Coleman Hawkins, No. 16 Illinois take care of Colgate
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[December 18, 2023]
Coleman Hawkins posted a season-high 16 points to lead a balanced
attack as No. 16 Illinois never trailed in a 74-57 nonconference victory
over Colgate Sunday in Champaign, Ill.
Quincy Guerrier and Marcus Domask notched 15 points apiece for the
Illini (8-2) while All-America candidate Terrence Shannon Jr. scored all
14 of his points in the first half and racked up a career-high five
blocks while limiting Colgate's top scorer, Braeden Smith, to a
season-low two points. |
Dec 17, 2023; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard
Terrence Shannon Jr. (0) drives to the basket against Colgate Raiders
players during the first half at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit:
Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports |
Jeff Woodward's season-high 14 points served as
the only double-figure entry for Colgate (6-5), which got as
close as nine points after trailing by 22 with 13 minutes to go.
Illinois scored nine points before Colgate was able to get a
shot on the rim. Shannon drilled a 3-pointer, Guerrier swished
two free throws and threw down a dunk off a Ty Rodgers drive and
Hawkins finished a pick-and-roll with a layup that gave Illinois
a 9-0 lead and forced the Raiders to call a timeout barely two
minutes into the game.
The Illini pushed their lead to 14-0 at the 16:37 mark - Hawkins
hitting a 3 and Guerrier providing a putback - before Ryan
Moffatt got Colgate on the board with a second-chance 3-pointer
and a driving layup.
Illinois' lead stood at 23-11 when Colgate ditched its
man-to-man in favor of a 3-2 zone that bothered the Illini
briefly. The Raiders got as close as 23-16 - highlighted by
Parker Jones finding Sam Thomson in transition for a breakaway
dunk - before Hawkins found Rodgers for a layup, Shannon drilled
a 3 and Hawkins added another 3 to restore a 31-16 advantage.
Illinois carried a 44-27 lead into the break. Both teams
struggled offensively at the outset of the second half as
Illinois missed 12 of its first 13 shots and Colgate canned just
one of its first 10 - but the Raiders got hot soon thereafter.
The Illini built a 58-37 lead on Guerrier's 3-pointer from the
top of the key with 8:50 to go, but Colgate responded with 11
points in a row - highlighted by a rare 3-pointer by 6-foot-11
center Keegan Records - to slash the margin to 58-48 with 5:42
remaining.
The Raiders pulled within single digits for the first time since
the 8:45 mark of the first half when Jalen Cox turned a leaner
into a 3-point play to make it 62-53 with 3:34 to go.
Illinois' Domask, beset by foul trouble, answered with his first
3-pointer of the game and Colgate never got closer than 10
again.
- Field Level Media
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