 45-36 | |
0:27 | +2 | Niccolo Moretti makes two point jump shot | 45-38 | |
0:27 | Darius DeAveiro shooting foul (Niccolo Moretti draws the foul) | |||
0:27 | Niccolo Moretti misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
0:27 | Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |