Illinois Fighting Illini vs Chattanooga Mocs – NCAA College Basketball

NCAA

Illinois

Final

54:53

Chattanooga

Highlights and Stats

Illinois will take on Chattanooga on Friday, 06:50 PM EDT at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The Fighting Illini are entering the NCAA Tournament last-64 stage as 4th seeded, while the Mocs are seeded at #13.

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Chattanooga Mocs Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 11-21-2015

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Illinois					77
Chattanooga					81

The only meeting between the two schools in recent years was held in 2015, when the game ended with the score of 81-77 in favor of the Mocs. E. Robertson had a great game and finished scoring 15 points, grabbing 1 rebound and providing 2 assists. On the other half of the floor, M. Hill was the top performer, concluding with an overall of 25 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.
*Last 1 head-to-head games

Illinois Fighting Illini Form

*Last 10 Illinois Games - 6:4

03-11-2022	03-06-2022	03-03-2022	02-27-2022	02-24-2022	02-19-2022	02-16-2022	02-13-2022	02-08-2022	02-05-2022
63:65vs Indiana	74:72vs Iowa	60:55vs Penn State	85:93@ Michigan	83:86vs Ohio State	74:79@ Michigan State	70:59@ Rutgers	73:66vs Northwestern	84:68@ Purdue	57:74@ Indiana

Illinois' last game was a week ago on Friday, 11th of March against Indiana at home when losing 63-65. Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points and caught 10 rebounds, which was not sufficient and his team lost. The Fighting Illini had a poor 35.7% of their field goals hitting the basket, shot 65.2% from the free throw line and a decent 36.4% from distance. Illinois are currenly on a L1 streak, winning 7 of the last ten games, while losing 3 times for the period. The team is performing on a great level at the State Farm Center with 14-3 home record.

Illinois Fighting Illini Averages this Season

• Points For
  76.20
• Points Against
  67.73
• Assits
  15.09
• Rebounds
  34.91
• Steals
  5.03
• Turnovers
  11.19
• Blocks
  2.94
• Points Difference
  8.47

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Illinois Fighting Illini Standout Performer

• Kofi Cockburn

  Kofi Cockburn has been the school's standout performer this season contributing with 21.1 points per game. On average he spends 30.2 minutes on the court, delivers 0.8 assists and grabs 10.6 boards.

Illinois Fighting Illini Missing Players

NONE

Chattanooga Mocs Form

*Last 10 Chattanooga Games - 8:2

03-07-2022	03-06-2022	03-05-2022	02-26-2022	02-23-2022	02-19-2022	02-17-2022	02-12-2022	02-09-2022	02-07-2022
64:63vs Furman	79:56vs Wofford	71:66vs Citadel	70:57vs Samford	77:83@ East Tennessee State	75:80vs Virginia Military	70:73vs UNC Greensboro	58:64@ Furman	65:47vs Western Carolina	72:74@ Mercer

In their previous game over a week ago the Mocs met Furman on Monday, 7th of March. They won 64-63 at their own arena. Chattanooga’s top performer in that game was Silvio De Sousa, as he ended with 17 points and 14 boards for a 30 minute stay on the court. 41.9% of his team’s field goal attempts hit the basket. The Chattanooga roster also averaged 75.0% free throws and struggled from deep with 24.0% 3-pts shooting on the night. They won 7 of their last 10 meetings, while losing 3 for the period and right now are on a W5 streak. The Mocs have a positive 12-4 record when playing on the road this season.

Chattanooga Mocs Averages This Season

• Points For
  74.78
• Points Against
  64.91
• Assits
  12.80
• Rebounds
  32.46
• Steals
  7.11
• Turnovers
  10.17
• Blocks
  2.17
• Points Difference
  9.88

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Chattanooga Mocs Standout Performer

• Malachi Smith

  Malachi Smith has been Chattanooga's main weapon this season, averaging 20.1 points, 3.1 assists and 6.7 rebounds for 35.4 minutes of playing time.

Chattanooga Mocs Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Illinois					54
Chattanooga					53

IllinoisChattanooga

• Score

  54

  53

• Field Goals Made

  10

  13

• Field Goals Attempts

  23

  35

• 3 pts Made

  0

  2

• 3 pts Attempts

  5

  6

• Free Throws Made

  9

  5

• Free Throws Attempts

  17

  9

• Rebounds Total

  19

  21

• Rebounds Offence

  4

  8

• Rebounds Defence

  15

  13

• Assists

  6

  4

• Steals

  1

  4

• Blocks

  1

  0

• Turnovers

  6

  3

• Personal Fouls

  8

  12

Player Ratings

Illinois

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Kofi Cockburn	35	6	12	50.0	0	0	0	5	10	50.0	5	8	13	1	1	3	4	4	17
Coleman Hawkins	32	5	8	62.5	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	6	8	2	0	1	0	3	10
Trent Frazier	32	0	6	0.0	0	5	0.0	2	2	100.0	1	2	3	4	2	0	1	2	2
Andre Curbelo	30	1	7	14.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	0	3	3	4	1	0	6	2	5
Alfonso Plummer	29	5	12	41.7	3	8	37.5	2	2	100.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	2	15
Da'Monte Williams	28	1	3	33.3	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	1	0	0	1	2
Jacob Grandison	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
Omar Payne	4	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Benjamin BosmansVerdonk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chattanooga

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Darius Banks	38	3	9	33.3	0	0	0	2	4	50.0	4	9	13	1	2	0	1	3	8
Malachi Smith	34	4	20	20.0	0	3	0.0	4	6	66.7	3	5	8	1	3	0	2	1	12
David JeanBaptiste	33	2	11	18.2	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	2	0	2	0	4
KC Hankton	22	2	4	50.0	2	4	50.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	6
Grant Ledford	19	2	7	28.6	1	3	33.3	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	5
A.J. Caldwell	18	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	1
Silvio De Sousa	18	4	7	57.1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	2	2	4	3	0	0	1	4	8
Avery Diggs	13	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	0	1	2	4
Josh Ayeni	5	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5