2/16/2021 Illinois v. Northwestern Game Preview

February 16, 2021 at 9:00 PM ET
Conference Regular Season

State Farm Center
Champaign, Illinois

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2020-2021 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Northwestern2440.370.325.358.4.4338.323.6.35311.315.8.7187.225.833.014.76.22.611.817.7
Illinois3140.580.529.358.7.5006.517.6.37215.422.3.6909.828.738.516.35.72.813.017.7
NWU Opponents2440.370.024.457.0.4288.024.3.33113.218.6.7098.326.534.714.96.03.313.116.3
ILL Opponents3140.568.624.860.4.4116.519.7.32912.518.2.6877.621.529.111.26.73.811.419.6


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Jan 7, 2021
Illinois
Northwestern
81 - 56
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 27, 2020
Illinois
Northwestern
74 - 66
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 18, 2020
Northwestern
Illinois
71 - 75
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Mar 13, 2019
Northwestern
Illinois
69 - 74
Illinois
Conference Tournament United Center
Mar 3, 2019
Northwestern
Illinois
76 - 81
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 6, 2019
Illinois
Northwestern
66 - 68
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Dec 1, 2017
Illinois
Northwestern
68 - 72
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season Allstate Arena
Feb 21, 2017
Northwestern
Illinois
50 - 66
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 7, 2017
Illinois
Northwestern
68 - 61
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 13, 2016
Illinois
Northwestern
56 - 58
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 28, 2015
Northwestern
Illinois
60 - 86
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 14, 2015
Illinois
Northwestern
72 - 67
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 12, 2014
Illinois
Northwestern
43 - 49
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 17, 2013
Illinois
Northwestern
62 - 41
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 17, 2013
Northwestern
Illinois
68 - 54
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 5, 2012
Northwestern
Illinois
74 - 70
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 4, 2012
Illinois
Northwestern
57 - 56
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 5, 2011
Illinois
Northwestern
70 - 71
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 6, 2011
Northwestern
Illinois
63 - 88
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 23, 2010
Illinois
Northwestern
68 - 73
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Dec 30, 2009
Northwestern
Illinois
83 - 89
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 12, 2009
Illinois
Northwestern
60 - 59
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Jan 27, 2008
Northwestern
Illinois
37 - 70
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 18, 2007
Northwestern
Illinois
37 - 48
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Feb 7, 2007
Illinois
Northwestern
58 - 43
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 15, 2006
Northwestern
Illinois
47 - 63
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 21, 2006
Illinois
Northwestern
58 - 47
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Mar 11, 2005
Northwestern
Illinois
51 - 68
Illinois
Conference Tournament United Center
Feb 23, 2005
Northwestern
Illinois
48 - 84
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 15, 2005
Illinois
Northwestern
78 - 66
Illinois
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Feb 28, 2004
Northwestern
Illinois
56 - 66
Illinois
Conference Regular Season State Farm Center
Jan 14, 2004
Illinois
Northwestern
60 - 70
Northwestern
Conference Regular Season Welsh-Ryan Arena
Mar 14, 2003
Northwestern
Illinois
65 - 94
Illinois
Conference Tournament United Center
Feb 22, 2003
Northwestern
Illinois
61 - 73
Illinois
Conference Regular Season United Center

2020-2021 Northwestern Wildcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Buie C. Audige M. Kopp R. Beran P. Nance
Rotation   T. Berry A. Gaines   R. Young
Lim PT E. Zalewski R. Greer     M. Nicholson
Lim PT   D. Martinelli      
Lim PT   R. Dixon III      
Lim PT   D. Sandhu      

2020-2021 Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Miller T. Frazier A. Dosunmu J. Grandison K. Cockburn
Rotation A. Curbelo D. Williams   G. Bezhanishvili  
Lim PT E. Padilla T. Underwood C. Hawkins B. Bosmans-Verdonk B. Lieb
Lim PT     Z. Griffith C. Serven  
Lim PT       J. Hamlin  

Northwestern Wildcats Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
1 Chase Audige SG 24 28.2 12.3 4.7 11.5 .404 1.7 4.9 .339 1.3 2.4 .544 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.8 1.5 0.4 2.3 2.9
31 Robbie Beran PF 24 20.2 5.7 2.0 4.5 .444 0.8 2.4 .351 0.8 1.2 .667 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.6
3 Ty Berry G 22 14.5 5.1 1.7 4.2 .402 1.0 2.9 .365 0.7 1.1 .600 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.5 1.1
0 Boo Buie G 24 26.9 10.3 3.4 9.2 .369 1.7 4.8 .360 1.8 2.3 .782 0.2 2.0 2.3 4.0 0.6 0.0 2.0 2.2
53 Roy Dixon III G 3 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0
11 Anthony Gaines GF 24 20.9 3.9 1.3 3.1 .432 0.4 1.1 .346 0.9 1.2 .700 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.0
2 Ryan Greer SG 23 13.1 2.7 1.0 2.1 .500 0.3 0.7 .471 0.3 0.3 .875 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.8
10 Miller Kopp F 24 31.3 11.2 3.8 9.5 .396 1.4 4.3 .330 2.3 2.8 .848 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.1 1.0 0.1 1.5 1.4
50 Dom Martinelli G 4 2.0 1.5 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
22 Pete Nance PF 24 27.6 11.1 4.5 9.0 .495 1.0 2.8 .364 1.2 1.5 .784 1.0 5.8 6.8 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.3 2.6
34 Matt Nicholson C 9 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.0 .444 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 .250 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.7
54 Dylan Sandhu G 3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15 Ryan Young PF 24 18.8 7.8 2.9 5.1 .574 0.0 0.1 .500 1.9 2.5 .738 1.7 3.0 4.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 1.8
55 Eric Zalewski G 6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

Illinois Fighting Illini Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili PF 31 14.7 5.1 2.2 4.0 .545 0.1 0.2 .500 0.7 1.1 .629 1.4 1.3 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.8
13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk PF 8 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
21 Kofi Cockburn C 31 27.0 17.7 6.9 10.5 .654 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 7.0 .553 3.4 6.1 9.5 0.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 2.5
5 Andre Curbelo PG 31 21.5 9.1 3.5 7.1 .498 0.2 1.0 .161 1.9 2.6 .728 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.7
11 Ayo Dosunmu PG 28 35.2 20.1 7.5 15.4 .488 1.1 3.0 .386 4.0 5.1 .783 1.1 5.2 6.3 5.2 1.1 0.2 3.3 2.1
1 Trent Frazier SG 31 33.5 10.2 3.2 7.9 .400 1.8 4.9 .362 2.1 2.5 .831 0.2 2.6 2.7 2.7 1.3 0.1 1.5 2.5
3 Jacob Grandison F 30 15.2 4.6 1.7 3.2 .526 0.6 1.4 .415 0.7 0.8 .957 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.2
4 Zach Griffith F 7 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
34 Jermaine Hamlin PF 8 2.9 1.0 0.2 0.4 .667 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6
33 Coleman Hawkins SF 25 6.2 1.4 0.4 1.2 .345 0.1 0.5 .231 0.5 0.8 .684 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
22 Austin Hutcherson G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 Brandon Lieb C 5 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 .143 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0
44 Adam Miller PG 31 25.4 8.3 2.9 7.4 .391 1.7 4.9 .340 0.8 1.2 .684 0.3 2.5 2.8 0.8 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.3
10 Edgar Padilla G 6 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Connor Serven F 7 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
32 Tyler Underwood G 7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.4 .667 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
20 Da'Monte Williams SG 31 25.0 5.5 1.7 3.3 .515 1.1 2.1 .547 1.0 1.5 .681 1.0 4.3 5.3 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.0

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