
Illinois 57
(13-3, 2-1 Big Ten)

Northwestern 56
(11-4, 1-2 Big Ten)
Coverage: BTN
7:00 PM ET, January 4, 2012
Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL
Top Performers
Illinois: J. Bertrand 10 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk
Northwestern: J. Shurna 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 Blk
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Meyers Leonard, C | 33 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Joseph Bertrand, G | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Brandon Paul, G | 39 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| D.J. Richardson, G | 38 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Tracy Abrams, G | 30 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Tyler Griffey, F | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Myke Henry, G-F | 15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Nnanna Egwu, F-C | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 21-49 | 4-10 | 11-20 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 57 | ||
| 42.9% | 40.0% | 55.0% | ||||||||||
| Northwestern Wildcats | ||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| John Shurna, F | 40 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Drew Crawford, G-F | 38 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Luka Mirkovic, C | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Reggie Hearn, G | 11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Dave Sobolewski, G | 39 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Davide Curletti, F | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Alex Marcotullio, G | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| JerShon Cobb, G | 17 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 20-55 | 5-18 | 11-18 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 56 | ||
| 36.4% | 27.8% | 61.1% | ||||||||||
Officials: Mark Whitehead, Bo Boroski, Terry Wymer
Attendance: 8,117

