Coleman Hawkins scores 30, No. 12 Illinois rallies for a 95-85 win over Iowa
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Coleman Hawkins scored 30 points and No. 12 Illinois rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half to beat Iowa 95-85 on Saturday.
Terrance Shannon Jr. and Justin Harmon each scored 12 points and Dain Dainja had eight rebounds for the Illini (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten).
Nicco Moretti, who failed to score in Illinois' last three games, had nine points in the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers, helping spark the late rally. Moretti last scored against Michigan on Jan. 18.
“You can tell Nicco is a coach’s kid,” said Illinois coach Brad Underwood. “He has never asked me what he needs to do to play more. He just shows up and works hard every day. I guarantee you he didn’t know he was going to play 17 minutes today, but he was ready.
“He's the ultimate team guy, and that was an incredible team win for us. It wasn't easy.”
It was a bounce-back game for Hawkins, who scored nine points, missed two free throws and fouled Penn State’s Zach Hicks on a 3-point shot in the final 13 seconds of Illinois’ 90-89 loss Wednesday. Hicks’ three free throws with three seconds left won the game.
“What did I do to flush the Penn State game? I got off social media, deleted some apps, and limited who I talked to,” Hawkins said. “Basically, I just had to be a man and own up to my mistakes.”
Josh Dix scored 20 points, Tony Perkins added 18, Payton Sandfort had 12 and Owen Freeman chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds for Iowa (16-12, 8-9), which led 64-57 with 12:15 left in the second half but failed to hold on.
“Hawkins shoots NBA-level 3's and can take the ball to the hoop. He's a tough guy to guard,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “And their bench guys are good players. Give them credit. They played well.”
Hawkins scored 13 points in the first nine minutes of the first half as Illinois led 44-43 at the break.
With the win, Illinois remained in second place in the conference, two games behind No. 3 Purdue (13-3), with four Big Ten games remaining.
The Illini and Hawkeyes will meet again on March 10 at Iowa.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa: After back-to-back wins over Big Ten heavyweights Wisconsin and Michigan State, the Hawkeyes seemed poised for a late-season run in an effort to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The loss to Illinois derailed those plans, at least for the moment.
Illinois: The Illini defense has been porous this month, and it wasn’t any better against an Iowa team that was averaging 83.4 points coming into the game and has reached 100 points four times this season. Illinois has given up at least 80 points in five of its six February games while going 4-2. Opponents had scored 83 or more points just four times in 20 games before February.
A GRAND VICTORY
Illinois won its 1,000th game in Big Ten play. A charter member of the conference, Illinois is 1,000-757 in the Big Ten in 119 seasons.
SELECT COMPANY
The Illini have won 20 or more games in five straight seasons under Underwood. He’s only the second Illinois coach to accomplish the feat. Lou Henson won 20 or more games nine seasons in a row from 1983-91.
UP NEXT
Iowa: Host Penn State on Tuesday.
Illinois: Host Minnesota on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Fighting Illini gains possession) | |||
19:34 | +3 | Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot | 0-3 | |
19:14 | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists) | 2-3 | |
19:02 | +2 | Ty Rodgers makes two point layup | 2-5 | |
18:56 | +3 | Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists) | 5-5 | |
18:19 | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point layup | 5-7 | |
18:05 | Coleman Hawkins shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul) | |||
18:05 | +1 | Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-7 | |
18:05 | Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
18:05 | Marcus Domask defensive rebound | |||
17:45 | Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
17:43 | Tony Perkins defensive rebound | |||
17:33 | Marcus Domask shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul) | |||
17:33 | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-7 | |
17:33 | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-7 | |
17:26 | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists) | 8-10 | |
17:15 | +2 | Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot | 10-10 | |
16:43 | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point layup | 10-12 | |
16:29 | +2 | Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot | 12-12 | |
16:17 | Marcus Domask misses two point jump shot | |||
16:15 | Tony Perkins defensive rebound | |||
16:08 | Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot | |||
16:06 | Marcus Domask defensive rebound | |||
15:59 | Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) | |||
15:59 | TV timeout | |||
15:41 | Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot | |||
15:39 | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | |||
15:37 | Owen Freeman turnover (lost ball) | |||
15:26 | +3 | Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot | 12-15 | |
14:51 | Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot | |||
14:49 | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | |||
14:37 | Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot | |||
14:35 | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | |||
14:23 | Quincy Guerrier misses two point layup | |||
14:21 | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | |||
14:14 | Owen Freeman blocks Dain Dainja's two point jump shot | |||
14:12 | Ben Krikke defensive rebound | |||
14:05 | +2 | Patrick McCaffery makes two point jump shot | 14-15 | |
13:58 | +2 | Marcus Domask makes two point jump shot | 14-17 | |
13:38 | Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot | |||
13:36 | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | |||
13:32 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 16-17 | |
13:15 | Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot | |||
13:13 | Tony Perkins defensive rebound | |||
13:06 | Tony Perkins misses two point layup | |||
13:04 | Dain Dainja defensive rebound | |||
12:59 | Patrick McCaffery blocks Marcus Domask's two point layup | |||
12:58 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
12:53 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
12:51 | Ty Rodgers offensive rebound | |||
12:38 | Luke Goode misses three point jump shot | |||
12:36 | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | |||
12:21 | +2 | Josh Dix makes two point jump shot | 18-17 | |
12:00 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:58 | Tony Perkins defensive rebound | |||
11:51 | +2 | Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot | 20-17 | |
11:40 | +3 | Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 20-20 | |
11:19 | Payton Sandfort turnover (lost ball) (Coleman Hawkins steals) | |||
11:10 | +3 | Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 20-23 | |
11:03 | Ty Rodgers personal foul | |||
11:03 | TV timeout | |||
10:47 | +2 | Josh Dix makes two point jump shot | 22-23 | |
10:11 | Ty Rodgers misses two point layup | |||
10:09 | Ladji Dembele defensive rebound | |||
10:01 | Ladji Dembele offensive foul | |||
10:01 | Ladji Dembele turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:42 | Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot | |||
9:40 | Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound | |||
9:37 | Quincy Guerrier turnover (lost ball) (Tony Perkins steals) | |||
9:15 | +3 | Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists) | 25-23 | |
8:58 | Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot | |||
8:56 | Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound | |||
8:54 | +2 | Quincy Guerrier makes two point layup | 25-25 | |
8:39 | Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup | |||
8:37 | Luke Goode defensive rebound | |||
8:31 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Marcus Domask assists) | 25-27 | |
8:22 | Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot | |||
8:20 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | +3 | Quincy Guerrier makes three point jump shot (Luke Goode assists) | 25-30 | |
8:08 | Hawkeyes 30 second timeout | |||
7:50 | +2 | Tony Perkins makes two point layup (Ben Krikke assists) | 27-30 | |
7:33 | +2 | Quincy Guerrier makes two point dunk (Marcus Domask assists) | 27-32 | |
7:05 | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Owen Freeman assists) | 29-32 | |
6:37 | Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Josh Dix steals) | |||
6:28 | Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot | |||
6:28 | Hawkeyes offensive rebound | |||
6:28 | Quincy Guerrier personal foul | |||
6:23 | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists) | 31-32 | |
5:58 | Ty Rodgers misses two point layup | |||
5:56 | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | |||
5:36 | Josh Dix misses two point jump shot | |||
5:34 | Ben Krikke offensive rebound | |||
5:28 | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point layup | 33-32 | |
5:17 | Coleman Hawkins turnover (traveling) | |||
5:02 | +3 | Ladji Dembele makes three point jump shot (Payton Sandfort assists) | 36-32 | |
4:47 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
4:45 | Dain Dainja offensive rebound | |||
4:43 | +2 | Dain Dainja makes two point layup | 36-34 | |
4:43 | Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul) | |||
4:43 | TV timeout | |||
4:43 | Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:43 | Ty Rodgers offensive rebound | |||
4:40 | Coleman Hawkins offensive foul | |||
4:40 | Coleman Hawkins turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:21 | Luke Goode flagrant 1 (Ladji Dembele draws the foul) | |||
4:21 | Official timeout | |||
4:21 | TV timeout | |||
4:21 | +1 | Ladji Dembele makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 37-34 | |
4:21 | Ladji Dembele misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:05 | +2 | Josh Dix makes two point jump shot | 39-34 | |
3:41 | Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Marcus Domask draws the foul) | |||
3:41 | Marcus Domask misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:41 | +1 | Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-35 | |
3:26 | Patrick McCaffery offensive foul | |||
3:26 | Patrick McCaffery turnover (offensive foul) | |||
3:05 | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot | 39-38 | |
2:32 | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | |||
2:30 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | Tony Perkins shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | |||
2:15 | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-39 | |
2:15 | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-40 | |
1:56 | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point layup | 41-40 | |
1:44 | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
1:42 | Tony Perkins defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot | |||
1:30 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
1:27 | +2 | Quincy Guerrier makes two point dunk (Justin Harmon assists) | 41-42 | |
1:04 | Ben Krikke turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:50 | Tony Perkins shooting foul (Marcus Domask draws the foul) | |||
0:50 | +1 | Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-43 | |
0:50 | +1 | Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-44 | |
0:32 | Owen Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Guerrier steals) | |||
0:04 | Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Fighting Illini turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:01 | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Patrick McCaffery assists) | 43-44 | |
0:00 | End of period |