EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 10 Illinois fell to Northwestern, 96-91, in overtime at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday night.
Coleman Hawkins recorded his second double-double of the season, amassing a season-high 22 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Hitting double figures for the 10th time in his last 11 games, Hawkins also notched a career-high seven offensive boards, two steals, and two blocks, his fifth game this season with multiple swats.
Marcus Domask registered his fifth 20-point performance of the season, finishing with 22 points. After putting up seven points in the first half, Domask accumulated 15 points between the second half and overtime for his 10th consecutive outing in double figures. He also added six assists, two rebounds, and one steal.
Quincy Guerrier finished his outing with his third consecutive double-double, tallying 15 points and 11 rebounds. He also tacked on five offensive boards, his third straight game with at least five rebounds on the offensive glass.
Terrence Shannon Jr. added 12 points for his 23rd consecutive game in double figures, and he also ended his night with three rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block.
Luke Goode knocked down two 3-pointers, his 11th outing with multiple triples this season, before finishing with eight points and four rebounds.
No. 10 Illinois (14-5, 5-3 B1G) hosts its Stripe State Farm Center game on Saturday, when Indiana (12-7, 4-4 B1G) makes the trip to Champaign. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. CT on FOX.
HIGHLIGHTS
POSTGAME NOTES
PLAYER NOTES
- Coleman Hawkins scored 22 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, had one assist, two blocks and two steals.
- Recorded his second double-double in his last three games.
- Set a new career-high mark in rebounds.
- Scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half on 5-for-9 shooting, including going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc.
- Ninth time in his last 11 games knocking down multiple 3-pointers.
- Recorded at least one block and one steal for the ninth time in his last 10 games.
- Has recorded at least one steal in 13-straight games.
- Has multiple steals in nine contests during that stretch.
- Marcus Domask scored 22 points and dished out six assists.
- Has scored in double figures in 10-straight games.
- Has four 20-point games during that stretch.
- Has at least five assists in four of his last six games.
- Has also done so six times in his last nine.
- Quincy Guerrier scored 15 points and secured 11 rebounds.
- Recorded his third-straight double-double.
- His eighth double-double of the season…has six in his last eight games.
- Has scored in double figures in three-straight games and in 10 of his last 11 overall.
- Knocked down multiple 3-pointers for the fifth time this season.
- Has also done so in consecutive contests.
- Has double-digit rebounds in six of his last eight games.
- Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 12 points and added three rebounds, three assists, one block and two steals.
- Has scored in double figures in all 13 games this season.
- Has reached double-figures scoring in 23-straight contests dating back to Jan. 31, 2023.
TEAM NOTES
- Illinois out-rebounded Northwestern 46-32, including a 21-7 edge in offensive rebounds.
- The Orange and Blue converted those 21 offensive boards into 19 second-chance points.
- Have won the rebounding battle in three-straight games and in 15 of 19 overall.
- The Illini held a 24-13 edge in rebounding at halftime, including a 11-1 advantage on the offensive glass, scoring nine second-chance points.
- The Illini have had four players score in double-digits in nine of the last 10 contests.
- Illinois made 11 3-pointers in the ballgame, their 14th-straight game with at least six makes from deep.
- The Illini made 18 free throws in the contest, their 12th-straight game with at least 16 makes from the line.
QUOTES
On Hawkins' offensive abilities:
"Coleman's ability to shoot it helps a lot. When he's setting ball screens and popping it, he's hard to guard, so we went to that a little bit. I think we just found success with it."
On Guerrier's role on the team:
"He does a lot for us. His presence on the glass -- cleaning stuff up and keeping stuff alive. With the offensive boards, we get a lot of second-chance points, and a lot of that comes from him getting it or tipping it out. His presence is huge for us."
On the team's focus on offensive rebounding:
"It's really important. Games on the road, you have to try to search for any extra possessions you can get. Road games are tough, so we're just trying to get extra possessions."
