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Perkins scores career-high 32, Iowa edges Illinois 81-79

AP
Feb 04, 2023

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Tony Perkins scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and Iowa edged Illinois 81-79 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak to the Fighting Illini.

Perkins shot 8 of 11 from the floor and missed just one of 16 free-throw attempts, all of them coming in the second half. Kris Murray added 19 points and Filip Rebraca 13 for Iowa (15-8, 7-5 Big Ten), which won its third straight and seventh of its last nine.

Matthew Mayer hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Illinois (16-7, 7-5), which had a three-game win streak snapped after coming in having won seven of its last eight. Dain Dainja added 17 points and nine rebounds, Jayden Epps had 14 of his 16 in the second half and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 11 points.

Payton Sandfort's 3-pointer snapped a tie with and Murray added a free throw with 29 seconds left. Illinois' RJ Melendez sank two free throws before Perkins, with 10.1 remaining, made it a three-point edge with a free throw before his only miss from the line. Illinois raced down the floor but Epps was short on a 3-point attempt that Sandfort closed out on. Coleman Hawkins got the offensive rebound and was fouled with 1.1 left. He made the first free throw before his intentional miss on the second attempt was grabbed by Iowa's Connor McCaffery.

Iowa finished 26 of 30 at the line to 18 of 23 for the Illini, who committed 14 turnovers. Iowa's 81 points hit the Hawkeyes' season average against a team giving up 63 a game.

Murray hit a 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer but the Illini led 36-35.

Neither team had a double-digit lead. There were nine lead changes and nine ties.

Illinois hosts Minnesota on Tuesday. Iowa is at top-ranked Purdue on Thursday.

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1st Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
36
IOWA
Hawkeyes
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dain Dainja vs. Kris Murray (Fighting Illini gains possession)
19:48		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
19:46		Kris Murray defensive rebound
19:39		Kris Murray misses two point jump shot
19:37		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
19:21	+3	Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	3-0
18:53		Filip Rebraca misses two point jump shot
18:51		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
18:42		Dain Dainja misses two point jump shot
18:40		Kris Murray defensive rebound
18:33	+3	Kris Murray makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	3-3
18:06	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (Matthew Mayer assists)	5-3
17:44		Tony Perkins offensive foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
17:44		Tony Perkins turnover (offensive foul)
17:38	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Matthew Mayer assists)	7-3
17:21		Dain Dainja personal foul (Filip Rebraca draws the foul)
17:03	+2	Kris Murray makes two point jump shot	7-5
16:47	+2	Matthew Mayer makes two point layup	9-5
16:29	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot	9-7
16:11		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
16:09		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
15:57		Connor McCaffery misses three point jump shot
15:55		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
15:49		Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:49		TV timeout
15:38	+2	Ahron Ulis makes two point jump shot	9-9
15:14		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
15:12		Ty Rodgers offensive rebound
15:12		Kris Murray personal foul (Ty Rodgers draws the foul)
15:03	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot	12-9
14:41		Official timeout
14:39		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
14:37		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
14:29		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point layup
14:27		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
14:16		Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:47	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot	12-11
13:17		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:15		Kris Murray defensive rebound
13:10		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
13:08		Sencire Harris defensive rebound
13:05		Payton Sandfort personal foul (Sencire Harris draws the foul)
13:00		Ty Rodgers turnover (bad pass)
12:46	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point hook shot (Tony Perkins assists)	12-13
12:29	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point layup	14-13
12:07	+2	Filip Rebraca makes two point layup (Kris Murray assists)	14-15
11:39	+2	Matthew Mayer makes two point jump shot	16-15
11:25		Filip Rebraca misses two point jump shot
11:23		Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
11:09	+3	Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot	16-18
10:51	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point layup	18-18
10:31	+2	Filip Rebraca makes two point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	18-20
10:17		Matthew Mayer turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
10:11		Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup
10:09		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
9:49		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
9:47		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
9:41	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot	18-23
9:15		Payton Sandfort personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
9:15		TV timeout
8:57		Coleman Hawkins misses two point hook shot
8:55		Matthew Mayer offensive rebound
8:51	+2	Matthew Mayer makes two point layup	20-23
8:37		Matthew Mayer shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
8:37		Patrick McCaffery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:37	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
8:30		Patrick McCaffery personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
8:11		Dain Dainja turnover (3-second violation)
7:55		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
7:53		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
7:40	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	22-24
7:27	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Connor McCaffery assists)	22-27
7:06	+3	Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Jayden Epps assists)	25-27
6:49		Connor McCaffery misses two point jump shot
6:47		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
6:44		Connor McCaffery personal foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul)
6:45		TV timeout
6:28	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists)	27-27
6:15		Josh Dix turnover (lost ball)
5:52	+3	Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists)	30-27
5:27		Filip Rebraca misses two point jump shot
5:25		Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
5:13		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
5:11		Dasonte Bowen defensive rebound
4:50		Matthew Mayer personal foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
4:35		Dain Dainja shooting foul (Kris Murray draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-28
4:35	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-29
4:25		Ty Rodgers turnover (bad pass) (Kris Murray steals)
3:58		Coleman Hawkins blocks Dasonte Bowen's two point jump shot
3:57		Dasonte Bowen offensive rebound
3:57		Hawkeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
3:57		TV timeout
3:30		Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Filip Rebraca steals)
3:26		Filip Rebraca turnover (bad pass) (Ty Rodgers steals)
3:22		Filip Rebraca shooting foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul)
3:22		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
3:22	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-29
3:22	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-29
3:11		Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
3:09		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
2:56		Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (lost ball)
2:41		Ahron Ulis misses two point jump shot
2:39		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
2:21		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
2:19		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
2:17		Coleman Hawkins misses two point layup
2:15		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
2:13		Connor McCaffery shooting foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-29
2:13	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-29
1:54		Sencire Harris blocks Tony Perkins's two point layup
1:52		Kris Murray offensive rebound
1:47		Sencire Harris personal foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
1:38		Filip Rebraca misses two point jump shot
1:36		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
1:30		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
1:28		Ty Rodgers offensive rebound
1:23	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point layup	36-29
1:07		Ahron Ulis turnover (bad pass) (Ty Rodgers steals)
1:02		Ty Rodgers turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
0:50	+2	Filip Rebraca makes two point jump shot (Kris Murray assists)	36-31
0:50		Ty Rodgers shooting foul (Filip Rebraca draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Filip Rebraca makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-32
0:38		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
0:36		Ahron Ulis defensive rebound
0:28		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
0:26		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
0:21		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
0:19		Ahron Ulis defensive rebound
0:17		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:00	+3	Kris Murray makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	36-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
43
IOWA
Hawkeyes
46

Time		Play	Score
19:34	+2	Kris Murray makes two point jump shot	36-37
19:14		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
19:12		Kris Murray defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Filip Rebraca makes two point dunk	36-39
18:41		Tony Perkins shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
18:41	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-39
18:41	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-39
18:23		Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
18:21		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
18:19		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
18:00	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Matthew Mayer assists)	41-39
17:48		Dain Dainja blocks Filip Rebraca's two point layup
17:46		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
17:40	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists)	43-39
17:23		Tony Perkins turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)
17:22		Ahron Ulis personal foul
17:04		Terrence Shannon Jr. turnover (lost ball)
16:31		Connor McCaffery misses three point jump shot
16:29		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
16:22	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	45-39
16:04		Matthew Mayer personal foul (Connor McCaffery draws the foul)
16:02		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
16:00		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
15:44	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot	47-39
15:37		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
15:37		TV timeout
15:29		Ty Rodgers shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:29	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-40
15:29	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-41
14:59		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
14:57		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
14:41		Ty Rodgers shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-42
14:41	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-43
14:18	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	49-43
14:09		Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul (Kris Murray draws the foul)
14:00		Dain Dainja shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
14:00	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-44
14:00	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-45
13:53		Coleman Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Payton Sandfort steals)
13:50	+2	Kris Murray makes two point layup (Payton Sandfort assists)	49-47
13:50		Coleman Hawkins shooting foul (Kris Murray draws the foul)
13:50		Kris Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:50		Filip Rebraca offensive rebound
13:47		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
13:45		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	51-47
13:25		Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-47
12:58	+2	Filip Rebraca makes two point hook shot	52-49
12:42	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	55-49
12:21	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup (Filip Rebraca assists)	55-51
11:58		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
11:56		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
11:51		Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul (Kris Murray draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-52
11:51	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
11:41		Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Filip Rebraca steals)
11:15		Payton Sandfort turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)
11:13		Patrick McCaffery personal foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
10:59		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:57		Matthew Mayer offensive rebound
10:52		Kris Murray personal foul (Matthew Mayer draws the foul)
10:40		Kris Murray shooting foul (Matthew Mayer draws the foul)
10:40	+1	Matthew Mayer makes regular free throw 1 of 3	56-53
10:40	+1	Matthew Mayer makes regular free throw 2 of 3	57-53
10:40	+1	Matthew Mayer makes regular free throw 3 of 3	58-53
10:33	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot	58-55
10:16	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point jump shot (Matthew Mayer assists)	60-55
10:04		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
10:02		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
9:55		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
9:53		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
9:50	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point dunk	62-55
9:43		Ty Rodgers personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
9:43	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-56
9:43	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
9:23		Sencire Harris turnover (bad pass) (Kris Murray steals)
9:21		Sencire Harris personal foul (Kris Murray draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
9:21	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
9:09		RJ Melendez turnover (traveling)
8:52		Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
8:50		Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
8:47		Coleman Hawkins blocks Payton Sandfort's two point layup
8:45		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
8:35	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Kris Murray assists)	62-62
8:12	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	64-62
8:03		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
8:01		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
7:36		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:34		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
7:32		Kris Murray shooting foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:32	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-62
7:32		Coleman Hawkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:32		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
7:28		Matthew Mayer personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
7:28		Official timeout
7:28	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-63
7:28	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
6:59		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:57		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
6:29		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
6:27		Tony Perkins offensive rebound
6:25		Coleman Hawkins shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
6:25	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-65
6:25	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
6:06		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
6:04		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
5:49		Coleman Hawkins misses two point hook shot
5:47		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
5:46		Ahron Ulis shooting foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul)
5:46		Coleman Hawkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:46		Coleman Hawkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:46		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
5:25	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot (Filip Rebraca assists)	65-68
5:16		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
5:02	+2	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point jump shot	67-68
5:02		Connor McCaffery shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-68
4:47	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot	68-70
4:32		Connor McCaffery shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-70
4:32	+1	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-70
4:22		Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul (Filip Rebraca draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Filip Rebraca makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
4:22	+1	Filip Rebraca makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-72
3:58		Matthew Mayer misses three point jump shot
3:56		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
3:52		Filip Rebraca shooting foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Dain Dainja misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:52	+1	Dain Dainja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-72
3:37		Dain Dainja shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
3:37	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-73
3:37	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-74
3:17	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point dunk (Jayden Epps assists)	73-74
2:58	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot	73-76
2:46	+3	Matthew Mayer makes three point jump shot (Jayden Epps assists)	76-76
2:15		Connor McCaffery misses three point jump shot
2:13		Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
1:54		Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:52		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
1:48		Official timeout
1:33		Coleman Hawkins blocks Filip Rebraca's two point layup
1:31		Kris Murray offensive rebound
1:25	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Connor McCaffery assists)	76-79
1:12		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
1:10		Filip Rebraca defensive rebound
0:42		Kris Murray misses two point jump shot
0:40		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
0:34		Payton Sandfort blocks Terrence Shannon Jr.'s two point layup
0:32		Kris Murray defensive rebound
0:29		Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul (Kris Murray draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-80
0:29		Kris Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
0:20		Official timeout
0:19		Payton Sandfort personal foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
0:19	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-80
0:19	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-80
0:19		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
0:15		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:11		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:11		Official timeout
0:10		Jayden Epps personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-81
0:10		Tony Perkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		Matthew Mayer defensive rebound
0:04		Payton Sandfort blocks Jayden Epps's three point jump shot
0:02		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
0:01		Ahron Ulis shooting foul (Coleman Hawkins draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Coleman Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-81
0:01		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
0:01		Coleman Hawkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Connor McCaffery defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Connor McCaffery defensive rebound