{"id":418300,"date":"2022-03-19T04:43:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T01:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/march-madness-2022-illinois-survives-chattanooga-scare\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T04:43:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T01:43:29","slug":"march-madness-2022-illinois-survives-chattanooga-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/march-madness-2022-illinois-survives-chattanooga-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"#March Madness 2022: Illinois survives Chattanooga scare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41b1141a722\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41b1141a722\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/march-madness-2022-illinois-survives-chattanooga-scare\/#%E2%80%9CMarch_Madness_2022_Illinois_survives_Chattanooga_scare%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;March Madness 2022: Illinois survives Chattanooga scare&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/march-madness-2022-illinois-survives-chattanooga-scare\/#Betting_on_March_Madness_2022\" >Betting on March Madness 2022?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMarch_Madness_2022_Illinois_survives_Chattanooga_scare%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;March Madness 2022: Illinois survives Chattanooga scare&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds to go, and fourth-seeded Illinois escaped 13th-seeded Chattanooga 54-53 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Ten co-champion Illini (23-9) never led until the final minute and survived when Chattanooga star Malachi Smith missed twice in the closing seconds. His runner in the lane was swatted by Illinois\u2019 Coleman Hawkins and his pull-up jumper just before the clock expired clanged off the rim.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois will play either fifth-seeded Houston or 12th-seeded UAB on Sunday in a\u00a0South Region second-round <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois All-America center Kofi Cockburn had 17 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks. His putback gave the Illini a 52-51 lead with 48 seconds to go. Smith, the Southern Conference Player of the Year, responded by drilling a pair of free throws to put Chattanooga back in front.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1386350847.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Alfonso Plummer hits the game-winning free throws.\" class=\"wp-image-21582042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1386350847.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1386350847.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1386350847.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1386350847.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alfonso Plummer hits the game-winning free throws. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plummer, who hit three 3-pointers to help Illinois climb back from an 11-point second-half deficit, drove the left side and was fouled. He knocked down both shots. Chattanooga, with Pro Football Hall of Fame alum Terrell Owens urging the Mocs on, declined to call timeout.<\/p>\n<p>The ball ended up in Smith\u2019s hands twice, but unlike their thriller in the Southern Conference Tournament final \u2014 which ended with a game-winning 30-foot heave by David Jean-Baptiste \u2014 there would be no last-second heroics.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"block-64a968e4-a4d2-494f-a0ec-d0b865dd0ab3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Betting_on_March_Madness_2022\"><\/span>Betting on March Madness 2022?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p>Chattanooga\u2019s attempt to win its first game in the tournament since 1997 \u2014 when it was a 14 seed and knocked off Illinois on the way to the Sweet 16 \u2014 ended when Hawkins grabbed his eighth and final rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Chattanooga coach Lamont Paris promised to throw multiple bodies at Cockburn in an effort to keep the 7-footer in check. It worked early, as the Mocs harassed him nearly every time down the floor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-31.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Andre Curbelo drives during the second half.\" class=\"wp-image-21581958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-31.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-31.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-31.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-31.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Andre Curbelo drives to the basket during the second half. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It led to a lot of pushing, a lot of shoving and \u2014 for a while \u2014 a lot of fouls. Josh Ayeni and Silvio De Sousa each drew three whistles in the first half alone. Cockburn struggled to take advantage, missing 5 of 8 free throws early before he and the Illini started to get into a rhythm after the Mocs were forced to go small.<\/p>\n<p>Chattanooga led by as much as 12\u00a0but Illinois closed the half on a 13-6 surge, with six of the points coming from Cockburn, who let out a scream at one point after swatting a layup attempt by Darius Banks.<\/p>\n<p>The Mocs recovered to take a 40-29 lead early in the second half but a 10-0 run by the Illini \u2014 fueled by a pair of 3-pointers by Plummer \u2014 set up a taut if not exactly pretty final 10 minutes.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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