LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game With Illinois in Realtime

Indiana hasn't played in nine days, and Illinois is coming off a big win at Iowa last Friday. The two clash tonight in Assembly Hall, where Illinois hasn't won a game since 2010.

Dylan Wallace | Feb 2, 2021

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana starts its huge week of games tonight when it hosts No. 12 Illinois, who is coming off a big win against No. 8 Iowa.

The Hoosiers (9-7, 4-5) are coming off a nine-day rest. The last time Indiana got a long break from play, it came out and beat Iowa on the road. The Illini (11-5, 7-3) are looking to build of their big win against the Hawkeyes and get closer in the Big Ten title race.

The two have met once this season, and Illinois won 69-60 in Champaign on Dec. 26. The Illini haven't won in Assembly Hall since 2010.

If you're not familiar with our LIVE BLOG, we'll keep you updated on everything that's going on here INSIDE Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, with live action, breaking news and opinion as it's happening.

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Here we go:

FINAL: ILLINOIS 75, INDIANA 71

11:47 p.m. — Indiana attempts to have Franklin miss the second free throw, but the Hoosiers can't secure the rebound. This one is all but over.

11:44 p.m. — Race Thompson hits a bucket with seven seconds left. Indiana is down two, 72-70, and will have to foul Illinois and hope for a miss.

11:43 p.m. — Illinois looks to put the nail in the coffin. Armaan Franklin had a rebound taken away from him, and on the ensuing Illini possession, Andre Curbelo finds Kofi Cockburn for a slam dunk to give Illinois a four-point lead with 19 seconds left.

11:39 p.m. — Indiana hasn't scored yet in overtime. Illinois has only made free throws. Illini lead 70-68 with 1:50 left.

11:31 p.m. — Cockburn misses a floater and we're heading to overtime tied at 68. Illinois has no Dosunmu or Bezhanishvili, and Indiana has no Phinisee or Lander. All four have fouled out.

11:28 p.m. — Armaan Franklin takes it to the rim strong and finishes to tie the game at 68. Illinois misses its shot, and Indiana gets the board and calls a timeout with 0.5 on the clock. Hoosiers get one more look, or else we're going to overtime.

11:26 p.m. — Illinois leads by two, 68-66, with 39 seconds left. Indiana has the ball. Hoosiers haven't scored in two minutes.

11:24 p.m. — Rob Phinisee has fouled out on the inbounds play, giving Illinois free throws to take the lead.

11:23 p.m. — Game still tied at 66. Illinois has the ball with 42.5 seconds left.

11:16 p.m. — Armaan Franklin takes a huge charge on Ayo Dosunmu to give him his fifth foul. Illinois' closer is now out of the game. The game is tied at 66 with 2:26 to play.

11:09 p.m. — As good as Lander has played, he just have three-straight really tough defensive possessions. Trent Frazier made two threes in a row against him, and then Lander fouled him on a three the next time down. Lander has now fouled out, and Illinois will be shooting three after the timeout with the game tied up at 64 with 3:10 to go.

10:59 p.m. — Big possession for Indiana out of the timeout. Al Durham missed a jumper, Jordan Geronimo secured the rebound and kicked it out to Lander, who found Jackson-Davis in the post, and he got an and-one. Indiana back up three, 59-56, awaiting a Jackson-Davis free throw after the timeout.

10:54 p.m. — Khristian Lander hits a big three from the corner, Indiana can't secure the rebound on the other end, and it leads to a three from Trent Frazier. Hoosiers lead 57-56 with 7:43 left.

10:52 p.m. — Ayo Dosunmu and Rob Phinisee both have four fouls. That's big on the perimeter for both sides.

10:44 p.m. — Indiana in the bonus for these final 11 minutes. Could be huge if the Hoosiers could knock down free throws.

10:38 p.m. — Things starting to go very poorly for Indiana. Illinois has won the second half 16-6 so far and now by three, 50-47, with 12:11 left. Indiana hasn't scored in the last 2:20.

10:27 p.m. — Illinois' energy has outmatched Indiana's to start the half so far. Illini have cut the lead to two, 45-43, at the under-16 timeout to start this second half.

VIEWS: There were some tough moments in that first half, but overall, it was solid showing for Indiana. Having Trey Galloway back has been huge, and Khristian Lander has played his best game as a collegiate to this point. He did an excellent job calmly running the offense, and he nailed a big three toward the end of the half. Indiana will need to match its effort and intensity if it wants to win this one, though. Illinois is a very good team down the strech.

Below are the first half stats:

10:03 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis hits a very long two at the buzzer to send Indiana into halftime with a 41-34 lead. The Hoosiers' largest lead of the game.

9:51 p.m. — Momentum swinging back and forth in this one. Trayce Jackson-Davis had a monster dunk over Kofi Cockburn while Armaan Franklin turned the corner and also threw it down. Indiana picking things up defensively as well. Hoosiers trail 31-30 at the under-4 timeout.

9:46 p.m. — Another scoring drought for the Hoosiers, who haven't scored in two minutes. Illinois is now on an 8-0 run and leads 27-24 with 6:08 left in the first half.

9:39 p.m. — Race Thompson playing very well tonight. He has eight points and some big offensive rebounds. Indiana leads 24-19 at the under-8 timeout.

9:36 p.m. — All four Indiana freshmen were on the floor at the same time, along with Race Thompson, and they faired pretty well. Indiana now has the lead, 19-17, at the under-12 timeout.

9:27 p.m. — Trey Galloway is set to check in for the first time since he got injured against Purdue.

9:23 p.m. — Indiana hasn't hit a field goal in three minutes. Meanwhile, the fouls are piling up on the Hoosiers, already six total, and Illinois has tied at 14.

9:14 p.m. — It's a pretty intense energy from both teams to start this game, very physical as well. Al Durham has the touch early with eight points. Indiana takes a 12-8 lead into the under-16 timeout.

8:49 p.m. — Even though Trey Galloway is back, he won't get the nod in the starting lineup. Archie Miller said he would be limited in tonight's game. Indiana's starters are Rob Phinisee, Al Durham, Armaan Franklin, Race Thompson and Trayce Jackson-Davis.

8:29 p.m. — Jerome Hunter will not suit up tonight against Illinois due to coach's decision, per a release from the program.

8 p.m. — Armaan Franklin and Trey Galloway are both participating in pregame warmups right now. Galloway has missed the last couple of games with a sore back while Franklin has dealt with a bum ankle. However, Jerome Hunter is in street clothes and not warming up at the moment.

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