LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Early Game With Illinois in Real Time
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Welcome to our live blog, straight from press row here at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It's a huge quarterfinal matchup between No. 9 seed Indiana and No. 1 seed Illinois.
It's an early game, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. It's the first of four quarterfinal games today. Here's how to watch, with all of our gametime and TV information. CLICK HERE
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ENJOY THE GAME!
- *** UPDATE 4:15 p.m. ET: Indiana upsets Illinois 65-63 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. Here is the full game story. CLICK HERE ***
FINAL: INDIANA WINS 65-63.
1:40 p.m. — And Trent Frazier throws the ball away!! Miller Kopp gets fouled with 10.5 seconds to go. Kopp misses the front end, and Illinois dashes downcourt but misses. #iubb
1:37 p.m. — Illinois goes inside to Kofi Cockburn and he's fouled with 33.3 seconds to go. He makes them both and is now 7-for-8 from the line. Illinois up 63-62. Trayce Jackson-Davis gets fouled on the other end with 26.1 to go. He makes them both and Indiana goes back ahead. Illinois calls timeout with 15.3 seconds to go.
1:36 p.m. — Xavier Johnson gets a decent look on a 12-footer in the lane, but it rolls off. Illinois ball, and Brad Underwood calls timeout with 41.8 seconds to go. Indiana 62-61, still.
1:35 p.m. — Trey Galloway gets another steal and he drives the length of the court, too. He glances at a defender though, and loses the ball out of bounds. Illinois shot clock violation, so it's Indiana's ball with 1:21 to go.
1:31 p.m. — Kofi Cockburn is fouled inside and goes to the line. He makes them both. Another Trey Galloway drive for Indiana, but this one rolls off. Race Thompson drives the length of the court after a steal, but Andre Curbelo takes the charge for Illinois.
1:28 p.m. — Coleman Hawkins makes two free throws and now he has 18 points, a career high. Trey Galloway answers with a drive and Indiana leads 62-59 with 2:45 to go. Illinois coach Brad Underwood calls timeout.
1:25 p.m. — Indiana goes ahead on a 15-foot JUMPER from Trayce Jackson-Davis. Yes, you heard me right. Final media timeout and the Hoosiers lead 58-57.
1:21 p.m. — Coleman Hawkins, a 26 percent three-point shooter, hits his fourth three of the game to put Illinois ahead 57-54. Mike Woodson calls another timeout with 4:55 to go. Trayce Jackson-Davis scores for Indiana on a drive, and then Trey Galloway gets a steal.
1:18 p.m. — Jordan Geronimo goes down and needs some help getting to the bench. Race Thompson comes back in.
1:14 p.m. — We're at the under-8 timeout now and Indiana still leads 54-51 with 7:02 to go. We're about to see how much Indiana has learned about finishing games this season.
1:07 p.m. — Xavier Johnson hits two free throws and it's 52-46 Indiana, but Coleman Hawkins hits a three on the other end. Mike Woodson calls a timeout with 8:20 to go. Indiana leads 52-49.
1:03 p.m. — Another three from Race Thompson, and Indiana goes up 50-44, for its biggest lead of the game. Then he gets another offensive rebound after a Trayce Jackson-Davis miss, and is fouled. There's 9:54 to go, and Indiana leads 50-46.
12:55 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis pulls Kofi Cockburn away from the basket, and then rips past him for a reverse layup. We're at the second media timeout now and Indiana has its biggest lead of the game at 47-42. There's 11:51 to go.
12:50 p.m. — Race Thompson hits a huge three from the top of the key, and Indiana is back within one at 42-41. Then he gets an offensive rebound and drives to the hoop. He's fouled, and makes them both. Indiana takes the lead at 43-42 with 13:27 to go.
12:46 p.m. — Trent Frazier hits a three for Illinois and they pull ahead 42-38 at the first media timeout. Trayce Jackson-Davis has two early baskets, and he's the first one into double figures for Indiana.
HALFTIME STATS: Steady scoring for the Hoosiers. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Rob Phinisee and Trey Galloway with six points each at the break. Hoosiers shooting 45.2 percent from the field. Illinois just 10-for-32 (31 percent). For the second straight day, Indiana's offense has been very good.
12:21 p.m. — A nice floater in the lane from Rob Phinisee and Indiana is back within two points at 33-31. He's having a nice half. That's six points already. Illinois calls timeout with 19.1 seconds to go. And that's how the half ends. I'll take it.
12:13 p.m. — We're at the under-4 media timeout and Illinois leads Indiana 28-27 with 3:04 to go in the half. Very clean game for Indiana so far, with just two turnovers. Shooting 44 percent (12-of-27) from the field, but just 1-for-4 from three so far.
12:06 p.m. — FYI, today's officials are Larry Scirotto, Courtney Green, Rob Kueneman.
12:04 p.m. — Trey Galloway scores again on another slash and Jordan Geronimo is fouled on a dunk attempt. He makes both. Coleman Hawkins hits a three for Illinois, and we're tied at 21-21 with 7:29 to go in the first half. Solid start for the Hoosiers.
11:55 a.m. — Trent Frazier scores on a drive and is fouled. It's Illinois' first basket in more than 9 minutes. Indiana leads 15-14. Michigan had an 11-minute drought yesterday.
11:45 a.m. — Jordan Geronimo and Trey Galloway check in and, of course, have an immediate impact, much like they did on Thursday. On their first possession, Geronimo gets an offensive rebound, and then Galloway scores on a drive and nice layup. Indiana leads 15-10 with 11:57 to go.
11:40 a.m. — Indiana answers the bell quickly, with buckets on five straight possessions as part of an 11-2 run. All five starters score. Indiana leads 13-8 with 15:22 to go.
11:35 a.m. — A pair of early threes from Alfonso Plummer and Trent Frazier give Illinois a quick 6-2 lead. So much is made of Kofi Cockburn on this team, and rightly so, but all of those three-point shooters scare me even more. Can't have a day like Iowa yesterday (19 threes).
11:25 a.m. — Same starters for Indiana, which might be a surprise to some after Thursday's game. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, Xavier Johnson, Parker Stewart and Miller Kopp.
