HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD Career Record: /.778 (5th year) At Illinois: 10-7 (1st year) Big Ten: 0-4

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1 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL Game #18 // Illinois (10-7, 0-4) vs. Iowa (9-9, 0-5) Jan. 11, 2018 // 7 p.m. CT // Champaign, Ill. // State Farm Center (15,544) TV: FS1 Tim Brando (Play-By-Play), Stephen Bardo (Analyst) // Internet Stream: FoxSportsGo.com Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Deon Thomas (Analyst) // Satellite Radio: Sirius 83, XM 83 ILLINOIS SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Streak November (6-1) 10 SOUTHERN [1] W, W-1 12 TENNESSEE-MARTIN [1] W, W-2 17 DEPAUL [2] W, W-3 19 MARSHALL [1] W, W-4 22 AUGUSTANA (ILL.) W, W-5 24 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL [1] W, W-6 28 at Wake Forest [3] L, L-1 December (4-4) 1 at Northwestern [4] L, (OT) L-2 3 MARYLAND L, (OT) L-3 6 AUSTIN PEAY W, W-1 9 at UNLV [5] L, L-1 13 LONGWOOD W, W-1 16 vs. New Mexico State [6] L, L-1 23 vs. Missouri [7] W, W-1 30 GRAND CANYON W, W-2 January (0-2) 3 at Minnesota L, L-1 6 at Michigan L, L-2 11 IOWA 7 p.m. FS1 15 at Nebraska 8 p.m. BTN 19 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. FS1 22 MICHIGAN STATE 8 p.m. FS1 24 INDIANA 8 p.m. BTN 30 RUTGERS 6 p.m. BTN February (0-0) 4 at Ohio State 11 a.m. FS1 8 WISCONSIN 8 p.m. BTN 11 PENN STATE 6 p.m. BTN 14 at Indiana 7:30 p.m. BTN 18 NEBRASKA 2:30 p.m. BTN 20 at Michigan State 6 p.m. ESPN/2 22 PURDUE 6 p.m. FS1 25 at Rutgers 2 p.m. BTN F28-M4 at Big Ten Tournament [8] All Times Listed are Central BOLD CAPS - State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. [1] Global Sports Invitational [2] Gavitt Tipoff Games [3] Big Ten/ACC Challenge [4] Allstate Arena; Rosemont, Ill. [5] MGM Grand Garden Arena [6] Dynegy Shootout United Center; Chicago [7] Bud Light Braggin Rights Scottrade Center; St. Louis [8] Madison Square Garden; New York ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL Office: Basketball SID: Derrick Burson burson@illinois.edu Office: // Cell: Website: FightingIllini.com PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other G 1 Trent Frazier Fr SPG G 13 Mark Smith Fr % FT G 24 Mark Alstork Gr % FT F 12 Leron Black r-jr % FG F 43 Michael Finke r-jr OREB/G OFF THE BENCH Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other G 3 Te Jon Lucas So A/TO F 2 Kipper Nichols r-so % 3FG F 4 Matic Vesel Fr DEF REB G 10 Drew Cayce r-so FT F 11 Greg Eboigbodin Fr % FG G 20 Da Monte Williams Fr SPG G 23 Aaron Jordan Jr % 3FG G 35 Samson Oladimeji So STL F 45 Cameron Liss r-jr FG OUT Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG G 32 Tyler Underwood # r-so G 41 Clayton r-sr # Sitting out per NCAA transfer rules; stats at Oklahoma State Recovering from torn ACL; stats listed HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD Career Record: /.778 (5th year) At Illinois: 10-7 (1st year) Big Ten: 0-4 SERIES NOTES VS. IOWA Record: Illinois leads Streak: Illinois W-3 Record in Champaign: Illinois leads Streak in Champaign: Illinois W-1 Last Season s Meetings: Illinois 76, Iowa 64 // Jan. 25, 2017 at Champaign Illinois 70, Iowa 66 // Feb. 18, 2017 at Iowa City (Box Scores & Game Recaps on P. 4) Underwood vs. Iowa: First meeting Opening Tips Illinois is back in action at State Farm Center, carrying a 9-1 record on its home court into Thursday s matchup with Iowa (7 p.m., FS1). This is the UI s lone home appearance in its first five games of The Illini just completed a two-game road trip to Minnesota and Michigan, and following the Iowa contest, returns to the road for back-to-back games at Nebraska and Wisconsin. Overall, Illinois Big Ten schedule starts with five of its first seven games on the road. Freshman Greg Eboigbodin is coming off an outstanding week, averaging 9.5 points on 90 percent shooting along with 4.5 rebounds over the two-game trip. Eboigbodin had nine points and three rebounds in 15 minutes at Minnesota, then set career highs with 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes at Michigan. Sophomore Kipper Nichols tied his career with 17 points on Saturday at Michigan. It was his highest scoring performance in the last 13 games (17 vs. Marshall, Nov. 19). Nichols added a game-high seven boards against the Wolverines, his sixth time this season leading the Illini in rebounding.

2 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable 1 Trent Frazier G Fr. Wellington, Fla. Florida Association of Basketball Coaches 2017 Class 9A Player of the Year 2 Kipper Nichols F r-so. Cleveland, Ohio Averaged 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds as a freshman in Big Ten play 3 Te Jon Lucas G So. Milwaukee, Wis. Led Illini in assists as a freshman, averaging 3.1 apg 4 Matic Vesel F Fr. Ljubljana, Slovenia Member of Slovenian National U20 Team 10 Drew Cayce G r-so. Libertyville, Ill. Walkon sat out last year after transferring from Creighton. 11 Greg Eboigbodin F Fr. Benin City, Nigeria Second-team Class A all-state by Detroit News 12 Leron Black F r-jr. Memphis, Tenn. Illini s leading returning scorer (8.1 ppg) and rebounder (6.3 rpg) 13 Mark Smith G Fr. Edwardsville, Ill Illinois Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year 20 Da Monte Williams G Fr. Peoria, Ill. Son of former Illini point guard Frank Williams 23 Aaron Jordan G Jr. Plainfield, Ill. Played in 24 games last season as a sophomore 24 Mark Alstork G Gr. Dayton, Ohio Grad transfer averaged 19.0 ppg last year at Wright State 32 Tyler Underwood G r-so. Champaign, Ill. Walkon sitting out this season as a transfer 35 Samson Oladimeji G So. Rolling Meadows, Ill. Walkon appeared in seven games last season 41 Clayton Jones G r-sr. Champaign, Ill. Walkon will miss season recovering from torn ACL 43 Michael Finke F r-jr. Champaign, Ill. Averaged 6.9 points and led Illini in 3-point shooting at 41.1 percent 45 Cameron Liss F r-jr. Northbrook, Ill. Walkon redshirted last season Head Coach: Brad Underwood (1st year at Illinois, 5th year overall) Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua (1st year), Ron Coleman (1st year), Jamall Walker (6th year) Assistant to the Head Coach: Geoff Alexander (1st year) Director of Operations: Joey Biggs (1st year) Pronunciation Video Coordinator: Patrick Schulte (1st year) LERON Black Graduate Manager: Grant Bale (1st year) Drew CAYCE Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher (3rd year) Greg EBOIGBODIN Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (6th year) Michael FINKE le-ron KAY-see ee-boyg-bo-deen FEEN-kee Pronunciation TE JON Lucas TEE-zhahn Samson OLADIMEJI ho-lah-di-may-jee MATIC VESEL mah-teets vuh-seal DA MONTE Williams da-mon-tay BIG TEN STANDINGS (THROUGH JAN. 9) Big Ten Overall 1. Purdue Ohio State Michigan State Maryland Michigan Nebraska Indiana Minnesota Penn State Wisconsin Rutgers Northwestern Illinois Iowa THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN (ALL TIMES CT) Tuesday, Jan. 9 Indiana def. Penn State Nebraska def. Wisconsin Purdue def. Michigan Wednesday, Jan. 10 Rutgers at Michigan State 6 p.m. BTN Minnesota at Northwestern 8 p.m. BTN Thursday, Jan. 11 Maryland at Ohio State 6 p.m. ESPN2 Iowa at Illinois 7 p.m. FS1 Friday, Jan. 12 Nebraska at Penn State 6 p.m. BTN Saturday, Jan. 13 Michigan at Michigan State 11 a.m. FOX Purdue at Minnesota 11 a.m. ESPN2 Sunday, Jan. 14 Northwestern at Indiana 3:30 p.m. CBS Ohio State at Rutgers 6 p.m. BTN Frontcourt Grads Redshirt juniors Michael Finke and Leron Black have completed coursework in their undergraduate degree program of communication. The duo are now set to begin grad school with the start of the 2018 spring semester next week. Finke will pursue a master s degree in recreation, sport and tourism while Black will enroll in the master s program in education policy, organization and leadership. Newcomers Playing Prominent Role Illinois is undergoing a year of major transformation in its program. In addition to first-year head coach Brad Underwood implementing new offensive and defensive styles of play, the Illini have a number of new players taking on key roles. After losing two-thirds of its minutes from last year s NIT squad, Illinois has newcomers playing the most minutes of any Big Ten team this season with freshmen Mark Smith, Trent Frazier, Da Monte Williams, Greg Eboigbodin and Matic Vesel, graduate transfer Mark Alstork and walk-on Drew Cayce accounting for a staggering 46.7 percent of minutes played. Illinois stands as the only team in the conference above the 40 percent threshold. The Illini rank third in the Big Ten, meanwhile, in percentage of points scored by newcomers at 39 percent. Big Ten Percentage of Minutes Played by Newcomers 1. ILLINOIS % 8. Iowa % 2. Nebraska % 9. Michigan State % 3. Wisconsin % 10. Minnesota % 4. Michigan % 11. Purdue % 5. Ohio State % 12. Indiana % 6. Maryland % 13. Penn State % 7. Rutgers % 14. Northwestern % Big Ten Percentage of Points Scored by Newcomers 1. Nebraska % 8. Iowa % 2. Michigan % 9. Michigan State % 3. ILLINOIS % 10. Minnesota % 4. Wisconsin % 11. Indiana % 5. Maryland % 12. Purdue % 6. Ohio State % 13. Penn State % 7. Rutgers % 14. Northwestern % Illinois Team Headlines After totaling 37 bench points last time out at Michigan, Illinois bench has now outscored the opposition in 15 of 17 games on the season, including each of the last nine. Illini reserves are averaging 33.5 points, with the Illinois bench outscoring the opponent bench by an average of 14.7 points per game. Ticket Information Tickets are available for every Fighting Illini men s basketball home game. Season and single-game tickets can be purchased online at FIGHTINGILLINI.com or by phone at ILLINI // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

3 ILLINI RECORD UNDER BRAD UNDERWOOD Plays at home 9-1 Plays on the road 0-5 Plays at neutral site 1-1 Plays at United Center 0-1 Big Ten record 0-4 Big Ten at home 0-1 Big Ten on the road 0-3 When Ranked (AP) 0-0 Plays a ranked (AP) opponent 0-0 Plays a Top-10 (AP) opponent 0-0 Wins the game before 6-4 Loses the game before 3-3 Leading at the half 7-2 Tied at the half 0-0 Trailing at the half 3-5 Shoots 45% or better 4-2 Shoots less than 45% 6-5 Opp. shoots less than 45% 8-1 Opp. shoots 45% or better 2-6 Shoots better/same than opp. 8-1 Shoots worse than opp. 2-6 Shoots more/same FT than opp. 8-2 Shoots fewer FT than opp. 2-5 Makes more/same FT than opp. 8-2 Makes fewer FT than opp. 2-5 Grabs more/same rebounds than opp. 8-5 Grabs fewer rebounds than opp. 2-2 Scores more/same bench points than opp. 9-6 Scores fewer bench points than opp. 1-1 Has fewer/equal turnovers than opp. 7-2 Has more turnovers than opp. 3-5 Scores 70 or more points 8-3 Has 15+ assists 6-2 Has a 20+ point scorer 7-1 Wears white uniforms 3-1 Wears orange uniforms 3-2 Wears blue uniforms 0-3 Wears gray uniforms 2-0 Wears throwback uniforms 2-1 Regular-season tournaments 4-0 NCAA Tournament 0-0 Big Ten Tournament 0-0 In November 6-1 In December 4-4 In January 0-2 In February 0-0 In March 0-0 Plays during the day 2-1 Plays at night (5 pm or after start) 8-6 Overtime 0-2 Margin is 5 points or less 2-3 Margin is 6-10 points 3-4 Margin is points 2-0 Margin is more than Scores 59 points or less 0-0 Scores points 2-4 Scores points 2-1 Scores points 2-1 Scores points 3-1 Scores 100+ points 1-0 On ESPN 0-0 On ESPN2 1-1 On BTN 3-5 On FS1 0-0 On ESPNU 1-1 On BTN Plus 5-0 Illinois ranks sixth in the country with an offensive rebounding rate of 37.9 percent. Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten and 10th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds (14.2 rpg). Illinois has grabbed 14 or more offensive rebounds in 10 games. Last year the Illini tallied at least 14 offensive rebounds in a total of just five games. Illinois ranks sixth in the NCAA in turnovers forced (18.7 per game). Illinois has forced 17 or more turnovers in 10 games. Last year the Illini defense forced at least 17 turnovers in only five of 35 games. The Illini rank seventh nationally in turnover rate, forcing turnovers on 24.3 percent of opponent possessions. Illinois ranks 26th nationally in turnover margin (+3.9), while scoring 20.8 points per game off turnovers. Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten and 43rd in the NCAA in steals (8.0 spg). Illinois has collected eight or more steals in nine games. Last year the Illini tallied at least eight steals in only six games. Illinois ranks 47th in kenpom s adjusted defensive efficiency (96.3). In the Illini s 10 wins this season, no opponent has reached 75 points. Illinois leads the Big Ten and is 46th nationally in adjusted tempo by kenpom, averaging 72.9 possessions. Illinois has scored at least 77 points in seven of its 10 wins. Illinois is shooting 73.9 percent from the free throw line on the season (79th in NCAA), and leads the Big Ten during conference play at 78.3 percent. Illinois has shot at least 24 free throws in nine games. Last year the Illini attempted at least 24 free throws in only seven games. The Illini have had seven different players serve as leading scorer in a game this season. Five different Illini have recorded a 20-point performance. The Illini rotation has nine players averaging at least 16 minutes per game. TOP 25 NATIONAL RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (JAN. 8) Rk. School Record Points Previous 1. Villanova (52) , West Virginia (12) , Virginia (1) , Michigan State , Purdue , Wichita State , Duke (21) , Texas Tech , Oklahoma , Xavier , Arizona State , Kansas Seton Hall Cincinnati Gonzaga TCU Arizona Miami Clemson North Carolina Kentucky Auburn Florida State Tennessee Creighton USA TODAY COACHES POLL (JAN. 8) Rk. School Record Points Previous 1. Villanova (27) West Virginia (4) Virginia Michigan State Wichita State Duke Purdue Texas Tech Oklahoma Xavier Arizona State Kansas Cincinnati Gonzaga Seton Hall TCU Clemson North Carolina Miami Kentucky Arizona Creighton Tennessee Auburn Notre Dame ILLINI WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS AP Coaches AP Coaches Preseason - - Jan. 15 Nov Jan. 22 Nov Jan. 29 Nov Feb. 5 Dec Feb. 12 Dec Feb. 19 Dec Feb. 26 Dec March 5 Jan March 12 Jan Final 3 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

4 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Iowa vs Illinois 01/25/17 8 p.m. at State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. Iowa , Cook, Tyler f Pemsl, Cordell f Bohannon, Jordan g Moss, Isaiah g Jok, Peter g Wagner, Ahmad Dailey, Maishe Williams, Christian Kriener, Ryan Jones, Dale Ellingson, Brady Uhl, Dom Baer, Nicholas Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4,1 Illinois , Black, Leron f Morgan, Maverick c Lucas, Te'Jon g Coleman-Lands, Jalen g Hill, Malcolm g Tate, Jaylon Nichols, Kipper Abrams, Tracy Thorne Jr., Mike Finke, Michael Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 2,3 Officials: D.J. Carstensen, Rob Riley, Kelly Pfeifer Technical fouls: Iowa-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Iowa Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench IOWA Illinois ILL Last FG - IOWA 2nd-00:32, ILL 2nd-01:31. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - IOWA None, ILL by 19 1st-04:44. Lead changed - 0 times. IOWA led for 00:00. ILL led for 38:53. Game was tied for 00:54. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Illinois vs Iowa 02/18/17 1:05 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IA Illinois , Black, Leron f Morgan, Maverick c Lucas, Te'Jon g Abrams, Tracy g Hill, Malcolm g Tate, Jaylon Nichols, Kipper Coleman-Lands, Jalen Finke, Michael Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 Iowa , Wagner, Ahmad f Cook, Tyler f Bohannon, Jordan g Moss, Isaiah g Jok, Peter g Williams, Christian Kriener, Ryan Ellingson, Brady Uhl, Dom Pemsl, Cordell Baer, Nicholas Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Donnie Eppley, Kelly Pfeifer, John Gaffney Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Iowa-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Illinois Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILL Iowa IOWA Last FG - ILL 2nd-01:32, IOWA 2nd-00:01. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - ILL by 6 1st-14:43, IOWA by 8 1st-02:59. Lead changed - 11 times. ILL led for 12:47. IOWA led for 25:58. Game was tied for 01:15. Looking Back at Last Year s Illinois-Iowa Games Illini 76, Iowa 64 (Jan. 25, 2017 at Champaign) The Illini started strong and never looked back, defeating visiting Iowa by 12 points to snap a threegame skid. Illinois scored the game s first 10 points, opening up a double-digit lead less than three minutes in. The Illini were clicking offensively, shooting 55.2 percent from the field in the first half, including 6-of-11 from 3-point range, to build a lead at intermission. The lead grew to as many as 19 points and stayed in double figures nearly the rest of the way, despite the Illini shooting cooling off in the second half. Illinois defensive plan centered around slowing down Iowa s Peter Jok, the Big Ten s leading scorer. And that effort paid off as Jok attempted just nine shots in 32 minutes, finishing with his second-lowest output to date at 10 points. Illinois recorded 18 assists on its 26 baskets. Freshman point guard Te Jon Lucas led the way in that category in his first career start, dishing out a game-high six assists. Michael Finke was one of four Illini in double figures, scoring a game-high 17 points on 7-10 shooting. Maverick Morgan had 12 points and seven rebounds, Malcolm Hill added 11 with six boards, and Leron Black chipped in 10 with seven boards. Illini 70, Iowa 66 (Feb. 18, 2017 at Iowa City) Illinois won its second straight road game behind a strong second-half effort, defeating the Hawkeyes by four points in Iowa City. The Illini trailed by only four at halftime despite committing 10 turnovers and shooting 39 percent compared to the hosts at 50 percent. Illinois then took a lead early in the second half, scoring nine unanswered over three straight possessions. A four-point Illini lead later became a four-point deficit as the Hawkeyes scored eight straight as part of a 10-2 run to pull ahead with less than six minutes remaining. Illinois responded, reeling off an 8-0 run of its own capped by a Malcolm Hill steal and layup that put the Orange and Blue on top, Two more lead changes followed, the final happening in the UI s favor on a Hill driving layup followed by a Jalen Coleman-Lands 3-pointer to give the Illini a lead. The Illini made 5-of-8 at the line over the final 28 seconds to clinch the win. Illinois was able to outscore the Hawkeyes by eight in the second half thanks to 55.2 percent shooting while Iowa made just 31.1 percent. Malcolm Hill led the Illini with a fantastic all-around game, scoring a game-high 21 points, grabbing eight rebounds, dishing out four assists and collecting two steals. Te Jon Lucas set a season high with 12 points, Michael Finke had 12 points and a career-best five assists, and Jalen Coleman-Lands added 12 points. Current Illini vs. Iowa Michael Finke (4 G): 10.0 ppg (40), 3.5 rpg (14) Highlights: 12 points on 5-8 shooting and career-high five assists last year in Iowa City Gamehigh 17 points on 7-10 shooting with five rebounds last year in Champaign. Te Jon Lucas (2 G): 9.0 ppg (18), 2.5 rpg (5), 3.0 apg (8) Highlights: Season-high 12 points last year in Iowa City Game-high six assists last year in Champaign. Leron Black (3 G): 4.7 ppg (14), 4.0 rpg (12) Highlight: 10 points on 4-6 shooting with game-high seven rebounds last year in Champaign. Kipper Nichols (2 G): 3.0 ppg (6), 2.0 rpg (4) Aaron Jordan (1 G): 3 pts, 2 reb Notes from the Last Time Out at Michigan Michigan entered the game ranking seventh in the nation for fewest turnovers (9.9 avg.), but the Illini forced the Wolverines into a season-high 15 turnovers. Illinois scored 48 of its 69 points in the paint, setting a season high for points in the lane. The Illini s previous best was 42 set twice vs. Marshall (Nov. 19) and Maryland (Dec. 3). Illinois shot 57.1 percent from 2-point range (24-42). Illinois four blocked shots were one away from its season high (5 vs. Austin Peay, Dec. 6). All four blocks came in the first half. Illinois led during the second half for the sixth time in its seven losses. Sophomore Kipper Nichols tied his career with 17 points vs. Michigan. It was his highest scoring performance in 13 games, since originally setting his career high of 17 vs. Marshall (Nov. 19). Nichols added a game-high seven boards, his sixth time this season leading the Illini in rebounding. Freshman Greg Eboigbodin scored a career-high 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting in 16 minutes of action. He added a career-high six rebounds and tied a career-high with two blocked shots. Eboigbodin had two blocks in his first three minutes on the court after recording two blocks in his first 94 minutes this season. Coming off the bench for the first time this season, sophomore Te Jon Lucas equaled his season with a team-best six assists. He also scored eight points, his fourth-best scoring game of the season. Freshman Trent Frazier scored eight points in his first career start. 4 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

5 Oh So Close Illinois has dropped seven games this season, but has been in contention to win nearly every single one of those contests. The Illini have led during the second half in six of its losses. In three of those games, Illinois had the ball with either the lead or in a tie with less than one minute remaining. And in the other two, the Illini trailed by just one possession down the stretch. Here s a look at where the Illini stood in each loss during the second half: At Wake Forest Trailed by three with 1:15 remaining Led with 17 minutes left At Northwestern Tied with 30 seconds left with ball Also led in OT Maryland Led by two with 4.6 seconds left with ball Also led in OT At UNLV Trailed by two with 3 minutes remaining Led with eight minutes left Vs. New Mexico State Tied with 33 seconds left with ball Led with seven minutes left At Minnesota Trailed by five with four minutes remaining Trailed by four with 10 minutes left. At Michigan Trailed by five with 11 minutes remaining Led with 19 minutes left. Big Scoring Jump for Jordan Junior guard Aaron Jordan is the Illini s third-leading scorer with an average of 9.9 points. This comes one year after he averaged just 1.0 ppg as a sophomore. His scoring improvement ranks second in the Big Ten this season: PPG PPG Increase 1. Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State Aaron Jordan, Illinois Juwan Morgan, Indiana C.J. Jackson, Ohio State Jordan Murphy, Minnesota Illini Player Trends Junior Leron Black has increased his scoring average by 6.2 points this season, currently leading the Illini at 14.3 ppg (16th in Big Ten) after averaging 8.1 ppg last year. Black has now averaged 15.6 points (78) and 6.8 rebounds (34) over the last five games, scoring in double figures four times and leading the team in scoring three times. Black has scored in double figures in 13 of his 16 games, which included a career-long streak of seven straight that ended at UNLV when he left the game late in the first half with an injury. Black has made at least 50 percent from the field in 11 games and is shooting 52.1 percent on the year (96th in NCAA), compared to 45.3 percent from the field last year. Black is shooting 60.6 percent in 10 home games this season (57-94). Black has made 81.5 percent of his free throws this season (ninth in Big Ten) after entering the year as a 70 percent career shooter at the line. Black has 18 assists in 16 games after finishing last year with 13 assists in 31 games. Freshman Trent Frazier has been the Illini s leading scorer over the last seven games, averaging 15.0 points (105) with 2.3 steals (16) while shooting 41.2 percent from 3-point range (14-34). Frazier has scored in double figures in seven of the last nine games overall, and is now fourth on the team in scoring on the season at 9.6 ppg. Junior Michael Finke is second on the team in scoring at 10.6 ppg. He averaged 6.9 points last season. Finke also ranks second on the Illini in rebounding at 5.4 rpg while leading the team with an average of 2.3 offensive boards (10th in B1G). Junior Aaron Jordan is third on the team in scoring at 9.9 points per game after averaging 1.0 points last year as a sophomore (+8.9 ppg). Jordan leads the Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 55.3 percent (32-60). He entered the year as a 30 percent career shooter from 3-point land. Jordan averaged 13.7 points (41) and 5.0 rebounds (15) over a recent three-game stretch before attempting just one shot vs. Missouri. Jordan has scored in double figures in nine of 17 games on the season after entering the year with two games in double digits through his first 55 career games. Jordan is tied for 14th in the Big Ten by averaging 1.9 made threes. Freshman Greg Eboigbodin made shots week, now leading the Big Ten in field goal shooting during conference play at 90.9 percent. Freshman Da Monte Williams ranks third in the Big Ten in steals during league play (2.0 spg). ILLINOIS CAREER TOTALS Career Double-Digit Scoring Games Leron Black Michael Finke 9 30 Aaron Jordan 8 10 Trent Frazier 9 9 Kipper Nichols 7 9 Te Jon Lucas 2 7 Mark Smith 6 6 Mark Alstork 4 4 Greg Eboigbodin Point Games Leron Black 3 4 Michael Finke 2 3 Trent Frazier 2 2 Aaron Jordan 2 2 Mark Smith Rebound Games Leron Black 1 7 Michael Finke 1 3 Kipper Nichols 2 2 Mark Alstork 1 1 Double-Doubles Leron Black 1 5 Michael Finke 1 2 Mark Alstork 1 1 Kipper Nichols Point FG Games Michael Finke Block Games Michael Finke 1 1 Kipper Nichols Steal Games Trent Frazier 5 5 Da Monte Williams 4 4 Te Jon Lucas 1 2 Aaron Jordan 1 1 Kipper Nichols 1 1 Leron Black 0 1 Michael Finke 0 1 Starts Leron Black Michael Finke Te Jon Lucas Mark Alstork Mark Smith Aaron Jordan 2 10 Trent Frazier 1 1 Da Monte Williams 1 1 Kipper Nichols 0 1 Leads Team in Scoring Leron Black 7 9 Michael Finke 3 9 Aaron Jordan 3 3 Kipper Nichols 2 3 Mark Smith 2 2 Mark Alstork 1 1 Trent Frazier 1 1 Leads Team in Rebounding Leron Black 6 27 Michael Finke 3 12 Kipper Nichols 6 8 Mark Alstork 2 2 Aaron Jordan 2 2 Da Monte Williams 1 1 Te Jon Lucas // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

6 ILLINOIS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (ALL GAMES THROUGH JAN. 9) Scoring Offense 6th 78.9 ppg Scoring Defense 11th 70.5 ppg Scoring Margin 9th +8.4 ppg Free Throw Percentage 4th.739 Field Goal Percentage 11th.439 Field Goal Percentage Defense 11th Pt FG Percentage 12th Pt FG Percentage Defense 5th.328 Rebounding Offense 9th 37.4 rpg Rebounding Defense 8th 32.9 rpg Rebounding Margin 8th +4.5 rpg Blocked Shots 14th 2.2 bpg Assists 11th 14.3 apg Steals 2nd 8.0 spg Turnover Margin 3rd +3.9 Assist/Turnover Ratio 14th 1.0 Offensive 2nd 14.2 rpg Defensive 13th 23.2 rpg Defensive Rebound Percentage 13th.705 Offensive Rebound Percentage 2nd Point Field Goals 10th 6.9 avg. ILLINI PLAYERS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (ALL GAMES THROUGH JAN. 9) Scoring 16. Leron Black 14.3 ppg Rebounding 20. Leron Black 5.7 rpg Field Goal Percentage N/A 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 1. Aaron Jordan.533 (32-60) Free Throw Percentage 8. Kipper Nichols.818 (36-44) 9. Leron Black.815 (44-54) Assists N/A Steals 3. Trent Frazier 1.6 spg 17. Aaron Jordan 1.1 spg 17. Da Monte Williams 1.1 spg 3-Point Field Goals 14. Aaron Jordan 1.9 avg. Blocked Shots N/A Assist/Turnover Ratio N/A Offensive 10. Michael Finke 2.3 rpg 14. Leron Black 2.0 rpg Defensive N/A Minutes N/A Game 16 Recap at Minnesota Illinois could not dig itself out of a huge early hole, falling on the road to Minnesota. The Illini opened the game 1-19 from the field and the Gophers took advantage, jumping out to a 17-2 lead less than nine minutes into the contest. The deficit grew to as many as 20 points before the Illini started its comeback. Trailing 53-38, Illinois went on a 13-2 run to pull within four points with 10 minutes remaining. It was then a five-point game twice in the last six minutes, but the UI defense could not get a stop, and the Gophers pulled away for the 10-point victory. The Illini shot a season-low 34.7 percent. Included in that figure were a number of open looks from 3-point range, where the UI managed just 7-of-28 (25 percent). Illinois hit the offensive glass hard, grabbing 19 of its misses, but only converted those extra opportunities in to 10 points. Leron Black was limited to five first-half minutes due to foul trouble. He scored all of his team-high 14 points in the second half. Trent Frazier continued his strong play with 12 points and a game-high six assists. Two more UI freshmen had strong showings, with Greg Eboigbodin scoring a career-high nine points on 4-5 shooting and Da Monte Williams finishing with six points, a career-high eight rebounds and career-best four steals. Game 15 Notes from the Win over Grand Canyon Illinois won despite its lowest scoring game of the season. Illinois held its opponent below 60 points for the third straight game at State Farm Center, and fourth time overall on the season. Illinois outrebounded Grand Canyon 44-33, marking only the second time in 15 games that GCU has been outrebounded. Illinois held Grand Canyon to 3-of-20 shooting from 3-point range (15 percent), the worst 3-point percentage by a UI opponent this season. In the last two games, opponents are now shooting a combined 17 percent from three (8-47). The 11 ties during the afternoon equaled the Northwestern game for the most in an Illini game this season. The entire game was played within a margin of two possessions, with Illinois largest lead by six points and Grand Canyon s biggest lead of five. Freshman Trent Frazier scored 14 points, his fifth straight game in double figures. Frazier was 6-12 from the field, his fifth game shooting at least 50 percent FIGHTING ILLINI STARTING LINE-UPS Game G G G F F Record* Southern Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 1-0 (1) UT Martin Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 2-0 (1) DePaul Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 3-0 (1) Marshall Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 4-0 (1) Augustana (Ill.) Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 5-0 (1) North Carolina Central Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 6-0 (1) at Wake Forest Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 6-1 (1) at Northwestern Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 6-2 (1) Maryland Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 6-3 (1) Austin Peay Lucas Williams Alstork Black Finke 1-0 (2) at UNLV Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 6-4 (1) Longwood Lucas Smith Alstork Jordan Finke 1-0 (3) vs. New Mexico State Lucas Smith Alstork Jordan Finke 1-1 (3) vs. Missouri Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 7-4 (1) Grand Canyon Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 8-4 (1) at Minnesota Lucas Smith Alstork Black Finke 8-5 (1) at Michigan Frazier Smith Alstork Black Finke 0-1 (4) Iowa at Nebraska at Wisconsin Michigan State Indiana Rutgers at Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State at Indiana Nebraska at Michigan State Purdue at Rutgers at Big Ten Tourn. * - Running total of Illinois overall record when this line-up is starting 6 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

7 Junior Leron Black had a game-high 20 points on 8-12 shooting and grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds to record his first double-double of the season and the fifth of his career. It was Black s second straight 20-point game, and third of the season. Senior Mark Alstork grabbed eight rebounds, his most since collecting 10 vs. Southern in the season opener. Freshman Da Monte Williams only made shot of the game was the Illini s last field goal, a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left that put Illinois up Game 14 Notes from the Braggin Rights Win over Missouri Illinois won its fifth-straight game in the Braggin Rights series, improving to against Missouri in the annual neutral-site series in St. Louis. Illinois bench outscored Missouri s bench, The Illini defense forced 21 turnovers, tying Missouri s season high (21 vs. Stephen F. Austin). Mizzou had 16 turnovers in the first half alone. The Illini held Mizzou to eight field goals on 33 percent shooting (8-24) for 22 points in the first half, the fewest points allowed by the UI defense in half this season. Illinois led by 20 points at the break (42-22), the biggest halftime lead in Braggin Rights history. Illinois held Missouri to 5-of-27 shooting from 3-point range on the night (18.5 percent). The Tigers entered the game averaging 9.8 threes made per game (38th in NCAA) with a 39.7 three-point shooting percentage (39th in NCAA). After Missouri scored on the game s opening possession, Illinois reeled off 10 unanswered points and led the rest of the way, leading for the final 35:25. Freshman Trent Frazier led the Illini with a career-high 22 points and game-high three steals. Frazier ended the first half with back-to-back 3-pointers and scored Illinois last seven points of the game, making an and-1 with 2:07 remaining and closing out the win with four free throws in the final 25 seconds. Leron Black had 20 points his second-highest scoring total of the season and a game-high seven boards. Black hit a pair of 3-pointers on the night, including one with 4:43 remaining that pushed the Illini lead back to 10 after Mizzou had cut it to seven. Freshman Mark Smith represented the Metro East well in his first Braggin Rights game. The Edwardsville native finished with 11 points on 4-7 shooting and two steals. His biggest basket of the night was a reverse layup with 3:20 left that put the Illini ahead by nine. Junior Michael Finke scored in double figures for the second straight Braggin Rights, adding 10 points. Game 13 Notes from New Mexico State After trailing by 12 points at halftime, the Illini opened the second half on a 13-1 run to tie the game at 39. Illinois extended the run to 22-5 for a lead before the Aggies fought back. The Illinois bench outscored New Mexico State s, 35-17, marking the 11th time in 13 games that Illinois has scored more bench points than its opponent. Junior Leron Black returned to action after missing 1.5 games and scored a team-high 17 points, all coming in the second half. Sophomore Te Jon Lucas tied his career high with 14 points on 6-7 shooting. 12 of his 14 points came in the second half. It marked Lucas first time scoring in double figures in five games, since he initially set his career high with 14 at Northwestern (Dec. 1). Freshman Trent Frazier tallied double digits for the third consecutive game, scoring 13 points and draining a trio of 3-pointers. Game 12 Notes from the Win over Longwood Illinois 47-point margin of victory tied its season high ( vs. Southern on Nov. 10). The Illini had 27 offensive rebounds, its most in 17 years, since also grabbing 27 vs. Maryland on Nov. 21, Illinois did not allow a second-chance point, outscoring Longwood a staggering 29-0 in second-chance points. Illinois total of 52 rebounds was its most since also collecting 52 vs. Alabama State on Nov. 8, ILLINI AT STATE FARM CENTER Illinois Record at State Farm Center All-Time: (.780) (.790) (.623) (.860) (.765) (.877) (.745) Longest Win Streak: 33 G (1/17/04-1/28/06) Current Win Streak: 3 G (12/6/17-) Current Big Ten Win Streak: 0 Current Non-Conference Win Streak: 14 G (11/29/16-) ILLINOIS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (CONF. GAMES ONLY THROUGH JAN. 8) Scoring Offense 6th 73.8 ppg Scoring Defense 12th 80.0 ppg Scoring Margin 11th -6.3 ppg Free Throw Percentage 2nd.783 Field Goal Percentage 9th.438 Field Goal Percentage Defense 13th Pt FG Percentage 14th Pt FG Percentage Defense 8th.358 Rebounding Offense 12th 32.8 rpg Rebounding Defense 10th 35.3 rpg Rebounding Margin 11th -2.5 rpg Blocked Shots 14th 1.5 bpg Assists 10th 12.5 apg Steals 1st 9.8 spg Turnover Margin 3rd +2.0 Assist/Turnover Ratio 14th 0.8 Offensive 7th 10.5 rpg Defensive 12th 22.3 rpg Defensive Rebound Percentage 10th.695 Offensive Rebound Percentage 8th Point Field Goals 13th 5.3 avg. ILLINI PLAYERS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (CONF. GAMES ONLY THROUGH JAN. 8) Scoring 18. Leron Black 13.5 ppg Rebounding 20. Kipper Nichols 5.5 rpg Field Goal Percentage 1. Greg Eboigbodin.909 (10-11) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage N/A Free Throw Percentage 1. Mark Alstork (13-13) 1. Aaron Jordan (9-9) Assists 10. Trent Frazier 4.0 apg Steals 3. Da Monte Williams 2.0 spg 12. Mark Alstork 1.5 spg 12. Kipper Nichols 1.5 spg 3-Point Field Goals N/A Blocked Shots N/A Assist/Turnover Ratio 12. Trent Frazier 2.0 (16 a, 8 to) Offensive 13. Leron Black 2.3 rpg Defensive N/A Minutes N/A 7 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

8 THE LAST TIME AN ILLINOIS PLAYER HAD 40+ points Malcolm Hill (40) vs. Northern Kentucky, 11/13/ points Malcolm Hill (39) at Penn State, 3/6/ points Tracy Abrams (31) vs. Central Michigan, 12/10/ points Malcolm Hill (29) at Central Florida, 3/22/ points Leron Black (20) vs. Grand Canyon, 12/30/17 2, 20+ pt. scorers Trent Frazier (22) & Leron Black (20) vs. Missouri, 12/23/ rebounds Nick Weatherspoon (22) vs. DePauw, 12/2/ rebounds Leron Black (15) vs. Ohio State, 1/1/ rebounds Leron Black (11) vs. Grand Canyon, 12/30/ assists Demetri McCamey (16) at Purdue, 2/20/ assists Demetri McCamey (11) vs. Michigan State, 1/18/ pointers Malcolm Hill (6) at Central Florida, 3/22/17 7+ steals Kendall Gill (7) vs. Iowa, 3/4/90 6 steals Luther Head vs. Iowa, 1/20/05 5+ blocks Nnanna Egwu (5) vs. Purdue, 1/21/15 Triple-Double Sergio McClain (10 p, 11 r, 11 a) vs. Michigan, 1/13/01 AN ILLINOIS TEAM HAD 100+ points 102 vs. Southern, 11/10/17 under 50 points 43 vs. Wisconsin, 1/31/ rebounds 50 vs. Coppin State, 11/16/ off. reb. 27 vs. Longwood, 12/13/17 overtime L, (91-92) vs. Maryland, 12/3/17 AN OPPONENT PLAYER HAD 40+ points Glenn Robinson (49) Purdue, 3/13/ points Keon Johnson (38) Winthrop, 11/21/ points Shavon Shields (33) Nebraska, 2/12/ points Jovan Mooring (27) UNLV, 12/9/ points Kassius Robertson (22) Missouri, 12/23/17 2, 20+ pt. scorers J. Mooring (27) & B. McCoy (22) UNLV, 12/9/ rebounds Joe Franklin (23) Wisconsin, 12/19/ rebounds Jordan Murphy (17) Minnesota, 1/3/ rebounds Reggie Lynch (12) Minnesota, 1/3/ assists never, Quinn Buckner (14) Indiana, 2/18/ assists Corey Sanders (12) Rutgers, 2/3/16 7+ steals Delfincko Bogan (7) UT Martin, 11/12/17 5+ blocks Reggie Lynch (7) Minnesota, 1/3/18 AN OPPONENT TEAM HAD 100+ points 101, Rutgers, 2/3/16 under 50 points 45, Longwood, 12/13/17 under 40 points 38, Penn State, 2/18/ rebounds 52, Rutgers, 2/3/ off. reb. 22, Missouri, 12/22/12 Longwood s 45 points, 16 baskets, and 34 percent shooting were all season lows allowed by the Illini defense. The Illini defense also forced 24 turnovers, leading to a advantage in points off turnovers. It marked the sixth time a UI opponent has had 20+ turnovers. Illinois outscored Longwood in a 20-minute span from 11:55 in the first half to 11:55 in the second half. After trailing with 12:27 remaining in the first half, Illinois finished the half on a run. Illinois made six-straight 3-pointers during the game and finished with 11 triples, one shy of its season high. Junior Aaron Jordan scored a career-high 22 points and knocked down four 3-pointers, his fourth game of the season with four treys. Jordan added eight rebounds, including a career-high seven on the offensive end. Freshman Trent Frazier scored 20 points, setting a high in back-to-back games after scoring 16 points at UNLV. Junior Michael Finke had 19 points on 8-10 shooting, his third-best scoring game of the season and third straight in double figures. Senior Mark Alstork posted his fourth game in double digits with 10 points along with seven boards. Freshman Da Monte Williams tied his career high with eight points and had a career-high six rebounds. Sophomore Te Jon Lucas grabbed a career-best seven rebounds while dishing out five assists. Rookies Reach 20 Illinois has two freshman guards who have already reached the 20-point marker. Mark Smith scored 21 vs. DePaul in just his third collegiate game on Nov. 17. Trent Frazier joined the club on Wednesday, with 20 points vs. Longwood. They are the first Illini duo to score 20 as freshmen since the season, when Brandon Paul (three times-22 vs. SIU Edwardsville, 11/13/09, 20 vs. Northern Illinois, 11/17/09 & 20 at Clemson, 12/2/09) and D.J. Richardson (20 at Penn State, 1/27/10) accomplished the feat. Game 11 Notes from UNLV UNLV entered the game ranked 10th in the nation in rebound margin but the Illini won the battle of the boards, It marked the ninth time in 11 games this season that Illinois has outrebounded the opposition. There were eight lead changes on the night, equaling the most in an Illini game on the year. Illini reserves accounted for 44 points, one shy of the season high scored by the UI bench (45 vs. Maryland). Illinois committed 36 fouls, equaling the most in program history. The Illini also committed 36 fouls in the 2001 Elite Eight vs. Arizona. Junior Leron Black had his streak of consecutive games scoring in double figures snapped at seven. Black played just 12 first-half minutes before leaving the game with an injury. Freshman Mark Smith led the Illini with 17 points, equaling his scoring total from the previous five games combined. Fellow freshman Trent Frazier scored 16 points and also equaled his career best with four steals. Smith and Frazier entered the game shooting a combined 13.6 percent from 3-point land (8-59) but showed their touch against the Rebels, teaming up to make 6-of-8 from behind the arc (Smith 4-5, Frazier 2-3). A third freshman, Da Monte Williams, tied his career high with eight points. Sophomore Kipper Nichols just missed a double-double, finishing with eight points and game-high 10 boards. Junior Aaron Jordan had 10 points and continued to rip the nets from downtown, hitting 2-3 on threes against UNLV to improve to 20 of his last 28 (71.4 percent). Junior Michael Finke had another solid game, finishing with 12 points and seven rebounds. Fab Freshmen The Illini freshman class combined for 43 points at UNLV. That is the most combined points in a game by UI freshmen in the last 15 seasons. The last time that total was exceeded was on Dec. 27, 2002, when freshmen Dee Brown, Deron Williams, James Augustine, Aaron Spears and Kyle Wilson combined for 52 points in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Here is a list of the top-five games by Illini freshmen, since 1980: pts vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Dec. 27, 2002 (Brown-14, Augustine-12, Wilson-11, Spears-8, Williams-7) 52 pts vs. Lehigh, Nov. 24, 2002 (Brown-14, Wilson-14, Williams-12, Augustine-7, Spears-5) pts vs. Loyola Chicago, Dec. 31, 1982 (Winters-20, Douglas-16, Meents-6, Altenberger-2) pts at UNLV, Dec. 9, 2017 (Smith-17, Frazier-16, Williams-8, Eboigbodin-2) 43 pts vs. Michigan, Feb. 17, 1983 (Winters-19, Altenberger-15, Douglas-4, Woodward-4, Meents-1) 8 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

9 Game 10 Notes from the Win over Austin Peay Trailing with less than six minutes remaining, the Illini closed the game on an 18-7 run, beginning with nine unanswered points to turn the deficit into a lead. Illinois was aggressive attacking the basket during that closing stretch, drawing seven fouls over the final six minutes that resulted in shooting from the line. The Illini defense forced 24 Austin Peay turnovers, converting those extra possessions into 23 points. Illinois also held the Governors to 41.4 percent shooting, the sixth opponent this season below 45 percent. Illinois won the battle of the boards, 38-31, outrebounding the opposition for the eighth time in 10 games. After combining for a total of 12 points over the previous three games, junior Michael Finke had a breakout performance with a game-high 17 points. Finke was 7-12 from the field and also grabbed a game-high eight boards, including four on the offensive glass. Junior Leron Black reached double figures for the seventh-straight game, scoring 16 points on 5-9 shooting. Freshman Da Monte Williams earned his first career start and finished with five points, four rebounds and three steals. He hit his biggest shot of the young season, a 3-pointer from the wing with 4:49 remaining that broke a tie and gave the Illini the lead for good. Illini Sign Five-Star Point Guard The Fighting Illini inked five-star point guard Ayo Dosunmu (EYE-oh dough-sue-moo) of Chicago Morgan Park High School to a national letter of intent during the fall signing period. Dosunmu had a dominating junior season for the Mustangs, averaging 22 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and two steals. The first-team all-state selection led Morgan Park to the IHSA state championship in class 3A, despite an injury in the semifinals that kept him out of the title game. He also helped Morgan Park to the Public League Red South title. Dosunmu shined during the summer as well, excelling at the NBPA Top 100 camp and Nike Basketball Academy and on the AAU circuit with the Mac Irvin Fire. We feel we are getting the best point guard in the country in Ayo Dosunmu, coach Brad Underwood said. He possesses a number of traits that have elevated him to elite status. He is a proven winner, a great competitor, comes from a tremendous family, is a high-character young man, and has outstanding work ethic. Along with being a perfect fit for our system and style, Ayo embraces the power of Fighting Illini basketball and joining a program with such great history and tradition. It is extremely important to him to wear the I and represent our state. Following the commitment of 2017 Illinois Mr. Basketball recipient Mark Smith just six weeks after taking over in Champaign, Underwood has made another statement on the recruiting trail by landing the top 25-ranked Dosunmu, a McDonald s All-America Game candidate and the highest-rated guard to join the Fighting Illini program since Dee Brown signed in November PRESEASON NOTES Underwood Era Underway First-year head coach Brad Underwood is ushering in a new era of Fighting Illini Basketball. Underwood was hired in March after leading Oklahoma State to a 20-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance. That followed a dominant run at Stephen F. Austin where he led the Lumberjacks to Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles in each of his three seasons, compiling an record and leading to three straight NCAA Tournament bids. Owning the third-most victories in NCAA history by a head coach through his first four years (109), Underwood is now employing his exciting systems of uptempo and positionless spread offense with pressure and deny defense in Champaign. Setting the Stage The Illini return just two starters and five scholarship players from last season s senior-laden team that compiled a record and advanced to the NIT Quarterfinals. In fact, Illinois returns just 30 percent of its points, 42 percent of its rebounds and 34 percent of its minutes from the season. The Orange and Blue will need to replace its graduated top-three scorers in Malcolm Hill (17.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg), Maverick Morgan (9.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Tracy Abrams (8.6 ppg), along with Jalen Coleman-Lands (8.0 ppg). Black and Finke Lead Frontcourt A pair of fourth-year juniors in forwards Leron Black and Michael Finke are the Illini s top returners. Black started the final 27 games last season, ranking fourth on the team in scoring with an average of 8.1 points while leading the Illini in rebounds with 6.3 per contest (14th in Big Ten). The Memphis native recorded three double-doubles on the year including two during the NIT and scored in double figures 13 times. Always active around the basket, Black will look to increase his rebounding and scoring production this season. Finke was the UI s sixth-leading scorer a year ago at 6.9 points per game. He also led the team in 3-point shooting at 41.1 percent. A tireless worker in the weight room, Finke now carries a muscular 235-pound frame. With his shooting ability and offensive skill set, he has the chance to excel in the pinch post. RETURNING FOR THE ILLINI IN Category Returning Lost Return Pct. Minutes 7,025 2,374 4, % Points 2, , % Field Goals % 3-Pt. FGs % Free Throws % 1, % Assists % Blocks % Steals % RETURNING ILLINI LEADERS Category Player Statistic Rank Minutes Te Jon Lucas 842 5th Points Leron Black 252 5th Points/Game Leron Black 8.1 4th Field Goals Leron Black 101 4th FG Pct. Michael Finke.483 3rd 3-Pt. FGs Michael Finke 37 4th 3-Pt. FG Pct. Michael Finke.411 1st Free Throws Te Jon Lucas 42 3rd FT Pct. Leron Black.722 3rd Off. Reb. Leron Black 55 2nd Def. Reb. Leron Black 141 2nd Tot. Reb. Leron Black 196 1st Reb./Game Leron Black 6.3 1st Assists Te Jon Lucas 95 2nd Blocks Kipper Nichols 7 4th Steals Te Jon Lucas 32 3rd 9 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

10 Lucas Emerges at Point The Illini s lone true freshman last season, Te Jon Lucas eventually took over the reigns at the point guard position. He started the final 15 games and ended up leading the team in assists on the season (3.1 apg). Lucas is a tenacious defender who provides energy on the court. He also will be counted on to provide leadership to his teammates. Nichols and Jordan Bolster UI Depth Kipper Nichols had a number of bright spots during his shortened redshirt freshman campaign last season. He averaged 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds during conference play, breaking out with 13 points in a home win over Michigan and scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting versus Minnesota. Nichols is a strong, physical player who can guard multiple positions. Aaron Jordan had a great offseason and has worked hard to challenge for a spot in the rotation entering his junior season. Jordan has made gains in all areas of strength and conditioning and has the ability to knock down shots and defend. Grad Transfer Alstork a Proven Scorer One Illini who could help replace the loss of scoring production is senior Mark Alstork. The Wright State graduate ranked third in the Horizon League last year, averaging 19.0 points. He netted double figures in 27 of 32 games, with 17 outings of 20-plus points. He also set a school record with 176 free throws while draining 70 threepointers. While known for his scoring, Alstork will be counted on to help the Illini in all areas and has that ability as he also averaged 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists last season for the Raiders. Freshman Influx Added to the mix of returnees is a talented and promising five-player freshman class. Underwood s first recruit was a big one in Edwardsville s Mark Smith. The first Illinois Mr. Basketball to select the Fighting Illini since 2010, Smith averaged 21.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior. Formerly a multi-sport athlete, he did not focus solely on basketball until his senior year of high school. Smith is a powerful, skilled player with multi-positional skills and strong work ethic. The Illini inked one of the top players in the state of Florida in top-100 recruit Trent Frazier. He averaged 27.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a senior. Frazier was an electric scorer in high school, tallying a school-record 52 points in a game and leaving as Wellington High s all-time leading scorer with 1,742 points in three varsity seasons. Frazier has great quickness and deep shooting range. The third guard in the recruiting class is Da Monte Williams from Peoria Manual. The son of former Illini All-American Frank Williams, Da Monte is coming off a torn ACL that abruptly cut short his senior season after three games. He averaged 15.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists as a junior, leading Manual to a third-place finish in state. Williams has outstanding passing ability and vision and the length and competitiveness to be a strong defender. Underwood signed two frontcourt players during the summer. Greg Eboigbodin is an athletic, 6-9 forward from Nigeria who arrived in the U.S. for high school. He attended University of Detroit Jesuit High, where he first began playing basketball. Eboigbodin improved each year and ended up averaging 13.8 points, 13.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks while shooting 66 percent from the field as a senior. He has added 25 pounds to his frame since June while continuing to learn and grow each day. Matic Vesel is a skilled, 6-10 forward from Slovenia. He has played with the Slovenian youth national teams, participating in the FIBA U18 European Championships in 2016 and the FIBA U20 European Championships this past summer. Vesel arrived on campus in August and joined the Illini at the beginning of the fall semester. Vesel has strong fundamentals and the ability to pass and shoot. He will look to add muscle and weight while experiencing strength training for the first time. 10 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

11 UNDERWOOD MEDIA SCHEDULE All press conferences will be held in the State Farm Center Media Room (unless a different location is denoted). Enter the arena through the guard shack. Courtesy parking is available in the northeast lot of State Farm Center (enter off Fourth St.). All press conferences will be streamed on FIGHTINGILLINI.com. Press conferences also will be accessible via teleconference. Contact the UI Athletics Communication Office for teleconference number information. Note: Many of the times listed in this schedule are tentative on the dates while UI classes are not in session. Exact times will be determined by the weekly practice schedule. Media will be alerted to any time changes via . Wednesday, Oct. 11, 12:30 p.m. Media Day (at Bielfeldt/Ubben) Thursday, Oct. 19, 8 a.m.-noon Big Ten Media Day (at New York City) Friday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. Media Availability (Ubben) Thursday, Nov. 2, 2:15 p.m. Media Availability (Ubben) Wednesday, Nov. 8, 12:45 p.m. Press Conference (at Memorial Stadium Press Box, 8th Floor) Thursday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m. Press Conference Tuesday, Nov. 21, 12:15 p.m. Press Conference Monday, Nov. 27, 11:15 a.m. Teleconference Thursday, Nov. 30, 12:15 p.m. Teleconference Saturday, Dec. 2, 2:40 p.m. Media Availability Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1:45 p.m. Press Conference Friday, Dec. 8, 3:45 p.m. Teleconference Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1:45 p.m. Press Conference Friday, Dec. 15, 12:30 p.m. Teleconference Thursday, Dec. 21, 1:15 p.m. Press Conference Friday, Dec. 29, 10:45 a.m. Press Conference Tuesday, Jan. 2, 10:45 a.m. Teleconference Friday, Jan. 5, 3 p.m. Teleconference Wednesday, Jan. 10, 12:15 p.m. Press Conference Sunday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m. Teleconference Thursday, Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m. Teleconference Sunday, Jan. 21, 1:30 p.m. Teleconference Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m. Press Conference Monday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m. Press Conference Saturday, Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m. Teleconference Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m. Press Conference Saturday, Feb. 10, 11:15 a.m. Press Conference Tuesday, Feb. 13, 10:30 a.m. Teleconference Saturday, Feb. 17, TBD Press Conference (at Memorial Stadium Press Box, 8th Floor) Monday, Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m. Media Availability Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2 p.m. Press Conference Saturday, Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. Teleconference TBD Big Ten Tournament Press Conference FIGHTING ILLINI SPORTS NETWORK (47 stations) Aledo, WRMJ-FM Alton, WBGZ-AM 1570 Alton, WBGZ-FM 94.3 Bloomington, WRPW-FM 92.9 Canton, WBYS-AM 1560 Canton, WBYS-FM 93.7 Champaign, WDWS-AM 1400 Champaign, WHMS-FM 97.5 Chicago, WSCR-AM 670 Chicago, WJMK-HD Danville, WDAN-AM 1490 Danville, WDNL-FM, Davenport, IA, WFXN-AM 1230 Decatur, WSOY-AM 1340 Decatur, WSOY-FM Dwight, WJEZ-FM 98.9 Effingham, WHQQ-FM 98.9 Fairfield, WFIW-AM 1390 Fairfield, WFIW-FM Galesburg, WGIL-AM 1400 Galesburg, WGIL-FM 93.7 Jacksonville, WJIL-AM 1550 Jerseyville, WJBM-AM 1480 Litchfield, WAOX-FM Mt. Carmel, WSJD-FM Murphysboro, WINI-AM 1420 Murphysboro, WINI-FM 93.5 Olney, WVLN-AM 740 Olney, WSEI-FM 92.9 Paxton, WPXN-FM Peoria, WZPN-FM 96.5 Pittsfield, WJBM-AM 1480 Pittsfield, WBBA-FM 97.5 Quincy, WTAD-AM 930 Quincy, WTAD-FM Robinson, WTAY-AM 1570 Rockford, WROK-AM 1440 Rushville, WKXQ-FM 92.5 Salem, WJBD-AM 1350 Salem, WJBD-FM Sparta, WHCO-AM 1230 Springfield, WFMB-AM 1450 Springfield, WFMB-FM Springfield, WCVS-FM 96.7 St. Louis, MO, KFNS-AM 590 Watseka, WGFA-FM 94.1 BRAD UNDERWOOD RADIO SHOW Program airs Mondays from 7-8 p.m. on the Fighting Illini Sports Network and locally on WDWS-AM 1400, the flagship station for the network. The host is Brian Barnhart. Shows will be held at Buffalo Wild Wings in Savoy, unless denoted. Brad Underwood Radio Show Dates Nov. 27 (studio) Feb. 5 Dec. 4 Feb. 12 Dec. 11 Feb. 19 (studio) Dec. 18 Feb. 26 (studio) Jan. 8 March 5 Jan. 29 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 44,880 Nickname: Fighting Illini Colors: Orange and Blue Arena: State Farm Center Opened: 1963 Capacity: 15,544 Conference: Big Ten President: Timothy L. Killeen Chancellor: Robert J. Jones Director of Athletics: Josh Whitman Athletics Department Phone: Ticket Office Phone: or ILLINI-1 HISTORY Seasons of Basketball: 113th First Year of Basketball: 1906 All-Time Record: 1, (.644) All-Time Big Ten Record: (.568) Big Ten Championships / Last: 17 / 2005 NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last: 30 / 2013 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: (.563) NCAA Final Four Appearances / Last: 5 / 2005 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brad Underwood, 1st year Alma Mater, Year: Kansas State University 86 Record at Illinois / Years: 10-7 / 1st Career Record / Years: (.778) / 5th Basketball Office Phone: Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua, 1st year; Ron Coleman, 1st year; Jamall Walker, 6th year Assistant to the Head Coach: Geoff Alexander Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher Director of Operations: Joey Biggs Video Coordinator: Patrick Schulte Graduate Manager: Grant Bale Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt Coordinator of Special Projects: Rod Cardinal Administrative Secretary: Julie Pioletti TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: Big Ten Record / Finish: 8-10 / 9th Postseason: N/A Final Ranking: AP - NR / Coaches - NR Starters Returning / Lost: 2 / 3 Lettermen Returning / Lost: 7 / 8 Newcomers: 7 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Men s Basketball Contact: Derrick Burson Cell Phone: burson@illinois.edu Men s Basketball Assistant Contact: Derek Neal Cell Phone: drneal@illinois.edu Associate AD, Media Relations: Kent Brown Cell Phone: kwbrown3@illinois.edu Office Phone: State Farm Center Press Row Phone: Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Athletics Admin. Bldg South Fourth Street Champaign, IL Website: 11 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

12 HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD 1st Year at Illinois // 5th Year as Div. I Head Coach // 30th Year in Coaching THE UNDERWOOD FILE HOMETOWN McPherson, Kan. FAMILY Wife, Susan; Son, Tyler; Daughters, Katie & Ashley EDUCATION Kansas State University, B.S., Radio & TV Communications, 1986 PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1983 Hardin-Simmons University 1984 Independence Community College Kansas State University COACHING EXPERIENCE 1988 Graduate Assistant Hardin-Simmons University 1989 Assistant Coach Dodge City Community College Head Coach Dodge City Community College Assistant Coach Western Illinois University Head Coach Daytona Beach Community College 2007 Director of Operaions Kansas State University Assistant Coach Kansas State University 2012 Associate Head Coach Kansas State University 2013 Associate Head Coach University of South Carolina Head Coach Stephen F. Austin University 2017 Head Coach Oklahoma State University 2018 Head Coach University of Illinois Brad Underwood was hired as Fighting Illini men s basketball coach in March 2017, becoming the 18th head coach in program history. He arrives in Champaign as the third-winningest head coach in NCAA history through four seasons, totaling 109 career victories. Underwood came to Illinois from Oklahoma State, where he led OSU to a 20-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance. The Cowboys had one of the most exciting and prolific offenses in the country, ranking fifth in the NCAA in scoring (85.7 points per game) and leading the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency (kenpom). The Cowboys ranked 14th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.402), fourth in the country in offensive rebounding percentage (.383) and fourth in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.789). Oklahoma State finished fifth in the Big 12 with a 9-9 conference record in a season where the Big 12 was rated as the top conference in the nation. That was a dramatic improvement for the Cowboys, who went 3-15 in league play a year ago. Oklahoma State came on strong during the second half of the season, winning 10 of 11 games from Jan. 21-Feb. 25, which included a pair of five-game winning streaks. Underwood arrived in Stillwater following a dominant run at Stephen F. Austin where he led the Lumberjacks to Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles in each of his three seasons. Underwood compiled an record at SFA, tied with Brad Stevens (Butler, ) for the most wins by a head coach in his first three seasons at an NCAA school. He led SFA to a 28-6 overall record and NCAA Round of 32 appearance in The 14th-seeded Lumberjacks rolled past No. 3 West Virginia in the first round, 70-56, before narrowly missing a trip to the Sweet 16 with a defeat to No. 6 Notre Dame in the second round. That Stephen F. Austin squad was efficient on both sides of the ball, ranking 57th nationally on offense and 38th on defense. The Lumberjacks averaged 80.2 points accompanied by highpressure defense that forced the highest turnover rate in the country (.259). Underwood s second SFA team went 29-5 in 2015, also advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The Lumberjacks ranked seventh in the nation in field goal percentage (.487) and led the NCAA in assists (18.7 apg). His debut season in Nacogdoches in 2014 included a 29-game winning streak and culminated in a 32-3 record and NCAA UNDERWOOD S DIVISION I HEAD COACHING RECORD Round of 32 appearance after a victory over No. 5 seed VCU in the opening round. Underwood earned the Joe B. Hall award, given to the nation s top first-year coach. Prior to taking over at Stephen F. Austin, Underwood served the 2013 season as associate head coach at South Carolina under Frank Martin. He went to Columbia with Martin after serving on his bench for five seasons as an assistant at Kansas State, with his final season elevated to associate head coach. Underwood spent his first year at K-State in the role of director of operations for then-head coach Bob Huggins. Underwood had two head coaching stints in the junior college ranks, compiling a record in three seasons at Daytona Beach ( ) and a mark in four years at Dodge City ( ). In between those opportunities, Underwood was entrenched in the state of Illinois for 10 seasons, as an assistant coach for Jim Kerwin at Western Illinois from Underwood is a December 1986 graduate of Kansas State University. He played in Manhattan for the legendary Jack Hartman, K-State s all-time winningest coach. Former Illinois head coach Lon Kruger also played and coached for Hartman at Kansas State. Underwood began his college career at Hardin-Simmons, where he later worked as a graduate assistant. Hardin-Simmons was the first college job for Lou Henson, the Fighting Illini s all-time winningest coach, and whose name permanently adorns the court at State Farm Center. Brad and his wife, Susan, have a son, Tyler, and two daughters, Katie and Ashley. Tyler also is a member of the Fighting Illini basketball team. WINNGEST COACHES IN NCAA HISTORY AFTER FIRST 4 YEARS Rk. Coach Wins School(s) Seasons 1. Brad Stevens 117 Butler Shaka Smart 111 VCU Brad Underwood 109 SFA/Oklahoma State Everett Case 107 North Carolina State Josh Pastner 106 Memphis Mark Few 105 Gonzaga Jamie Dixon 105 Pittsburgh Bruce Stewart 104 W.Va. Wesleyan/Middle Tenn Steve Prohm 104 Murray State Roy Williams 103 Kansas Season School Overall Conf. (Finish) Postseason Stephen F. Austin (1st) NCAA Round of Stephen F. Austin (1st) NCAA First Round Stephen F. Austin (1st) NCAA Round of Oklahoma State (5th) NCAA First Round Illinois Total Five Years (.778) 12 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

13 24 MARK ALSTORK GRADUATE STUDENT // GUARD // 6-5 // 190 DAYTON, OHIO // THURGOOD MARSHALL H.S. // WRIGHT STATE NOTES Started every game this season, averaging 6.6 points and 4.2 rebounds Shooting 82.9 percent from the free throw line (6th in B1G) Second on Illini in assists (2.5 apg), dishing out at least three assists in nine games 1.5 assist/turnover ratio Recorded a double-double in his Illini debut, leading the team with 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists vs. Southern (11/10) Season-high five assists in consecutive games vs. Augustana (11/22) and N.C. Central (11/24) 14 points along with six rebounds, three assists and two steals at Northwestern (12/1) Tied season high with 17 points nine of which came in overtime vs. Maryland (12/3) 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Longwood (12/13) Game-high seven rebounds vs. Missouri (12/23) Eight rebounds vs. Grand Canyon (12/30) Eight points at Minnesota (1/3) CAREER NOTES Born Feb. 27, 1995 Enrolled in the UI master s program in education policy, organization and leadership Earned bachelor s degree in communication from Wright State in July 1,000-point scorer at Wright State, totaling 1,042 points in just two seasons Ranked third in the Horizon in scoring last season with an average of 19.0 points, along with 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists (eighth in league) First-team All-Horizon League and second-team NABC All-District 12 Total of 608 points ranked fifth on Wright State s all-time single-season scoring list Scored in double figures in 27 of 32 games, with 17 outings of 20 or more points, including three 30-plus point performances Scored career-high 39 points vs. Toledo (Nov. 19) Made 70 three-pointers on the year, ranking seventh in the Horizon with an average of 2.2 per game Set WSU school record with 176 made free throws, ranking 20th nationally on the season Started 30 of 35 games as a sophomore in , averaging 12.7 points and 4.7 rebounds Season-high 27 points vs. South Dakota (11/13/15) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament 13 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball WSU CAREER HIGHS UI SEASON HIGHS PTS: 39 PTS: 17 vs. Toledo (11/19/16) vs. Southern (11/10/17) FG: 15 FG: 5 vs. Toledo (11/19/16) vs. Maryland (12/3/17) FG ATT: 25 FG ATT: 9 (twice) vs. Toledo (11/19/16) last vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 3-PT: 5 (three times) 3-PT: 3 last vs. Valparaiso (2/24/17) vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 3-PT ATT: 10 3-PT ATT: 5 (four times) at Kent State (12/18/16) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FT: 15 (twice) FT: 9 last vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/25/16) vs. Southern (11/10/17) FT ATT: 20 FT ATT: 10 vs. Miami (11/15/16) vs. Southern (11/10/17) REB: 12 REB: 10 vs. Cleveland State (1/5/17) vs. Southern (11/10/17) AST: 10 AST: 5 (twice) vs. UIC (2/26/17) last vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) BLK: 3 (twice) BLK: 2 (twice) last vs. Detroit (3/6/16) last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) STL: 4 STL: 2 (twice) vs. UIC (3/5/16) last vs. Maryland (12/3/17) MIN: 39 MIN: 40 vs. Valparaiso (2/24/17) at Northwestern (12/1/17) CAREER STATISTICS AT BALL STATE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / CAREER STATISTICS AT WRIGHT STATE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg DNP Transfer / / / / / / / / TOTAL / / / / CAREER STATISTICS AT ILLINOIS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / /

14 NOTES Started first 11 games, and 15 of 16 on the season Leads Illini in scoring at 14.3 ppg (16th in B1G) Also leads team in rebounding at 5.7 rpg (20th in B1G) Shooting 52.1 percent from field (96th in NCAA) and 81.5 percent on free throws (9th in B1G) Also shooting 44.4 percent from 3-point range (8-18) 18 assists so far this season after totaling 13 assists in 31 games last year Career-high 23 points with eight rebounds vs. UT Martin (11/12) Team-high 17 points with nine rebounds vs. Marshall (11/19) Team-high 18 points on 8-11 shooting vs. Maryland (12/3) 16 points vs. Austin Peay (12/6) Team-high 17 points with eight rebounds vs. New Mexico State (12/16) 20 points and seven rebounds vs. Missouri (12/23) Fifth career double-double with game-high 20 points and season-high 11 rebounds vs. Grand Canyon (12/30) 14 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball 12 LERON BLACK REDSHIRT JUNIOR // FORWARD // 6-7 // 220 MEMPHIS, TENN. // WHITE STATION H.S. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood DNP-Inj vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER NOTES Born Jan. 31, 1996 in Omaha, Neb. Majoring in communication Started 27 of 31 games last season, ranking fourth on the team in scoring with an average of 8.1 points Scored in double figures 13 times, led by season-high 21 points on 9-13 shooting vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16) Led team and ranked 14th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 6.3 rpg Recorded three double-doubles on the season: 15 pts-11 reb vs. Florida State (11/25/16), 13 pts-12 reb vs. Valparaiso in NIT First-Round win (3/14/17) and 12 pts-10 reb vs. Boise State in NIT Second-Round victory (3/20/17) MVP of Hoophall Miami Invitational with 18 points and eight rebounds in win over VCU (12/3/16) Career-high 15 rebounds in victory over Ohio State (1/1/17) 14 points and nine rebounds vs. Maryland (1/14/17) 15 points on 6-9 FG, including career-best three 3-pointers, in win over Michigan State (3/1/17) Limited to seven games during the season following meniscus surgery on right knee in October 2015, eventually receiving medical hardship waiver Season-high 12 points on 6-9 shooting vs. UAB (11/27/15) Played in all 33 games as a freshman in , starting 10 times and averaging 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds Scored in double figures six times, led by season-high 18 points vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) Double-double in first career start with 15 points and season-high 13 rebounds vs. Purdue (1/21/15) CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS PTS: 23 PTS: 23 vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) FG: 9 FG: 8 (four times) vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16) last vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) FG ATT: 18 FG ATT: 18 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) vs. Missouri (12/23/17) 3-PT: 3 3-PT: 2 vs. Michigan State (3/1/17) vs. Missouri (12/23/17) 3-PT ATT: 5 3-PT ATT: 3 (four times) vs. Michigan State (3/1/17) last at Minnesota (1/3/18) FT: 8 FT: 7 vs. IUPUI (12/6/16) vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) FT ATT: 9 FT ATT: 8 (twice) vs. IUPUI (12/6/16) last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) REB: 15 REB: 11 vs. Ohio State (1/1/17) vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) AST: 4 AST: 4 vs. Southern (11/10/17) vs. Southern (11/10/17) BLK: 1 (14 times) BLK: 1 (three times) last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) STL: 3 STL: 1 (four times) at Central Florida (3/22/17) last vs. Maryland (12/3/17 MIN: 37 MIN: 37 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) vs. Missouri (12/23/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / TOTAL / / / /

15 10 DREW CAYCE REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-1 // 175 LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. // LA LUMIERE PREP // CREIGHTON NOTES Scored first collegiate points with two free throws vs. Southern (11/10) Grabbed first rebound vs. Marshall (11/19) Two points vs. Augustana (11/22) Career-high eight minutes vs. Longwood (12/13) CAREER NOTES Born May 31, 1997 Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) Walkon sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules Redshirted the season as a true freshman at Creighton Averaged 9.8 points and 2.8 assists as a senior team captain at La Lumiere, a prep school in La Porte, Ind. Third-leading scorer as a junior on team that went 23-3 and was ranked No. 5 nationally by USA Today Attended Libertyville High School as a freshman and sophomore GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DNP DePaul DNP Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central DNP at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP Longwood vs. N.M. State DNP vs. Missouri DNP Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota DNP 1-6 at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER/SEASON HIGHS PTS: 2 (twice) last vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) FG: 0 FG ATT: 2 (twice) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 3-PT: 0 3-PT ATT: 2 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FT: 2 (twice) last vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) FT ATT: 3 vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) REB: 2 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) AST: 0 BLK: 0 STL: 1 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) MIN: 8 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg DNP Transfer / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

16 11 GREG EBOIGBODIN FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-9 // 220 BENIN CITY, EDO, NIGERIA // UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT JESUIT H.S NOTES Two blocked shots and three rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Southern (11/10) Scored first career point and had an assist vs. Marshall (11/19) Made first career basket vs. Maryland (12/3) Scored on lob dunk and had three rebounds at UNLV (12/6) Nine points on 4-5 shooting with three rebounds at Minnesota (1/3) Career-high 10 points on 5-5 FG, career-high six rebounds and two blocks at Michigan (1/6) CAREER NOTES Born April 4, 1998 Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) Arrived in the United State from Nigeria in 2013 Averaged 13.8 points, 13.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks while shooting 66 percent from the field as a senior Helped lead U of D Jesuit to a 20-4 record and state quarterfinals appearance Second-team Class A All-State by the Detroit News Fourth-team Class A All-State by the Detroit Free Press Second-team Detroit Dream Team by MLive During his junior season, member of the Detroit U-D Jesuit team that won the 2016 Michigan Class A state title with a perfect 28-0 record GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri DNP Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER/SEASON HIGHS PTS: 10 at Michigan (1/6/18) FG: 5 at Michigan (1/6/18) FG ATT: 5 (twice) last at Michigan (1/6/18) 3-PT: 0 3-PT ATT: 0 FT: 2 vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) FT ATT: 4 vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) REB: 6 at Michigan (1/6/18) AST: 1 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) BLK: 2 (twice) last at Michigan (1/6/18) STL: 2 (twice) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) MIN: 16 at Michigan (1/6/18) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

17 NOTES Started every game this season Second on Illini in scoring at 10.6 ppg Second on team in rebounding at 5.4 rpg and leads Illini with 2.3 off reb/game (10th in B1G) Shooting nearly 50 percent from field (.493) 43 MICHAEL FINKE REDSHIRT JUNIOR // FORWARD // 6-10 // 230 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // CENTENNIAL H.S. 12 points in each of first two games vs. Southern (11/10) and UT Martin (11/12) 13 points with four 3-pointers vs. Marshall (11/19) Second career double-double with 20 points and season-high 10 boards vs. Augustana (11/22) Season-high 22 points with career-high tying five 3-pointers vs. N.C. Central (11/24) Game highs of 17 points and eight rebounds vs. Austin Peay (12/6) 12 points and seven boards at UNLV (12/9) 19 points on 8-10 shooting with seven rebounds vs. Longwood (12/13) Team-high nine rebounds vs. New Mexico State (12/16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS PTS: 24 PTS: 22 vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) FG: 9 FG: 8 (twice) vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG ATT: 15 FG ATT: 15 vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) 3-PT: 5 (twice) 3-PT: 5 last vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) 3-PT ATT: 11 3-PT ATT: 11 vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) FT: 8 FT: 4 vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) vs. Missouri (12/23/17) FT ATT: 9 FT ATT: 6 (twice) vs. Chicago State (11/23/15) last vs. Missouri (12/23/17) REB: 16 REB: 10 at Minnesota (1/23/16) vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) AST: 5 AST: 3 at Iowa (2/18/17) vs. DePaul (11/17/17) BLK: 3 BLK: 3 vs. DePaul (11/17/17) vs. DePaul (11/17/17) STL: 3 STL: 2 at Northwestern (2/7/17) at Minnesota (1/3/18) MIN: 36 MIN: 34 at Minnesota (1/23/16) vs. Missouri (12/23/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg DNP-Redshirt / / / / / / / / / / / / TOTAL / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball CAREER NOTES Born April 26, 1996 Majoring in communication Played in 32 games last season, starting the first eight, before missing last three games during the NIT with a foot injury Averaged 6.9 points (sixth on team) and 4.2 rebounds (fourth on team) Led Illini and ranked 14th in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 41.1 percent (37-90) Shot 44.9 percent (22-49) behind the arc during conference play to rank eighth in the league Double-double with 10 points and season-high 11 rebounds vs. Northern Kentucky (11/13/16) 17 points on 8-10 shooting with eight boards vs. McKendree (11/15/16) Season-high 18 points vs. Winthrop (11/21/16) 17 points on 7-10 shooting in win over Iowa (1/25/17) Played in 33 of 34 games as a redshirt freshman in , starting 16 times Fifth on team in scoring, averaging 7.5 points Averaged 3.7 rebounds and led Illini with 45 offensive boards Fourth on team with 40 three-pointers while shooting 36.7 percent behind the arc Career-high 24 points on 9-13 shooting vs. Western Carolina (12/5/15) Career-high 16 rebounds at Minnesota (1/23/16) 17 points with career-best five 3-pointers in Big Ten Tournament First-Round win over Minnesota (3/9/16)

18 1 TRENT FRAZIER FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-1 // 170 WELLINGTON, FLA. // WELLINGTON H.S NOTES Fourth on team in scoring at 9.6 ppg Scored in double figures in seven of last nine games; averaging 15.0 ppg over the last seven Shooting 41.2 percent on 3-pointers over last seven games, averaging 2.3 makes (14-34) Leads team and ranks third in Big Ten in steals, averaging 1.6 spg Tied for second on Illini in assists (2.5 apg) First double-digit game with 10 points vs. Marshall (11/19) 10 points and career-high four steals vs. Augustana (11/22) 11 points, career-high seven assists and four rebounds vs. Maryland (12/3) 16 points on 6-11 shooting with career-high tying four steals at UNLV (12/9) 20 points with four boards, four assists and career-high tying four steals vs. Longwood (12/13) 13 points vs. New Mexico State (12/16) Career-high 22 points with game-high three steals vs. Missouri (12/23) 14 points on 6-12 shooting vs. Grand Canyon (12/30) 12 points and six assists at Minnesota (1/3) CAREER NOTES Born Sept. 8, 1998 Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism Consensus four-star recruit ranked No. 86 by Scout, No. 95 by Rivals and No. 110 by 247Sports Composite Averaged 27.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists as a senior, leading Wellington to a 27-4 record and Florida Class 9A State Semifinals Scored school-record 52 points in win over Seminole Ridge (Jan. 20) Wellington s all-time leading scorer, totaling 1,742 points over three varsity seasons MaxPreps honorable mention All-American Class 9A Player of the Year by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches Florida Dairy Farmers Class 9A Player of the Year, selected by statewide panel of media and coaches Runner-Up in voting for Florida Mr. Basketball South Florida Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year Palm Beach Post Player of the Year First-team All-State by USA Today High School Sports and the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER/SEASON HIGHS PTS: 22 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) FG: 7 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG ATT: 17 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) 3-PT: 3 (three times) last at Minnesota (1/3/18) 3-PT ATT: 8 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FT: 10 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) FT ATT: 11 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) REB: 4 (twice) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) AST: 7 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) BLK: 1 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) STL: 4 (three times) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) MIN: 28 (twice) last vs. Missouri (12/23/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

19 23 AARON JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-5 // 210 PLAINFIELD, ILL. // EAST H.S. JORDAN NOTES Third on Illini in scoring at 9.9 ppg Leads Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 53.3 percent (32-30) Shooting 49.5 percent overall from the field Second on team in steals at 1.1 spg (17th in B1G) 17 points on 4-6 shooting with perfect 7-7 at the line vs. Southern (11/10) Career-high nine rebounds vs. DePaul (11/17) 12 points on 4-4 from 3-point land vs. Augustana (11/22) 16 points on 6-7 shooting with 4-5 from three vs. N.C. Central (11/24) 20 points and four 3-pointers for third straight game at Wake Forest (11/28) 15 points and three steals vs. Maryland (12/3) Career-high 22 points with eight boards including seven offensive in season s first start vs. Longwood (12/13) Career-high tying three assists at Michigan (1/6) CAREER NOTES Born May 5, 1997 Majoring in media and cinema studies Played in 24 games last season, starting twice Scored season-high 11 points while equaling career high with three 3-pointers vs. McKendree (11/15/16) Season-high four rebounds at Michigan (1/21/17) Played in 31 of 34 games with six starts as a freshman in , averaging 3.3 points Fifth on team with 22 three-pointers Earned start in first career game vs. North Florida (11/13/15), scoring season-high 14 points and hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament 19 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS PTS: 22 PTS: 22 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG: 8 FG: 8 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG ATT: 15 FG ATT: 15 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 3-PT: 4 (four times) 3-PT: 4 (four times) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 3-PT ATT: 8 3-PT ATT: 8 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FT: 7 FT: 7 vs. Southern (11/10/17) vs. Southern (11/10/17) FT ATT: 7 FT ATT: 7 vs. Southern (11/10/17) vs. Southern (11/10/17) REB: 9 REB: 9 vs. DePaul (11/17/17) vs. DePaul (11/17/17) AST: 3 (three times) AST: 3 last at Michigan (1/6/18) at Michigan (1/6/18) BLK: 1 (six times) BLK: 1 (twice) last vs. Missouri (12/23/17) last vs. Missouri (12/23/17) STL: 3 STL: 3 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) vs. Maryland (12/3/17) MIN: 31 MIN: 28 vs. North Florida (11/13/15) at Wake Forest (11/28/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / / / / / / / / / TOTAL / / / /

20 NOTES Collected a steal in opener vs. Southern (11/10/) Made a basket vs. Augustana (11/22) 45 CAMERON LISS REDSHIRT JUNIOR // FORWARD // 6-6 // 220 NORTHBROOK, ILL. // GLENBROOK NORTH H.S. CAREER NOTES Born May 4, 1996 Majoring in accountancy Walkon sat out the season as a redshirt Appeared in five games in Made first basket as an Illini and scored career-high three points in Big Ten Tournament first-round win over Minnesota (3/9/16) Appeared in 12 games as a freshman in Made Illini debut vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) Scored first career point vs. Brown (11/24/14) Averaged 12 points, 6.5 rebounds and three assists as a senior at Glenbrook North High School GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DNP DePaul DNP Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central DNP at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP Longwood vs. N.M. State DNP vs. Missouri DNP Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota DNP 1-6 at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament 20 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS PTS: 3 PTS: 2 vs. Minnesota (3/9/16) vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) FG: 1 (twice) FG: 1 last vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) FG ATT: 1 (three times) FG ATT: 1 (twice) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 3-PT: 0 3-PT: 0 3-PT ATT: 0 3-PT ATT: 0 FT: 1 (twice) FT: 0 last vs. Minnesota (3/9/16) FT ATT: 2 (twice) FT ATT: 0 last vs. Minnesota (3/9/16) REB: 1 (three times) REB: 0 last vs. Indiana State (11/27/14) AST: 1 AST: 0 at Indiana (1/19/16) BLK: 0 BLK: 0 STL: 0 STL: 0 MIN: 3 (seven times) MIN: 3 (three times) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / / / / / DNP Redshirt / / / / TOTAL / / / /

21 NOTES Started first 16 games, averaging 5.8 points on the season Leads Illini in assists at 3.2 apg 1.5 assist/turnover ratio Shooting 50.7 percent on 2-pointers (37-73) 3 TE JON LUCAS SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-1 // 180 MILWAUKEE, WIS. // WASHINGTON H.S. Eight points with career-high three steals in just 15 minutes vs. Southern (11/10) Season-high six assists with three rebounds and two steals vs. Augustana (11/22) Eight points and season-high tying six assists vs. N.C. Central (11/24) Career-high 14 points and season-high five rebounds at Northwestern (12/1) Career-high seven rebounds and five assists vs. Longwood (12/13) Tied career high with 14 points on 6-7 shooting with five boards vs. New Mexico State (12/16) Eight points and season-high tying six assists at Michigan (1/6) CAREER NOTES Born Oct. 10, 1998 Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) Played in 31 games last season as a true freshman, starting the last 15 Averaged 4.8 points and led Illini in assists on the season, averaging 3.1 apg Fourth in the Big Ten in steals during conference play, averaging 1.5 spg Fifth in the Big Ten with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio during league games Career-high eight assists in win over Michigan (Jan. 11) Career-high 12 points on 4-5 shooting in win at Iowa (Feb. 18) Seven points, career-high six rebounds and seven assists in NIT Second-Round win over Boise State (March 20) Averaged 20.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.8 steals as a high school senior Led Milwaukee Washington to a 14-4 overall record and 8-0 in the City Conference before his season was cut short after suffering fractured right ankle in a game (2/6/16) Unanimous first-team Div. 2 All-State selection by Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS PTS: 14 (twice) PTS: 14 (twice) last vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) last vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) FG: 6 (twice) FG: 6 (twice) last vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) last vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) FG ATT: 12 FG ATT: 12 at Northwestern (12/1/17) at Northwestern (12/1/17) 3-PT: 1 (12 times) 3-PT: 1 last at Wake Forest (11/28/17) at Wake Forest (11/28/17) 3-PT ATT: 3 (three times) 3-PT ATT: 2 (twice) last vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) last at Wake Forest (11/28/17) FT: 7 FT: 4 vs. Penn State (2/11/17) vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) FT ATT: 13 FT ATT: 4 (four times) vs. Penn State (2/11/17) last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) REB: 7 REB: 7 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) AST: 8 AST: 6 (three times) vs. Michigan (1/11/17) last at Michigan (1/6/18) BLK: 1 (three times) BLK: 1 (twice) last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) STL: 3 (twice) STL: 3 last vs. Southern (11/10/17) vs. Southern (11/10/17) MIN: 35 (twice) MIN: 35 last at Northwestern (12/1/17) at Northwestern (12/1/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / / / / / TOTAL / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

22 2 KIPPER NICHOLS REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-6 // 225 CLEVELAND, OHIO // ST. EDWARD H.S NOTES Fifth on Illini in scoring at 8.7 ppg Third on team in rebounding at 4.9 rpg Shooting 38 percent from 3-point range and 81.8 percent on free throws (8th in B1G) 14 points in 16 minutes in opener vs. Southern (11/10) 16 points vs. DePaul (11/17) First double-double with career highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds vs. Marshall (11/19) 14 points and two blocks vs. N.C. Central (11/24) 14 points and seven boards at Wake Forest (11/28) Team-high seven rebounds at Northwestern (12/1) 11 points, six boards and career-high three steals vs. Maryland (12/3) Eight points and game-high 10 rebounds at UNLV (12/9) Career-high tying 17 points and game-high seven rebounds at Michigan (1/6) CAREER NOTES Born July 7, 1997 Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) Appeared in a total of 21 games last season after gaining eligibility vs. BYU (12/17/16) Averaged 4.9 points and 2.9 rebounds on the season, with those averages increasing to 5.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg during conference play Shot 44.4 percent from 3-point range (12-27) 13 points on 6-9 shooting and season-high eight rebounds, including five offensive, in win over Michigan (1/11/17) Season-high 16 points on 6-8 shooting, including perfect 3-3 from 3-point range, with six rebounds vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) Joined the Illini program on Dec. 27, 2015 after originally signing with Tulane Averaged 18.6 points and 4.7 rebounds as as a high school senior, leading St. Edward to state semifinals appearance Division I Player of the Year by the Ohio Basketball Coaches Association Helped lead St. Edward to the 2014 Division I state championship as a junior while being named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood DNP-Inj vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS PTS: 17 (twice) PTS: 17 (twice) last at Michigan (1/6/18) last at Michigan (1/6/18) FG: 6 (four times) FG: 6 (twice) last at Michigan (1/6/18) last at Michigan (1/6/18) FG ATT: 12 FG ATT: 12 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) vs. Marshall (11/19/17) 3-PT: 3 3-PT: 2 (three times) vs. Minnesota (2/4/17) last at Wake Forest (11/28/17) 3-PT ATT: 4 3-PT ATT: 4 at Minnesota (1/3/18) at Minnesota (1/3/18) FT: 7 FT: 7 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) vs. Marshall (11/19/17) FT ATT: 8 FT ATT: 8 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) vs. Marshall (11/19/17) REB: 11 REB: 11 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) vs. Marshall (11/19/17) AST: 2 AST: 2 vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) BLK: 3 BLK: 2 vs. Northwestern (2/21/17) vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) STL: 3 STL: 3 vs Maryland (12/3/17) vs Maryland (12/3/17) MIN: 28 MIN: 28 vs Maryland (12/3/17) vs Maryland (12/3/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / / / / / TOTAL / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

23 NOTES Collected a steal in opener vs. Southern (11/10) 35 SAMSON SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-4 // 195 ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. // FREMD H.S. Career-high four rebounds in five minutes vs. Longwood (12/13) OLADIMEJI CAREER NOTES Born July 5, 1998 Majoring in community health Walkon appeared in seven games last year in first season with the Illini Scored first career points with a pair of free throws vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 10) Played four years at Fremd, including two on the varsity team Also on the Fremd track and field team, competing in high jump and triple jump GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DNP DePaul DNP Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central DNP at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP Longwood vs. N.M. State DNP vs. Missouri DNP Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota DNP 1-6 at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER HIGHS PTS: 2 PTS: 0 vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16) FG: 0 FG: 0 SEASON HIGHS FG ATT: 1 (twice) FG ATT: 1 last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 3-PT: 0 3-PT: 0 3-PT ATT: 1 (twice) 3-PT ATT: 1 last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FT: 2 FT: 0 vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16) FT ATT: 2 FT ATT: 0 vs. Central Michigan (12/10/16) REB: 4 REB: 4 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) AST: 0 AST: 0 at Indiana (1/19/16) BLK: 0 BLK: 0 STL: 1 STL: 1 vs. Southern (11/10/17) vs. Southern (11/10/17) MIN: 5 MIN: 5 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / / / / / TOTAL / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

24 13 MARK SMITH FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-4 // 225 EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. // EDWARDSVILLE H.S NOTES Started 16 of 17 games on the season, averaing 8.1 points Shooting 81.6 percent at the free throw line Nine points in collegiate debut vs. Southern (11/10) 13 points vs. UT Martin (11/12) Career-high 21 points vs. DePaul (11/17) 13 points vs. both Marshall (11/19) and Augustana (11/22) Team-high 17 points with four 3-pointers and career-high four assists at UNLV (12/9) 11 points on 4-7 shooting with two steals vs. Missouri (12/23) Eight points on 3-4 shooting at Michigan (1/6) CAREER NOTES Born Aug. 16, 1999 Majoring in learning and education studies Consensus four-star, top-100 recruit ranked No. 55 by Rivals, No. 78 by 247Sports Composite and No. 80 by Scout. Averaged 21.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior, leading Edwardsville to a 30-2 record and IHSA Class 4A Super-Sectionals Illinois Mr. Basketball Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year Champaign-News Gazette Player of the Year First-team All-State by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Scored in double figures in 30 of 32 games, with eight 30-point performances Scored career-high 45 points in sectional final win over Ottawa (March 10) Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team Collinsville Holiday Classic MVP GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER/SEASON HIGHS PTS: 21 vs. DePaul (11/17/17) FG: 6 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) FG ATT: 14 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) 3-PT: 4 at UNLV (12/9/17) 3-PT ATT: 5 (twice) last at UNLV (12/9/17) FT: 12 vs. DePaul (11/17/17) FT ATT: 12 vs. DePaul (11/17/17) REB: 3 (four times) last vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) AST: 4 at UNLV (12/9/17) BLK: 2 vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) STL: 2 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) MIN: 30 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

25 4 MATIC VESEL FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-10 // 215 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA // DOMŽALE // HELIOS SUNS NOTES Two rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Southern (11/10) Three rebounds in nine minutes vs. Augustana (11/22) Scored first collegiate basket with two rebounds and two assists in career-high 13 minutes vs. Longwood (12/13) CAREER NOTES Born Feb. 25, 1998 Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) Member of the Slovenian National Team that competed in the FIBA U20 European Championships in July, averaging 2.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists Competed for Slovenia in the FIBA U18 European Championships in 2016, averaging 7.7 points and 8.7 rebounds Grabbed eight or more rebounds in five of six games at the U18 Euros, finishing the tournament with a double-double performance of 14 points and 13 rebounds vs. Turkey Played for the Helios Suns in the Slovenian League during the season Saw action in 24 of 32 games for Helios, averaging 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per contest Also competed for Helios in the Basketball Champions League during the season, appearing in nine of 14 games GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DNP DePaul DNP Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP Longwood vs. N.M. State DNP vs. Missouri DNP Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER/SEASON HIGHS PTS: 2 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG: 1 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG ATT: 1 (three times) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 3-PT: 0 3-PT ATT: 0 FT: 0 FT ATT: 4 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) REB: 3 vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) AST: 2 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) BLK: 0 STL: 0 MIN: 13 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

26 20 DA MONTE FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-3 // 185 PEORIA, ILL. // MANUAL H.S. WILLIAMS NOTES Averaging 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds Tied for second on team in steals, averaging 1.1 spg (17th in B1G) Eight points and five rebounds vs. DePaul (11/17) Six points vs. Augustana (11/22) Seven points at Wake Forest (11/28) Six points and four boards vs. Maryland (12/1) First career start vs. Austin Peay (12/6), totaling five points, four boards and three steals Tied career high in scoring with eight points at UNLV (12/9) Career-high tying eight points with career-high six rebounds vs. Longwood (12/13) Made 3-pointer with 17 seconds left vs. Grand Canyon (12/30) that put Illini ahead by four Six points, career-high eight rebounds and career-best four steals at Minnesota (1/3) CAREER NOTES Born Nov. 2, 1998 Enrolled in the Division of General Studies (undeclared) Four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals, ranked No. 93 by ESPN Averaged 25.6 points through first three games of senior season before suffering torn ACL on Dec. 2 Averaged 15.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.1 steals as a junior, leading Manual to third-place finish in IHSA Class 3A First-team Class 3A All-State by the Associated Press First-team Class 3A/4A All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Second-team All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette All-Area Co-Player of the Year by the Peoria Journal-Star Son of Illini all-time great point guard Frank Williams, the 2001 Big Ten Player of the Year and two-time All-American GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Southern UT Martin DePaul Marshall Augustana (Ill.) N.C. Central at Wake Forest at Northwestern Maryland Austin Peay at UNLV Longwood vs. N.M. State vs. Missouri Grand Canyon at Minnesota at Michigan Iowa 1-15 at Nebraska 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-22 Michigan State 1-24 Indiana 1-30 Rutgers 2-4 at Ohio State 2-8 Wisconsin 2-11 Penn State 2-14 at Indiana 2-18 Nebraska 2-20 at Michigan State 2-22 Purdue 2-25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament CAREER/SEASON HIGHS PTS: 8 (three times) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG: 3 (four times) last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) FG ATT: 9 (twice) last at UNLV (12/9/17) 3-PT: 1 (five times) last vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) 3-PT ATT: 4 at UNLV (12/9/17) FT: 4 (twice) last at Minnesota (1/3/18) FT ATT: 6 vs. DePaul (11/17/17) REB: 8 at Minnesota (1/3/18) AST: 3 (twice) last at Minnesota (1/3/18) BLK: 1 (twice) last at Michigan (1/6/18) STL: 4 at Minnesota (1/3/18) MIN: 31 at UNLV (12/9/17) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

27 41 CLAYTON JONES REDSHIRT SENIOR // GUARD // 6-0 // 190 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // CENTRAL H.S. // LAKE LAND NOTES Walkon is sidelined for the season, recovering from a torn ACL CAREER NOTES Born Sept. 23, 1993 Majoring in kinesiology Appeared in nine games last season with the Illini Scored career-high four points vs. Valparaiso in NIT first round (March 14), hitting a 3-pointer and free throw on a four-point play Attended Lake Land College in Mattoon for two years, playing for the Lakers in Played in 26 games, starting 22 times, and averaged 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists Scored a career-high 22 points and drained 5-of-6 three-pointers vs. Moberly Area (12/7/14) Prior to transferring to Lake Land, spent his freshman year at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas in Averaged 2.8 points while shooting 42.5 percent from 3-point range (17-40) Brother, Verdell III, was a four-year point guard at Indiana from CAREER STATISTICS AT ILLINOIS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / TYLER UNDERWOOD REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-2 // 180 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // NACOGDOCHES (TEXAS) H.S. // OKLAHOMA STATE NOTES Walkon is sitting out the season per NCAA transfer rules CAREER NOTES Born Aug. 22, 1996 Majoring in sociology Appeared in 11 games last season at Oklahoma State, totaling seven points Recorded first career points vs. New Orleans (Nov. 16), hitting a shot-clock beating 3-pointer Also made a 3-pointer in a win over Georgetown in the Maui Invitational third-place game (Nov. 23) Redshirted the season as a true freshman at Stephen F. Austin Averaged 21 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals as a senior at Nacogdoches High, earning first-team All-District honors while setting school records for season and career 3-pointers and season free-throw percentage CAREER STATISTICS AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg DNP Redshirt CAREER STATISTICS AT OKLAHOMA STATE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg / / / / // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

28 RESULTS / ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS Nov. 10 Southern W, , Alstork, Jordan 10 Alstork Nov. 12 Tennessee-Martin W, , Black 8 Black Nov. 17 DePaul W, , Smith 9 Jordan Nov. 19 Marshall W, , Black, Nichols 11 Nichols Nov. 22 Augustana (Ill.) W, , Finke 10 Finke Nov. 24 N.C. Central W, , Finke 8 Black Nov. 28 at Wake Forest L, , Jordan 7 Black, Nichols Dec. 1 at Northwestern L, (OT) 10, Black 7 Black, Nichols Dec. 3 Maryland L, (OT) 12, Black 6 Nichols Dec. 6 Austin Peay W, , Finke 8 Finke Dec. 9 at UNLV L, , Smith 10 Nichols Dec. 13 Longwood W, , Jordan 8 Jordan Dec. 16 vs. New Mexico State L, , Black 9 Finke Dec. 23 vs. Missouri W, , Frazier 7 Alstork, Black Dec. 30 Grand Canyon W, , Black 11 Black Jan. 3 at Minnesota L, , Black 8 Williams Jan. 6 at Michigan L, , Nichols 7 Nichols Jan. 11 Iowa Jan. 15 at Nebraska Jan. 19 at Wisconsin Jan. 22 Michigan State Jan. 24 Indiana Jan. 30 Rutgers Feb. 4 at Ohio State Feb. 8 Wisconsin Feb. 11 Penn State Feb. 14 at Indiana Feb. 18 Nebraska Feb. 20 at Michigan State Feb. 22 Purdue Feb. 25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament * sold out ATTENDANCE Games Totals Average High Game Sellouts HOME ,439 12,044 14,637 0 AWAY 5 48,952 9,790 11,888 0 NEUTRAL 2 26,984 13,492 21,289 1 TOTALS ,375 11,551 21, // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

29 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS GAME FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR TOT PF AS TO BK ST PTS (1st-2nd-OT) Nov. 10 Illinois 32-63/ / / (53-49) Southern 19-51/ / / (31-24) Nov. 12 Illinois 26-58/ / / (44-33) Tennessee-Martin 27-62/ / / (29-45) Nov. 17 Illinois 25-60/ / / (39-43) DePaul 23-63/ / / (32-41) Nov. 19 Illinois 34-77/ / / (46-45) Marshall 24-56/ / / (36-38) Nov. 22 Illinois 32-68/ / / (51-45) Augustana (Ill.) 21-46/ / / (30-32) Nov. 24 Illinois 28-62/ / / (34-52) North Carolina Central 22-46/ / / (35-38) Nov. 28 Illinois 24-62/ / / (34-39) at Wake Forest 24-47/ / / (35-45) Dec. 1 Illinois 22-53/ / / ( ) at Northwestern 23-59/ / / ( ) Dec. 3 Illinois 36-70/ / / ( ) Maryland 35-59/ / / ( ) Dec. 6 Illinois 21-53/ / / (26-38) Austin Peay 24-58/ / / (28-29) Dec. 9 Illinois 30-67/ / / (36-46) at UNLV 26-50/ / / (45-44) Dec. 13 Illinois 34-73/ / / (50-42) Longwood 16-47/ / / (24-21) Dec. 16 Illinois 27-62/ / / (26-43) vs. New Mexico State 31-63/ / / (38-86) Dec. 23 Illinois 23-59/ / / (42-28) vs. Missouri 21-55/ / / (22-42) Dec. 30 Illinois 25-57/ / / (27-35) Grand Canyon 23-64/ / / (32-26) Jan. 3 Illinois 25-72/ / / (26-41) at Minnesota 25-55/ / / (39-38) Jan. 6 Illinois 27-56/ / / (34-35) at Michigan 26-51/ / / (31-48) Jan. 11 Illinois Iowa Jan. 15 Illinois at Nebraska Jan. 19 Illinois at Wisconsin Jan. 22 Illinois Michigan State Jan. 24 Illinois Indiana Jan. 30 Illinois Rutgers Feb. 4 Illinois at Ohio State Feb. 8 Illinois Wisconsin Feb. 11 Illinois Penn State Feb. 14 Illinois at Indiana Feb. 18 Illinois Nebraska Feb. 20 Illinois at Michigan State Feb. 22 Illinois Purdue Feb. 25 Illinois at Rutgers 29 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

30 TEAM SUPERLATIVES ILLINOIS HIGHS LOWS Points 102 vs. Southern (11/10/17) 62 vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) First-Half Points 53 vs. Southern (11/10/17) 26, four times; last at Minnesota (1/3/18) Second-Half Points 52 vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17) 27 at Northwestern (12/1/17) Overtime Points 16 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 5 at Northwestern (12/1/17) Winning Margin 47, twice; last, (92-45) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 3 (77-74) vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) Field Goals 36 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 21 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) Field Goal Attempts 77 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) 53, twice; last vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) Field Goal Percentage.514 (36-70) vs. Maryland (12/3/17).347 (25-72) at Minnesota (1/3/18) 3-Point Field Goals 12, twice; last at Wake Forest (11/28/17) 2 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attemps 34 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 13 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage.467 (7-15) vs. Marshall (11/19/17).154 (2-13) vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) Free Throws 34 vs. Southern (11/10/17) 7 vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Free Throw Attemps 37 vs. Southern (11/10/17) 11 vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Free Throw Percentage.929 (13-14) at Wake Forest (11/28/17).591 (13-22) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 52 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 25 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) Offensive 27 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 6 at Northwestern (12/1/17) Defensive 30 at Northwestern (12/1/17) 18 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) Personal Fouls 36 at UNLV (12/9/17) 13 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) Assists 20, twice; last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 8, twice; last vs. Missouri (12/23/17) Turnovers 25 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 6 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) Blocked Shots 5 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 0, four times; last vs. Longwood (12/13/17) Steals 16 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 2 vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17) Largest Lead 51 (92-41) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) Largest Deficit 22 (30-52) vs. Maryland (12/3/17) Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win 6 (11-17) vs. Marshall (11/19/17) Largest Lead Relinquished in a Loss 9 (23-14) at Wake Forest (11/28/17) Largest Halftime Lead 26 (50-24) vs. Longwood (12/13/17) Largest Halftime Deficit 19 (26-45) vs. Maryland (12/3/17) Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome in a Win 5 (27-32) vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Largest Halftime Lead Relinquished in a Loss 4 (36-32) at Northwestern (12/1/17) OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 92, Maryland (12/3/17) 45, Longwood (12/13/17) First-Half Points 45, twice; last, UNLV (12/9/17) 22, Missouri (12/23/17) Second-Half Points 45, twice; last, Wake Forest (11/28/17) 21, Longwood (12/13/17) Overtime Points 17, Maryland (12/3/17) 9, Northwestern (12/1/17) Winning Margin 10 (77-67), Minnesota (1/3/18) 1 (92-91), Maryland (12/3/17) Field Goals 35, Maryland (12/3/17) 16, Longwood (12/13/17) Field Goal Attempts 64, Grand Canyon (12/30/17) 46, twice; last North Carolina Central (11/24/17) Field Goal Percentage.593 (35-59), Maryland (12/3/17).340 (16-47), Longwood (12/13/17) 3-Point Field Goals 10, Marshall (11/19/17) 2, twice; last, Austin Peay (12/6/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attemps 29, Marshall (11/19/17) 10, North Carolina Central (11/24/17) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage.600 (6-10), North Carolina Central (11/24/17).150 (3-20), Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Free Throws 33, UNLV (12/9/17) 4, New Mexico State (12/16/17) Free Throw Attemps 48, UNLV (12/9/17) 8, New Mexico State (12/16/17) Free Throw Percentage.867 (13-15), UT Martin (11/12/17).500 (4-8), New Mexico State (12/16/17) 48, Minnesota (1/3/18) 23, Longwood (12/13/17) Offensive 17, Minnesota (1/3/18) 4, Wake Forest (11/28/17) Defensive 33, Marshall (11/19/17) 15, Longwood (12/13/17) Personal Fouls 32, DePaul (11/17/17) 13, Wake Forest (11/28/17) Assists 15, twice; last, Maryland (12/3/17) 5, Southern (11/10/17) Turnovers 29, Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 11, New Mexico State (12/16/17) Blocked Shots 10, Minnesota (1/3/18) 2, twice; last, Wake Forest (11/28/17) Steals 15, Austin Peay (12/6/17) 1, Marshall (11/19/17) 30 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

31 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ILLINOIS HIGHS Points...23, Leron Black vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) Field Goals...8, Leron Black vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) , Michael Finke vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17) , Leron Black vs. Maryland (12/3/17) , Michael Finke vs. Longwood (12/13/17) , Aaron Jordan vs. Longwood (12/13/17) , Leron Black vs. Missouri (12/23/17) , Leron Black vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Field Goal Attempts...18, Leron Black vs. Missouri (12/23/17) Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 att.) (6-7), Leron Black vs. Southern (11/10/17) (6-7), Aaron Jordan vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17) (6-7), Te Jon Lucas vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) 3-Point Field Goals...5, Michael Finke vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...11, Michael Finke vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.) (4-4), Aaron Jordan vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) Free Throws...12, Mark Smith vs. DePaul (11/17/17) Free Throw Attempts....12, Mark Smith vs. DePaul (11/17/17) Free Throw Percentage (min. 6 att.) (12-12), Mark Smith vs. DePaul (11/17/17) (7-7), Aaron Jordan vs. Southern (11/10/17) (6-6), Mark Alstork at Northwestern (12/1/17) Total...11, Kipper Nichols vs. Marshall (11/19/17) , Leron Black vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Offensive.... 7, Aaron Jordan vs. Longwood (12/13/17) Defensive....8, Kipper Nichols vs. Marshall (11/19/17) , Leron Black vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Assists... 7, Trent Frazier vs. Maryland (12/3/17) Turnovers...6, Mark Smith at Michigan (1/6/18) Blocked Shots...3, Michael Finke vs. DePaul (11/17/17) Steals...4, Trent Frazier vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) , Trent Frazier at UNLV (12/9/17) , Trent Frazier vs. Longwood (12/13/17) , Da Monte Williams at Minnesota (1/3/18) Minutes....40, Mark Alstork at Northwestern (12/1/17) OPPONENT HIGHS Points... 27, Anthony Cowan, Maryland (12/3/17) , Jovan Mooring, UNLV (12/9/17) Field Goals...10, Zach Lofton, New Mexico State (12/16/17) Field Goal Attempts...20, Zach Lofton, New Mexico State (12/16/17) Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 att.) (7-8), Jarrod West, Marshall (11/19/17) (7-8), AJ Harris, New Mexico State (12/16/17) 3-Point Field Goals...5, Jarrod West, Marshall (11/19/17) , Reggie Gardner Jr., North Carolina Central (11/24/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts... 12, Kassius Robertson, Missouri (12/23/17) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.) (5-6), Jarrod West, Marshall (11/19/17) Free Throws... 14, Jovan Mooring, UNLV (12/9/17) Free Throw Attempts , Jovan Mooring, UNLV (12/9/17) Free Throw Percentage (min. 6 att.) (7-7), Jordan Barnett, Missouri (12/23/17) (6-6), Darius Thompson, UT Martin (11/12/17) Total... 17, Jordan Murphy, Minnesota (1/3/18) Offensive.... 6, Jordan Murphy, Minnesota (1/3/18) Defensive , Jordan Murphy, Minnesota (1/3/18) Assists...7, Zavier Simpson, Michigan (1/6/18) Turnovers... 8, B.K. Ashe, Longwood (12/13/17) Blocked Shots... 7, Reggie Lynch, Minnesota (1/3/18) Steals...7, Delfincko Bogan, UT Martin (11/12/17) Minutes....43, Dererk Pardon, Northwestern (12/1/17) , Anthony Cowan, Maryland (12/3/17) ILLINOIS TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES 20-POINT GAMES Leron Black vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) Michael Finke vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) 22...Aaron Jordan vs. Longwood (12/13/17) Trent Frazier vs. Missouri (12/23/17) Mark Smith vs. DePaul (11/17/17) Michael Finke vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 20...Aaron Jordan at Wake Forest (11/28/17) 20...Trent Frazier vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 20...Leron Black vs. Missouri (12/23/17) 20...Leron Black vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) REBOUNDS Kipper Nichols vs. Marshall (11/19/17) 11...Leron Black vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Mark Alstork vs. Southern (11/10/17) 10...Michael Finke vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 10...Kipper Nichols at UNLV (12/9/17) ASSISTS Trent Frazier vs. Maryland (12/3/17) Te Jon Lucas vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 6... Te Jon Lucas vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) 6...Trent Frazier at Minnesota (1/3/18) 6...Te Jon Lucas at Michigan (1/6/18) BLOCKED SHOTS Michael Finke vs. DePaul (11/17/17) Greg Eboigbodin vs. Southern (11/10/17) 2...Mark Alstork vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 2...Kipper Nichols vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) 2...Mark Alstork vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 2...Mark Smith vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) 2...Michael Finke vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) 2...Greg Eboigbodin at Michigan (1/6/18) STEALS Trent Frazier vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 4... Trent Frazier at UNLV (12/9/17) 4...Trent Frazier vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 4...Da Monte Williams at Minnesota (1/3/18) Te Jon Lucas vs. Southern (11/10/17) 3...Da Monte Williams vs. Marshall (11/19/17) 3...Trent Frazier at Wake Forest (11/28/17) 3... Da Monte Williams at Northwestern (12/1/17) 3... Aaron Jordan vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 3...Kipper Nichols vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 3...Da Monte Williams vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 3... Trent Frazier vs. Missouri (12/23/17) MINUTES Mark Alstork at Northwestern (12/1/17) Leron Black vs. Missouri (12/23/17) Leron Black at Northwestern (12/1/17) Te Jon Lucas at Northwestern (12/1/17) Leron Black vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) 34...Leron Black at Wake Forest (11/28/17) Michael Finke vs. Missouri (12/23/17) 31 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

32 SPECIALTY STATISTICS Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Pts Fast Break Pts Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead OPPONENT (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) (ILL-Opp.) Lead Deficit Changes Ties Nov. 10 Southern (100-52) 0 0 Nov. 12 Tennessee-Martin (48-29) 3 (4-7) 4 1 Nov. 17 DePaul (82-70) 4 (2-6) 3 4 Nov. 19 Marshall (66-43) 6 (11-17) 3 4 Nov. 22 Augustana (Ill.) (96-59) 0 0 Nov. 24 N.C. Central (77-56) 2 (4-6) 4 2 Nov. 28 at Wake Forest (23-14) 10 (39-49) 6 5 Dec. 1 at Northwestern (26-18) 4 (3-7) 8 11 Dec. 3 Maryland (80-77) 22 (30-52) 6 8 Dec. 6 Austin Peay (13-6) 5 (40-45) 7 6 Dec. 9 at UNLV (61-58) 11 (36-47) 8 7 Dec. 13 Longwood (92-41) 2 (10-12) 4 1 Dec. 16 vs. New Mexico State (8-2) 15 (17-32) 6 8 Dec. 23 vs. Missouri (42-22) 2 (0-2) 1 1 Dec. 30 Grand Canyon (23-17) 5 (27-32) 6 11 Jan. 3 at Minnesota (28-8) 0 0 Jan. 6 at Michigan (21-13) 14 (59-73) 6 6 Jan. 11 Iowa Jan. 15 at Nebraska Jan. 19 at Wisconsin Jan. 22 Michigan State Jan. 24 Indiana Jan. 30 Rutgers Feb. 4 at Ohio State Feb. 8 Wisconsin Feb. 11 Penn State Feb. 14 at Indiana Feb. 18 Nebraska Feb. 20 at Michigan State Feb. 22 Purdue Feb. 25 at Rutgers TBD at Big Ten Tournament Totals Average Margin // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

33 Southern GAME 1 ILLINOIS 102, SOUTHERN 55 NOV. 10, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 12 Jared Sam f Patrick Smith f LaQuentin Collins g Eddie Reese g Jamar Sandifer g Emanuel Sheperd Chris Thomas Brendon Ganaway Torrey Mayo Aaron Ray DeRias Johnson Mubashar Ali Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Illinois nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,1 12 Black, Leron f Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Vesel, Matic Cayce, Drew Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Oladimeji, Samson Liss, Cameron Team Totals Game 1 Recap Illini 102, Southern 55 (Nov. 10) Illinois began the Brad Underwood era with a 47-point victory over Southern at State Farm Center. The Illini led from start to finish while lighting up the scoreboard with 102 points, reaching the century mark in a season opener for the first time since the season. The Illini shot 66.7 percent on 2-pointers (28-42) and tallied 34 points at the free throw line on 91.9 percent accuracy (34-37). Illinois scored 36 points in the paint and also racked up 33 points off of Southern s 22 turnovers. Five Illini players scored in double figures led by Mark Alstork s double-double of 17 points with 10 rebounds and Aaron Jordan s career-high 17 points. Leron Black was efficient, netting 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, while Kipper Nichols also had 14. Michael Finke, meanwhile, finished with 12 points. FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Lamont Simpson, Steve McJunkins, Brian McNutt Technical fouls: Southern-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Global Sports Invitational Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Southern Illinois In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench SUBRM ILL Last FG - SUBRM 2nd-02:19, ILL 2nd-03:53. Largest lead - SUBRM None, ILL by 48 2nd-02:33. SUBRM led for 00:00. ILL led for 39:07. Game was tied for 00:53. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. GAME 2 ILLINOIS 77, TENNESSEE-MARTIN 74 NOV. 12, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. UT Martin FOFANA, Mike f WILLIAMS, Dominique f PARKER, Terrence c BUTLER, Matthew g THOMPSON, Darius g BOGAN, Delfincko HEWITT, Parrish LEWIS, Fatodd BEAUFORT, Kahari DAVIS, Jerome GILL, Jailen Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 1,2 Illinois Black, Leron f Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals Game 2 Recap Illini 77, UT Martin 74 (Nov. 12) The Illini held on for a 3-point win over visiting UT Martin to improve to 2-0 on the young season. Illinois opened up what was a tight game for most of the first half by outscoring the Skyhawks 19-7 over the last 5:25 of the half to take a 15-point advantage into the locker room. The visitors clawed to within four points midway through the second half before the Illini pushed the lead back to as many as 16 with under four minutes remaining. The Illini still held an 11-point advantage before UT Martin made a furious late rally, forcing a pair of turnovers to help ignite a 9-1 run and pull within Illinois had a chance to put the game away on its final possession but Leron Black could not get a pair of close looks to fall. Following a loose ball, UT Martin s Matthew Butler came away with it but his tying 3-point attempts would not fall. The Skyhawks got one last chance with :00.9 remaining, but a deep three by Butler fell well short at the buzzer. Leron Black led the way with a career-high 23 points to go along with a game-high eight rebounds and three assists. Freshman Mark Smith recorded double figures for the first time as an Illini, tallying 13 points. FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Bo Boroski, Rob Kueneman, Courtney Green Technical fouls: UT Martin-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Global Sports Invitational Game: % Game: % Game: % 4,1 Michael Finke had 12 points for the second straight game and Aaron Jordan shined once again off the bench, finishing with 10 points and a career-high five rebounds. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UT Martin Illinois In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UTM ILL Last FG - UTM 2nd-00:38, ILL 2nd-01:53. Largest lead - UTM by 3 1st-14:35, ILL by 19 2nd-18:43. UTM led for 01:40. ILL led for 35:59. Game was tied for 02:21. GAME 3 ILLINOIS 82, DEPAUL 73 NOV. 17, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. DePaul FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 McCALLUM, Tre'Darius f 34 MARIC, Marin c GAGE, Devin g CAIN, Eli g STRUS, Max g ROBERTS, Justin GRANDSTAFF, Austin BUTZ, Jaylen CYRUS, Brandon REED, Paul RYCKBOSCH, Peter Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 9,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Illinois FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3,3 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Brian O'Connell, Earl Walton, Mike Eades Technical fouls: DePaul-CAIN, Eli. Illinois-Nichols, Kipper. Attendance: Gavitt Tipoff Games Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 4 times. Game 3 Recap Illini 82, DePaul 73 (Nov. 17) In the first meeting in 60 years between Illinois and DePaul, the Fighting Illini earned state bragging rights with a victory over the visiting Blue Demons as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games. It was a physical contest from start to finish with both teams battling foul trouble throughout the night. The game featured a total of 59 fouls, resulting in a combined 63 free throw attempts. Illinois received contributions from everyone in its lineup, led by standout performances from Mark Smith and Kipper Nichols. Smith was aggressive driving to the basket and drawing fouls, earning 12 trips to the free throw line. He knocked down all 12 and made four baskets for a game-high 21 points, eclipsing the 20-point mark in just his third career game. Nichols again gave the Illini a spark off the bench, knocking down 6-of-11 from the field including a pair of 3-pointers to tie his career high in scoring with 16 points. The Illini had a tough shooting night but attacked the offensive glass, grabbing 19 misses and converting those into 22 points. Illinois also scored 25 points off of DePaul turnovers. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total DePaul Illinois In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench DPU ILL Last FG - DPU 2nd-00:36, ILL 2nd-02:16. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - DPU by 4 1st-18:28, ILL by 12 2nd-00:47. Lead changed - 3 times. DPU led for 03:44. ILL led for 33:30. Game was tied for 02: // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

34 Marshall GAME 4 ILLINOIS 91, MARSHALL 74 NOV. 19, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 11 PENAVA, Ajdin f MIJOVIC, Milan f WEST, Jarrod g BURKS, C.J. g ELMORE, Jon g THIENEMAN, Christian KOLJANIN, Dani WILLIAMS, Jannson ELMORE, Ot GEORGE, Darius BLEDSOE, Phil Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Illinois nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 6 12 Black, Leron f Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Vesel, Matic Cayce, Drew Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Oladimeji, Samson Liss, Cameron Team Totals Game 4 Recap Illini 91, Marshall 74 (Nov. 19) Illinois improved to 4-0 on the season with a home win over Marshall. The Illini went on a 17-3 run midway through the first half and opened the second on a 12-4 spurt to grab an 18-point advantage with 16 minutes remaining. The lead grew to as many as 23 points and never fell below 16 the rest of the way. Illinois had a season-high 19 assists on its 34 baskets and had an impressive 19:6 assist-to-turnover ratio. The UI defense forced Marshall into 19 turnovers, which the Orange and Blue converted into 32 points. Illinois scored 42 points in the paint and shot a season s best 45.7 percent from 3-point range, draining 7-of-15 from behind the arc. Five Illini scored in double figures led by Kipper Nichols, who recorded the first double-double of his career. Nichols set career bests in both scoring and rebounding, finishing with 17 points and 11 boards. Leron Black equaled Nichols with 17 points, while Michael Finke and Mark Smith scored 13 each. FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Keith Kimble, Jon Campbell, Owen Short Technical fouls: Marshall-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Global Sports Invitational Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,2 Freshman Trent Frazier reached double figures for the first time as an Illini with 10 points. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Marshall Illinois In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MAR ILL Last FG - MAR 2nd-01:37, ILL 2nd-00:24. Largest lead - MAR by 6 1st-14:13, ILL by 23 2nd-12:27. MAR led for 06:16. ILL led for 31:23. Game was tied for 02:21. Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 3 times. GAME 5 ILLINOIS 96, AUGUSTANA (ILL.) 62 NOV. 22, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Augustana (Ill.) Wofford, Pierson f Martin, Micah c Ebel, Nolan g Orange, Chrishawn g Sortillo, Dylan g Simon, Lucas Elledge, Austin Kellen, Joe Benning, Brett Youngblut, Roman Ferguson, Donovan Dollmeyer, A.J Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 3,2 Illinois Black, Leron f Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Vesel, Matic Cayce, Drew Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Oladimeji, Samson Liss, Cameron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4,3 Officials: Lewis Garrison, Steve Honacki, John Floyd Technical fouls: Augustana (Ill.)-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Augustana (Ill.) Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench AUGIE Illinois ILL Last FG - AUGIE 2nd-00:53, ILL 2nd-02:00. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - AUGIE None, ILL by 37 2nd-03:30. Lead changed - 0 times. AUGIE led for 00:00. ILL led for 38:57. Game was tied for 01:03. GAME 6 ILLINOIS 86, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 73 NOV. 24, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. N.C. Central FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 DOUGLAS, Zacarry f 32 DAVIS, Raasean c WIGGINS, C.J. g GOLDSMITH, Brandon g GARDNER JR, Reggie g McKNIGHT JR, Larry PERKINS, Jordan JONES, Alston RIVAS, Pablo McALLISTER, Marius 22 REID, Dominique GUERRA, John Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Illinois FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Vesel, Matic Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5,2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Glen Mayborg, Rob Kueneman, Brandon Cruz Technical fouls: N.C. Central-PERKINS, Jordan. Illinois-Black, Leron. Attendance: Global Sports Invitational Score by periods 1st 2nd Total N.C. Central Illinois Last FG - NCCUM 2nd-00:50, ILL 2nd-03:58. Largest lead - NCCUM by 2 1st-16:59, ILL by 21 2nd-07:10. NCCUM led for 01:57. ILL led for 34:00. Game was tied for 04:03. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench NCCUM ILL Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times. 34 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Game 5 Recap Illini 96, Augustana Ill. 62 (Nov. 22) Illinois scored the game s first eight points and never looked back, leading from start to finish in a 34-point victory over Augustana (Ill.) at State Farm Center. The Illini made 7-of-14 from 3-point range in the first half en route to a season-high 10 treys for the game. The combination of shooting and suffocating defense made it a long night for the Vikings. Illinois forced Augustana into 29 turnovers and converted those into 36 points. It marked the most turnovers by a UI opponent in nine years. Illinois also was strong on the offensive glass once again, grabbing 15 of its own misses that resulted in 22 second-chance points. Five Illini scored in double figures, led by Michael Finke s 20 points and 11 rebounds. Finke set season highs in both categories to post his second career double-double. Leron Black scored all 15 of his points in the first half and Mark Smith added 13 on the night. Aaron Jordan drained all four of his 3-point attempts for 12 points while Trent Frazier had 10 points for the second straight game with a season-high four steals. Te Jon Lucas dished out a season-high six assists and Mark Alstork also set a season high in that category with five assists to go along with eight points. Game 6 Recap Illini 86, North Carolina Central 73 (Nov. 24) The Illini wrapped up its six-game home stand to start the season at 6-0 following a 13-point win over North Carolina Central. Illinois jumped out to a lead but found itself trailing at halftime for the first time on the year after the Eagles outscored the hosts over the final eight minutes of the first half. The Illini turned up the defense intensity after intermission and opened with a an 11-2 run to retake the lead, The Orange and Blue added a 9-0 run on four points by Kipper Nichols and five by Aaron Jordan to move ahead by 14 points with 13 minutes remaining, and the lead stayed in double figures the rest of the night. The Illini made a season-high 12 three-pointers against N.C. Central s zone defense, recording a season-best 20 assists on 28 baskets. A key stat once again was turnovers. Illinois had just 10 of its own while forcing N.C. Central into 20, and the Illini held a 28-to-10 advantage in points off turnovers. Michael Finke and Aaron Jordan continued their hot shooting in the victory. Finke scored a season- and game-high 22 points on 8-15 from the field with a career-high tying five 3-pointers. Jordan had 16 points on 6-7 shooting, including 4-5 from three. Kipper Nichols added 14 points off the bench while Leron Black finished with 12 points and team-high eight boards.

35 Illinois GAME 7 WAKE FOREST 80, ILLINOIS 73 NOV. 28, 2017 // LVJM COLISEUM // WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. 12 Black, Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 1 Wake Forest FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Terrence Thompson f 04 Doral Moore c Mitchell Wilbekin g Bryant Crawford g Chaundee Brown g Brandon Childress Keyshawn Woods Donovan Mitchell Melo Eggleston Olivier Sarr Sunday Okeke Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game 7 Recap Wake Forest 80, Illini 73 (Nov. 28) Illinois dropped its first game of the season, seeing its six-game winning streak come to an end at Wake Forest in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Illini started off hot, controlling the early part of the game and leading by as many as nine points at The Demon Deacons fought back to take the lead and held a one-point advantage at halftime. Wake went on an 11-0 run to jump out to a lead with 14:54 remaining the Illini s largest deficit of the young season. The Illini answered by scoring 10 of the next 12 to cut it to Each time Wake extended its lead, Illinois responded. The Illini twice made it a one-possession game down the stretch on 3-pointers by Aaron Jordan and Da Monte Williams. But the hosts scored the game s last four points in the final 1:02 to seal the win. Illinois struggled with fouls and turnovers throughout the night. The Illini committed 24 fouls, leading to shooting at the line for the Deacons. The Illini also turned the ball over a season-high 19 times, leading to 28 Wake Forest points. Illinois made 12 three-pointers for the second straight game, but managed just shooting inside the arc. Officials: Ron Groover, Brian Dorsey, Tim Nestor Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Wake Forest-None. Attendance: 5782 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois Wake Forest In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL WF Aaron Jordan led the Illini with a career- and game-high 20 points while Kipper Nichols had 14 points and seven rebounds and Leron Black added 10 points and seven boards. Last FG - ILL 2nd-01:22, WF 2nd-00:05. Largest lead - ILL by 9 1st-12:04, WF by 10 2nd-14:54. ILL led for 12:55. WF led for 22:16. Game was tied for 04:49. Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 6 times. GAME 8 NORTHWESTERN 72, ILLINOIS 68 (OT) DEC. 1, 2017 // ALLSTATE ARENA // EVANSTON, ILL. Illinois , 0-1 B1G FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % OT: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % OT: % Game: % 2,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: OT: % Game: % Northwestern , 1-0 B1G ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Vic Law f 05 Dererk Pardon c Jordan Ash g Bryant McIntosh g Aaron Falzon g Anthony Gaines Isiah Brown Scottie Lindsey Barret Benson Gavin Skelly Team Totals Game 8 Recap Northwestern 72, Illini 68, OT (Dec. 1) Illinois lost a heartbreaker in Rosemont, falling in overtime to Northwestern in the Big Ten opener. Illinois led for the majority of the game and used its pressure defense to force the Wildcats into 39 percent shooting and 17 turnovers. Northwestern had five field goal droughts of more than three minutes over the course of the game, and the Illini defense forced the Wildcats into turnovers on its final four possessions of regulation. Turnovers plagued the Illini as well, however, as the Orange and Blue committed 19 turnovers for the second straight game. Those miscues, combined with just 3-of-18 three-point shooting, kept the Illini from earning the victory. Te Jon Lucas had a career-high 14 points on 6-12 shooting. 10 of Lucas 14 points came after halftime as he made a number of driving layups through the NU defense during crunch time. Leron Black had 15 points and seven rebounds while Mark Alstork added 14 points and five boards. FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Officials: Terry Wymer, D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc Technical fouls: Illinois-Black, Leron. Northwestern-Vic Law. Attendance: OT: % OT: OT: Game: % Game: % Game: % 1,3 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Illinois Northwestern In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL NU Last FG - ILL OT-01:18, NU OT-01:30. Largest lead - ILL by 8 1st-09:31, NU by 4 1st-17:43. ILL led for 26:48. NU led for 09:13. Game was tied for 08:59. GAME 9 MARYLAND 92, ILLINOIS 91 (OT) DEC. 3, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Maryland , 1-1 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Ivan Bender f 21 Justin Jackson f Michal Cekovsky c Anthony Cowan g Kevin Huerter g Dion Wiley Darryl Morsell Jared Nickens Bruno Fernando Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % OT: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % OT: % Game: % 2,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % OT: % Game: % Illinois , 0-2 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % OT: Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % OT: Game: % 4,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % OT: % Game: % Officials: Terry Oglesby, Tom Eades, Kelly Pfeifer Technical fouls: Maryland-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Maryland Illinois Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 8 times. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UMD ILL Game 9 Recap Maryland 92, Illini 91, OT (Dec. 3) It was another heartbreaker for the Illini, with an amazing comeback falling just short of victory in a 1-point overtime loss at home to Maryland. Maryland dominated the first half, shooting 73 percent compared to the Illini at 32 percent. The Terrapins scored the game s first 10 points and rolled to a lead at the half. The second half was a complete reversal, as this time the Illini offense was on fire. Trailing by as many as 22 points, Illinois roared back behind 68 percent shooting to completely erase the deficit and take its first lead at on a Mark Alstork 3-pointer with 1:51 remaining. Illinois could not close out the victory in regulation, however, committing turnovers on five of its last six possessions. Maryland s Bruno Fernando scored on a tip-in at the buzzer to force overtime. Both offenses were on fire in the extra session, leading to a situation where whoever had the ball last would be in the best position. Illinois scored on all eight of its OT possessions, and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field. A layup by Mark Alstork with 17 seconds remaining tied it at 91. Terps guard Anthony Cowan was then fouled on a jumper just before the buzzer, and he made the first free throw to seal the victory for the visitors. Leron Black was one of five Illini in double figures, scoring 18 points on 8-11 shooting. Alstork tied his season high with 17 points and Aaron Jordan added 15. Last FG - UMD OT-00:39, ILL OT-00:17. Score tied - 8 times. Largest lead - UMD by 22 2nd-17:27, ILL by 3 OT-03:58. Lead changed - 6 times. UMD led for 36:32. ILL led for 03:58. Game was tied for 04: // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

36 GAME 10 ILLINOIS 64, AUSTIN PEAY 57 DEC. 6, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Austin Peay TAYLOR, Terry f 24 UGBA, Averyl f IVORY, Tre' g PORTER-BUNTON, Chri g GUMM, Dayton g McCARTHY, Acoydan MARTIN, Deyshawn HARRIS, Steve GLOTTA, Zach Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Illinois nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 5 12 Black, Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Williams, Da'Monte g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Eboigbodin, Greg Smith, Mark Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Gene Steratore, Lamont Simpson, Brooks Wells Technical fouls: Austin Peay-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Austin Peay Illinois Last FG - APSU 2nd-01:46, ILL 2nd-00:02. Largest lead - APSU by 5 1st-04:16, ILL by 7 1st-14:29. APSU led for 21:55. ILL led for 13:43. Game was tied for 04:22. Game: % Game: % Game: % 5,1 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench APSU ILL Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 7 times. GAME 11 UNLV 89, ILLINOIS 82 DEC. 9, 2017 // MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA // LAS VEGAS, NEV. Illinois Lucas, Te'Jon * Black, Leron * Smith, Mark * Alstork, Mark * Finke, Michael * Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 UNLV CLYBURN, Kris * JUISTON, Shakur * JOHNSON, Jordan * MOORING, Jovan * MCCOY, Brandon * SMITH, Anthony HARDY, Amauri DEMBELE, Cheickna BECK, Tervell Team Totals Game 10 Recap Illini 64, Austin Peay 57 (Dec. 6) Illinois used a late run to snap its three-game skid, topping Austin Peay in a physical, defensive battle at State Farm Center. Points were at a premium in this contest, which saw the Illini jump out to a 13-6 advantage before going scoreless for the next six minutes. By that time the Governors had gone on an 11-0 run to take a lead. Austin Peay held its lead until the Illini scored six straight to move ahead with 14:30 remaining. The visitors would not go away, however, quickly retaking the lead. Trailing 46-50, Illinois made its pivotal run, scoring nine unanswered points to move ahead. The Illini got to the free throw line often during this stretch and took the lead for good on a Da Monte Williams 3-pointer that put the hosts up The Illini closed out the victory by outscoring the Governors 18-7 over the game s final 5:45. Both Illinois and Austin Peay entered the contest ranked among the best in the country in forcing turnovers, and that held up on the night as the two teams combined for 49 turnovers. Illinois did a better job converting, though, leading in points off turnovers. The Illini starting frontline combined for 33 points and 12 rebounds, with Michael Finke posting game highs of 17 points and eight rebounds while Leron Black added 16 points with four boards. Game 11 Recap UNLV 89, Illini 82 (Dec. 9) The Illini fought til the end in a back-and-forth game that ultimately went UNLV s way in a late-night contest at MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. Illinois had a sluggish start, falling behind by 10 points just three minutes in. The Illini still trailed by 10 when it went on a 12-0 run to take its first lead of the night at The Rebels then finished the half strong, taking a lead into intermission. Facing its largest deficit of the night at 11 points, Illinois then went on a 14-2 run to grab a lead with 14:32 remaining. The margin remained within one possession over the next 10 minutes as the teams continued to trade blows. A deep 3-pointer by Mark Smith had the Illini within two with 3:21 to go, but the Rebels answered with a quick 7-0 burst to put the game out of reach. The Illini were plagued by foul trouble throughout the night, as the Orange and Blue committed a programrecord tying 36 fouls. That led to 33 UNLV points on free throws on 48 attempts. FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Verne Harris, Mike Reed, Larry Spaulding Technical fouls: Illinois-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: 9668 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois UNLV Game: % Game: % 7 Game: % In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILL UNLV Illinois found its touch from 3-point range, hitting 11-25, led by Mark Smith s four triples. Smith led the Illini with 17 points while fellow freshman Trent Frazier scored a career-high 16. Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:04, UNLV 2nd-01:28. Largest lead - ILL by 3 2nd-10:25, UNLV by 11 2nd-18:45. ILL led for 04:48. UNLV led for 32:27. Game was tied for 02:45. GAME 12 ILLINOIS 92, LONGWOOD 45 DEC. 13, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Longwood MONTAGUE, Jahleem f 21 SMITH, JaShaun f SHIELDS, Chris f WALTON, Isaiah g ASHE, B.K. g EZEANI, Dominic CHAPMAN, Kamil FRANKLIN, Spencer CINTRON, Jordan WILLIAMS, Boaz Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Illinois nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1,2 43 Finke, Michael f 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Jordan, Aaron g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Vesel, Matic Cayce, Drew Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Oladimeji, Samson Liss, Cameron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 8 times. 4 Game 12 Recap Illini 92, Longwood 45 (Dec. 13) The Illini did not miss a beat without Leron Black and Kipper Nichols, dominating Longwood at State Farm Center to post a 47-point victory. Trailing 12-10, Illinois outscored the Lancers the rest of the first half. That run blew the game open as Coach Underwood was able to substitute frequently and work everyone on the roster into the game. Illinois dominated the boards, 52-23, with the Illini s 27 offensive rebounds outpacing Longwood s total of 23. The Illini outscored the visitors 29-0 on second-chance points and also dominated defensively, forcing 24 turnovers and turning those into 34 points. Aaron Jordan was one of four Illini in double figures, scoring a career-high 22 points and grabbing eight boards, seven offensive. Freshman Trent Frazier also set a career high in scoring, netting 20 points and collecting four steals for the second straight game. Michael Finke had another strong performance, finishing with 19 points and seven boards on 8-10 shooting. Officials: Chris Beaver, Brian Dorsey, Donnie Eppley Technical fouls: Longwood-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Longwood Illinois In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench LWU ILL Last FG - LWU 2nd-00:17, ILL 2nd-03:56. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - LWU by 2 1st-12:27, ILL by 51 2nd-03:56. Lead changed - 4 times. LWU led for 01:20. ILL led for 38:10. Game was tied for 00: // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

37 GAME 13 NEW MEXICO STATE 74, ILLINOIS 69 DEC. 16, 2017 // UNITED CENTER // CHICAGO, ILL. New Mexico State Jones, Jemerrio f 11 Wilkins, Johnathon f Harris, AJ g N'Dir, Sidy g Lofton, Zach g Jones, Keyon Buchanan, Shunn Chuha, Eli McCants, Johnny Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Illinois nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2,1 43 Finke, Michael f 13 Smith, Mark g Jordan, Aaron g Alstork, Mark g Lucas, Te'Jon g Frazier, Trent Eboigbodin, Greg Black, Leron Nichols, Kipper Williams, Da'Monte Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,1 Game 13 Recap New Mexico State 74, Illini 69 (Dec. 16) The Illini fought back from a rough first half to put itself in position for a victory, but could not get over the hump in the final minute, falling to New Mexico State at the United Center. The Aggies went on an early 15-0 run and led by as many as 15 points in the first half. Illinois came out on fire after halftime, scoring the first 10 points, then pulled ahead on a pair of free throws by Aaron Jordan and 3-pointer by Trent Frazier. New Mexico State regained a six-point lead, but the Illini tied it at 65-all on back-to-back Frazier treys. Illinois then had the ball under its own basket with 33 seconds left tied at 69, but the Aggies stole the inbounds pass and A.J. Harris scored an and-1 on a breakaway layup. The Aggies added a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to seal it. A key factor in the game were points off turnovers. The Aggies scored 21 points off Illinois 13 turnovers, while the Illini managed just eight points off NMSU s 11 turnovers. Leron Black returned to action and led the Illini with 17 points and eight rebounds. Te Jon Lucas tied his career high with 14 points on 6-7 shooting, and Trent Frazier had another strong game with 13 points. Officials: Terry Oglesby, Kelly Pfeifer, Lewis Garrison Technical fouls: New Mexico State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 5695 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total New Mexico State Illinois In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench NMSU ILL Last FG - NMSU 2nd-00:30, ILL 2nd-01:19. Largest lead - NMSU by 15 1st-05:32, ILL by 6 1st-16:06. NMSU led for 25:34. ILL led for 05:23. Game was tied for 09:03. Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 6 times. GAME 15 ILLINOIS 62, GRAND CANYON 58 DEC. 30, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Grand Canyon Vernon,Keonta f 25 Lever,Alessandro f Carr,Shaq g Braun,Joshua g Benson,Casey g Aidoo,Fiifi Frayer,Oscar Jackson,Matt Milstead,Damari Blumbergs,Roberts Martin,Gerard Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Illinois GAME 14 ILLINOIS 70, MISSOURI 64 DEC. 23, 2017 // SCOTTRADE CENTER // ST. LOUIS, MO. Illinois Lucas, Te'Jon * Black, Leron * Smith, Mark * Alstork, Mark * Finke, Michael * Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7 Mizzou ROBERTSON, Kassius * BARNETT, Jordan * TILMON, Jeremiah * PURYEAR, Kevin * HARRIS, Blake * PHILLIPS, Terrence PORTER, Jontay NIKKO, Reed GEIST, Jordan VANLEER, Cullen Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Officials: Tony Greene, Ted Valentine, Terry Oglesby Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Mizzou-HARRIS, Blake. Attendance: th Annual Bud Light Braggin' Rights Games Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Illinois Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILL Mizzou MIZ Last FG - ILL 2nd-02:07, MIZ 2nd-00:01. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - ILL by 20 1st-00:03, MIZ by 2 1st-19:15. Lead changed - 1 time. ILL led for 35:25. MIZ led for 00:59. Game was tied for 03:36. 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 12 Black, Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f Lucas, Te'Jon g Smith, Mark g Alstork, Mark g Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Game 14 Recap Illini 70, Missouri 64 (Dec. 23) The Illini won the Braggin Rights trophy for the fifth year in a row, defeating Missouri in the annual rivalry game at St. Louis Scottrade Center. Illinois set the tone from the outset, playing its best first half of the season and the most dominant opening half in Braggin Rights history. After Mizzou scored on its opening possession, the Illini reeled off 10 unanswered and never looked back. Illinois defense smothered the Tigers, forcing 16 turnovers and holding them to just 8-24 shooting. Illinois, meanwhile, made in the opening 20 minutes to take a lead into the locker room. Missouri fought back in the second half, cutting the deficit in half by the 12-minute mark as the Illini offense stalled for the first time on the night. Mizzou then went nearly eight minutes without a basket, before a Kassius Robertson 3-pointer pulled the Tigers within seven. Freshman Mark Smith answered with a reverse layup. Mizzou would again get within seven, before freshman Trent Frazier made the biggest bucket of the night, scoring an and-1 on a driving layup with 2:07 left to put the Illini back up 10. Frazier scored Illinois last seven points, adding four free throws in the final 25 seconds to close out the win. Frazier scored a career-high 22 points and had a game-high three steals. Leron Black shined as well, outplaying the heralded Tigers frontline to finish with 20 points and seven rebounds. Smith added 11 points and Michael Finke also scored in double figures with 10. Game 15 Recap Illini 62, Grand Canyon 58 (Dec. 30) Illinois rode the hot hands of Leron Black and Trent Frazier once again and Da Monte Williams knocked down a key 3-pointer to put away Grand Canyon in closing out non-conference play. The entire game was played within a margin of two possessions, with both teams excelling on the defensive end and causing problems for each other s offense. The Illini trailed by five at halftime and by four with 11 minutes left. Frazier then scored back-to-back baskets to tie it and make the game even tighter the final 9:39. Frazier broke a 54-all tie by draining a 3-pointer with 2:17 left as the shot clock expired. Following a GCU layup, the Illini worked the shot clock down again, and this time Frazier found Williams spotting up near the top of the key. The freshman calmly drained a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to put the Illini up Black recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring a game-high 20 points on 8-12 from the field while grabbing a game- and season-high 11 rebounds. Frazier, meanwhile, reached double figures for the fifth straight game, scoring 14 on 6-12 shooting. Michael Finke added nine points and Mark Alstork collected eight rebounds in helping the Illini win the battle of the boards, Officials: D.J. Carstensen, Lamont Simpson, Tod Eades Technical fouls: Grand Canyon-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Grand Canyon Illinois Last FG - GCU 2nd-00:07, ILL 2nd-00:17. Largest lead - GCU by 5 1st-00:48, ILL by 6 1st-06:23. GCU led for 16:49. ILL led for 12:36. Game was tied for 10:35. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench GCU ILL Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 6 times. 37 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

38 GAME 16 MINNESOTA 77, ILLINOIS 67 JAN. 3, 2018 // WILLIAMS ARENA // MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Illinois , Lucas, Te'Jon * 12 Black, Leron * Smith, Mark * Alstork, Mark * Finke, Michael * Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Vesel, Matic Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Minnesota , 2-1 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 03 Murphy, Jordan f 22 Lynch, Reggie c McBrayer, Dupree g Mason, Nate g Coffey, Amir g Washington, Isaiah Fitzgerald, Davonte Konate, Bakary Hurt, Michael Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Terry Wymer, Paul Szelc, Keith Kimble Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Minnesota-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois Minnesota Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:22, MINN 2nd-00:49. Largest lead - ILL None, MINN by 20 1st-07:53. ILL led for 00:00. MINN led for 39:40. Game was tied for 00:17. Game: % Game: % Game: % 5 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL MINN Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. GAME 17 MICHIGAN 79, ILLINOIS 69 JAN. 6, 2018 // CRISLER CENTER // ANN ARBOR, MICH. Illinois (0-4) FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Frazier, Trent * 12 Black, Leron * Smith, Mark * Alstork, Mark * Finke, Michael * Nichols, Kipper Lucas, Te'Jon Eboigbodin, Greg Williams, Da'Monte Jordan, Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Michigan (3-1) FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Wagner, Moritz f 22 Robinson, Duncan f Matthews, Charles g Simpson, Zavier g Abdur-Rahkman, M-A g Poole, Jordan Livers, Isaiah Simmons, Jaaron Teske, Jon Watson, Ibi Brooks, Eli Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Bo Boroski, Chris Beaver, Kelly Pfeifer Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Michigan-None. Attendance: Game Duration 1:59 Game 16 Recap Minnesota 77, Illini 67 (Jan. 3) Illinois could not dig itself out of a huge early hole, falling on the road to Minnesota. The Illini opened the game 1-18 from the field and the Gophers took advantage, jumping out to a 17-2 lead less than nine minutes into the contest. The deficit grew to as many as 20 points before the Illini started its comeback. Trailing 53-38, Illinois went on a 13-2 run to pull within four points with 10 minutes remaining. It was then a five-point game twice in the last six minutes, but the UI defense could not get a stop, and the Gophers pulled away for the 10-point victory. The Illini shot a season-low 34.7 percent. Included in that figure were a number of open looks from 3-point range, where the UI managed just 7-of-28 (25 percent). Illinois hit the offensive glass hard, grabbing 19 of its misses, but only converted those extra opportunities in to 10 points. Leron Black was limited to five first-half minutes due to foul trouble. He scored all of his team-high 14 points in the second half. Trent Frazier continued his strong play with 12 points and a game-high six assists. Two more UI freshmen had strong showings, with Greg Eboigbodin scoring a career-high nine points on 4-5 shooting and Da Monte Williams finishing with six points, a career-high eight rebounds and career-best four steals. Game 17 Recap Michigan 79, Illini 69 (Jan. 6) The Illini had a strong first half but Michigan took over in the second half, with the host Wolverines claiming a 10-point victory. The Illini led for the majority of the first half, grabbing its biggest lead at And the Orange and Blue scored the last five points of the half to take a lead into intermission. Illinois shot 48.3 percent while holding UM to 38.5 percent and forcing the Wolverines into 12 turnovers. Michigan scored the first eight points of the second half for the final lead change of the afternoon. The hosts shot 64 percent after the break while the Illini were plagued by eight turnovers. Illinois scored a season-high 48 points in the paint. That was offset though by the Wolverines making eight 3-pointers compared to the Illini s three. Kipper Nichols tied his career high in scoring with a game-high 17 points on 6-11 shooting. Nichols also had a game-high seven rebounds. Freshman Greg Eboigbodin had his second straight strong outing, setting a career high with 10 points on 5-5 shooting along with a career-high six rebounds in just 16 minutes. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois Michigan In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL MICH Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:04, MICH 2nd-01:08. Largest lead - ILL by 8 1st-09:49, MICH by 14 2nd-02:46. ILL led for 13:20. MICH led for 22:07. Game was tied for 04:00. Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 6 times. GAME 18 IOWA AT ILLINOIS JAN. 11, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 38 // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

39 COMBINED STATISTICS BIG TEN GAMES Illinois Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2018) Conference games only RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 Black, Leron Alstork, Mark Nichols, Kipper Frazier, Trent Jordan, Aaron Eboigbodin, Greg Lucas, Te'Jon Finke, Michael Williams, Da'Monte Smith, Mark Vesel, Matic Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 6 24 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. *4 12/01/17 at Northwestern Lot * 12/03/17 MARYLAND Lot * 01/03/18 at Minnesota L * 01/06/18 at Michigan L Global Sports Invitational 2-Gavitt Tipoff Games 3-Big Ten/ACC Challenge 4-Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. 5-MGM Grand Graden Arena 6-Dynegy Shootout - United Center, Chicago 7-Bud Light Braggin' Rights - Scottrade Center, St. Louis *-Big Ten Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Illinois Opponents // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

40 COMBINED STATISTICS ALL GAMES Illinois Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2018) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 Black, Leron Finke, Michael Jordan, Aaron Frazier, Trent Nichols, Kipper Smith, Mark Alstork, Mark Lucas, Te'Jon Williams, Da'Monte Eboigbodin, Greg Cayce, Drew Liss, Cameron Vesel, Matic Oladimeji, Samson Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 1 11/10/17 SOUTHERN W /12/17 UT MARTIN W /17/17 DEPAUL W /19/17 MARSHALL W /22/17 AUGUSTANA (ILL.) W /24/17 N.C. CENTRAL W /28/17 at Wake Forest L *4 12/01/17 at Northwestern Lot * 12/03/17 MARYLAND Lot /06/17 AUSTIN PEAY W /10/17 at UNLV L /13/17 LONGWOOD W /16/17 vs New Mexico State L /23/17 vs Mizzou W /30/17 GRAND CANYON W * 01/03/18 at Minnesota L * 01/06/18 at Michigan L Global Sports Invitational 2-Gavitt Tipoff Games 3-Big Ten/ACC Challenge 4-Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. 5-MGM Grand Graden Arena 6-Dynegy Shootout - United Center, Chicago 7-Bud Light Braggin' Rights - Scottrade Center, St. Louis *-Big Ten Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Illinois Opponents // Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

41 TRENT FRAZIER FR. / G / 6-1 / 170 WELLINGTON, FLA. WELLINGTON KIPPER NICHOLS R-SO. / F / 6-6 / 225 CLEVELAND, OHIO ST. EDWARD TE JON LUCAS SO. / G / 6-1 / 180 MILWAUKEE, WIS. WASHINGTON MATIC VESEL FR. / F / 6-10 / 215 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA DOMŽALE DREW CAYCE R-SO. / G / 6-1 / 165 LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. LA LUMIERE (IND.) GREG EBOIGBODIN FR. / F / 6-9 / 225 BENIN CITY, EDO, NIGERIA UNIV. OF DETROIT JESUIT LERON BLACK R-JR. / F / 6-7 / 230 MEMPHIS, TENN. WHITE STATION MARK SMITH FR. / G / 6-4 / 225 EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. EDWARDSVILLE DA MONTE WILLIAMS FR. / G / 6-3 / 190 PEORIA, ILL. MANUAL AARON JORDAN JR. / G / 6-5 / 210 PLAINFIELD, ILL. EAST MARK ALSTORK GR. / G / 6-5 / 190 DAYTON, OHIO THURGOOD MARSHALL TYLER UNDERWOOD R-SO. / G / 6-2 / 180 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. NACOGDOCHES (TEXAS) SAMSON OLADIMEJI SO. / G / 6-4 / 200 ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. FREMD CLAYTON JONES R-SR. / G / 6-0 / 190 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. CENTRAL MICHAEL FINKE R-JR. / F / 6-10 / 235 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. CENTENNIAL CAMERON LISS R-JR. / F / 6-6 / 220 NORTHBROOK, ILL. GLENBROOK NORTH BRAD UNDERWOOD HEAD COACH 1ST YEAR AT ILLINOIS 5TH YEAR OVERALL ORLANDO ANTIGUA ASSISTANT COACH 1ST YEAR AT ILLINOIS RON COLEMAN ASSISTANT COACH 1ST YEAR AT ILLINOIS JAMALL WALKER ASSISTANT COACH 6TH YEAR AT ILLINOIS