2017-18 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL Game #24 // Illinois (12-11, 2-8) at #17/18 Ohio State (19-5, 10-1) Feb. 4, 2018 // 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET) // Columbus, Ohio // Value City Arena (18,809) TV: FS1 Justin Kutcher (Play-By-Play), Stephen Bardo (Analyst) // Internet Stream: FoxSportsGo.com Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Doug Altenberger (Analyst) // Satellite Radio: Sirius 83, XM 83 ILLINOIS 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Streak November (6-1) 10 SOUTHERN [1] W, 102-55 W-1 12 TENNESSEE-MARTIN [1] W, 77-74 W-2 17 DEPAUL [2] W, 82-73 W-3 19 MARSHALL [1] W, 91-74 W-4 22 AUGUSTANA (ILL.) W, 96-62 W-5 24 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL [1] W, 86-73 W-6 28 at Wake Forest [3] L, 73-80 L-1 December (4-4) 1 at Northwestern [4] L, 68-72 (OT) L-2 3 MARYLAND L, 91-92 (OT) L-3 6 AUSTIN PEAY W, 64-57 W-1 9 at UNLV [5] L, 82-89 L-1 13 LONGWOOD W, 92-45 W-1 16 vs. New Mexico State [6] L, 69-74 L-1 23 vs. Missouri [7] W, 70-64 W-1 30 GRAND CANYON W, 62-58 W-2 January (2-6) 3 at Minnesota L, 67-77 L-1 6 at Michigan L, 69-79 L-2 11 IOWA L, 97-104 (OT) L-3 15 at Nebraska L, 63-64 L-4 19 at Wisconsin L, 50-75 L-5 22 #6 MICHIGAN STATE L, 74-87 L-6 24 INDIANA W, 73-71 W-1 30 RUTGERS W, 91-60 W-2 February (0-0) 4 at #17 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 61820 Office: 217-333-1391 Basketball SID: Derrick Burson Email: burson@illinois.edu Office: 217-333-0933 // Cell: 217-766-7315 Twitter: @IlliniMBB Website: FightingIllini.com PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other G 1 Trent Frazier 6-1 170 Fr. 11.7 1.7 2.8 1.6 SPG G 24 Mark Alstork 6-5 190 Gr. 6.2 4.0 2.1 1.6 OREB/G F 2 Kipper Nichols 6-6 225 r-so. 9.8 4.5 0.5 86.6% FT F 12 Leron Black 6-7 230 r-jr. 14.5 5.2 0.9 56.1% FG F 43 Michael Finke 6-10 235 r-jr. 9.9 5.0 1.2 2.2 OREB/G OFF THE BENCH Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other G 3 Te Jon Lucas 6-1 180 So. 5.6 2.0 3.1 1.5 A/TO F 4 Matic Vesel 6-10 215 Fr. 0.3 0.8 0.3 6 DEF REB G 10 Drew Cayce 6-1 175 r-so. 0.6 0.6 0.0 4-6 FT F 11 Greg Eboigbodin 6-9 225 Fr. 2.4 2.6 0.2 59.5% FG G 13 Mark Smith 6-4 225 Fr. 6.6 1.5 1.4 80.5% FT G 20 Da Monte Williams 6-3 190 Fr. 4.0 3.1 1.2 0.9 SPG G 23 Aaron Jordan 6-5 210 Jr. 8.7 3.1 0.8 50.7% 3FG G 35 Samson Oladimeji 6-4 200 So. 0.0 0.7 0.0 1 STL F 45 Cameron Liss 6-6 220 r-jr. 0.3 0.0 0.0 1 FG OUT Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG G 32 Tyler Underwood # 6-1 165 r-so. 0.6 0.2 0.1 G 41 Clayton Jones @ 6-0 170 r-sr. 0.4 0.0 0.0 # Sitting out per NCAA transfer rules; 2016-17 stats at Oklahoma State listed @ Recovering from torn ACL; 2016-17 stats listed HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD Career Record: 121-38/.761 (5th year) At Illinois: 12-11 (1st year) Big Ten: 2-8 SERIES NOTES VS. OHIO STATE Record: Illinois leads 105-76 Streak: Illinois W-1 Record in Columbus: Ohio State leads 47-41 Streak in Columbus: Ohio State W-7 Last Season s Meeting: Illinois 75, Ohio State 70 // Jan. 1, 2017 at Champaign (Box Score & Game Recap on P. 4) Underwood vs. Ohio State: First meeting Opening Tips Illinois carries a two-game winning streak into Columbus, facing No. 17 Ohio State on Sunday (11 a.m. CT, FS1). Illinois is aiming to win three games for the first time since opening the season with six consecutive victories from Nov. 10-24. Illinois has fared well historically in trips to Columbus, with the Buckeyes owning only a 47-41 edge all-time on their home court. The Illini are just 2-13 at Value City Arena, however, posting a 1-point win in 2004 and a 2-point victory in 2009. Illinois is looking for its first road win this season and is trying for its first win against a top-25 opponent since recording a 68-66 victory over No. 20 Iowa in the second round of the 2016 Big Ten Tournament. Illinois last road win over a ranked team, meanwhile, was a 66-63 victory at No. 24 Iowa on March 8, 2014. Illinois defense is forcing turnovers on 24.5 percent of opponent possessions during Big Ten play the highest rate recorded by a conference team over the last 10 years (Purdue, 25.5, 2008). Illinois is shooting 53.9 percent on 2-pointers in league play, trailing only Ohio State (.575).
2017-18 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable 1 Trent Frazier G 6-1 170 Fr. Wellington, Fla. Florida Association of Basketball Coaches 2017 Class 9A Player of the Year 2 Kipper Nichols F 6-6 225 r-so. Cleveland, Ohio Averaged 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds as a freshman in Big Ten play 3 Te Jon Lucas G 6-1 180 So. Milwaukee, Wis. Led Illini in assists as a freshman, averaging 3.1 apg 4 Matic Vesel F 6-10 215 Fr. Ljubljana, Slovenia Member of Slovenian National U20 Team 10 Drew Cayce G 6-1 175 r-so. Libertyville, Ill. Walkon sat out last year after transferring from Creighton. 11 Greg Eboigbodin F 6-9 225 Fr. Benin City, Nigeria Second-team Class A all-state by Detroit News 12 Leron Black F 6-7 230 r-jr. Memphis, Tenn. Illini s leading returning scorer (8.1 ppg) and rebounder (6.3 rpg) 13 Mark Smith G 6-4 225 Fr. Edwardsville, Ill. 2017 Illinois Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year 20 Da Monte Williams G 6-3 190 Fr. Peoria, Ill. Son of former Illini point guard Frank Williams 23 Aaron Jordan G 6-5 210 Jr. Plainfield, Ill. Played in 24 games last season as a sophomore 24 Mark Alstork G 6-5 1 90 Gr. Dayton, Ohio Grad transfer averaged 19.0 ppg last year at Wright State 32 Tyler Underwood G 6-2 180 r-so. Champaign, Ill. Walkon sitting out this season as a transfer 35 Samson Oladimeji G 6-4 200 So. Rolling Meadows, Ill. Walkon appeared in seven games last season 41 Clayton Jones G 6-0 190 r-sr. Champaign, Ill. Walkon will miss season recovering from torn ACL 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 235 r-jr. Champaign, Ill. Averaged 6.9 points and led Illini in 3-point shooting at 41.1 percent 45 Cameron Liss F 6-6 220 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 2017-18 BIG TEN STANDINGS (THROUGH FEB. 1) Big Ten Overall 1. Purdue 11-0 22-2 2. Ohio State 10-1 19-5 3. Michigan State 9-2 21-3 4. Nebraska 8-4 17-8 5. Michigan 7-4 18-6 6. Penn State 5-6 15-9 Northwestern 5-6 14-10 Indiana 5-6 12-11 9. Maryland 4-7 15-9 10. Minnesota 3-8 14-10 Iowa 3-8 12-12 Wisconsin 3-8 10-14 13. Illinois 2-8 12-11 14. Rutgers 2-9 12-12 THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN (ALL TIMES CT) Monday, Jan. 29 Michigan def. Northwestern 58-47 Nebraska def. Wisconsin 74-63 Tuesday, Jan. 30 Illinois def. Rutgers 91-60 Ohio State def. Indiana 71-56 Iowa def. Minnesota 94-80 Wednesday, Jan. 31 Michigan State def. Penn State 76-68 Purdue def. Maryland 75-67 Thursday, Feb. 1 Northwestern def. Wisconsin 60-52 Saturday, Feb. 3 Minnesota at Michigan 1:30 p.m. FOX Purdue at Rutgers 3 p.m. BTN Iowa at Penn State 5 p.m. BTN Michigan State at Indiana 7:15 p.m. ESPN Sunday, Feb. 4 Illinois at Ohio State 11 a.m. FS1 Wisconsin at Maryland Noon CBS In the Illini s 12 wins this season, no opponent has reached 75 points. Illinois has led during the second half in eight of its 11 losses, including five times in eight Big Ten losses. Sophomore Kipper Nichols is averaging 19.3 points (58) while shooting 60 percent overall (18-30), 50 percent from 3-point range (7-14) and 93.8 percent at the free throw line (15-16) over the last three games. Freshman Trent Frazier has scored in double figures in 12 of the last 13 games, averaging 16.2 points (211) and 2.0 steals (24) while shooting 41.1 percent from 3-point range (30-73) over that stretch. Frazier is averaging 11.7 points on the season, the highest scoring average by an Illini freshman since Dee Brown averaged 12.0 points as in 2002-03. During conference play, Frazier leads all Big Ten freshmen in scoring (13.7 ppg), assists (3.9 apg), steals (1.2 spg) and 3-pointers (1.9 avg.). Junior Leron Black has scored at least 12 points in each of the last six games, averaging 15.6 points (92) on 67.8 percent shooting (40-59). Game 23 Notes from the Win over Rutgers The Illinois defense forced 25 Rutgers turnovers, converting those extra possessions into 37 points. It marked Illinois most points off turnovers in a game in 10 years, since scoring 37 off Chicago State on Dec. 10, 2008. Illinois 91 points were the most allowed in game this season by Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights entered the game as the Big Ten leader in scoring defense and ranked No. 5 in the nation (62.0 ppg). Illinois 31-point margin of victory was its largest over a conference foe in nine years, since also beating Indiana by 31 at home on Jan. 10, 2009 (76-45). Illinois shot a season-high 56.9 percent from the field (33-58). The Illini shot a sizzling 71 percent on 2-pointers (22-31). Illinois made 11 three-pointers (11-27,.407), tied for its fourth-most in a game this season. Illinois tied its season high with five blocked shots, first set vs. Austin Peay on Dec. 6. Illinois had five players score in double figures for the first time since the Maryland game on Dec. 3. Sophomore Kipper Nichols made his first start of the season. He responded with game highs of 19 points and six rebounds. It marked the second-highest point total of his career (27 vs. Michigan State, Jan. 22). Junior Leron Black continued his torrid shooting, knocking down 6-of-8 shots en route to 14 points. Freshman Trent Frazier scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half. They came via five 3-pointers, all in a span of 3:54. It was his second-most made threes in a game this season (7 vs. Iowa, Jan. 11). Senior Mark Alstork reached double figures for the first time in 11 games, scoring 12 points with three treys. Junior Michael Finke had his second-best point total in Big Ten play, finishing with 11 points. 2 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
ILLINI RECORD UNDER BRAD UNDERWOOD Plays at home 11-3 Plays on the road 0-7 Plays at neutral site 1-1 Plays at United Center 0-1 Big Ten record 2-8 Big Ten at home 2-3 Big Ten on the road 0-5 When Ranked (AP) 0-0 Plays a ranked (AP) opponent 0-1 Plays a Top-10 (AP) opponent 0-1 Wins the game before 7-4 Loses the game before 4-7 Leading at the half 8-3 Tied at the half 0-0 Trailing at the half 4-8 Shoots 45% or better 6-3 Shoots less than 45% 6-8 Opp. shoots less than 45% 9-2 Opp. shoots 45% or better 3-9 Shoots better/same than opp. 9-1 Shoots worse than opp. 3-10 Shoots more/same FT than opp. 9-2 Shoots fewer FT than opp. 3-9 Makes more/same FT than opp. 9-2 Makes fewer FT than opp. 3-9 Grabs more/same rebounds than opp. 9-7 Grabs fewer rebounds than opp. 3-4 Scores more/same bench points than opp. 11-9 Scores fewer bench points than opp. 1-2 Has fewer/equal turnovers than opp. 9-4 Has more turnovers than opp. 3-7 Scores 70 or more points 10-5 Has 15+ assists 7-3 Has a 20+ point scorer 7-3 Wears white uniforms 4-2 Wears orange uniforms 3-3 Wears blue uniforms 0-5 Wears gray uniforms 2-0 Wears throwback uniforms 3-1 Regular-season tournaments 4-0 NCAA Tournament 0-0 Big Ten Tournament 0-0 In November 6-1 In December 4-4 In January 2-6 In February 0-0 In March 0-0 Plays during the day 2-1 Plays at night (5 pm or after start) 10-10 Overtime 0-3 Margin is 5 points or less 3-4 Margin is 6-10 points 3-5 Margin is 11-20 points 2-1 Margin is more than 20 4-1 Scores 59 points or less 0-1 Scores 60-69 points 2-5 Scores 70-79 points 3-2 Scores 80-89 points 2-1 Scores 90-99 points 4-2 Scores 100+ points 1-0 On ESPN 0-0 On ESPN2 1-1 On BTN 5-6 On FS1 0-3 On ESPNU 1-1 On BTN Plus 5-0 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 Trent Frazier, Mark Smith, Da Monte Williams, Greg Eboigbodin and Matic Vesel, graduate transfer Mark Alstork and walk-on Drew Cayce accounting for nearly half the team s minutes played at a staggering 48.7 percent. Illinois stands as the only team in the conference above the 40 percent threshold. The Illini rank second in the Big Ten, meanwhile, in percentage of points scored by newcomers at 39.9 percent. Big Ten Percentage of Minutes Played by Newcomers 1. ILLINOIS 2276 4675 48.7% 8. Minnesota 979 4825 20.3% 2. Nebraska 1989 5025 39.6% 9. Iowa 931 4825 19.3% 3. Michigan 1840 4825 38.1% 10. Michigan State 868 4825 18.0% 4. Wisconsin 1824 4800 38.0% 11. Indiana 811 4625 17.5% 5. Ohio State 1481 4825 30.7% 12. Purdue 838 4825 17.4% 6. Maryland 1441 4825 29.9% 13. Penn State 629 4850 13.0% 7. Rutgers 1319 4850 27.2% 14. Northwestern 393 4825 8.1% Big Ten Percentage of Points Scored by Newcomers 1. Nebraska 891 1833 48.6% 8. Iowa 419 1948 21.5% 2. ILLINOIS 713 1789 39.9% 9. Minnesota 334 1871 17.9% 3. Michigan 687 1786 38.5% 10. Michigan State 353 2017 17.5% 4. Wisconsin 562 1611 34.9% 11. Indiana 231 1658 13.9% 5. Maryland 525 1814 28.9% 12. Purdue 240 2021 11.9% 6. Rutgers 374 1594 23.5% 13. Penn State 114 1824 6.3% 7. Ohio State 432 1860 23.2% 14. Northwestern 82 1712 4.8% Illinois Team Headlines Illinois bench has outscored the opposition in 19 of 23 games on the season. Illini reserves are averaging 30.8 points, with the Illinois bench outscoring the opponent bench by an average of 13.3 points per game. The Illini rank third nationally in turnover rate, forcing turnovers on 24.5 percent of opponent possessions. TOP 25 NATIONAL RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (JAN. 29) Rk. School Record Points Previous 1. Villanova (47) 20-1 1,607 1 2. Virginia (17) 20-1 1,572 2 3. Purdue (1) 21-2 1,501 3 4. Duke 18-3 1,372 4 5. Michigan State 20-3 1,347 6 6. Xavier 19-3 1,278 8 7. Kansas 17-4 1,224 5 8. Cincinnati 19-2 1,208 9 9. Arizona 18-4 1,103 11 10. Texas Tech 17-4 987 14 11. Auburn 19-2 882 19 12. Oklahoma 15-5 840 12 13. Saint Mary s 21-2 753 16 14. Gonzaga 19-4 750 15 15. West Virginia 16-5 709 7 16. Wichita State 17-4 635 17 17. Ohio State 18-5 566 13 18. Tennessee 15-5 512 22 19. North Carolina 16-6 470 10 20. Clemson 17-4 414 18 21. Kentucky 16-5 344-22. Rhode Island 17-3 327 24 23. Florida 15-6 172 20 24. Michigan 17-6 103 25 25. Arizona State 16-5 100 21 USA TODAY COACHES POLL (JAN. 29) Rk. School Record Points Previous 1. Villanova (22) 20-1 765 1 2. Virginia (8) 20-1 751 2 3. Purdue (1) 21-2 716 3 4. Michigan State 20-3 637 6 5. Duke 18-3 621 4 6. Xavier 19-3 610 8 7. Kansas 17-4 601 5 8. Cincinnati 19-2 593 8 9. Arizona 18-4 469 12 10. Texas Tech 17-4 438 14 11. West Virginia 16-5 408 7 12. Gonzaga 19-4 358 15 13. Auburn 19-2 336 19 14. Saint Mary s 21-2 334 18 15. Oklahoma 15-5 327 11 16. Wichita State 17-4 309 16 17. North Carolina 16-6 268 10 18. Ohio State 18-5 255 13 19. Tennessee 15-5 238 21 20. Clemson 17-4 226 17 21. Rhode Island 17-3 190 23 22. Kentucky 16-5 151-23. Arizona State 16-5 94 20 24. Florida 15-6 86 22 25. Michigan 17-6 71 25 ILLINI WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS AP Coaches AP Coaches Preseason - - Jan. 15 - - Nov. 13 - - Jan. 22 - - Nov. 20 - - Jan. 29 - - Nov. 27 - - Feb. 5 Dec. 4 - - Feb. 12 Dec. 11 - - Feb. 19 Dec. 18 - - Feb. 26 Dec. 25 - - March 5 Jan. 1 - - March 12 Jan. 8 - - Final 3 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs Illinois 01/01/17 6 p.m. at State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. Ohio State 70 10-4, 0-1 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Tate, 4-12 0-2 1-2 0 9 9 4 9 1 1 0 1 35 Jae'Sean f 02 Loving, Marc f 4-10 2-5 0-0 3 2 5 4 10 3 2 0 0 38 32 Thompson, Trevor c 2-6 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 4 6 0 1 2 0 16 13 Lyle, JaQuan g 10-18 2-4 4-5 1 4 5 1 26 3 0 0 2 34 15 Williams, Kam g 4-10 2-7 0-0 0 2 2 1 10 2 1 0 0 37 00 Potter, Micah 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 9 03 Jackson, C.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 33 Bates-Diop, Keita 2-5 0-0 2-2 3 5 8 2 6 1 3 1 0 25 Team 1 0 1 Totals 27-65 7-21 9-11 10 25 35 18 70 10 8 3 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-35 37.1% half: 14-30 46.7% Game: 27-65 41.5% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 7-21 33.3% 0,1 FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 9-11 81.8% Illinois 75 11-4, 1-1 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, 2-9 0-0 2-2 4 11 15 1 6 0 1 0 0 27 Leron f 33 Thorne Jr., Mike c 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 05 Coleman-Lands, Jalen g 2-4 2-4 2-2 0 2 2 0 8 1 0 0 0 26 13 Abrams, Tracy g 6-12 1-6 3-6 1 3 4 2 16 0 1 1 1 33 21 Hill, Malcolm g 6-12 1-4 7-9 0 6 6 4 20 3 2 1 0 29 00 Williams, D.J. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 15 01 Tate, Jaylon 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 14 22 Morgan, Maverick 4-10 0-0 3-4 3 3 6 2 11 1 2 1 1 25 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 43 Finke, Michael 5-7 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 2 12 0 1 0 0 20 Team 1 0 1 Totals 26-60 6-19 17-23 12 30 42 14 75 7 9 4 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 17-35 48.6% half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 26-60 43.3% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 6-19 31.6% 2 FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 14-19 73.7% Game: 17-23 73.9% Officials: Tom Eades, Terry Wymer, Chris Beaver Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 12221 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ohio State 29 41 70 Illinois 40 35 75 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OSU 30 9 8 6 9 ILL 24 12 8 2 25 Looking Back Last Year s Illinois-Ohio State Game Illini 75, Ohio State 70 (Jan. 1, 2017 at Champaign) The Illini rang in the new year in style, earning victory over Ohio State in the first conference game at State Farm Center. Illinois used a 19-2 run in the first half to open up a 36-21 lead, and held an 11-point advantage at halftime. Ohio State chipped away at the deficit after intermission, led by JaQuan Lyle, who scored 16 straight for the Buckeyes as the visitors took a 58-57 lead with 8:30 remaining. Still trailing 62-60, the Illini closed strong, scoring on seven of its final eight possessions to end the game outscoring OSU 15-8. The signature play down the stretch was a drive and left-handed layup by Malcolm Hill to beat the shot clock, putting the Illini ahead by four with 55 seconds to go. Hill led the Illini with 20 points while Tracy Abrams added 16. Illinois outrebounded Ohio State 42-35 thanks to the efforts of Leron Black, who grabbed a career-high 15 boards. The Illini bench also played a key role, outscoring the Buckeye reserves 25-to-9. Michael Finke scored 12 on 5-of-7 shooting with Maverick Morgan adding 11 points and six boards. Current Illini vs. Ohio State Michael Finke (3 G): 10.7 ppg (32), 3.3 rpg (10) Highlight: 12 points on 5-7 shooting last year in Champaign 14 points, five rebounds and three assists in 2016 in Columbus. Leron Black (2 G): 4.0 ppg (8), 8.0 rpg (16) Highlight: Career-high 15 rebounds last year in Champaign. Aaron Jordan (3 G): 3 pts, 0 reb Last FG - OSU 2nd-00:23, ILL 2nd-00:55. Largest lead - OSU by 3 1st-19:41, ILL by 15 1st-03:11. OSU led for 02:51. ILL led for 30:21. Game was tied for 06:48. Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 7 times. Illinois also leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth in the NCAA in turnovers forced (18.5 per game). Illinois has forced 17 or more turnovers in 13 games, including six times in 10 Big Ten games. Last year the Illini defense forced at least 17 turnovers in just five games of 35 games. Illinois ranks eighth in the country with an offensive rebounding rate of 36.8 percent. Illinois also leads the Big Ten and ranks 13th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds (13.6 rpg). Illinois has grabbed 14 or more offensive rebounds in 12 games. Last year the Illini tallied at least 14 offensive rebounds in only five games. Illinois ranks 18th nationally in turnover margin (+3.8), while scoring 20.6 points per game off turnovers. Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten and 59th in the NCAA in steals (7.5 spg). Illinois has collected eight or more steals in 11 games. Last year the Illini tallied at least eight steals in only six games. Illinois ranks fourth in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal defense, allowing just 32.5 percent behind the arc. Illinois leads the Big Ten and is 48th nationally in adjusted tempo by kenpom, averaging 71.2 possessions. Illinois has scored at least 77 points in eight of its 12 wins. Illinois has shot at least 24 free throws in 10 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. Six different Illini have recorded a 20-point performance. The Illini rotation is the only one in the Big Ten with nine players averaging at least 16 minutes per game. Forcing Turnovers Illinois pressure defense is known for disrupting the opponent. The Illini rank third nationally in defensive turnover rate, forcing turnovers on 24.5 of opponent possessions, which is basically a turnover one of every four times down the floor. The current opponent average of 18.5 turnovers per game ranks third-most in school history for the Illini defense dating back to 1976-77 when turnovers were first tracked as a statistic. Rk. Season Opp. Turnover Avg. 1. 1987-88 18.9 2. 1996-97 18.6 3. 2017-18 18.5 4. 1999-2000 18.2 Illini Player Trends Junior Leron Black has increased his scoring average by 6.4 points this season, currently leading the Illini at 14.5 ppg (15th in Big Ten) after averaging 8.1 ppg last year. Black has now averaged 15.5 points (170) over the last 11 games, scoring in double figures 10 times and leading the team in scoring five times. Black has scored in double figures in 19 of his 22 games on the season, 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. He now carries a current streak of six straight games with at least 12 points. Black has made at least 50 percent from the field in 17 games and is shooting 56.1 percent on the year (43rd in NCAA), compared to 45.3 percent from the field last year. 4 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
Black is shooting 61.8 percent in 14 home games this season (84-136). Black has made 78.6 percent of his free throws this season after entering the year as a 70 percent career shooter at the line. Freshman Trent Frazier has been the Illini s leading scorer over the last 13 games, averaging 16.2 points (211). Frazier ranked eighth on the Illini in scoring through the season s first 10 games at 5.8 ppg. Following the 13-game scoring binge he now ranks second on the team with an average of 11.7 points on the season. Frazier carries the highest scoring average by an Illini freshman in the last 15 years, since Dee Brown averaged 12.0 points as a rookie in 2002-03. Frazier s scoring average increases to 13.7 points during conference play only leading all Big Ten freshmen. Frazier has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 15 games overall. Frazier is the first Illini freshman with three 20-point games since Brandon Paul during the 2009-10 season. Paul is now in his rookie NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs. Frazier is averaging 3.9 assists (23) over the last six games. Frazier leads the Illini and ranks third in the Big Ten in steals at 1.6 spg. Junior Michael Finke is third on the team in scoring at 9.9 points per game. He averaged 6.9 points last season. Finke ranks second on the Illini in rebounding at 5.10 rpg while leading the team with an average of 2.2 offensive boards (10th in B1G). Sophomore Kipper Nichols is averaging 19.3 points (58) while shooting 60 percent overall (18-30), 50 percent from 3-point range (7-14) and 93.8 percent at the free throw line (15-16) over the last three games. Nichols has scored in double figures in three straight games and five of the last seven. He erupted for a career-high 27 points vs. No. 6 Michigan State (Jan. 22), equaling the highest scoring total by an Illini this season. Nichols ranks fourth in the Big Ten in free throw shooting at 86.6 percent (58-67). Junior Aaron Jordan ranks second in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 50.7 percent (36-71). He entered the year as a 30 percent career shooter from 3-point land. Jordan has scored in double figures in 10 games on the season after entering the year with two games in double digits through his first 55 career games. Jordan has totaled 36 three-pointers in 23 games after making 28 triples over his first two seasons. Freshman Greg Eboigbodin is shooting 74.1 percent from the field (20-27) during conference play. Fantastic Frosh Freshman Trent Frazier has emerged over the last 13 games for the Illini. With his increased production, Frazier now ranks among the top Big Ten freshmen in these categories: ALL GAMES Category Frazier Stat Rank among B1G Frosh B1G Frosh Leader Points 11.7 ppg 1st Assists 2.8 apg 2nd Geo Baker, RUT (3.1 apg) Steals 1.6 spg 2nd Jamari Wheeler, PSU (1.7 spg) 3-pointers 1.5 avg. 2nd Brad Davison, WIS (1.8 avg.) CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY Category Frazier Stat Rank among B1G Frosh B1G Frosh Leader Points 13.7 ppg 1st Assists 3.9 apg 1st Steals 1.2 spg T-1st 3-pointers 1.9 avg. 1st Frontcourt Grads Redshirt juniors Michael Finke and Leron Black have completed coursework in their undergraduate degree program of communication. They are now both enrolled in grad school for the 2018 spring semester. Finke is pursuing a master s degree in recreation, sport and tourism while Black is in the master s program in education policy, organization and leadership. Finke is a two-time reigning Academic All-Big Ten selection while Black also earned Academic All-Big Ten distinction last season. Rookie Greats Trent Frazier is the eighth Illini to average at least 11 points per game since the advent of freshman eligibility on varsity teams (beginning with 1972-73 season), and just the fifth Illini true freshman to reach that scoring mark. ILLINOIS CAREER TOTALS 2017-18 Career Double-Digit Scoring Games Leron Black 19 39 Michael Finke 11 32 Trent Frazier 15 15 Kipper Nichols 11 13 Aaron Jordan 9 11 Te Jon Lucas 3 8 Mark Smith 6 6 Mark Alstork 5 5 Greg Eboigbodin 1 1 20+ Point Games Leron Black 3 4 Trent Frazier 3 3 Michael Finke 2 3 Aaron Jordan 2 2 Kipper Nichols 1 1 Mark Smith 1 1 10+ Rebound Games Leron Black 1 7 Michael Finke 2 4 Mark Alstork 2 2 Kipper Nichols 2 2 Double-Doubles Leron Black 1 5 Michael Finke 2 3 Mark Alstork 1 1 Kipper Nichols 1 1 5+ 3-Point FG Games Trent Frazier 2 2 Michael Finke 1 2 Kipper Nichols 1 1 3+ Block Games Michael Finke 1 1 Greg Eboigbodin 1 1 Kipper Nichols 0 1 3+ Steal Games Trent Frazier 6 6 Da Monte Williams 4 4 Kipper Nichols 2 2 Te Jon Lucas 1 2 Aaron Jordan 1 1 Leron Black 0 1 Michael Finke 0 1 Starts Leron Black 21 60 Michael Finke 23 47 Te Jon Lucas 16 31 Mark Alstork 22 22 Mark Smith 20 20 Aaron Jordan 2 10 Trent Frazier 7 7 Da Monte Williams 3 3 Kipper Nichols 1 2 Leads Team in Scoring Leron Black 9 11 Michael Finke 3 9 Kipper Nichols 4 5 Trent Frazier 4 4 Aaron Jordan 3 3 Mark Smith 2 2 Mark Alstork 1 1 Leads Team in Rebounding Leron Black 7 28 Michael Finke 5 14 Kipper Nichols 8 10 Mark Alstork 3 3 Aaron Jordan 2 2 Greg Eboigbodin 1 1 Da Monte Williams 1 1 Te Jon Lucas 0 1 5 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
ILLINOIS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (ALL GAMES THROUGH FEB. 1) Scoring Offense 5th 77.8 ppg Scoring Defense 12th 72.1 ppg Scoring Margin 7th +5.7 ppg Free Throw Percentage 6th.733 Field Goal Percentage 10th.444 Field Goal Percentage Defense 13th.458 3-Pt FG Percentage 12th.319 3-Pt FG Percentage Defense 4th.325 Rebounding Offense 11th 35.1 rpg Rebounding Defense 8th 32.8 rpg Rebounding Margin 9th +2.3 rpg Blocked Shots 14th 2.3 bpg Assists 10th 13.9 apg Steals 2nd 7.5 spg Turnover Margin 2nd +3.8 Assist/Turnover Ratio 13th 0.9 Offensive 1st 13.6 rpg Defensive 14th 21.5 rpg Defensive Rebound Percentage 13th.691 Offensive Rebound Percentage 2nd.369 3-Point Field Goals 10th 6.9 avg. ILLINI PLAYERS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (ALL GAMES THROUGH FEB. 1) Scoring 15. Leron Black 14.5 ppg Rebounding N/A Field Goal Percentage 10. Leron Black.561 (128-228) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 2. Aaron Jordan.507 (36-71) Free Throw Percentage 3. Kipper Nichols.866 (58-67) Assists N/A Steals 3. Trent Frazier 1.6 spg 3-Point Field Goals N/A Blocked Shots N/A Assist/Turnover Ratio N/A Offensive 10. Michael Finke 2.2 rpg Defensive N/A Minutes N/A Player Season Scoring Average 1. Kiwane Garris 1993-94 15.9 ppg 2. Cory Bradford (RS) 1998-99 15.4 ppg 3. Deon Thomas (RS) 1990-91 15.1 ppg 4. Efrem Winters 1982-83 12.4 ppg 5. Dee Brown 2002-03 12.0 ppg 6. Trent Frazier 2017-18 11.7 ppg 7. Mark Smith 1977-78 11.6 ppg 8. Frank Williams (RS) 1999-2000 11.4 ppg Oh So Close Illinois has been on the wrong end of a number of close games this season. The Illini have led during the second half in eight of its 11 losses. In five of those games, Illinois either led or was tied in the final minute. And in two more, the Illini trailed by just one possession down the stretch. Three of Illinois Big Ten games have gone to overtime, with a fourth decided at the buzzer: 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 Iowa Made 3-pointer at the buzzer, sending the game into OT Led for first 17 minutes of second half At Nebraska Led by two with eight seconds remaining Also led for four minutes earlier in second half Game 22 Notes from the Win over Indiana The Illini snapped a six-game skid and earned their first conference win of the season. The Illini trailed by as many as nine points (last at 29-38), recording its biggest comeback win of the season. Illinois also trailed by six at the half (32-38), posting its largest halftime comeback win of the year. Illinois quickly erased the deficit by scoring six unanswered in just 1:39 to open the second half. There was only one lead change in the game. The Hoosiers led for the majority of the first 29 minutes. Illinois took its first lead at 53-51 with 11:41 remaining and led the rest of the game. Illinois held Indiana without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes as the Hoosiers went from the 10:42 to 2:47 mark of the second half between baskets. 2017-18 FIGHTING ILLINI STARTING LINE-UPS Game G G G F F Record* Southern Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 1-0 (1) UT Martin Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 2-0 (1) DePaul Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 3-0 (1) Marshall Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 4-0 (1) Augustana (Ill.) Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 5-0 (1) North Carolina Central Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 6-0 (1) at Wake Forest Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 6-1 (1) at Northwestern Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 6-2 (1) Maryland Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 6-3 (1) Austin Peay Lucas Alstork Williams Black Finke 1-0 (2) at UNLV Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 6-4 (1) Longwood Lucas Alstork Smith Jordan Finke 1-0 (3) vs. New Mexico State Lucas Alstork Smith Jordan Finke 1-1 (3) vs. Missouri Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 7-4 (1) Grand Canyon Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 8-4 (1) at Minnesota Lucas Alstork Smith Black Finke 8-5 (1) at Michigan Frazier Alstork Smith Black Finke 0-1 (4) Iowa Frazier Alstork Williams Black Finke 0-2 (5) at Nebraska Frazier Alstork Williams Black Finke 0-3 (5) at Wisconsin Frazier Alstork Smith Black Finke 0-2 (4) Michigan State Frazier Alstork Smith Black Finke 0-3 (4) Indiana Frazier Alstork Smith Black Finke 1-3 (4) Rutgers Frazier Alstork Nichols Black Finke 1-0 (5) 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 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
After shooting just two free throws in the first half, the Illini were 22-of-30 from the line in the second half, setting season highs for makes and attempts in a half. Illinois forced 18 Indiana turnovers, equaling the most for the Hoosiers since they had 19 in their season opener. The Illini turned those into 22 points and enjoyed a 22-11 advantage in points off turnovers. Freshman Trent Frazier continued his scoring spree. He scored 13 straight points for the Illini during the first half in a span of just 4:30. Frazier ended the night with a team-high 19 points. Junior Leron Black tied Frazier for team-high honors, scoring 19 points on 7-12 shooting and also leading the Illini with six rebounds. Sophomore Kipper Nichols had 12 points, going a perfect 7-7 at the foul line. His lone 3-pointer was the biggest shot of the night, extending a three-point Illini lead to six with 2:16 remaining. Sophomore Te Jon Lucas added 11 points in 30 minutes off the bench, scoring in double figures for the first time since Dec. 16 vs. New Mexico State. Game 21 Notes from No. 6 Michigan State The Illini forced Michigan State into 25 turnovers, the most committed by the Spartans in the last 12 seasons (27 vs. Arizona, Nov. 23, 2005). Illinois scored 23 points off the 25 MSU turnovers. Sophomore Kipper Nichols scored a career-high 27 points on 9-14 shooting, which included a career-high five 3-pointers in eight attempts. Nichols became the sixth Illini player with a 20-point game this season. Freshman Trent Frazier tallied double digits for the fourth straight game and 10th time in the last 11 games, finishing with 13 points. Junior Leron Black made 6-of-10 from the field en route to 12 points, recording double figures for the fourth straight outing and eighth time in the last nine games. Game 20 Notes from Wisconsin Illinois made 51.2 percent inside the arc (22-43), but managed just 1-14 from 3-point range and only attempted seven free throws en route to 50 points, its first outing of the season below 62. Leron Black continued his accuracy from the field, hitting 7-of-9 shots to finish with a team-high 16 points. Black is now shooting 72.4 percent over the last three games (21-29). Trent Frazier scored in double figures for the third straight game, tallying 11 points along with a game-high five assists and two steals. Senior Mark Alstork nearly recorded a double-double, finishing with nine points and a game- and seasonhigh tying 10 rebounds. It marked his highest scoring performance in the last eight games. Seven of Alstork s 10 boards were on the offensive end, equaling the most by an Illini in a game this year. Freshman Greg Eboigbodin made 4-of-5 shots for eight points with five boards and a career-high three blocks. Eboigbodin is now shooting 78.3 percent over the last five games (18-23). Game 19 Notes from Nebraska Illinois took a 63-61 lead on a 4-point play by Michael Finke with eight seconds left. The Illini then fell at the buzzer on a double-pump leaning 3-pointer by James Palmer Jr. Illinois outrebounded Nebraska, 46-29. The -17 margin was the Huskers largest deficit of the season. ILLINI AT STATE FARM CENTER The Illini grabbed 18 offensive boards, recording an offensive rebound percentage of.439. Illinois outscored Nebraska on 14-4 on second-chance points. The Illini shot 50 percent from the field in the second half (13-26). Freshman Trent Frazier led the Illini in scoring for the second straight game and third time in the last six outings, scoring 19 points. It was Frazier s ninth time scoring in double figures in the last 11 games, and 11th time on the season. Frazier also had a game-high five assists, tied his career high with four rebounds, and had three steals. Illinois Record at State Farm Center All-Time: 609-172 (.780) 1963-69 49-13 (.790) 1970-79 76-46 (.623) 1980-89 135-22 (.860) 1990-99 114-35 (.765) 2000-09 128-18 (.877) 2010-107-38 (.738) Longest Win Streak: 33 G (1/17/04-1/28/06) Current Win Streak: 2 G (1/24/18-) Current Big Ten Win Streak: 2 G (1/24/18-) Current Non-Conference Win Streak: 14 G (11/29/16-) ILLINOIS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (CONF. GAMES ONLY THROUGH FEB. 1) Scoring Offense 5th 74.3 ppg Scoring Defense 13th 78.1 ppg Scoring Margin 10th -3.8 ppg Free Throw Percentage 6th.737 Field Goal Percentage 7th.450 Field Goal Percentage Defense 14th.503 3-Pt FG Percentage 14th.286 3-Pt FG Percentage Defense 5th.335 Rebounding Offense 14th 30.2 rpg Rebounding Defense 8th 33.5 rpg Rebounding Margin 11th -3.3 rpg Blocked Shots 14th 2.2 bpg Assists 10th 12.7 apg Steals 1st 7.5 spg Turnover Margin 2nd +3.0 Assist/Turnover Ratio 13th 0.9 Offensive 2nd 11.3 rpg Defensive 14th 18.9 rpg Defensive Rebound Percentage 13th.665 Offensive Rebound Percentage 3rd.320 3-Point Field Goals 11th 6.2 avg. ILLINI PLAYERS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS (CONF. GAMES ONLY THROUGH FEB. 1) Scoring 17. Leron Black 14.6 ppg 21. Trent Frazier 13.7 ppg Rebounding N/A Field Goal Percentage 7. Leron Black.598 (61-102) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage N/A Free Throw Percentage 2. Kipper Nichols.963 (26-27) Assists 11. Trent Frazier 3.9 apg Steals 12. Trent Frazier 1.2 spg 12. Kipper Nichols 1.2 spg 3-Point Field Goals 10. Trent Frazier 1.9 avg. Blocked Shots N/A Assist/Turnover Ratio N/A Offensive 15. Michael Finke 1.7 rpg 15. Leron Black 1.7 rpg Defensive N/A Minutes N/A 7 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
THE LAST TIME AN ILLINOIS PLAYER HAD 40+ points Malcolm Hill (40) vs. Northern Kentucky, 11/13/16 35-39 points Malcolm Hill (39) at Penn State, 3/6/16 30-34 points Tracy Abrams (31) vs. Central Michigan, 12/10/16 25-29 points Kipper Nichols (27) vs. Michigan State, 1/22/18 20-24 points Leron Black (20) vs. Grand Canyon, 12/30/17 2, 20+ pt. scorers Trent Frazier (22) & Leron Black (20) vs. Missouri, 12/23/17 20+ rebounds Nick Weatherspoon (22) vs. DePauw, 12/2/72 15-19 rebounds Leron Black (15) vs. Ohio State, 1/1/17 10-14 rebounds Mark Alstork (10) at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 15+ assists Demetri McCamey (16) at Purdue, 2/20/10 10-14 assists Demetri McCamey (11) vs. Michigan State, 1/18/11 6+ 3-pointers Trent Frazier (7) vs. Iowa, 1/11/18 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, 1/31/17 50+ rebounds 50 vs. Coppin State, 11/16/14 25+ off. reb. 27 vs. Longwood, 12/13/17 overtime L, (97-104) vs. Iowa, 1/11/18 AN OPPONENT PLAYER HAD 40+ points Glenn Robinson (49) Purdue, 3/13/94 35-39 points Keon Johnson (38) Winthrop, 11/21/16 30-34 points Miles Bridges (31) Michigan State, 1/22/18 25-29 points Juwan Morgan (28) Indiana, 1/24/18 20-24 points Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) Michigan State, 1/22/18 2, 20+ pt. scorers Miles Bridges (31) & Jaren Jackson (21) Michigan State, 1/22/18 20+ rebounds Joe Franklin (23) Wisconsin, 12/19/66 15-19 rebounds Jordan Murphy (17) Minnesota, 1/3/18 10-14 rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. (11) Michigan State, 1/22/18 15+ assists never, Quinn Buckner (14) Indiana, 2/18/74 10-14 assists Corey Sanders (12) Rutgers, 2/3/16 7+ steals Delfincko Bogan (7) UT Martin, 11/12/17 5+ blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. (6) Michigan State, 1/22/18 AN OPPONENT TEAM HAD 100+ points 104, Iowa, 1/11/18 under 50 points 45, Longwood, 12/13/17 under 40 points 38, Penn State, 2/18/09 50+ rebounds 52, Rutgers, 2/3/16 20+ off. reb. 22, Missouri, 12/22/12 Junior Michael Finke recorded his third career double-double and second of the season with 16 points and a season-high tying 10 rebounds. The 16 points marked Finke s highest total in Big Ten play since scoring 12 at Iowa last year (Feb. 18, 2017). Finke made 6-9 shots, including 2-3 from 3-point range after going 0-12 behind the arc through the first five Big Ten games. Junior Leron Black scored 13 points on 6-8 shooting. It was his second-best field goal percentage in a game this season, behind 6-7 FG in the season opener vs. Southern (Nov. 10). Black also grabbed eight rebounds, his most in a Big Ten game this season. Game 18 Notes from Iowa Illinois made a season-high 14 three-pointers, topping its previous best of 12 treys against both North Carolina Central and Wake Forest. Illinois tied its season high for 3-point percentage, connecting on.467 behind the arc (14-30). The Illini doubled their makes and attempts from the Marshall game, where they made 7-of-15 for the same 46.7 percent. The Illini scored 54 points in the first half, its most in a half this season and highest scoring half since totaling 56 in the second half last year vs. N.C. State (Nov. 29, 2016). Illinois dished out a season-high 22 assists on its 36 field goals. Illinois played its third overtime through its first five Big Ten games. Iowa set a State Farm Center record by an opponent with 33 made free throws. Freshman Trent Frazier scored a career-high 27 points. It was his third 20-point game of the season and marked the highest scoring total by an Illini freshman in 10 years, since Demetri McCamey scored 31 as a freshman vs. Indiana (Feb. 7, 2008). Frazier made a career-high seven 3-pointers against the Hawkeyes, tying the single-game record by an Illini freshman while falling one shy of the overall UI school record of eight. Other Illini freshmen to drain seven threes in a game were Cory Bradford vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 6, 1999) and Demetri McCamey vs. Indiana (Feb. 7, 2008). Leron Black scored 18 points on 8-12 shooting, marking his fifth time in double figures in the last six games, and 14th time on the season. Aaron Jordan registered 18 points, his highest scoring total in a Big Ten game. Jordan made 6-10 from the field and tied his career high with four 3-pointers while also setting a career best with four assists in a careerhigh 34 minutes against the Hawkeyes. Kipper Nichols had 13 points off the bench against Iowa after leading the Illini 17 points at Michigan. Nichols scored in double figures in back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 24 and Nov. 28. Game 17 Notes from 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. 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 teambest 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. 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 8 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
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. 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 60-56. Game 14 Notes from the Braggin Rights Win over Missouri Illinois won its fifth-straight game in the Braggin Rights series, improving to 25-12 against Missouri in the annual neutral-site series in St. Louis. Illinois bench outscored Missouri s bench, 27-0. 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. 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 with 20 points vs. Longwood. They are the first Illini duo to score 20 as freshmen since the 2009-10 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. 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 2001. RETURNING FOR THE ILLINI IN 2017-18 Category 16-17 Returning Lost Return Pct. Minutes 7,025 2,374 4,651 33.8% Points 2,508 752 1,756 30.0% Field Goals 898 279 619 31.1% 3-Pt. FGs 270 79 191 29.3% Free Throws 442 115 327 26.0% 1,135 479 656 42.2% Assists 472 136 336 28.8% Blocks 83 17 66 20.5% Steals 197 71 126 36.0% RETURNING ILLINI LEADERS Category Player Statistic 16-17 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 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
2017-18 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 89-14 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 20-15 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 2016-17 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. 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 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
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 email. 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, 2:45 p.m. Teleconference Thursday, Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m. Teleconference Sunday, Jan. 21, 12:30 p.m. Teleconference Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1:45 p.m. Press Conference Monday, Jan. 29, 1:15 p.m. Press Conference Saturday, Feb. 3, 9:45 a.m. Teleconference Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1:15 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, 1:15 p.m. Press Conference Saturday, Feb. 24, TBD Teleconference TBD Big Ten Tournament Press Conference FIGHTING ILLINI SPORTS NETWORK (47 stations) Aledo, WRMJ-FM 102.3 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-HD2 104.3 Danville, WDAN-AM 1490 Danville, WDNL-FM, 102.1 Davenport, IA, WFXN-AM 1230 Decatur, WSOY-AM 1340 Decatur, WSOY-FM 103.3 Dwight, WJEZ-FM 98.9 Effingham, WHQQ-FM 98.9 Fairfield, WFIW-AM 1390 Fairfield, WFIW-FM 103.3 Galesburg, WGIL-AM 1400 Galesburg, WGIL-FM 93.7 Jacksonville, WJIL-AM 1550 Jerseyville, WJBM-AM 1480 Litchfield, WAOX-FM 105.3 Mt. Carmel, WSJD-FM 100.5 Murphysboro, WINI-AM 1420 Murphysboro, WINI-FM 93.5 Olney, WVLN-AM 740 Olney, WSEI-FM 92.9 Paxton, WPXN-FM 104.9 Peoria, WZPN-FM 96.5 Pittsfield, WJBM-AM 1480 Pittsfield, WBBA-FM 97.5 Quincy, WTAD-AM 930 Quincy, WTAD-FM 103.3 Robinson, WTAY-AM 1570 Rockford, WROK-AM 1440 Rushville, WKXQ-FM 92.5 Salem, WJBD-AM 1350 Salem, WJBD-FM 100.1 Sparta, WHCO-AM 1230 Springfield, WFMB-AM 1450 Springfield, WFMB-FM 107.1 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: 217-333-3631 Ticket Office Phone: 217-333-3470 or 1-866-ILLINI-1 HISTORY Seasons of Basketball: 113th First Year of Basketball: 1906 All-Time Record: 1,776-984 (.643) All-Time Big Ten Record: 928-708 (.567) Big Ten Championships / Last: 17 / 2005 NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last: 30 / 2013 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 40-31 (.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: 12-11 / 1st Career Record / Years: 121-38 (.761) / 5th Basketball Office Phone: 217-333-3400 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 2016-17 TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: 20-15 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: 217-766-7315 Email: burson@illinois.edu Men s Basketball Assistant Contact: Derek Neal Cell Phone: 309-241-0804 Email: drneal@illinois.edu Associate AD, Media Relations: Kent Brown Cell Phone: 217-493-9795 Email: kwbrown3@illinois.edu Office Phone: 217-333-1391 State Farm Center Press Row Phone: 217-333-1227 Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Athletics Admin. Bldg. 1700 South Fourth Street Champaign, IL 61820 Website: www.fightingillini.com 11 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
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 1985-86 Kansas State University COACHING EXPERIENCE 1988 Graduate Assistant Hardin-Simmons University 1989 Assistant Coach Dodge City Community College 1990-93 Head Coach Dodge City Community College 1994-2003 Assistant Coach Western Illinois University 2004-06 Head Coach Daytona Beach Community College 2007 Director of Operaions Kansas State University 2008-11 Assistant Coach Kansas State University 2012 Associate Head Coach Kansas State University 2013 Associate Head Coach University of South Carolina 2014-16 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 89-14 record at SFA, tied with Brad Stevens (Butler, 2008-10) 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 2016. 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 76-75 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 70-24 record in three seasons at Daytona Beach (2004-06) and a 57-63 mark in four years at Dodge City (1990-93). 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 1994-2003. 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 2008-11 2. Shaka Smart 111 VCU 2010-13 3. Brad Underwood 109 SFA/Oklahoma State 2014-17 4. Everett Case 107 North Carolina State 1947-50 5. Josh Pastner 106 Memphis 2010-13 6. Mark Few 105 Gonzaga 2000-03 Jamie Dixon 105 Pittsburgh 2004-07 8. Bruce Stewart 104 W.Va. Wesleyan/Middle Tenn. 1983-86 Steve Prohm 104 Murray State 2012-15 10. Roy Williams 103 Kansas 1989-92 Season School Overall Conf. (Finish) Postseason 2013-14 Stephen F. Austin 32-3 18-0 (1st) NCAA Round of 32 2014-15 Stephen F. Austin 29-5 17-1 (1st) NCAA First Round 2015-16 Stephen F. Austin 28-6 18-0 (1st) NCAA Round of 32 2016-17 Oklahoma State 20-13 9-9 (5th) NCAA First Round 2017-18 Illinois 12-11 2-8 Total Five Years 121-38 (.761) 12 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
24 MARK ALSTORK GRADUATE STUDENT // GUARD // 6-5 // 190 DAYTON, OHIO // THURGOOD MARSHALL H.S. // WRIGHT STATE 2017-18 NOTES Started every game this season, averaging 6.2 points and 4.0 rebounds Third on Illini in assists (2.1 apg), dishing out at least three assists in 10 games 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) Nine points and game-high 10 rebounds including seven offensive at Wisconsin (1/19) 12 points on 4-7 shooting with three 3-pointers vs. Rutgers (1/30) 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 2015-16, 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 11-10 Southern 1-1 26 4-8 0-3 9-10 5-5 10 1 4 1 0 0 17 11-12 UT Martin 1-1 21 1-7 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 1 0 0 3 11-17 DePaul 1-1 17 0-1 0-1 1-2 2-3 5 2 3 4 1 1 1 11-19 Marshall 1-1 19 1-6 1-2 1-2 2-1 3 3 3 1 0 1 4 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-1 22 3-5 2-3 0-1 1-1 2 3 5 1 2 1 8 11-24 N.C. Central 1-1 27 1-9 0-5 4-5 2-0 2 2 5 0 0 1 6 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-1 27 3-8 2-5 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 8 12-1 at Northwestern 1-1 40 4-8 0-3 6-6 1-5 6 4 3 3 0 2 14 12-3 Maryland 1-1 30 5-9 3-5 4-4 1-2 3 5-1 1 4 0 2 17 12-6 Austin Peay 1-1 24 1-3 0-1 1-2 2-2 4 2 2 1 2 0 3 12-9 at UNLV 1-1 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 5-2 1 3 0 0 0 12-13 Longwood 1-1 23 3-8 1-5 3-4 4-3 7 1 3 1 0 1 10 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-1 16 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 2 4 1 0 1 2 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-1 24 1-6 0-2 0-0 2-5 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-1 28 1-4 0-2 2-2 3-5 8 2 1 3 0 1 4 1-3 at Minnesota 1-1 23 2-4 2-3 2-2 0-2 2 4 3 2 0 1 8 1-6 at Michigan 1-1 21 2-4 0-2 1-1 1-2 3 3 1 0 1 1 5 1-11 Iowa 1-1 21 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 5-3 3 3 1 0 3 1-15 at Nebraska 1-1 26 0-4 0-2 1-3 1-5 6 1 1 2 0 0 1 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-1 31 4-11 0-2 1-2 7-3 10 3 1 1 0 0 9 1-22 Michigan State 1-1 23 1-6 1-3 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 4 2 1 3 1-24 Indiana 1-1 21 0-3 0-3 2-4 0-2 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1-30 Rutgers 1-1 22 4-7 3-6 1-1 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 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 // 2017-18 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 (twice) last vs. Valparaiso (2/24/17) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 3-PT ATT: 10 3-PT ATT: 6 at Kent State (12/18/16) vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 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 2013-14 30-15 678-22.6 45-144/.313 19-59/.322 58-83/.699 30-64 94/3.1 76-4 45 57 12 14 167-5.6 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 2014-15 DNP Transfer 2015-16 35-30 931-26.6 140-324/.432 54-143/.378 100-144/.694 23-141 164/4.7 100-3 61 55 21 29 434-12.4 2016-17 32-30 965-30.2 181-452/.400 70-181/.387 176-208/.846 26-124 150/4.7 92-4 112 136 25 19 608-19.0 TOTAL 67-60 1896-28.3 321-776/.414 124-324/.383 276-352/.784 49-265 314/4.7 192-7 173 191 40 54 1042-15.6 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 2017-18 23-23 543-23.6 43-129/.333 17-66/.258 39-51/.765 37-55 92/4.0 59-3 48 41 9 14 142-6.2
2017-18 NOTES Started 21 of 22 games on the season Leads Illini in scoring at 14.5 ppg (15th in B1G) Averaging 15.6 points (92) on 67.8 percent shooting (40-59) over the last six games Also leads team in rebounding at 5.2 rpg Shooting 56.1 percent from field (43rd in NCAA) and 78.6 percent on free throws Also shooting 47.4 percent from 3-point range (9-19) Career-high 23 points with eight rebounds vs. UT Martin (11/12) Team-high 18 points on 8-11 shooting vs. Maryland (12/3) 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) 18 points on 8-12 shooting vs. Iowa (1/11) 16 points on 7-9 shooting at Wisconsin (1/19) 19 points and six rebounds in win over Indiana (1/24) 14 // 2017-18 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 11-10 Southern 1-1 15 6-7 0-0 2-2 3-3 6 3 4 2 0 1 14 11-12 UT Martin 1-1 34 8-14 0-0 7-8 1-7 8 3 3 2 1 0 23 11-17 DePaul 1-1 17 4-8 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 5-1 3 2 0 0 8 11-19 Marshall 1-1 26 7-14 0-0 3-4 4-5 9 1 2 0 0 1 17 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-1 20 5-7 1-1 4-5 0-1 1 4 2 2 0 0 15 11-24 N.C. Central 1-1 25 6-12 0-0 0-0 2-6 8 4 1 3 0 0 12 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-1 34 3-12 1-3 3-4 2-5 7 3 1 4 1 1 10 12-1 at Northwestern 1-1 36 5-11 1-3 4-4 3-4 7 4 0 5 0 0 15 12-3 Maryland 1-1 31 8-11 1-1 1-2 1-4 5 3 0 1 0 1 18 12-6 Austin Peay 1-1 26 5-9 0-1 6-8 1-3 4 4 0 5 1 0 16 12-9 at UNLV 1-1 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12-13 Longwood DNP-Inj. 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-0 23 6-11 0-0 5-5 4-4 8 3 2 2 0 0 17 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-1 37 8-18 2-2 2-3 2-5 7 2 0 0 0 0 20 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-1 32 8-12 1-3 3-4 3-8 11 4 0 2 0 0 20 1-3 at Minnesota 1-1 23 6-15 1-3 1-1 3-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 14 1-6 at Michigan 1-1 20 2-6 0-0 3-4 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1-11 Iowa 1-1 18 8-12 0-0 2-3 2-1 3 5-2 0 0 0 0 18 1-15 at Nebraska 1-1 23 6-8 0-0 1-1 2-6 8 4 1 5 0 0 13 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-1 28 7-9 0-0 2-2 2-1 3 3 0 4 1 0 16 1-22 Michigan State 1-1 20 6-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 12 1-24 Indiana 1-1 32 7-12 0-0 5-7 0-6 6 4 1 2 1 1 19 1-30 Rutgers 1-1 21 6-8 1-1 1-3 2-1 3 3 0 0 0 0 14 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 2015-16 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 2014-15, 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. Iowa (1/11/18) 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 (15 times) BLK: 1 (four times) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) STL: 3 STL: 1 (five times) at Central Florida (3/22/17) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) 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 2014-15 33-10 487-14.8 67-141/.475 0-3/.000 30-44/.682 42-99 141/4.3 89-1 4 28 6 11 164-5.0 2015-16 7-2 100-14.3 15-36/.417 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 10-21 31/4.4 23-1 4 5 2 2 31-4.4 2016-17 31-27 627-20.2 101-223/.453 11-37/.297 39-54/.722 55-141 196/6.3 89-0 13 37 3 14 252-8.1 2017-18 22-21 553-25.1 128-228/.561 9-19/.474 55-70/.786 40-74 114/5.2 71-3 20 41 5 5 320-14.5 TOTAL 93-60 1767-19.0 311-628/.495 20-59/.339 125-170/.735 147-335 482/5.2 272-5 41 111 16 32 767-8.2
10 DREW CAYCE REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-1 // 175 LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. // LA LUMIERE PREP // CREIGHTON 2017-18 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) Eight minutes vs. Longwood (12/13) Career-high nine minutes at Wisconsin, tallying two steals and one rebound (1/19) 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 2015-16 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 3 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11-12 UT Martin DNP 11-17 DePaul DNP 11-19 Marshall 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 5 0-2 0-1 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11-24 N.C. Central DNP 11-28 at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP 12-13 Longwood 1-0 8 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 12-16 vs. N.M. State DNP 12-23 vs. Missouri DNP 12-30 Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota DNP 1-6 at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa DNP 1-15 at Nebraska DNP 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 9 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1-22 Michigan State DNP 1-24 Indiana DNP 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 (twice) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 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 2016-17 DNP Transfer 2017-18 7-0 32-4.6 0-8/.000 0-7/.000 4-6/.667 1-3 4/0.6 1-0 0 1 0 4 4-0.6 15 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
11 GREG EBOIGBODIN FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-9 // 220 BENIN CITY, EDO, NIGERIA // UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT JESUIT H.S. 2017-18 NOTES Shooting 74.1 percent from the field (20-27) during conference play 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) Eight points, four rebounds and career-high two assists vs. Iowa (1/11) Tied career high with six rebounds at Nebraska (1/15) Eight points on 4-5 FG with five boards and career-high three blocks at Wisconsin (1/19) 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 11-12 UT Martin 1-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-17 DePaul 1-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11-19 Marshall 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 7 0-1 0-0 2-4 2-1 3 1 0 2 0 2 2 11-24 N.C. Central 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland 1-0 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1 2 12-6 Austin Peay 1-0 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 12-9 at UNLV 1-0 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-0 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 12-13 Longwood 1-0 13 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-23 vs. Missouri DNP 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 at Minnesota 1-0 15 4-5 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 1 0 2 0 0 9 1-6 at Michigan 1-0 16 5-5 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 1 0 1 2 0 10 1-11 Iowa 1-0 25 4-7 0-0 0-1 3-1 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 1-15 at Nebraska 1-0 15 1-1 0-0 0-1 3-3 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 18 4-5 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 3 0 0 3 1 8 1-22 Michigan State 1-0 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1-24 Indiana 1-0 14 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 14 0-2 0-0 2-4 1-3 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 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: 7 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3-PT: 0 3-PT ATT: 0 FT: 2 (twice) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) FT ATT: 4 (twice) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) REB: 6 (twice) last at Nebraska (1/15/18) AST: 2 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 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 2017-18 21-0 207-9.9 22-37/.595 0-0/.000 6-17/.353 23-31 54/2.6 35-0 5 12 8 7 50-2.4 16 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
2017-18 NOTES Started every game this season Third on Illini in scoring at 9.9 ppg Second on team in rebounding at 5.0 rpg and leads Illini with 2.2 off reb/game (10th in B1G) Shooting 48.7 percent from field 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) Third career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Nebraska (1/15) 11 points and season-high three assists vs. Rutgers (1/30) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-10 Southern 1-1 24 5-8 0-3 2-2 1-5 6 2 2 0 0 0 12 11-12 UT Martin 1-1 33 5-8 1-2 1-2 2-3 5 2 2 1 0 1 12 11-17 DePaul 1-1 27 3-8 0-3 3-3 3-2 5 3 3 2 3 0 9 11-19 Marshall 1-1 20 5-8 3-4 0-0 3-1 4 3 2 0 0 0 13 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-1 25 7-11 3-6 3-4 4-6 10 0 1 1 0 1 20 11-24 N.C. Central 1-1 33 8-15 5-11 1-2 0-6 6 2 0 0 1 0 22 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-1 21 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-5 6 4 1 3 0 0 2 12-1 at Northwestern 1-1 32 0-3 0-2 2-4 1-3 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 12-3 Maryland 1-1 23 4-7 0-3 0-1 1-1 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 12-6 Austin Peay 1-1 27 7-12 0-2 3-6 4-4 8 2 0 4 1 1 17 12-9 at UNLV 1-1 26 5-11 2-6 0-0 3-4 7 4 2 1 0 0 12 12-13 Longwood 1-1 23 8-10 3-5 0-1 5-2 7 1 1 1 0 0 19 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-1 30 2-10 1-3 0-0 3-6 9 1 1 1 0 1 5 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-1 34 3-5 0-1 4-6 3-2 5 2 1 0 1 0 10 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-1 28 4-9 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 2 1 9 1-3 at Minnesota 1-1 29 2-11 0-3 1-2 4-0 4 2 2 0 0 2 5 1-6 at Michigan 1-1 20 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1-11 Iowa 1-1 21 2-7 0-3 0-0 2-2 4 3 2 0 0 1 4 1-15 at Nebraska 1-1 24 6-9 2-3 2-3 5-5 10 3 0 1 0 0 16 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-1 18 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 1 0 0 4 1-22 Michigan State 1-1 27 4-10 1-6 0-0 2-1 3 4 1 0 0 0 9 1-24 Indiana 1-1 19 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1-30 Rutgers 1-1 19 5-10 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 3 0 0 11 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 (twice) at Minnesota (1/23/16) last at Nebraska (1/15/18) AST: 5 AST: 3 (twice) at Iowa (2/18/17) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 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 2014-15 DNP-Redshirt 2015-16 33-16 670-20.3 90-207/.435 40-109/.367 28-43/.651 45-76 121/3.7 61-0 32 31 5 4 248-7.5 2016-17 32-8 635-19.8 83-172/.483 37-90/.411 17-31/.548 49-86 135/4.2 44-0 21 30 5 10 220-6.9 2017-18 23-23 583-25.3 91-187/.487 23-80/.288 22-36/.611 50-65 115/5.0 48-0 27 20 8 9 227-9.9 TOTAL 88-47 1888-21.5 264-566/.466 100-279/.358 67-110/.609 144-227 371/4.2 153-0 80 81 18 23 695-7.9 17 // 2017-18 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 2015-16, 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)
2017-18 NOTES Second on team in scoring at 11.7 ppg 1 TRENT FRAZIER FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-1 // 170 WELLINGTON, FLA. // WELLINGTON H.S. Scored in double figures in 13 of last 15 games; averaging 16.2 ppg (211) over the last 13 Shooting 41.1 percent on 3-pointers over last 13 games, averaging 2.3 makes (30-73) Leads team and ranks third in Big Ten in steals, averaging 1.6 spg Leads team with 65 assists (2.8 apg), and is averaging 3.8 apg over last six games (23) Career-high seven assists and four rebounds vs. Maryland (12/3) 16 points 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) 22 points with game-high three steals vs. Missouri (12/23) Career-high 27 points with 7 three-pointers vs. Iowa (1/11) 19 points with career-high four rebounds, five assists and three steals at Nebraska (1/15) 19 points in win over Indiana (1/24) 17 points on 6-9 shooting, including 5-7 from 3-point land, in win over Rutgers (1/30) 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 22 2-8 0-5 3-4 0-2 2 1 3 2 0 0 7 11-12 UT Martin 1-0 17 2-4 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 1 1 3 0 2 6 11-17 DePaul 1-0 19 2-4 1-3 1-2 1-2 3 1 0 2 0 0 6 11-19 Marshall 1-0 20 4-6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 20 4-11 0-4 2-3 0-1 1 1 3 3 0 4 10 11-24 N.C. Central 1-0 14 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 4 0 0 0 3 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-0 19 0-2 0-2 2-2 1-2 3 2 2 2 0 3 2 12-1 at Northwestern 1-0 10 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 12-3 Maryland 1-0 28 5-12 0-5 1-2 0-4 4 3 7 1 0 2 11 12-6 Austin Peay 1-0 15 0-3 0-2 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 12-9 at UNLV 1-0 25 6-11 2-3 2-3 0-1 1 3 1 4 0 4 16 12-13 Longwood 1-0 26 7-15 3-8 3-3 1-3 4 2 4 0 0 4 20 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-0 26 5-13 3-7 0-2 0-1 1 1 1 3 0 1 13 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-0 28 5-17 2-5 10-11 0-1 1 3 1 1 1 3 22 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-0 25 6-12 1-2 1-3 0-2 2 1 2 3 0 2 14 1-3 at Minnesota 1-0 25 4-8 3-6 1-3 0-3 3 4 6 1 0 1 12 1-6 at Michigan 1-1 21 3-8 0-3 2-2 0-2 2 3 1 5 0 1 8 1-11 Iowa 1-1 40 10-20 7-11 0-1 0-2 2 2 3 3 0 1 27 1-15 at Nebraska 1-1 36 7-14 1-4 4-6 1-3 4 2 5 2 0 3 19 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-1 31 5-14 1-5 0-1 0-1 1 0 5 4 0 2 11 1-22 Michigan State 1-1 28 5-13 0-6 3-4 0-0 0 5 3 2 0 1 13 1-24 Indiana 1-1 34 7-15 2-6 3-6 0-1 1 2 3 3 0 1 19 1-30 Rutgers 1-1 19 6-9 5-7 0-0 0-3 3 3 4 4 0 0 17 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: 27 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) FG: 10 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) FG ATT: 20 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3-PT: 7 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3-PT ATT: 11 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) FT: 10 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) FT ATT: 11 vs. Missouri (12/23/17) REB: 4 (three times) last at Nebraska (1/15/18) 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: 40 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 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 2017-18 23-7 548-23.8 96-224/.429 34-104/.327 43-67/.642 4-36 40/1.7 45-1 65 51 1 36 269-11.7 18 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
23 AARON JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-5 // 210 PLAINFIELD, ILL. // EAST H.S. JORDAN 2017-18 NOTES Fifth on Illini in scoring at 8.7 ppg Second in Big Ten in 3-point shooting at 50.7 percent (36-71) Shooting 48.8 percent overall from the field Second on team in steals at 1.0 spg 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) 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) 18 points on 6-10 shooting with four treys and career-high four assists vs. Iowa (1/11) Five rebounds win win over Indiana (1/24) 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 2015-16, 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 18 4-6 2-3 7-7 0-2 2 4 1 1 0 1 17 11-12 UT Martin 1-0 16 3-6 2-5 2-3 1-4 5 2 1 1 1 0 10 11-17 DePaul 1-0 22 2-4 1-3 2-4 3-6 9 2 0 0 0 2 7 11-19 Marshall 1-0 17 3-7 2-3 1-3 1-4 5 2 0 0 0 2 9 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 16 4-4 4-4 0-0 1-1 2 2 1 1 0 2 12 11-24 N.C. Central 1-0 17 6-7 4-5 0-0 1-2 3 4 1 0 0 0 16 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-0 28 6-10 4-6 4-4 2-3 5 2 0 2 0 2 20 12-1 at Northwestern 1-0 23 2-3 1-1 5-5 0-1 1 4 0 1 0 1 10 12-3 Maryland 1-0 23 4-6 3-5 4-4 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 3 15 12-6 Austin Peay 1-0 24 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 12-9 at UNLV 1-0 20 3-6 2-3 2-2 2-2 4 4 0 1 0 0 10 12-13 Longwood 1-1 23 8-15 4-8 2-3 7-1 8 2 2 0 0 2 22 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-1 27 3-7 1-2 2-2 0-3 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-0 16 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-0 24 2-6 1-2 1-2 1-3 4 2 0 4 0 1 6 1-3 at Minnesota 1-0 18 2-10 1-6 0-0 3-1 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 1-6 at Michigan 1-0 16 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 1-11 Iowa 1-0 34 6-10 4-8 2-2 2-0 2 2 4 1 1 1 18 1-15 at Nebraska 1-0 15 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-22 Michigan State 1-0 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-24 Indiana 1-0 17 1-2 0-1 2-2 1-4 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 20 2-2 0-0 5-5 1-1 2 1 0 1 0 0 9 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 // 2017-18 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 (five times) 3-PT: 4 (five times) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3-PT ATT: 8 (twice) 3-PT ATT: 8 (twice) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 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: 4 AST: 4 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) vs. Iowa (1/11/18) BLK: 1 (seven times) BLK: 1 (three times) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) STL: 3 STL: 3 vs. Maryland (12/3/17) vs. Maryland (12/3/17) MIN: 34 MIN: 34 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 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 2015-16 31-6 353-11.4 31-95/.326 22-64/.344 19-23/.826 5-23 28/0.9 47-0 14 7 3 12 103-3.3 2016-17 24-2 165-6.9 8-28/.286 6-20/.300 1-6/.167 6-21 27/1.1 19-0 5 4 1 8 23-1.0 2017-18 23-2 452-19.7 61-125/.488 36-71/.507 42-50/.840 30-41 71/3.1 50-0 18 23 5 22 200-8.7 TOTAL 78-10 970-12.4 100-248/.403 64-155/.413 62-79/.785 41-85 126/1.6 116-0 37 34 9 42 326-4.2
2017-18 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. Three minutes of action vs. Longwood (12/13) and at Wisconsin (1/19) CAREER NOTES Born May 4, 1996 Majoring in accountancy Walkon sat out the season as a redshirt Appeared in five games in 2015-16 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 2014-15 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11-12 UT Martin DNP 11-17 DePaul DNP 11-19 Marshall 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11-24 N.C. Central DNP 11-28 at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP 12-13 Longwood 1-0 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-16 vs. N.M. State DNP 12-23 vs. Missouri DNP 12-30 Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota DNP 1-6 at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa DNP 1-15 at Nebraska DNP 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-22 Michigan State DNP 1-24 Indiana DNP 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 // 2017-18 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 2014-15 12-0 16-1.3 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0-3 3/0.3 1-0 0 1 0 0 1-0.1 2015-16 5-0 10-2.0 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0-0 0/0.0 1-0 1 1 0 0 3-0.6 2016-17 DNP Redshirt 2017-18 6-0 14-2.3 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0 0/0.0 3-0 0 0 0 1 2-0.3 TOTAL 23-0 40-1.7 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 2-4/.500 0-3 3/0.1 5-0 1 2 0 1 6-0.3
2017-18 NOTES Started first 16 games, and is averaging 5.6 points on the season Leads Illini in assists per game at 3.1 apg 1.5 assist/turnover ratio 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) 11 points in win over Indiana (1/24) 3 TE JON LUCAS SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-1 // 180 MILWAUKEE, WIS. // WASHINGTON H.S. 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 11-10 Southern 1-1 15 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 3 1 1 3 8 11-12 UT Martin 1-1 20 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-2 2 4 3 5 0 1 3 11-17 DePaul 1-1 19 2-6 0-1 2-4 1-0 1 3 1 2 0 1 6 11-19 Marshall 1-1 22 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 5 1 0 1 2 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-1 20 1-8 0-2 2-2 0-3 3 2 6 1 0 2 4 11-24 N.C. Central 1-1 29 2-4 0-1 4-4 0-0 0 3 6 1 0 1 8 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-1 15 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 4 0 0 0 5 12-1 at Northwestern 1-1 35 6-12 0-1 2-4 0-5 5 2 2 2 0 1 14 12-3 Maryland 1-1 14 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 12-6 Austin Peay 1-1 24 3-5 0-0 3-4 0-2 2 2 4 5 1 2 9 12-9 at UNLV 1-1 15 3-4 0-0 1-1 0-1 1 4 2 3 0 1 7 12-13 Longwood 1-1 22 1-4 0-1 2-2 1-6 7 0 5 2 0 0 4 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-1 26 6-7 0-0 2-3 1-4 5 2 3 1 0 1 14 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-1 18 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 4 2 3 0 1 0 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-1 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 1 5 0 0 2 1-3 at Minnesota 1-1 11 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1-6 at Michigan 1-0 21 3-7 0-0 2-3 0-0 0 4 6 3 0 1 8 1-11 Iowa DNP 1-15 at Nebraska DNP 1-19 at Wisconsin DNP 1-22 Michigan State 1-0 19 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1-24 Indiana 1-0 30 3-6 1-1 4-4 0-1 1 2 2 2 0 1 11 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 18 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 4 4 2 0 2 2 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 (13 times) 3-PT: 1 (twice) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) 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 (twice) vs. Penn State (2/11/17) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) FT ATT: 13 FT ATT: 4 (five times) vs. Penn State (2/11/17) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) 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 2016-17 31-15 642-20.7 47-115/.409 12-32/.375 42-71/.592 7-51 58/1.9 58-0 95 51 1 32 148-4.8 2017-18 20-16 408-20.4 42-93/.452 2-12/.167 26-37/.703 5-34 39/2.0 50-0 62 41 2 21 112-5.6 TOTAL 51-31 1050-20.6 89-208/.428 14-44/.318 68-108/.630 12-85 97/1.9 108-0 157 92 3 53 260-5.1 21 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
2 KIPPER NICHOLS REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-6 // 225 CLEVELAND, OHIO // ST. EDWARD H.S. 2017-18 NOTES Fourth on Illini in scoring at 9.8 ppg Scored in double figures in five of last seven games 19.3 ppg (58) on.600 FG (18-30),.500 3FG (7-14) and.938 FT (15-16) last three games Third on team in rebounding at 4.5 rpg Shooting 86.6 percent on free throws (4th in B1G) 16 points vs. DePaul (11/17) First career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds vs. Marshall (11/19) 14 points and seven boards at Wake Forest (11/28) 11 points, six boards and career-high three steals vs. Maryland (12/3) Game-high 10 rebounds at UNLV (12/9) Scored 17 points and had game-high seven rebounds at Michigan (1/6) 13 points vs. Iowa (1/11) Set career highs in points (27), field goals (9) and 3-pointers (5) vs. No. 6 Michigan State 19 points, six rebounds and three steals in first start of season vs. Rutgers (1/30) 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 16 4-7 1-2 5-6 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 1 14 11-12 UT Martin 1-0 12 1-3 0-1 2-5 1-1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 11-17 DePaul 1-0 25 6-11 2-3 2-3 0-4 4 4 0 0 0 1 16 11-19 Marshall 1-0 18 5-12 0-2 7-8 3-8 11 2 1 1 0 0 17 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 11 0-3 0-0 2-2 3-1 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 11-24 N.C. Central 1-0 14 3-6 2-2 6-7 1-3 4 2 1 1 2 0 14 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-0 18 4-11 2-3 4-4 5-2 7 2 1 5 0 0 14 12-1 at Northwestern 1-0 21 2-7 0-1 0-0 1-6 7 1 0 3 0 1 4 12-3 Maryland 1-0 28 5-10 1-1 0-0 3-3 6 3 1 4 1 3 11 12-6 Austin Peay 1-0 19 2-4 1-2 2-2 1-6 7 0 0 2 0 2 7 12-9 at UNLV 1-0 21 3-9 0-3 2-3 3-7 10 4 1 1 0 0 8 12-13 Longwood DNP-Inj. 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-0 10 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-0 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-0 11 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1-3 at Minnesota 1-0 7 1-7 0-4 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1-6 at Michigan 1-0 22 6-11 1-3 4-4 2-5 7 2 0 0 0 2 17 1-11 Iowa 1-0 22 3-7 1-2 6-6 2-3 5 5-1 2 2 1 1 13 1-15 at Nebraska 1-0 16 2-7 0-3 1-1 0-3 3 1 0 1 0 1 5 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 5 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-22 Michigan State 1-0 22 9-14 5-8 4-5 2-0 2 1 0 1 0 1 27 1-24 Indiana 1-0 22 2-4 1-1 7-7 2-2 4 5-2 1 1 1 0 12 1-30 Rutgers 1-1 25 7-12 1-5 4-4 1-5 6 2 1 2 1 3 19 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: 27 PTS: 27 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) FG: 9 FG: 9 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) FG ATT: 14 FG ATT: 14 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) 3-PT: 5 3-PT: 5 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) 3-PT ATT: 8 3-PT ATT: 8 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) FT: 7 (twice) FT: 7 (twice) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) 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 (twice) AST: 2 (twice) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) BLK: 3 BLK: 2 vs. Northwestern (2/21/17) vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) STL: 3 (twice) STL: 3 (twice) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 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 2016-17 21-1 286-13.6 39-86/.453 12-27/.444 13-21/.619 19-41 60/2.9 47-0 2 15 7 7 103-4.9 2017-18 22-1 375-17.0 69-155/.445 19-49/.388 58-67/.866 34-66 100/4.5 44-2 12 29 10 19 215-9.8 TOTAL 43-2 661-15.4 108-241/.448 31-76/.408 71-88/.807 53-107 160/3.7 91-2 14 44 17 26 318-7.4 22 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
2017-18 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11-12 UT Martin DNP 11-17 DePaul DNP 11-19 Marshall 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-24 N.C. Central DNP 11-28 at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP 12-13 Longwood 1-0 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-16 vs. N.M. State DNP 12-23 vs. Missouri DNP 12-30 Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota DNP 1-6 at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa DNP 1-15 at Nebraska DNP 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-22 Michigan State DNP 1-24 Indiana DNP 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2016-17 7-0 8-1.1 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 2-3/.667 2-1 3/0.4 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-0.3 2017-18 6-0 14-2.3 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 1-3 4/0.7 1-0 0 0 0 1 0-0.0 TOTAL 13-0 22-1.7 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 2-3/.667 3-4 7/0.5 2-0 0 0 0 1 2-0.2 23 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
13 MARK SMITH FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-4 // 225 EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. // EDWARDSVILLE H.S. 2017-18 NOTES Started 19 of 23 games on the season, averaing 6.6 points Shooting 80.5 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 11-10 Southern 1-1 21 3-7 1-3 2-2 1-1 2 4 0 1 0 0 9 11-12 UT Martin 1-1 28 4-10 0-3 5-5 2-0 2 4 3 4 0 0 13 11-17 DePaul 1-1 23 4-10 1-5 12-12 2-1 3 4 3 2 0 1 21 11-19 Marshall 1-1 30 6-14 0-2 1-1 0-2 2 3 2 2 0 0 13 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-1 22 5-10 0-3 3-4 1-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 11-24 N.C. Central 1-1 25 1-6 0-2 1-4 0-1 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-1 24 2-8 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 4 3 0 0 1 5 12-1 at Northwestern 1-1 8 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 12-3 Maryland 1-1 16 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 12-6 Austin Peay 1-0 16 1-6 0-1 2-2 0-2 2 3 0 1 0 0 4 12-9 at UNLV 1-1 29 5-11 4-5 3-4 2-1 3 5-1 4 2 0 0 17 12-13 Longwood 1-1 21 2-7 0-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 5 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-1 20 2-6 0-0 0-1 1-2 3 2 2 2 2 0 4 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-1 25 4-7 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 3 0 2 11 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-1 11 1-6 0-3 0-0 2-1 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 1-3 at Minnesota 1-1 20 2-5 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 1 0 0 4 1-6 at Michigan 1-1 16 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 6 0 1 8 1-11 Iowa 1-0 17 1-5 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 2 3 1 0 1 2 1-15 at Nebraska 1-0 21 1-7 0-3 1-1 1-0 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-1 26 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-22 Michigan State 1-1 20 2-4 1-2 1-2 1-0 1 3 2 1 0 2 6 1-24 Indiana 1-1 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1-30 Rutgers 1-1 16 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 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 (twice) last vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) 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 2017-18 23-19 459-20.0 53-148/.358 13-55/.236 33-41/.805 16-19 35/1.5 64-1 33 33 2 12 152-6.6 24 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
2017-18 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) Eight minutes at Wisconsin (1/19) 4 MATIC VESEL FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-10 // 215 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA // DOMŽALE // HELIOS SUNS 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 2016-17 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 2016-17 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 11-12 UT Martin DNP 11-17 DePaul DNP 11-19 Marshall 1-0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11-24 N.C. Central 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Wake Forest DNP 12-1 at Northwestern DNP 12-3 Maryland DNP 12-6 Austin Peay DNP 12-9 at UNLV DNP 12-13 Longwood 1-0 13 1-1 0-0 0-4 1-1 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 12-16 vs. N.M. State DNP 12-23 vs. Missouri DNP 12-30 Grand Canyon DNP 1-3 at Minnesota 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-6 at Michigan DNP 1-11 Iowa DNP 1-15 at Nebraska DNP 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-22 Michigan State 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-24 Indiana DNP 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 6 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 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 (four times) last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 3-PT: 0 3-PT ATT: 0 FT: 1 vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) FT ATT: 4 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) REB: 3 vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) AST: 2 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) BLK: 1 vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 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 2017-18 9-0 48-5.3 1-6/.167 0-0/.000 1-6/.167 1-6 7/0.8 7-0 3 3 1 0 3-0.3 25 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
20 DA MONTE FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-3 // 185 PEORIA, ILL. // MANUAL H.S. WILLIAMS 2017-18 NOTES Averaging 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds Third on team in steals with 21 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) Six rebounds at Nebraska (1/15) 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 11-10 Southern 1-0 15 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 11-12 UT Martin 1-0 19 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 11-17 DePaul 1-0 23 2-8 0-3 4-6 4-1 5 2 1 2 0 0 8 11-19 Marshall 1-0 19 2-5 0-0 1-4 0-4 4 3 1 0 0 3 5 11-22 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 17 2-4 0-0 2-3 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 11-24 N.C. Central 1-0 12 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 11-28 at Wake Forest 1-0 11 3-5 1-3 0-0 2-1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 12-1 at Northwestern 1-0 20 1-3 0-2 2-2 0-4 4 2 1 2 0 3 4 12-3 Maryland 1-0 24 3-9 0-2 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 2 0 1 6 12-6 Austin Peay 1-1 23 2-6 1-2 0-0 1-3 4 0 1 2 0 3 5 12-9 at UNLV 1-0 31 3-9 1-4 1-2 1-1 2 4 2 0 0 1 8 12-13 Longwood 1-0 20 3-6 0-2 2-2 5-1 6 1 1 0 0 1 8 12-16 vs. N.M. State 1-0 18 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12-23 vs. Missouri 1-0 8 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 12-30 Grand Canyon 1-0 19 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 1-3 at Minnesota 1-0 28 1-4 0-1 4-4 2-6 8 3 3 3 0 4 6 1-6 at Michigan 1-0 27 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-4 5 3 1 2 1 0 2 1-11 Iowa 1-1 27 1-3 1-2 1-1 0-2 2 5-1 3 3 0 0 4 1-15 at Nebraska 1-1 24 0-6 0-2 4-4 3-3 6 1 0 2 0 0 4 1-19 at Wisconsin 1-0 15 1-2 0-1 0-2 2-2 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 1-22 Michigan State 1-0 19 1-5 0-2 2-3 0-1 1 0 4 0 0 2 4 1-24 Indiana 1-0 7 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-30 Rutgers 1-0 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 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 (six times) last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3-PT ATT: 4 at UNLV (12/9/17) FT: 4 (three times) last at Nebraska (1/15/18) FT ATT: 6 vs. DePaul (11/17/17) REB: 8 at Minnesota (1/3/18) AST: 4 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) 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 2017-18 23-3 439-19.1 30-92/.326 6-34/.176 27-38/.711 25-46 71/3.1 38-1 27 24 2 21 93-4.0 26 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
41 CLAYTON JONES REDSHIRT SENIOR // GUARD // 6-0 // 190 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // CENTRAL H.S. // LAKE LAND 2017-18 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 2014-15 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 2013-14 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 2009-12 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 2016-17 9-0 11-1.2 1-3/.333 1-2/.500 1-1/1.000 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4-0.4 32 TYLER UNDERWOOD REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE // GUARD // 6-2 // 180 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // NACOGDOCHES (TEXAS) H.S. // OKLAHOMA STATE 2017-18 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 2015-16 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 2015-16 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 2016-17 11-0 30-2.7 2-4/.500 2-4/.500 1-2/.500 0-2 2/0.2 2-0 1 4 1 2 7-0.6 27 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
2017-18 RESULTS / ATTENDANCE DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS Nov. 10 Southern W, 102-55 14,637 17 Alstork, Jordan 10 Alstork Nov. 12 Tennessee-Martin W, 77-74 11,882 23 Black 8 Black Nov. 17 DePaul W, 82-73 11,254 21 Smith 9 Jordan Nov. 19 Marshall W, 91-74 10,022 17 Black, Nichols 11 Nichols Nov. 22 Augustana (Ill.) W, 96-62 10,404 20 Finke 10 Finke Nov. 24 N.C. Central W, 86-73 11,004 22 Finke 8 Black Nov. 28 at Wake Forest L, 73-80 5,782 20 Jordan 7 Black, Nichols Dec. 1 at Northwestern L, 68-72 (OT) 10,017 15 Black 7 Black, Nichols Dec. 3 Maryland L, 91-92 (OT) 12,735 18 Black 6 Nichols Dec. 6 Austin Peay W, 64-57 12,352 17 Finke 8 Finke Dec. 9 at UNLV L, 82-89 9,668 17 Smith 10 Nichols Dec. 13 Longwood W, 92-45 12,387 22 Jordan 8 Jordan Dec. 16 vs. New Mexico State L, 69-74 5,695 17 Black 9 Finke Dec. 23 vs. Missouri W, 70-64 21,289 22 Frazier 7 Alstork, Black Dec. 30 Grand Canyon W, 62-58 13,762 20 Black 11 Black Jan. 3 at Minnesota L, 67-77 11,597 14 Black 8 Williams Jan. 6 at Michigan L, 69-79 11,888 17 Nichols 7 Nichols Jan. 11 Iowa L, 97-104 (OT) 11,326 27 Frazier 5 Nichols Jan. 15 at Nebraska L, 63-64 12,597 19 Frazier 10 Finke Jan. 19 at Wisconsin L, 50-75 17,287 16 Black 10 Alstork Jan. 22 #6 Michigan State L, 74-87 13,552 27 Nichols 3 Finke, Eboigbodin Jan. 24 Indiana W, 73-71 13,003 19 Black, Frazier 6 Black Jan. 30 Rutgers W, 91-60 12,612 19 Nichols 6 Nichols Feb. 4 at #17 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 14 170,932 12,209 14,637 0 AWAY 7 81,869 11,696 17,287 2 NEUTRAL 2 26,984 13,492 21,289 1 TOTALS 23 279,785 12,165 21,289 3 28 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
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/.508 4-21/.190 34-37/.919 14-28 42 26 17 10 4 8 102 (53-49) Southern 19-51/.373 2-11/.182 15-23/.652 9-17 26 25 5 22 4 3 55 (31-24) Nov. 12 Illinois 26-58/.448 6-21/.286 19-27/.704 11-25 36 21 17 18 3 5 77 (44-33) Tennessee-Martin 27-62/.435 7-18/.389 13-15/.867 10-23 33 27 15 19 3 11 74 (29-45) Nov. 17 Illinois 25-60/.417 5-23/.217 27-36/.750 19-19 38 27 14 18 4 6 82 (39-43) DePaul 23-63/.365 6-19/.316 21-27/.778 15-21 36 32 11 17 3 5 73 (32-41) Nov. 19 Illinois 34-77/.442 7-15/.467 16-26/.615 17-28 45 22 19 6 0 8 91 (46-45) Marshall 24-56/.429 10-29/.345 16-26/.615 6-33 39 21 14 19 3 1 74 (36-38) Nov. 22 Illinois 32-68/.471 10-24/.417 22-31/.710 15-20 35 22 19 12 2 13 96 (51-45) Augustana (Ill.) 21-46/.457 5-16/.313 15-24/.625 8-24 32 27 7 29 6 7 62 (30-32) Nov. 24 Illinois 28-62/.452 12-29/.414 18-24/.750 9-19 28 25 20 10 3 2 86 (34-52) North Carolina Central 22-46/.478 6-10/.600 23-31/.742 9-25 34 28 10 20 2 4 73 (35-38) Nov. 28 Illinois 24-62/.387 12-29/.414 13-14/.929 17-22 39 24 15 19 1 7 73 (34-39) at Wake Forest 24-47/.511 8-17/.471 24-31/.774 4-21 25 13 11 14 2 7 80 (35-45) Dec. 1 Illinois 22-53/.415 3-18/.167 21-26/.808 6-30 36 23 8 19 0 8 68 (36-27-5) at Northwestern 23-59/.390 8-23/.348 18-21/.857 7-25 32 28 13 17 4 8 72 (32-31-9) Dec. 3 Illinois 36-70/.514 8-25/.320 11-15/.733 7-18 25 19 13 16 1 16 91 (26-49-16) Maryland 35-59/.593 8-18/.444 14-19/.737 8-26 34 19 15 25 5 6 92 (45-30-17) Dec. 6 Illinois 21-53/.396 2-13/.154 20-28/.714 15-23 38 19 9 25 5 9 64 (26-38) Austin Peay 24-58/.414 2-13/.154 7-13/.538 11-20 31 27 8 24 3 15 57 (28-29) Dec. 9 Illinois 30-67/.448 11-25/.440 11-15/.733 17-22 39 36 13 16 0 6 82 (36-46) at UNLV 26-50/.520 4-11/.364 33-48/.688 10-24 34 18 13 12 5 7 89 (45-44) Dec. 13 Illinois 34-73/.466 11-34/.324 13-22/.591 27-25 52 13 20 11 0 12 92 (50-42) Longwood 16-47/.340 5-16/.313 8-11/.727 8-15 23 23 7 24 3 3 45 (24-21) Dec. 16 Illinois 27-62/.435 6-14/.429 9-13/.692 10-26 36 14 13 13 2 4 69 (26-43) vs. New Mexico State 31-63/.492 8-17/.471 4-8/.500 7-25 32 18 14 11 8 7 75 (38-86) Dec. 23 Illinois 23-59/.390 6-14/.429 18-27/.667 13-20 33 20 8 10 3 11 70 (42-28) vs. Missouri 21-55/.382 5-27/.185 17-21/.810 16-25 41 21 7 21 4 5 64 (22-42) Dec. 30 Illinois 25-57/.439 5-19/.263 7-11/.636 15-29 44 18 9 20 4 6 62 (27-35) Grand Canyon 23-64/.359 3-20/.150 9-14/.643 13-20 33 16 13 14 4 8 58 (32-26) Jan. 3 Illinois 25-72/.347 7-28/.250 10-14/.714 19-20 39 24 16 12 1 8 67 (26-41) at Minnesota 25-55/.455 5-20/.250 22-34/.647 17-31 48 14 14 15 10 6 77 (39-38) Jan. 6 Illinois 27-56/.482 3-14/.214 12-14/.857 10-21 31 22 13 17 4 7 69 (34-35) at Michigan 26-51/.510 8-20/.400 19-24/.792 7-20 27 17 18 15 5 7 79 (31-48) Jan. 11 Illinois 36-74/.486 14-30/.467 11-14/.786 12-14 26 31 22 14 3 5 97 (54-36-7) Iowa 32-64/.500 7-24/.292 33-40/.825 17-28 45 17 14 17 4 8 104 (41-49-14) Jan. 15 Illinois 23-59/.390 3-18/.167 14-20/.700 18-28 46 18 10 16 0 5 63 (30-33) at Nebraska 21-51/.412 5-23/.217 17-23/.739 6-23 29 20 11 10 5 9 64 (32-32) Jan. 19 Illinois 23-57/.404 1-14/.071 3-7/.429 16-15 31 22 7 14 4 5 50 (32-18) at Wisconsin 26-49/.531 7-19/.368 16-21/.762 10-19 29 12 15 12 10 8 75 (43-32) Jan. 22 Illinois 28-65/.431 8-28/.286 10-14/.714 9-6 15 26 12 10 2 8 74 (32-42) Michigan State 30-44/.682 4-9/.444 23-28/.821 9-28 37 18 15 25 9 5 87 (39-48) Jan. 24 Illinois 23-50/.460 4-15/.267 23-32/.719 6-18 24 22 10 14 2 4 73 (32-41) Indiana 25-44/.568 5-15/.333 16-29/.552 5-23 28 25 15 18 4 7 71 (38-33) Jan. 30 Illinois 33-58/.569 11-27/.407 14-19/.737 10-19 29 22 16 17 5 9 91 (41-50) Rutgers 19-45/.422 5-14/.357 17-24/.708 9-17 26 21 6 25 1 10 60 (22-38) 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 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
TEAM SUPERLATIVES ILLINOIS HIGHS LOWS Points 102 vs. Southern (11/10/17) 50 at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 First-Half Points 54 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 26, four times; last at Minnesota (1/3/18) Second-Half Points 52 vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17) 18 at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 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) 2 (73-71) vs. Indiana (1/24/18) Field Goals 36, twice; last vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 21 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) Field Goal Attempts 77 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) 50 vs. Indiana (1/24/18) Field Goal Percentage.569 (33-58) vs. Rutgers (1/30/18).347 (25-72) at Minnesota (1/3/18) 3-Point Field Goals 14 vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 1 at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 3-Point Field Goal Attemps 34 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 13 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage.467, twice; last (14-30) vs. Iowa (1/11/18).071 (1-14) at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 Free Throws 34 vs. Southern (11/10/17) 3 at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 Free Throw Attemps 37 vs. Southern (11/10/17) 7 at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 Free Throw Percentage.929 (13-14) at Wake Forest (11/28/17).429 (3-7) at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 52 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 15 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) Offensive 27 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 6, twice; last vs. Indiana (1/24/18) Defensive 30 at Northwestern (12/1/17) 6 vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) Personal Fouls 36 at UNLV (12/9/17) 13 vs. Longwood (12/13/17) Turnovers 25 vs. Austin Peay (12/6/17) 6 vs. Marshall (11/19/17) Blocked Shots 5, twice; last vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) 0, five times; last at Nebraska (1/15/18) 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 26 (42-68) at Wisconsin, 1/19/18 Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win 9 (29-38) vs. Indiana (1/24/18) Largest Lead Relinquished in a Loss 20 (49-29) vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 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 6 (32-38) vs. Indiana (1/24/18) Largest Halftime Lead Relinquished in a Loss 13 (54-41) vs. Iowa (1/11/18) OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 104, Iowa (1/11/18) 45, Longwood (12/13/17) First-Half Points 45, twice; last, UNLV (12/9/17) 22; twice; last, Rutgers (1/30/18) Second-Half Points 49, Iowa (1/11/18) 21, Longwood (12/13/17) Overtime Points 17, Maryland (12/3/17) 9, Northwestern (12/1/17) Winning Margin 25 (75-50), Wisconsin (1/19/18) 1, twice; last, (64-63), Nebraska (1/15/18) Field Goals 35, Maryland (12/3/17) 16, Longwood (12/13/17) Field Goal Attempts 64, twice; last, Iowa (1/11/18) 44, Indiana (1/24/18) Field Goal Percentage.682 (30-44), Michigan State (1/22/18).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) 9, Michigan State (1/22/18) 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, twice; last, Iowa (1/11/18) 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, twice; last, Iowa (1/11/18) 4, Wake Forest (11/28/17) Defensive 33, Marshall (11/19/17) 15, Longwood (12/13/17) Personal Fouls 32, DePaul (11/17/17) 12, Wisconsin (1/19/18) Assists 15, five times; last, Indiana (1/24/18) 5, Southern (11/10/17) Turnovers 29, Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 10, Nebraska (1/15/18) Blocked Shots 10, twice; last, Wisconsin (1/19/18) 1, Rutgers (1/30/18) Steals 15, Austin Peay (12/6/17) 1, Marshall (11/19/17) 30 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ILLINOIS HIGHS Points...27, Trent Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18)................................................ 27, Kipper Nichols vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) Field Goals...10, Trent Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18) Field Goal Attempts...20, Trent Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18) Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 att.)...857 (6-7), Leron Black vs. Southern (11/10/17)......................................857 (6-7), Aaron Jordan vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17)..........................................857 (6-7), Te Jon Lucas vs. New Mexico State (12/16/17) 3-Point Field Goals...7, Trent Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...11, Michael Finke vs. North Carolina Central (11/24/17).......................................................... 11, Trent Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.)...1.000 (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.)...1.000 (12-12), Mark Smith vs. DePaul (11/17/17).............................................. 1.000 (7-7), Aaron Jordan vs. Southern (11/10/17)............................................... 1.000 (7-7), Kipper Nichols vs. Indiana (1/24/18)............................................. 1.000 (6-6), Mark Alstork at Northwestern (12/1/17)................................................. 1.000 (6-6), Kipper Nichols vs. Iowa (1/11/18) Total...11, Kipper Nichols vs. Marshall (11/19/17).................................................. 11, Leron Black vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) Offensive.... 7, Aaron Jordan vs. Longwood (12/13/17)....................................................... 7, Mark Alstork at Wisconsin (1/19/18) Defensive....8, Kipper Nichols vs. Marshall (11/19/17)................................................... 8, 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).................................................... 3, Greg Eboigbodin at Wisconsin (1/19/18) Steals...4, 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) Minutes....40, Mark Alstork at Northwestern (12/1/17).......................................................... 40, Trent Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18) OPPONENT HIGHS Points...31, Miles Bridges, Michigan State (1/22/18) Field Goals... 12, Juwan Morgan, Indiana (1/24/18) Field Goal Attempts...20, Zach Lofton, New Mexico State (12/16/17) Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 att.)...875 (7-8), Jarrod West, Marshall (11/19/17)...............................................875 (7-8), AJ Harris, New Mexico State (12/16/17) 3-Point Field Goals...5, Jarrod West, Marshall (11/19/17)..........................................5, Reggie Gardner Jr., North Carolina Central (11/24/17)......................................................... 5, Jordan Bohannon, Iowa (1/11/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts... 12, Kassius Robertson, Missouri (12/23/17)........................................................ 12, Jordan Bohannon, Iowa (1/11/18) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.)...833 (5-6), Jarrod West, Marshall (11/19/17) Free Throws... 14, Jovan Mooring, UNLV (12/9/17) Free Throw Attempts.... 18, Jovan Mooring, UNLV (12/9/17) Free Throw Percentage (min. 6 att.)... 1.000 (10-10), Jordan Bohannon, Iowa (1/11/18).............................................. 1.000 (10-10), Brad Davison, Wisconsin (1/19/18)...................................................... 1.000 (9-9), Luka Garza, Iowa (1/11/18)............................................... 1.000 (7-7), Jordan Barnett, Missouri (12/23/17)............................................ 1.000 (7-7), MIles Bridges, Michigan State (1/22/18)............................................ 1.000 (6-6), Darius Thompson, UT Martin (11/12/17).....................................................1.000 (6-6), Geo Baker, Rutgers (1/30/18) Total... 17, Jordan Murphy, Minnesota (1/3/18) Offensive....7, Luka Garza, Iowa (1/11/18) Defensive....12, Tyler Cook, Iowa (1/11/18) Assists...8, Cassius Winston, Michigan State (1/22/18) Turnovers... 8, B.K. Ashe, Longwood (12/13/17)..................................................8, Cassius Winston, Michigan State (1/22/18) 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)...................................................... 43, Anthony Cowan, Maryland (12/3/17) ILLINOIS TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES 20-POINT GAMES 1. 27...Tyler Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 27...Kipper Nichols vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) 3. 23...Leron Black vs. UT Martin (11/12/17) 4. 22... Michael Finke vs. N.C. Central (11/24/17) 22...Aaron Jordan vs. Longwood (12/13/17) 22... Trent Frazier vs. Missouri (12/23/17) 7. 21...Mark Smith vs. DePaul (11/17/17) 8. 20...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 1. 11...Kipper Nichols vs. Marshall (11/19/17) 11...Leron Black vs. Grand Canyon (12/30/17) 3. 10...Mark Alstork vs. Southern (11/10/17) 10...Michael Finke vs. Augustana Ill. (11/22/17) 10...Kipper Nichols at UNLV (12/9/17) 10...Michael Finke at Nebraska (1/15/18) 10...Mark Alstork at Wisconsin (1/19/18) ASSISTS 1. 7...Trent Frazier vs. Maryland (12/3/17) 2. 6...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 1. 3... Michael Finke vs. DePaul (11/17/17) 3...Greg Eboigbodin (1/19/18) 3. 2...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) 2...Mark Alstork vs. Michigan State (1/22/18) 2... Aaron Jordan vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) STEALS 1. 4...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) 5. 3...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) 3...Trent Frazier at Nebraska (1/15/18) 3...Kipper Nichols vs. Rutgers (1/30/18) MINUTES 1. 40...Mark Alstork at Northwestern (12/1/17) 40... Trent Frazier vs. Iowa (1/11/18) 3. 37...Leron Black vs. Missouri (12/23/17) 4. 36...Leron Black at Northwestern (12/1/17) 36...Trent Frazier at Nebraska (1/15/18) 31 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
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 36-22 33-10 19-9 6-4 42-18 48 (100-52) 0 0 Nov. 12 Tennessee-Martin 30-34 18-19 9-8 4-6 23-33 19 (48-29) 3 (4-7) 4 1 Nov. 17 DePaul 32-28 25-18 22-14 4-6 37-34 12 (82-70) 4 (2-6) 3 4 Nov. 19 Marshall 42-20 32-6 11-5 15-2 42-10 23 (66-43) 6 (11-17) 3 4 Nov. 22 Augustana (Ill.) 36-22 36-10 22-6 9-0 36-18 37 (96-59) 0 0 Nov. 24 N.C. Central 26-26 28-10 11-10 6-0 35-34 21 (77-56) 2 (4-6) 4 2 Nov. 28 at Wake Forest 18-26 9-28 13-3 10-7 43-24 9 (23-14) 10 (39-49) 6 5 Dec. 1 at Northwestern 36-24 14-14 4-6 8-2 18-29 8 (26-18) 4 (3-7) 8 11 Dec. 3 Maryland 42-52 23-12 6-10 8-6 45-22 3 (80-77) 22 (30-52) 6 8 Dec. 6 Austin Peay 34-36 23-12 8-8 4-2 14-7 7 (13-6) 5 (40-45) 7 6 Dec. 9 at UNLV 28-34 16-18 15-12 2-0 44-18 3 (61-58) 11 (36-47) 8 7 Dec. 13 Longwood 34-18 34-11 29-0 6-6 32-12 51 (92-41) 2 (10-12) 4 1 Dec. 16 vs. New Mexico State 34-38 8-21 8-4 4-8 35-17 6 (8-2) 15 (17-32) 6 8 Dec. 23 vs. Missouri 22-28 25-15 7-11 4-10 27-0 20 (42-22) 2 (0-2) 1 1 Dec. 30 Grand Canyon 32-36 10-18 9-13 2-8 25-15 6 (23-17) 5 (27-32) 6 11 Jan. 3 at Minnesota 32-34 11-10 10-11 0-10 34-4 20 (28-8) 0 0 Jan. 6 at Michigan 48-32 9-17 10-8 0-10 37-24 8 (21-13) 14 (59-73) 6 6 Jan. 11 Iowa 42-38 22-15 16-18 9-4 41-13 20 (49-29) 10 (90-100) 2 5 Jan. 15 at Nebraska 30-24 10-24 14-4 2-8 10-17 6 (40-34) 8 (42-50) 7 7 Jan. 19 at Wisconsin 34-34 6-12 12-14 5-2 10-10 2 (4-2) 26 (42-68) 4 1 Jan. 22 Michigan State 32-50 23-13 4-15 8-8 31-14 4 (15-11) 18 (57-75) 6 3 Jan. 24 Indiana 30-36 22-11 3-10 4-7 29-17 8 (73-65) 9 (29-38) 1 3 Jan. 30 Rutgers 32-22 37-16 14-11 11-5 18-13 43 (39-82) 3 (5-8) 4 2 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 762-714 474-340 276-210 131-121 708-403 Average 33.1-31.0 20.6-14.8 12.0-9.1 5.7-5.3 30.8-17.5 Margin +2.1 +5.8 +2.9 +0.4 +13.3 32 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
Southern 55 0-1 GAME 1 ILLINOIS 102, SOUTHERN 55 NOV. 10, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 12 Jared Sam f 8-17 0-0 5-7 4 7 11 1 21 0 6 0 0 33 21 Patrick Smith f 2-5 0-1 3-6 2 0 2 1 7 0 1 1 0 20 01 LaQuentin Collins g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 03 Eddie Reese g 3-6 1-3 0-1 0 2 2 3 7 2 5 0 0 25 10 Jamar Sandifer g 1-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 19 02 Emanuel Sheperd 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 1 1 16 04 Chris Thomas 2-5 1-2 1-2 1 2 3 2 6 0 2 1 1 18 05 Brendon Ganaway 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 13 Torrey Mayo 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15 14 Aaron Ray 0-0 0-0 4-5 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 15 30 DeRias Johnson 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 44 Mubashar Ali 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 9 Team 1 0 1 Totals 19-51 2-11 15-23 9 17 26 25 55 5 22 4 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% Illinois 102 1-0 2nd half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 19-51 37.3% Game: 2-11 18.2% Game: 15-23 65.2% 3,1 12 Black, Leron f 6-7 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 3 14 4 2 0 1 15 43 Finke, Michael f 5-8 0-3 2-2 1 5 6 2 12 2 0 0 0 24 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 4-8 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 8 3 1 1 3 15 13 Smith, Mark g 3-7 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 4 9 0 1 0 0 21 24 Alstork, Mark g 4-8 0-3 9-10 5 5 10 1 17 4 1 0 0 26 01 Frazier, Trent 2-8 0-5 3-4 0 2 2 1 7 3 2 0 0 22 02 Nichols, Kipper 4-7 1-2 5-6 1 1 2 0 14 0 0 1 1 16 04 Vesel, Matic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 10 Cayce, Drew 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 20 Williams, Da'Monte 0-2 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 15 23 Jordan, Aaron 4-6 2-3 7-7 0 2 2 4 17 1 1 0 1 18 35 Oladimeji, Samson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 45 Liss, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Team 2 2 4 Totals 32-63 4-21 34-37 14 28 42 26 102 17 10 4 8 200 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 1990-91 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: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 16-30 53.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 19-20 95.0% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2% Officials: Lamont Simpson, Steve McJunkins, Brian McNutt Technical fouls: Southern-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 14637 Global Sports Invitational Game: 32-63 50.8% Game: 4-21 19.0% Game: 34-37 91.9% 2 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Southern 31 24 55 Illinois 53 49 102 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench SUBRM 22 10 9 4 18 ILL 36 33 19 6 42 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 74 0-2 13 FOFANA, Mike f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 WILLIAMS, Dominique f 6-14 0-1 3-4 2 3 5 4 15 1 2 0 1 37 05 PARKER, Terrence c 2-3 0-0 0-1 2 3 5 4 4 2 3 0 0 18 01 BUTLER, Matthew g 5-15 4-9 2-2 0 4 4 3 16 1 5 0 0 40 11 THOMPSON, Darius g 0-2 0-1 6-6 0 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 1 22 02 BOGAN, Delfincko 9-15 3-5 2-2 1 3 4 1 23 6 2 0 7 34 04 HEWITT, Parrish 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 12 LEWIS, Fatodd 4-7 0-2 0-0 3 4 7 3 8 2 1 1 0 23 22 BEAUFORT, Kahari 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 4 24 DAVIS, Jerome 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 30 GILL, Jailen 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 8 Team 2 1 3 Totals 27-62 7-18 13-15 10 23 33 27 74 15 19 3 11 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 16-32 50.0% Game: 27-62 43.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 7-18 38.9% FT % 1st Half: 5-5 100.0 2nd half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 13-15 86.7% 1,2 Illinois 77 2-0 12 Black, Leron f 8-14 0-0 7-8 1 7 8 3 23 3 2 1 0 34 43 Finke, Michael f 5-8 1-2 1-2 2 3 5 2 12 2 1 0 1 33 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 1-3 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 4 3 3 5 0 1 20 13 Smith, Mark g 4-10 0-3 5-5 2 0 2 4 13 3 4 0 0 28 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-7 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 21 01 Frazier, Trent 2-4 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 6 1 3 0 2 17 02 Nichols, Kipper 1-3 0-1 2-5 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 12 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 19 23 Jordan, Aaron 3-6 2-5 2-3 1 4 5 2 10 1 1 1 0 16 Team 2 1 3 Totals 26-58 6-21 19-27 11 25 36 21 77 17 18 3 5 200 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 77-74. 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: 16-29 55.2% 2nd half: 10-29 34.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 11-16 68.8% Officials: Bo Boroski, Rob Kueneman, Courtney Green Technical fouls: UT Martin-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 11882 Global Sports Invitational Game: 26-58 44.8% Game: 6-21 28.6% Game: 19-27 70.4% 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 29 45 74 Illinois 44 33 77 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UTM 34 19 8 6 33 ILL 30 18 9 4 23 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 73 1-2 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 McCALLUM, 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 4 0 1 3 0 0 22 Tre'Darius f 34 MARIC, Marin c 5-10 0-0 2-2 4 1 5 5 12 0 1 1 1 21 03 GAGE, Devin g 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 2 0 0 10 11 CAIN, Eli g 2-9 0-2 4-6 1 2 3 4 8 2 3 0 0 22 31 STRUS, Max g 3-9 3-7 6-7 2 3 5 4 15 1 1 0 1 33 00 ROBERTS, Justin 7-15 3-4 2-2 0 5 5 3 19 5 1 1 2 33 01 GRANDSTAFF, Austin 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 9 02 BUTZ, Jaylen 1-3 0-0 2-4 2 5 7 5 4 0 1 1 0 19 04 CYRUS, Brandon 3-8 0-3 5-6 1 1 2 2 11 1 3 0 1 28 15 REED, Paul 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 RYCKBOSCH, Peter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1 0 1 1 Totals 23-63 6-19 21-27 15 21 36 32 73 11 17 3 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% half: 10-31 32.3% Game: 23-63 36.5% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 6-19 31.6% 9,1 FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 17-21 81.0% Game: 21-27 77.8% Illinois 82 3-0 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, 4-8 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 5 8 3 2 0 0 17 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 3-8 0-3 3-3 3 2 5 3 9 3 2 3 0 27 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 2-6 0-1 2-4 1 0 1 3 6 1 2 0 1 19 13 Smith, Mark g 4-10 1-5 12-12 2 1 3 4 21 3 2 0 1 23 24 Alstork, Mark g 0-1 0-1 1-2 2 3 5 2 1 3 4 1 1 17 01 Frazier, Trent 2-4 1-3 1-2 1 2 3 1 6 0 2 0 0 19 02 Nichols, Kipper 6-11 2-3 2-3 0 4 4 4 16 0 0 0 1 25 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 20 Williams, Da'Monte 2-8 0-3 4-6 4 1 5 2 8 1 2 0 0 23 23 Jordan, Aaron 2-4 1-3 2-4 3 6 9 2 7 0 0 0 2 22 Team 1 0 1 Totals 25-60 5-23 27-36 19 19 38 27 82 14 18 4 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 25-60 41.7% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 5-23 21.7% 3,3 FT % 1st Half: 12-16 75.0% 2nd half: 15-20 75.0% Game: 27-36 75.0% Officials: Brian O'Connell, Earl Walton, Mike Eades Technical fouls: DePaul-CAIN, Eli. Illinois-Nichols, Kipper. Attendance: 11254 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 32 41 73 Illinois 39 43 82 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench DPU 28 18 14 6 34 ILL 32 25 22 4 37 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 02:46. 33 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
Marshall 74 2-2 GAME 4 ILLINOIS 91, MARSHALL 74 NOV. 19, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 11 PENAVA, Ajdin f 6-8 2-3 1-2 3 8 11 4 15 3 0 2 0 25 50 MIJOVIC, Milan f 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 13 WEST, Jarrod g 7-8 5-6 4-6 0 3 3 4 23 2 2 0 1 32 14 BURKS, C.J. g 5-11 0-3 2-3 0 2 2 2 12 2 5 0 0 24 33 ELMORE, Jon g 2-11 2-7 8-10 0 4 4 3 14 3 6 1 0 35 00 THIENEMAN, Christian 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 01 KOLJANIN, Dani 1-5 1-4 0-2 0 5 5 2 3 2 2 0 0 17 03 WILLIAMS, Jannson 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 10 12 ELMORE, Ot 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 GEORGE, Darius 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 10 32 BLEDSOE, Phil 1-4 0-2 1-2 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 Team 0 5 5 Totals 24-56 10-29 16-26 6 33 39 21 74 14 19 3 1 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-18 38.9% FT % 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% Illinois 91 4-0 2nd half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 24-56 42.9% Game: 10-29 34.5% Game: 16-26 61.5% 6 12 Black, Leron f 7-14 0-0 3-4 4 5 9 1 17 2 0 0 1 26 43 Finke, Michael f 5-8 3-4 0-0 3 1 4 3 13 2 0 0 0 20 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 22 13 Smith, Mark g 6-14 0-2 1-1 0 2 2 3 13 2 2 0 0 30 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-6 1-2 1-2 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 0 1 19 01 Frazier, Trent 4-6 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 20 02 Nichols, Kipper 5-12 0-2 7-8 3 8 11 2 17 1 1 0 0 18 04 Vesel, Matic 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Cayce, Drew 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 20 Williams, Da'Monte 2-5 0-0 1-4 0 4 4 3 5 1 0 0 3 19 23 Jordan, Aaron 3-7 2-3 1-3 1 4 5 2 9 0 0 0 2 17 35 Oladimeji, Samson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 Liss, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 3 1 4 1 Totals 34-77 7-15 16-26 17 28 45 22 91 19 6 0 8 200 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: 17-39 43.6% 2nd half: 17-38 44.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% Officials: Keith Kimble, Jon Campbell, Owen Short Technical fouls: Marshall-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 10022 Global Sports Invitational Game: 34-77 44.2% Game: 7-15 46.7% Game: 16-26 61.5% 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 36 38 74 Illinois 46 45 91 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MAR 20 6 5 2 10 ILL 42 32 11 15 42 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.) 62 3-1 24 Wofford, Pierson f 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 12 44 Martin, Micah c 3-3 0-0 0-1 3 2 5 5 6 0 1 1 0 15 14 Ebel, Nolan g 4-8 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 5 8 2 5 0 3 26 20 Orange, Chrishawn g 2-10 0-4 6-7 1 3 4 2 10 3 4 2 2 36 30 Sortillo, Dylan g 7-13 2-6 2-2 0 3 3 3 18 1 6 0 1 35 23 Simon, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 18 25 Elledge, Austin 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 32 Kellen, Joe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 34 Benning, Brett 2-5 2-3 1-2 1 4 5 4 7 0 6 0 0 24 40 Youngblut, Roman 1-1 0-0 4-6 0 1 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 8 42 Ferguson, Donovan 0-1 0-0 2-4 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 3 1 20 50 Dollmeyer, A.J. 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 2 0 2 Totals 21-46 5-16 15-24 8 24 32 27 62 7 29 6 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 21-46 45.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 5-16 31.3% FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0 2nd half: 9-18 50.0% Game: 15-24 62.5% 3,2 Illinois 96 5-0 12 Black, Leron f 5-7 1-1 4-5 0 1 1 4 15 2 2 0 0 20 43 Finke, Michael f 7-11 3-6 3-4 4 6 10 0 20 1 1 0 1 25 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 1-8 0-2 2-2 0 3 3 2 4 6 1 0 2 20 13 Smith, Mark g 5-10 0-3 3-4 1 1 2 3 13 0 0 0 0 22 24 Alstork, Mark g 3-5 2-3 0-1 1 1 2 3 8 5 1 2 1 22 01 Frazier, Trent 4-11 0-4 2-3 0 1 1 1 10 3 3 0 4 20 02 Nichols, Kipper 0-3 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 11 04 Vesel, Matic 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 Cayce, Drew 0-2 0-1 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-1 0-0 2-4 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 7 20 Williams, Da'Monte 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 17 23 Jordan, Aaron 4-4 4-4 0-0 1 1 2 2 12 1 1 0 2 16 35 Oladimeji, Samson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 45 Liss, Cameron 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 0 2 Totals 32-68 10-24 22-31 15 20 35 22 96 19 12 2 13 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 16-35 45.7% Game: 32-68 47.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 10-24 41.7% FT % 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% 2nd half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 22-31 71.0% 4,3 Officials: Lewis Garrison, Steve Honacki, John Floyd Technical fouls: Augustana (Ill.)-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 10404 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Augustana (Ill.) 30 32 62 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench AUGIE 22 10 6 0 18 Illinois 51 45 96 ILL 36 36 22 9 36 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 73 2-5 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 DOUGLAS, 3-6 1-2 4-6 4 4 8 3 11 2 6 1 0 25 Zacarry f 32 DAVIS, Raasean c 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 5 4 0 1 0 1 12 01 WIGGINS, C.J. g 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 2 4 0 2 19 03 GOLDSMITH, Brandon g 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 11 05 GARDNER JR, Reggie g 6-11 5-7 1-1 0 3 3 2 18 0 0 0 0 32 00 McKNIGHT JR, Larry 1-7 0-1 6-8 0 1 1 3 8 0 1 0 0 26 04 PERKINS, Jordan 4-7 0-0 3-3 0 2 2 4 11 3 1 0 0 27 11 JONES, Alston 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 13 RIVAS, Pablo 2-3 0-0 7-10 2 8 10 5 11 0 1 1 0 30 21 McALLISTER, 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Marius 22 REID, Dominique 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 12 55 GUERRA, John 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Team 1 2 3 Totals 22-46 6-10 23-31 9 25 34 28 73 10 20 2 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-19 52.6% half: 12-27 44.4% Game: 22-46 47.8% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 6-10 60.0% 2,1 FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 23-31 74.2% Illinois 86 6-0 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, 6-12 0-0 0-0 2 6 8 4 12 1 3 0 0 25 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 8-15 5-11 1-2 0 6 6 2 22 0 0 1 0 33 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 2-4 0-1 4-4 0 0 0 3 8 6 1 0 1 29 13 Smith, Mark g 1-6 0-2 1-4 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 25 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-9 0-5 4-5 2 0 2 2 6 5 0 0 1 27 01 Frazier, Trent 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 14 02 Nichols, Kipper 3-6 2-2 6-7 1 3 4 2 14 1 1 2 0 14 04 Vesel, Matic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 Williams, Da'Monte 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 12 23 Jordan, Aaron 6-7 4-5 0-0 1 2 3 4 16 1 0 0 0 17 Team 1 0 1 2 Totals 28-62 12-29 18-24 9 19 28 25 86 20 10 3 2 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 28-62 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 12-29 41.4% 5,2 FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 18-24 75.0% Officials: Glen Mayborg, Rob Kueneman, Brandon Cruz Technical fouls: N.C. Central-PERKINS, Jordan. Illinois-Black, Leron. Attendance: 11004 Global Sports Invitational Score by periods 1st 2nd Total N.C. Central 35 38 73 Illinois 34 52 86 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. Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench NCCUM 26 10 10 0 34 ILL 26 28 11 6 35 Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times. 34 // 2017-18 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 23-10 lead but found itself trailing at halftime for the first time on the year after the Eagles outscored the hosts 25-11 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, 45-37. 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.
Illinois 73 6-1 GAME 7 WAKE FOREST 80, ILLINOIS 73 NOV. 28, 2017 // LVJM COLISEUM // WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. 12 Black, 3-12 1-3 3-4 2 5 7 3 10 1 4 1 1 34 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 5 6 4 2 1 3 0 0 21 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 15 13 Smith, Mark g 2-8 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 4 5 3 0 0 1 24 24 Alstork, Mark g 3-8 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 8 2 2 0 0 27 01 Frazier, Trent 0-2 0-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 3 19 02 Nichols, Kipper 4-11 2-3 4-4 5 2 7 2 14 1 5 0 0 18 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 Williams, Da'Monte 3-5 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 11 23 Jordan, Aaron 6-10 4-6 4-4 2 3 5 2 20 0 2 0 2 28 Team 4 0 4 Totals 24-62 12-29 13-14 17 22 39 24 73 15 19 1 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 24-62 38.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-17 35.3% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 12-29 41.4% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 13-14 92.9% 1 Wake Forest 80 3-4 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Terrence 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 10 Thompson f 04 Doral Moore c 6-7 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 2 12 0 0 1 0 32 10 Mitchell Wilbekin g 4-6 2-3 2-3 0 4 4 2 12 0 1 0 1 31 13 Bryant Crawford g 5-10 2-5 8-9 0 1 1 2 20 4 3 0 4 34 23 Chaundee Brown g 3-8 1-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 18 00 Brandon Childress 3-6 2-3 4-5 0 3 3 0 12 1 3 0 0 23 01 Keyshawn Woods 1-6 1-3 4-4 0 3 3 3 7 2 3 0 1 23 02 Donovan Mitchell 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 13 11 Melo Eggleston 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 30 Olivier Sarr 0-1 0-0 2-4 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 14 34 Sunday Okeke 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Team 1 1 2 Totals 24-47 8-17 24-31 4 21 25 13 80 11 14 2 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 9-21 42.9% half: 15-26 57.7% Game: 24-47 51.1% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 8-17 47.1% 4 FT % 1st Half: 14-18 77.8% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 24-31 77.4% 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 23-14. 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 49-39 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 51-49. 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 24-31 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 12-39 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 34 39 73 Wake Forest 35 45 80 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL 18 9 13 10 43 WF 26 28 3 7 24 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 68 6-2, 0-1 B1G FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, 5-11 1-3 4-4 3 4 7 4 15 0 5 0 0 36 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 0-3 0-2 2-4 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 32 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 6-12 0-1 2-4 0 5 5 2 14 2 2 0 1 35 13 Smith, Mark g 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 8 24 Alstork, Mark g 4-8 0-3 6-6 1 5 6 4 14 3 3 0 2 40-01 Frazier, Trent 0-2 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 10 02 Nichols, Kipper 2-7 0-1 0-0 1 6 7 1 4 0 3 0 1 21 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-3 0-2 2-2 0 4 4 2 4 1 2 0 3 20 23 Jordan, Aaron 2-3 1-1 5-5 0 1 1 4 10 0 1 0 1 23 Team 0 0 0 1 Totals 22-53 3-18 21-26 6 30 36 23 68 8 19 0 8 225 FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% half: 9-23 39.1% OT: 2-6 33.3% Game: 22-53 41.5% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% OT: 0-2 0.0% Game: 3-18 16.7% 2,1 FT % 1st Half: 12-14 85.7% 2nd half: 8-8 100.0 OT: 1-4 25.0% Game: 21-26 80.8% Northwestern 72 5-3, 1-0 B1G ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Vic Law 6-11 2-7 2-2 1 6 7 5 16 1 1 0 1 35 f 05 Dererk Pardon c 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 6 2 0 4 2 43 23 Jordan Ash g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 30 Bryant McIntosh g 5-14 2-4 2-3 0 3 3 2 14 6 6 0 1 42 35 Aaron Falzon g 1-6 1-4 4-4 0 1 1 5 7 2 5 0 0 22 11 Anthony Gaines 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 Isiah Brown 1-2 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 1 7 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-17 3-7 7-8 1 2 3 3 22 1 3 0 2 39 25 Barret Benson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 44 Gavin Skelly 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 1 15 Team 1 3 4 Totals 23-59 8-23 18-21 7 25 32 28 72 13 17 4 8 225 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: 9-27 33.3% 2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd half: 3-3 100.0 Officials: Terry Wymer, D.J. Carstensen, Paul Szelc Technical fouls: Illinois-Black, Leron. Northwestern-Vic Law. Attendance: 10017 OT: 2-6 33.3% OT: 1-1 100.0 OT: 4-4 100.0 Game: 23-59 39.0% Game: 8-23 34.8% Game: 18-21 85.7% 1,3 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Illinois 36 27 5 68 Northwestern 32 31 9 72 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL 36 14 4 8 18 NU 24 14 6 2 29 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 92 7-3, 1-1 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Ivan Bender 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 2 3 0 0 15 f 21 Justin Jackson f 8-13 1-4 3-3 1 5 6 2 20 2 4 2 0 41 15 Michal Cekovsky c 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 12 01 Anthony Cowan g 9-15 4-5 5-7 0 1 1 2 27 6 7 0 3 43 04 Kevin Huerter g 6-11 2-6 3-4 0 7 7 3 17 4 5 1 1 42 05 Dion Wiley 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 1 23 10 Darryl Morsell 3-6 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 1 7 0 3 1 0 24 11 Jared Nickens 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 Bruno Fernando 4-6 0-0 2-2 4 4 8 4 10 0 2 1 0 23 Team 0 0 0 Totals 35-59 8-18 14-19 8 26 34 19 92 15 25 5 6 225 FG % 1st Half: 19-26 73.1% half: 11-27 40.7% OT: 5-6 83.3% Game: 35-59 59.3% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% OT: 2-3 66.7% Game: 8-18 44.4% 2,1 FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 7-8 87.5% OT: 5-7 71.4% Game: 14-19 73.7% Illinois 91 6-3, 0-2 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, 8-11 1-1 1-2 1 4 5 3 18 0 1 0 1 31 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 4-7 0-3 0-1 1 1 2 1 8 1 0 0 1 23 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 14 13 Smith, Mark g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 24 Alstork, Mark g 5-9 3-5 4-4 1 2 3 5 17 1 4 0 2 30 01 Frazier, Trent 5-12 0-5 1-2 0 4 4 3 11 7 1 0 2 28 02 Nichols, Kipper 5-10 1-1 0-0 3 3 6 3 11 1 4 1 3 28 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 8 20 Williams, Da'Monte 3-9 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 6 0 2 0 1 24 23 Jordan, Aaron 4-6 3-5 4-4 0 0 0 2 15 0 1 0 3 23 Team 0 1 1 1 Totals 36-70 8-25 11-15 7 18 25 19 91 13 16 1 16 225 FG % 1st Half: 12-37 32.4% half: 19-28 67.9% OT: 5-5 100.0 Game: 36-70 51.4% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 2-14 14.3% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% OT: 1-1 100.0 Game: 8-25 32.0% 4,1 FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7% OT: 5-6 83.3% Game: 11-15 73.3% Officials: Terry Oglesby, Tom Eades, Kelly Pfeifer Technical fouls: Maryland-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 12735 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Maryland 45 30 17 92 Illinois 26 49 16 91 Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 8 times. Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UMD 52 12 10 6 22 ILL 42 23 6 8 45 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 45-26 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 74-73 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 04:30. 35 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
GAME 10 ILLINOIS 64, AUSTIN PEAY 57 DEC. 6, 2017 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Austin Peay 57 4-5 21 TAYLOR, 6-13 1-4 0-0 3 4 7 1 13 0 5 0 1 36 Terry f 24 UGBA, Averyl f 7-10 0-1 1-2 5 3 8 4 15 1 1 2 2 32 01 IVORY, Tre' g 2-5 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 5 7 2 4 0 4 27 03 PORTER-BUNTON, Chri g 4-7 0-3 1-2 0 6 6 4 9 3 5 1 4 34 04 GUMM, Dayton g 2-7 1-2 1-2 0 1 1 3 6 0 2 0 1 21 00 McCARTHY, Acoydan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 MARTIN, Deyshawn 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 10 23 HARRIS, Steve 3-13 0-1 1-3 0 2 2 3 7 0 3 0 3 28 25 GLOTTA, Zach 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 10 Team 3 0 3 1 Totals 24-58 2-13 7-13 11 20 31 27 57 8 24 3 15 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% Illinois 64 7-3 2nd half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 24-58 41.4% Game: 2-13 15.4% Game: 7-13 53.8% 5 12 Black, 5-9 0-1 6-8 1 3 4 4 16 0 5 1 0 26 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 7-12 0-2 3-6 4 4 8 2 17 0 4 1 1 27 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 3-5 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 2 9 4 5 1 2 24 20 Williams, Da'Monte g 2-6 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 5 1 2 0 3 23 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-3 0-1 1-2 2 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 0 24 01 Frazier, Trent 0-3 0-2 3-4 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 15 02 Nichols, Kipper 2-4 1-2 2-2 1 6 7 0 7 0 2 0 2 19 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 Smith, Mark 1-6 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 16 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 24 Team 3 0 3 Totals 21-53 2-13 20-28 15 23 38 19 64 9 25 5 9 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 11-22 50.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 15-20 75.0% Officials: Gene Steratore, Lamont Simpson, Brooks Wells Technical fouls: Austin Peay-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 12352 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Austin Peay 28 29 57 Illinois 26 38 64 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: 21-53 39.6% Game: 2-13 15.4% Game: 20-28 71.4% 5,1 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench APSU 36 12 8 2 7 ILL 34 23 8 4 14 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 82 7-4 03 Lucas, Te'Jon * 3-4 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 4 7 2 3 0 1 15 12 Black, Leron * 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 13 Smith, Mark * 5-11 4-5 3-4 2 1 3 5 17 4 2 0 0 29 24 Alstork, Mark * 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 5 0 1 2 0 0 11 43 Finke, Michael * 5-11 2-6 0-0 3 4 7 4 12 2 1 0 0 26 01 Frazier, Trent 6-11 2-3 2-3 0 1 1 3 16 1 4 0 4 25 02 Nichols, Kipper 3-9 0-3 2-3 3 7 10 4 8 1 1 0 0 21 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 10 20 Williams, Da'Monte 3-9 1-4 1-2 1 1 2 4 8 2 0 0 1 31 23 Jordan, Aaron 3-6 2-3 2-2 2 2 4 4 10 0 1 0 0 20 Team 3 3 6 1 Totals 30-67 11-25 11-15 17 22 39 36 82 13 16 0 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 17-38 44.7% Game: 30-67 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 11-25 44.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 11-15 73.3% 0 UNLV 89 8-2 01 CLYBURN, Kris * 0-6 0-3 2-2 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 0 0 22 10 JUISTON, Shakur * 5-8 0-0 0-2 1 4 5 4 10 2 1 1 1 23 24 JOHNSON, Jordan * 1-5 1-1 7-8 1 2 3 3 10 3 2 0 3 31 30 MOORING, Jovan * 5-10 3-6 14-18 0 3 3 2 27 3 0 0 1 37 44 MCCOY, Brandon * 9-11 0-0 4-10 3 7 10 0 22 0 2 3 2 36 02 SMITH, Anthony 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 10 03 HARDY, Amauri 1-3 0-1 5-6 0 1 1 2 7 2 1 0 0 21 11 DEMBELE, Cheickna 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 14 BECK, Tervell 4-6 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 9 0 2 0 0 16 Team 0 4 4 Totals 26-50 4-11 33-48 10 24 34 18 89 13 12 5 7 200 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 17-13 lead. Austin Peay held its lead until the Illini scored six straight to move ahead 36-32 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 53-50. 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 23-12 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 31-29. The Rebels then finished the half strong, taking a 45-36 lead into intermission. Facing its largest deficit of the night at 11 points, Illinois then went on a 14-2 run to grab a 50-49 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: 16-31 51.6% 2nd half: 10-19 52.6% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 21-31 67.7% FT % 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% Officials: Verne Harris, Mike Reed, Larry Spaulding Technical fouls: Illinois-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: 9668 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 36 46 82 UNLV 45 44 89 Game: 26-50 52.0% Game: 4-11 36.4% 7 Game: 33-48 68.8% Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILL 28 16 15 2 44 UNLV 34 18 12 0 18 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 45 3-7 11 MONTAGUE, 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 19 Jahleem f 21 SMITH, JaShaun f 3-4 1-1 3-4 0 1 1 0 10 0 3 1 1 32 30 SHIELDS, Chris f 3-10 2-3 0-0 0 6 6 1 8 1 2 0 0 30 01 WALTON, Isaiah g 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 14 02 ASHE, B.K. g 3-11 2-5 0-0 2 3 5 3 8 3 8 0 0 36 00 EZEANI, Dominic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 03 CHAPMAN, Kamil 1-8 0-4 4-5 0 1 1 4 6 0 1 0 0 24 13 FRANKLIN, Spencer 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 1 12 20 CINTRON, Jordan 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 4 0 3 1 0 20 23 WILLIAMS, Boaz 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 Team 5 0 5 Totals 16-47 5-16 8-11 8 15 23 23 45 7 24 3 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 8-23 34.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% Illinois 92 8-4 2nd half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 16-47 34.0% Game: 5-16 31.3% Game: 8-11 72.7% 1,2 43 Finke, 8-10 3-5 0-1 5 2 7 1 19 1 1 0 0 23 Michael f 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 6 7 0 4 5 2 0 0 22 13 Smith, Mark g 2-7 0-2 1-1 0 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 1 21 23 Jordan, Aaron g 8-15 4-8 2-3 7 1 8 2 22 2 0 0 2 23 24 Alstork, Mark g 3-8 1-5 3-4 4 3 7 1 10 3 1 0 1 23 01 Frazier, Trent 7-15 3-8 3-3 1 3 4 2 20 4 0 0 4 26 04 Vesel, Matic 1-1 0-0 0-4 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 13 10 Cayce, Drew 0-2 0-2 0-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 13 20 Williams, Da'Monte 3-6 0-2 2-2 5 1 6 1 8 1 0 0 1 20 35 Oladimeji, Samson 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 45 Liss, Cameron 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 0 2 3 Totals 34-73 11-34 13-22 27 25 52 13 92 20 11 0 12 200 FG % 1st Half: 19-37 51.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-18 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 34-73 46.6% Game: 11-34 32.4% Game: 13-22 59.1% 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 40-12 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: 12387 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Longwood 24 21 45 Illinois 50 42 92 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench LWU 18 11 0 6 12 ILL 34 34 29 6 32 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 00:30. 36 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
GAME 13 NEW MEXICO STATE 74, ILLINOIS 69 DEC. 16, 2017 // UNITED CENTER // CHICAGO, ILL. New Mexico State 74 9-2 10 Jones, 5-12 0-1 1-2 3 10 13 2 11 2 1 0 4 33 Jemerrio f 11 Wilkins, Johnathon f 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 2 0 3 0 21 12 Harris, AJ g 7-8 1-1 1-3 0 1 1 3 16 1 2 0 0 22 13 N'Dir, Sidy g 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 20 23 Lofton, Zach g 10-20 3-6 0-1 0 4 4 4 23 2 3 0 1 33 0 Jones, Keyon 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 25 1 Buchanan, Shunn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 22 Chuha, Eli 4-8 1-1 2-2 2 3 5 2 11 3 2 2 0 23 35 McCants, Johnny 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 Team 0 0 0 Totals 31-63 8-17 4-8 7 25 32 18 74 14 11 8 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 17-34 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% Illinois 69 8-5 2nd half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 31-63 49.2% Game: 8-17 47.1% Game: 4-8 50.0% 2,1 43 Finke, 2-10 1-3 0-0 3 6 9 1 5 1 1 0 1 30 Michael f 13 Smith, Mark g 2-6 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 0 20 23 Jordan, Aaron g 3-7 1-2 2-2 0 3 3 2 9 0 1 0 0 27 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 16 3 Lucas, Te'Jon g 6-7 0-0 2-3 1 4 5 2 14 3 1 0 1 26 1 Frazier, Trent 5-13 3-7 0-2 0 1 1 1 13 1 3 0 1 26 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 Black, Leron 6-11 0-0 5-5 4 4 8 3 17 2 2 0 0 23 2 Nichols, Kipper 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 10 20 Williams, Da'Monte 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 Team 0 0 0 Totals 27-62 6-14 9-13 10 26 36 14 69 13 13 2 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 27-62 43.5% Game: 6-14 42.9% Game: 9-13 69.2% 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 48-43 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 38 36 74 Illinois 26 43 69 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench NMSU 38 21 4 8 17 ILL 34 8 8 4 35 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 58 10-5 24 Vernon,Keonta 5-9 0-0 4-6 2 3 5 2 14 0 1 2 1 19 f 25 Lever,Alessandro f 5-10 1-3 2-3 2 3 5 3 13 1 3 0 0 26 00 Carr,Shaq g 4-8 0-0 1-1 0 4 4 1 9 3 4 0 0 33 02 Braun,Joshua g 2-10 1-5 2-3 1 4 5 2 7 3 0 1 1 34 11 Benson,Casey g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 3 0 0 20 01 Aidoo,Fiifi 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 9 04 Frayer,Oscar 5-9 0-1 0-1 3 0 3 2 10 1 0 0 2 20 05 Jackson,Matt 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 10 Milstead,Damari 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 Blumbergs,Roberts 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 9 42 Martin,Gerard 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 21 Team 3 1 4 1 Totals 23-64 3-20 9-14 13 20 33 16 58 13 14 4 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% Illinois 62 10-5 GAME 14 ILLINOIS 70, MISSOURI 64 DEC. 23, 2017 // SCOTTRADE CENTER // ST. LOUIS, MO. Illinois 70 9-5 03 Lucas, Te'Jon * 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 4 0 2 3 0 1 18 12 Black, Leron * 8-18 2-2 2-3 2 5 7 2 20 0 0 0 0 37 13 Smith, Mark * 4-7 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 11 0 3 0 2 25 24 Alstork, Mark * 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 5 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 24 43 Finke, Michael * 3-5 0-1 4-6 3 2 5 2 10 1 0 1 0 34 01 Frazier, Trent 5-17 2-5 10-11 0 1 1 3 22 1 1 1 3 28 02 Nichols, Kipper 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 10 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 8 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 16 Team 4 3 7 1 Totals 23-59 6-14 18-27 13 20 33 20 70 8 10 3 11 200 FG % 1st Half: 17-34 50.0% 2nd half: 6-25 24.0% Game: 23-59 39.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 6-14 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 18-27 66.7% 7 Mizzou 64 10-3 03 ROBERTSON, Kassius * 7-18 3-12 5-7 0 3 3 3 22 1 2 0 0 38 21 BARNETT, Jordan * 5-12 2-6 7-7 3 7 10 1 19 0 2 1 0 40-23 TILMON, Jeremiah * 3-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 3 7 1 2 2 2 32 24 PURYEAR, Kevin * 2-4 0-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 6 1 1 0 0 27 55 HARRIS, Blake * 4-9 0-1 2-3 1 3 4 3 10 2 3 0 1 22 01 PHILLIPS, Terrence 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 5 0 2 3 0 0 15 11 PORTER, Jontay 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 4 5 2 0 0 4 1 2 17 14 NIKKO, Reed 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 GEIST, Jordan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 33 VANLEER, Cullen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 4 1 5 Totals 21-55 5-27 17-21 16 25 41 21 64 7 21 4 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 8-24 33.3% 2nd half: 13-31 41.9% Game: 21-55 38.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 3-17 17.6% Game: 5-27 18.5% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 17-21 81.0% 2 Officials: Tony Greene, Ted Valentine, Terry Oglesby Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Mizzou-HARRIS, Blake. Attendance: 21289 37th Annual Bud Light Braggin' Rights Games Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 42 28 70 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ILL 22 25 7 4 27 Mizzou 22 42 64 MIZ 28 15 11 10 0 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: 9-31 29.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 23-64 35.9% Game: 3-20 15.0% Game: 9-14 64.3% 4 12 Black, 8-12 1-3 3-4 3 8 11 4 20 0 2 0 0 32 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 4-9 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 9 0 0 2 1 28 03 Lucas, Te'Jon g 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 1 5 0 0 15 13 Smith, Mark g 1-6 0-3 0-0 2 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 11 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-4 0-2 2-2 3 5 8 2 4 1 3 0 1 28 01 Frazier, Trent 6-12 1-2 1-3 0 2 2 1 14 2 3 0 2 25 02 Nichols, Kipper 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 11 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 19 23 Jordan, Aaron 2-6 1-2 1-2 1 3 4 2 6 0 4 0 1 24 Team 4 0 4 Totals 25-57 5-19 7-11 15 29 44 18 62 9 20 4 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-6 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 25-57 43.9% Game: 5-19 26.3% Game: 7-11 63.6% 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 70-64 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 17-34 in the opening 20 minutes to take a 42-22 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 60-56. 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, 44-33. Officials: D.J. Carstensen, Lamont Simpson, Tod Eades Technical fouls: Grand Canyon-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 13762 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Grand Canyon 32 26 58 Illinois 27 35 62 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. Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench GCU 36 18 13 8 15 ILL 32 10 9 2 25 Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 6 times. 37 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
GAME 16 MINNESOTA 77, ILLINOIS 67 JAN. 3, 2018 // WILLIAMS ARENA // MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Illinois 67 10-6, 0-3 03 Lucas, 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 Te'Jon * 12 Black, Leron * 6-15 1-3 1-1 3 1 4 4 14 0 0 0 0 23 13 Smith, Mark * 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 20 24 Alstork, Mark * 2-4 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 4 8 3 2 0 1 23 43 Finke, Michael * 2-11 0-3 1-2 4 0 4 2 5 2 0 0 2 29 01 Frazier, Trent 4-8 3-6 1-3 0 3 3 4 12 6 1 0 1 25 02 Nichols, Kipper 1-7 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 7 04 Vesel, Matic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 4-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 9 0 2 0 0 15 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-4 0-1 4-4 2 6 8 3 6 3 3 0 4 28 23 Jordan, Aaron 2-10 1-6 0-0 3 1 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 18 Team 3 2 5 2 Totals 25-72 7-28 10-14 19 20 39 24 67 16 12 1 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-38 28.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-13 7.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% Minnesota 77 13-3, 2-1 2nd half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd half: 6-15 40.0% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 25-72 34.7% Game: 7-28 25.0% Game: 10-14 71.4% 1 03 Murphy, 6-13 0-0 5-9 6 11 17 2 17 2 4 0 0 35 Jordan f 22 Lynch, Reggie c 3-4 0-0 5-6 5 7 12 2 11 0 2 7 1 30 01 McBrayer, Dupree g 3-11 0-6 6-10 0 3 3 3 12 3 1 1 1 34 02 Mason, Nate g 6-13 3-7 2-3 2 2 4 1 17 6 4 0 3 37 05 Coffey, Amir g 6-9 2-5 2-4 0 4 4 2 16 3 0 1 0 34 11 Washington, Isaiah 0-3 0-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 20 Fitzgerald, Davonte 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 Konate, Bakary 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 10 42 Hurt, Michael 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Team 3 1 4 Totals 25-55 5-20 22-34 17 31 48 14 77 14 15 10 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4% 2nd half: 12-21 57.1% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 12-20 60.0% Officials: Terry Wymer, Paul Szelc, Keith Kimble Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Minnesota-None. Attendance: 11597 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 26 41 67 Minnesota 39 38 77 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: 25-55 45.5% Game: 5-20 25.0% Game: 22-34 64.7% 5 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL 32 13 10 0 34 MINN 34 10 11 10 4 Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. GAME 17 MICHIGAN 79, ILLINOIS 69 JAN. 6, 2018 // CRISLER CENTER // ANN ARBOR, MICH. Illinois 69 10-7 (0-4) FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Frazier, 3-8 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 3 8 1 5 0 1 21 Trent * 12 Black, Leron * 2-6 0-0 3-4 2 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 20 13 Smith, Mark * 3-4 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 8 0 6 0 1 16 24 Alstork, Mark * 2-4 0-2 1-1 1 2 3 3 5 1 0 1 1 21 43 Finke, Michael * 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 20 02 Nichols, Kipper 6-11 1-3 4-4 2 5 7 2 17 0 0 0 2 22 03 Lucas, Te'Jon 3-7 0-0 2-3 0 0 0 4 8 6 3 0 1 21 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 5-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 1 10 0 1 2 0 16 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 3 2 1 2 1 0 27 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 16 Team 1 0 1 Totals 27-56 3-14 12-14 10 21 31 22 69 13 17 4 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 27-56 48.2% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 3-14 21.4% 0,1 FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 12-14 85.7% Michigan 79 14-3 (3-1) FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Wagner, 6-7 1-1 1-1 0 7 7 3 14 0 2 3 0 23 Moritz f 22 Robinson, Duncan f 4-8 1-5 4-4 0 1 1 2 13 0 2 0 0 26 01 Matthews, Charles g 4-4 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 3 10 2 1 0 0 16 03 Simpson, Zavier g 1-5 0-2 3-6 0 3 3 3 5 7 5 0 2 32 12 Abdur-Rahkman, M-A g 4-9 1-4 4-4 0 4 4 4 13 4 1 1 2 36 02 Poole, Jordan 2-3 2-3 5-5 1 1 2 0 11 1 0 0 2 19 04 Livers, Isaiah 5-7 2-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 18 05 Simmons, Jaaron 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 15 Teske, Jon 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 17 23 Watson, Ibi 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 55 Brooks, Eli 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 Team 2 1 3 Totals 26-51 8-20 19-24 7 20 27 17 79 18 15 5 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% half: 16-25 64.0% Game: 26-51 51.0% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 8-20 40.0% 1,1 FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 19-24 79.2% Officials: Bo Boroski, Chris Beaver, Kelly Pfeifer Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Michigan-None. Attendance: 11888 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 21-13. And the Orange and Blue scored the last five points of the half to take a 34-31 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 34 35 69 Michigan 31 48 79 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL 48 9 10 0 37 MICH 32 17 8 10 24 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. GAME 18 IOWA 104, ILLINOIS 97 (OT) JAN. 11, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Iowa 104 10-9, 1-5 05 Cook, 9-14 0-1 3-5 1 12 13 2 21 3 1 1 3 39 Tyler f 51 Baer, Nicholas f 2-7 2-5 4-6 2 2 4 2 10 2 0 0 1 29 55 Garza, Luka c 5-8 0-1 9-9 7 4 11 3 19 1 1 1 0 30 03 Bohannon, Jordan g 7-16 5-12 10-10 0 1 1 1 29 5 4 0 1 41 04 Moss, Isaiah g 4-11 0-4 4-4 0 2 2 1 12 0 1 0 1 33 00 Wagner, Ahmad 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 01 Dailey, Maishe 0-1 0-1 2-4 0 3 3 0 2 3 2 1 0 17 02 Nunge, Jack 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 15 Kriener, Ryan 2-2 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 1 5 0 0 1 1 12 24 Ellingson, Brady 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 12 35 Pemsl, Cordell 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4 4 0 2 0 0 7 Team 3 1 4 1 Totals 32-64 7-24 33-40 17 28 45 17 104 14 17 4 8 225 FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% half: 16-30 53.3% OT: 3-5 60.0% Game: 32-64 50.0% 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% OT: 1-1 100.0 Game: 7-24 29.2% 6 FT % 1st Half: 14-14 100.0 2nd half: 12-15 80.0% OT: 7-11 63.6% Game: 33-40 82.5% Illinois 97 10-8, 0-5 FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Black, 8-12 0-0 2-3 2 1 3 5 18 0 0 0 0 18 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 2-7 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 3 4 2 0 0 1 21 01 Frazier, Trent g 10-20 7-11 0-1 0 2 2 2 27 3 3 0 1 40-20 Williams, Da'Monte g 1-3 1-2 1-1 0 2 2 5 4 3 3 0 0 27 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 5 3 3 3 1 0 21 02 Nichols, Kipper 3-7 1-2 6-6 2 3 5 5 13 2 2 1 1 22 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 4-7 0-0 0-1 3 1 4 2 8 2 0 0 0 25 13 Smith, Mark 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 0 1 17 23 Jordan, Aaron 6-10 4-8 2-2 2 0 2 2 18 4 1 1 1 34 Team 0 1 1 1 Totals 36-74 14-30 11-14 12 14 26 31 97 22 14 3 5 225 FG % 1st Half: 20-37 54.1% 2nd half: 13-26 50.0% OT: 3-11 27.3% Game: 36-74 48.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% OT: 1-7 14.3% Game: 14-30 46.7% 1,2 FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% OT: 0-0 0.0% Game: 11-14 78.6% Officials: Paul Szelc, Lamont Simpson, Bill Ek Technical fouls: Iowa-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 11326 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Iowa 41 49 14 104 Illinois 54 36 7 97 Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 6 times. Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench IOWA 38 15 18 4 13 ILL 42 22 16 9 41 Game 18 Recap Iowa 104, Illini 97, OT (Jan. 11) Illinois was in position to earn its first conference win but could finish off the task, falling at home to Iowa in overtime. The Illini went on an early 13-2 run to take a double-digit lead seven minutes into the contest. Illinois followed with a 9-0 run to take a 34-15 lead and the advantage grew to 20 points and 49-29 with 3:53 remaining in the half. Illinois took a 54-41 lead into the locker room after shooting 54.1 percent and making 9-of-15 threes. The Hawkeyes scored the first 10 points of the second half to pull within three. Illinois continued to score, but could not get tops on the defensive end as Iowa remained within striking distance. The vistitors took the lead late as part of an 8-0 run to move ahead 87-82. The Illini trailed by three on the final possession of regulation, when Trent Frazier drained a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime. But it was all Hawkeyes in OT, as the undermanned Illini were without four players who had fouled out. Iowa scored the first 10 points of the extra session en route to the 104-97 win. Trent Frazier led the Illini with a career-high 27 points, hitting 10-of-20 from the field, including 7-of-11 from 3-point range. His seven threes were one shy of the shool record. Aaron Jordan and Leron Black scored 18 points each and Kipper Nichols added 13. Last FG - IOWA OT-01:45, ILL OT-00:14. Largest lead - IOWA by 10 OT-01:12, ILL by 20 1st-03:53. IOWA led for 08:42. ILL led for 34:21. Game was tied for 01:57. Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 2 times. 38 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
GAME 19 NEBRASKA 64, ILLINOIS 63 JAN. 15, 2018 // PINNACLE BANK ARENA // LINCOLN, NEB. Illinois 63 10-9, 0-6 12 Black, 6-8 0-0 1-1 2 6 8 4 13 1 5 0 0 23 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 6-9 2-3 2-3 5 5 10 3 16 0 1 0 0 24 01 Frazier, Trent g 7-14 1-4 4-6 1 3 4 2 19 5 2 0 3 36 20 Williams, Da'Monte g 0-6 0-2 4-4 3 3 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 24 24 Alstork, Mark g 0-4 0-2 1-3 1 5 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 26 02 Nichols, Kipper 2-7 0-3 1-1 0 3 3 1 5 0 1 0 1 16 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 1-1 0-0 0-1 3 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 13 Smith, Mark 1-7 0-3 1-1 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 21 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 Team 2 0 2 2 Totals 23-59 3-18 14-20 18 28 46 18 63 10 16 0 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% FT % 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% Nebraska 64 13-7, 4-3 2nd half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 5-5 100.0 Game: 23-59 39.0% Game: 3-18 16.7% Game: 14-20 70.0% 1 14 Copeland, 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 27 Isaac f 15 Roby, Isaiah f 2-4 0-0 5-6 3 7 10 4 9 2 3 2 4 35 05 Watson Jr., Glynn g 2-6 1-4 2-2 0 3 3 3 7 3 1 0 1 26 13 Gill, Anton g 1-6 1-5 2-3 0 2 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 25 24 Palmer Jr., James g 10-19 2-7 2-3 0 4 4 0 24 1 4 0 2 38 00 Okeke, Duby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 Taylor, Evan 4-7 0-2 5-8 2 3 5 3 13 2 0 1 2 26 12 Allen, Thomas 1-4 1-4 1-1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 14 20 Borchardt, Tanner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Team 1 1 2 Totals 21-51 5-23 17-23 6 23 29 20 64 11 10 5 9 200 FG % 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 12-15 80.0% 2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% Officials: Mike Eades, Eric Curry, Rob Kueneman Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Nebraska-Palmer Jr., James. Attendance: 15630 Actual Attendance:12,597 Technical Fouls: Nebraska - 1 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 30 33 63 Nebraska 32 32 64 Last FG - ILL 2nd-00:08, NEB 2nd-00:06. Largest lead - ILL by 6 2nd-15:42, NEB by 8 2nd-11:06. ILL led for 05:52. NEB led for 29:34. Game was tied for 04:34. Game: 21-51 41.2% Game: 5-23 21.7% Game: 17-23 73.9% 2 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL 30 10 14 2 10 NEB 24 24 4 8 17 Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 7 times. GAME 20 WISCONSIN 75, ILLINOIS 50 JAN. 19, 2018 // KOHL CENTER // MADISON, WIS. Illinois 50 10-10, 0-7 12 Black, Leron f 7-9 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 3 16 0 4 1 0 28 43 Finke, Michael f 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 18 01 Frazier, Trent g 5-14 1-5 0-1 0 1 1 0 11 5 4 0 2 31 13 Smith, Mark g 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 26 24 Alstork, Mark g 4-11 0-2 1-2 7 3 10 3 9 1 1 0 0 31 02 Nichols, Kipper 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 04 Vesel, Matic 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 Cayce, Drew 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 3 8 0 0 3 1 18 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-2 0-1 0-2 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 15 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 35 Oladimeji, Samson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 Liss, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 0 2 2 Totals 23-57 1-14 3-7 16 15 31 22 50 7 14 4 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd half: 9-31 29.0% Game: 23-57 40.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 0-9 0.0% Game: 1-14 7.1% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 3-7 42.9% 1 Wisconsin 75 10-10, 3-4 21 Iverson, Khalil f 6-8 0-1 1-2 0 3 3 1 13 3 3 3 2 32 22 Happ, Ethan f 6-9 0-0 4-8 4 6 10 2 16 5 1 1 1 32 35 Reuvers, Nate f 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 1 16 01 Pritzl, Brevin g 6-13 3-6 1-1 2 4 6 1 16 1 2 0 1 37 34 Davison, Brad g 3-6 2-4 10-10 1 1 2 3 18 2 3 0 2 23 02 Ford, Aleem 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 16 03 McGrory, Walt 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 Ferris, Matt 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 05 Moesch, Aaron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 Thomas, Charles 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 Schlundt, T.J. 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 16 25 Illikainen, Alex 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 22 Team 1 3 4 1 Totals 26-49 7-19 16-21 10 19 29 12 75 15 12 10 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 16-24 66.7% 2nd half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 26-49 53.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 7-19 36.8% FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 16-21 76.2% 3,2 Officials: D.J. Carstensen, John Higgins, Steve McJunkins Technical fouls: Illinois-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: 17287 Game 19 Recap Nebraska 64, Illini 63 (Jan. 15) The Illini endured another heartbreaker in Big Ten play, falling on a 3-pointer at the buzzer at Nebraska. After a back-and-forth first half, the Illini opened the second half on a 10-2 run to take a 40-34 lead. The Huskers answered with a 14-0 run of their own to take their biggest lead of the night at 48-40 with 11 minutes remaining. The Illini then trailed by four with less than a minute to go. Michael Finke scored in the lane to cut it to two, and after Nebraska missed a free throw, the Illini had the ball back. Finke drained a 3-pointer against the Huskers zone with 8.1 seconds remaining, and he was fouled on the shot. Finke made the free throw for the 4-point play, putting the Illini up 63-61. After a timeout, Nebraska had to go the full length of the court. James Palmer Jr. received a pass on the wing and leaned through the Illini defense to shoot a double-pump 3-pointer that swished through the net at the buzzer, giving the Huskers the 64-63 win. After a cold first half, the Illini shot 50 percent after the break. Illinois also controlled the glass, outrebounding the Huskers 46-29. The Illini were hurt by 16 turnovers, which Nebraska converted into 24 points. Trent Frazier led the Illini with 19 points, and Michael Finke had his second double-double of the season with 16 points and a season-high tying 10 rebounds. Leron Black added 13 points and eight boards. Game 20 Recap Illini 75, Wisconsin 50 (Jan. 19) Wisconsin controlled the game in Madison en route to a solid victory over the Illini. Illinois shot nearly 54 percent in the first half but could not get stops on defense as the Badgers made 67 percent in building a 43-32 lead at the half. Illinois offense stalled after the break, as the Orange and Blue managed just 29 percent from the field. Wisconsin broke the game open, and the Illini could not cut into the deficit despite the Badgers making just one field goal over the final 10:55. The Illini could not buy a perimeter basket, shooting a season-low seven percent from 3-point range (1-14). And Illinois did not get its usual scoring opportunities from defense, finishing with a season-low six points off turnovers. Leron Black led the Illini with 16 points on efficient 7-of-9 shooting and Trent Frazier had 11 points and game-high five assists. Mark Alstork nearly had a double-double, finishing with nine points and a season-high tying 10 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end. Greg Eboigbodin continued his solid Big Ten play, adding eight points on 4-of-5 from the field with five rebounds and a career-high three blocks. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois 32 18 50 Wisconsin 43 32 75 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ILL 34 6 12 5 10 WIS 34 12 14 2 10 Last FG - ILL 2nd-01:53, WIS 2nd-00:12. Largest lead - ILL by 2 1st-16:52, WIS by 26 2nd-08:53. ILL led for 00:50. WIS led for 37:29. Game was tied for 01:41. GAME 21 #6 MICHIGAN STATE 87, ILLINOIS 74 JAN. 22, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Michigan State 87 18-3, 6-2 02 Jackson 5-6 0-0 11-12 2 9 11 1 21 0 2 6 1 30 Jr., Jaren f 22 Bridges,Miles f 11-13 2-4 7-7 1 7 8 0 31 0 3 2 1 38 44 Ward,Nick f 3-4 0-0 1-3 2 0 2 2 7 0 1 0 1 13 01 Langford,Joshua g 4-8 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 3 9 0 2 0 0 25 05 Winston,Cassius g 2-4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 5 5 8 8 0 0 20 11 Nairn Jr., Lourawls 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 1 4 5 4 0 0 22 20 McQuaid,Matt 0-2 0-2 3-3 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 16 23 Tillman,Xavier 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 10 25 Goins,Kenny 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 1 0 17 34 Schilling,Gavin 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 Team 0 0 0 Totals 30-44 4-9 23-28 9 28 37 18 87 15 25 9 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-19 78.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% Illinois 74 10-11, 0-8 2nd half: 15-25 60.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 17-19 89.5% Game: 30-44 68.2% Game: 4-9 44.4% Game: 23-28 82.1% 3 12 Black, 6-10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 20 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 4-10 1-6 0-0 2 1 3 4 9 1 0 0 0 27 01 Frazier, Trent g 5-13 0-6 3-4 0 0 0 5 13 3 2 0 1 28 13 Smith, Mark g 2-4 1-2 1-2 1 0 1 3 6 2 1 0 2 20 24 Alstork, Mark g 1-6 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 3 3 0 4 2 1 23 02 Nichols, Kipper 9-14 5-8 4-5 2 0 2 1 27 0 1 0 1 22 03 Lucas, Te'Jon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 19 04 Vesel, Matic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 10 Cayce, Drew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 11 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-5 0-2 2-3 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 2 19 23 Jordan, Aaron 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 Team 2 1 3 Totals 28-65 8-28 10-14 9 6 15 26 74 12 10 2 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Officials: Bo Boroski, Paul Szelc, Ted Valentine Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 13552 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Michigan State 39 48 87 Illinois 32 42 74 Game: 28-65 43.1% Game: 8-28 28.6% Game: 10-14 71.4% Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 4 times. 4,1 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MSU 50 13 15 8 14 ILL 32 23 4 8 31 Game 21 Recap #6 Michigan State 87, Illini 74 (Jan. 22) Defensive pressure kept the Illini within striking distance for much of the night, but the visiting Spartans proved too difficult to overcome. Illinois pressured the MSU guards, forcing their two points guards into a combined 12 turnovers. The Spartans had 25 turnovers overall on the night, their most in the last 12 seasons and the second Big Ten team to turn it over 25 times against the Illini defense (Maryland on Dec. 3). Illinois scored 23 points off MSU s turnovers. But when Michigan State did not turn the ball over, their offense excelled. The sixth-ranked Spartans set a State Farm Center record for opponent field goal percentage, hitting 30-of-44 shots for a mark of.682. Michigan State owned the glass an area that the Illini have more than held their own on the season outrebounding the Orange and Blue 37-to-15. The Illini made 54 percent of its 2s, but again struggled from behind the arc, hitting just 28.6 percent of its 3-point attempts (8-28). Sophomore Kipper Nichols had an outstanding game off the bench, scoring a game-high 27 points. Nichols made 9-of-14 shots, including a career-high five treys in eight attempts. Trent Frazier finished with 13 points, and Leron Black added 12 points on 6-10 shooting. Last FG - MSU 2nd-03:13, ILL 2nd-00:19. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - MSU by 18 2nd-11:00, ILL by 4 1st-12:43. Lead changed - 6 times. MSU led for 34:21. ILL led for 01:52. Game was tied for 03:47. 39 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
GAME 22 ILLINOIS 73, INDIANA 71 JAN. 24, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Indiana 71 12-9, 5-4 03 Smith, 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 20 Justin f 13 Morgan, Juwan f 12-14 1-1 3-8 2 7 9 4 28 3 2 0 1 31 02 Newkirk, Josh g 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 12 04 Johnson, Robert g 3-7 2-5 0-0 0 5 5 2 8 1 3 0 2 36 15 McRoberts, Zach g 4-7 2-4 0-0 2 3 5 4 10 1 1 0 1 33 01 Durham, Aljami 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 11 11 Green, Devonte 1-5 0-0 6-9 0 2 2 3 8 5 2 0 1 27 21 McSwain Jr., Freddie 0-1 0-0 3-4 0 3 3 4 3 0 1 3 0 13 30 Hartman, Collin 2-5 0-3 1-4 1 1 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 17 Team 0 1 1 1 Totals 25-44 5-15 16-29 5 23 28 25 71 15 18 4 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% Illinois 73 11-11, 1-8 2nd half: 10-18 55.6% 2nd half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 13-21 61.9% Game: 25-44 56.8% Game: 5-15 33.3% Game: 16-29 55.2% 9 12 Black, 7-12 0-0 5-7 0 6 6 4 19 1 2 1 1 32 Leron f 43 Finke, Michael f 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 19 01 Frazier, Trent g 7-15 2-6 3-6 0 1 1 2 19 3 3 0 1 34 13 Smith, Mark g 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 24 Alstork, Mark g 0-3 0-3 2-4 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 21 02 Nichols, Kipper 2-4 1-1 7-7 2 2 4 5 12 1 1 1 0 22 03 Lucas, Te'Jon 3-6 1-1 4-4 0 1 1 2 11 2 2 0 1 30 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 14 20 Williams, Da'Monte 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 Jordan, Aaron 1-2 0-1 2-2 1 4 5 1 4 1 2 0 1 17 Team 2 0 2 1 Totals 23-50 4-15 23-32 6 18 24 22 73 10 14 2 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 22-30 73.3% Officials: Terry Oglesby, Rob Riley, Keith Kimble Technical fouls: Indiana-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 13003 Game: 23-50 46.0% Game: 4-15 26.7% Game: 23-32 71.9% 7 Game 22 Recap Illini 73, Indiana 71 (Jan. 24) Illinois fought back from a nine-point deficit to earn its first Big Ten win, defeating Indiana at home. The Hoosiers jumped out to a quick 12-4 lead and led the entire first half. The Illini trailed by as many as nine on five occasions, the last at 38-29 with less than a minute remaining. Trent Frazier single-handedly kept the hosts in the game in the opening stanza, scoring 13 straight points for the Illini to keep them within striking distance. Illinois went on a 9-0 run to tie the game at 38, with Te Jon Lucas second 3-pointer of the year to close the first half followed by six straight points in just 1:29 to open the second half. The Illini took their first lead of the game with 11:41 remaining on a layup by Frazier. Illinois was aggressive on offense, repeatedly driving the ball to earn numerous trips to the free throw line. Leading 66-63, Kipper Nichols drained a trey from the top of the key with 2:15 remaining to put the Illini up six. Indiana cut the Illini lead from eight to two during the final 50 seconds, but Illinois defense forced a turnover on the final IU possession - the Hoosiers 18th turnover of the game to seal the win. Frazier and Leron Black led the Illini with 19 points apiece, while Nichols added 12 and Lucas had 11. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Indiana 38 33 71 Illinois 32 41 73 Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench IND 36 11 10 7 17 ILL 30 22 3 4 29 Last FG - IND 2nd-00:40, ILL 2nd-02:16. Largest lead - IND by 9 1st-10:21, ILL by 8 2nd-01:19. IND led for 26:57. ILL led for 11:41. Game was tied for 01:22. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 1 time. GAME 23 ILLINOIS 91, RUTGERS 60 JAN. 30, 2018 // STATE FARM CENTER // CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Rutgers 60 12-12, 2-9 21 Doucoure, Mamadou f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 17 33 Freeman, Deshawn f 3-5 0-0 4-4 2 2 4 5 10 0 3 1 1 18 35 Thiam, Issa f 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 8 1 5 0 0 34 00 Baker, Geo g 5-11 3-6 6-6 0 2 2 1 19 1 3 0 1 33 03 Sanders, Corey g 3-12 0-3 4-8 1 4 5 0 10 2 3 0 4 34 01 Sa, Candido 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 02 Doorson, Shaquille 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 10 Dadika, Jake 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 Omoruyi, Eugene 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 13 13 Bullock, Matt 4-6 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 12 24 Smith, Aaren 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 Mensah, Souf 1-3 0-0 1-3 3 1 4 4 3 2 3 0 1 17 Team 1 1 2 Totals 19-45 5-14 17-24 9 17 26 21 60 6 25 1 10 200 FG % 1st Half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 19-45 42.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 5-14 35.7% FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 17-24 70.8% 4 Illinois 91 12-11, 2-8 02 Nichols, Kipper f 7-12 1-5 4-4 1 5 6 2 19 1 2 1 3 25 12 Black, Leron f 6-8 1-1 1-3 2 1 3 3 14 0 0 0 0 21 43 Finke, Michael f 5-10 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 11 3 3 0 0 19 01 Frazier, Trent g 6-9 5-7 0-0 0 3 3 3 17 4 4 0 0 19 24 Alstork, Mark g 4-7 3-6 1-1 1 0 1 0 12 0 1 0 0 22 03 Lucas, Te'Jon 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 4 2 0 2 18 04 Vesel, Matic 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 10 Cayce, Drew 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 0-2 0-0 2-4 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 14 13 Smith, Mark 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 16 20 Williams, Da'Monte 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 13 23 Jordan, Aaron 2-2 0-0 5-5 1 1 2 2 9 1 2 2 1 20 35 Oladimeji, Samson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 Liss, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 2 1 3 Totals 33-58 11-27 14-19 10 19 29 22 91 16 17 5 9 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 19-30 63.3% Game: 33-58 56.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-18 38.9% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 11-27 40.7% FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 14-19 73.7% 3,1 Officials: Kelly Pfeifer, Eric Curry, DJ Carstensen Technical fouls: Rutgers-Freeman, Deshawn. Illinois-Williams, Da'Monte. Attendance: 12612 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Rutgers 22 38 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench RUT 22 16 11 5 13 Illinois 41 50 91 ILL 32 37 14 11 18 Last FG - RUT 2nd-00:15, ILL 2nd-06:07. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - RUT by 3 1st-17:32, ILL by 43 2nd-08:35. Lead changed - 4 times. RUT led for 02:44. ILL led for 36:15. Game was tied for 01:01. GAME 24 ILLINOIS AT #17 OHIO STATE FEB. 4, 2018 // VALUE CITY ARENA // COLUMBUS, OHIO Game 23 Recap Illini 91, Rutgers 60 (Jan. 30) Illinois had it going on both ends of the floor in a dominating win over Rutgers at State Farm Center. The Illini held the Scarlet Knights without a field goal for 10:16 of the first half, capitalizing on that drought to go on a 21-4 run and grab a 14-point lead. Illinois then opened the second half on a 12-2 run to put the game out of reach. The lead swelled to as many as 43 late in the second half before the final margin of 31 points, Illinois largest victory over a Big Ten opponent in the last nine years. The Illini defense forced the Scarlet Knights into 25 turnovers on the night, converting those into 37 points. And the UI offense was efficient, scoring 91 points against a Rutgers squad that entered the game leading the Big Ten and ranking fifth nationally in scoring defense. Illinois shot a season-high 56.9 percent, making 22-31 of its twos (.710) and 11-27 on threes (.407). Five players scored in double figures, led by Kipper Nichols game-high 19 points and six rebounds. Trent Frazier had 17, with 15 of those coming in the first half on five 3-pointers in a 3:54 span. Leron Black netted 14 points on 6-8 shooting. Mark Alstork reached double figures for the first time since Dec. 13 with 12 points and Michael Finke added 11. 40 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
COMBINED STATISTICS BIG TEN GAMES 2017-18 Illinois Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 30, 2018) Conference games only RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-8 2-3 0-5 0-0 CONFERENCE 2-8 2-3 0-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 10-10 252 25.2 61-102.598 4-8.500 20-27.741 17 26 43 4.3 35 2 2 17 2 2 146 14.6 01 Frazier, Trent 10-7 272 27.2 52-115.452 19-55.345 14-26.538 1 20 21 2.1 25 1 39 26 0 12 137 13.7 02 Nichols, Kipper 10-1 190 19.0 37-82.451 10-29.345 26-27.963 15 29 44 4.4 21 2 5 14 5 12 110 11.0 24 Alstork, Mark 10-10 258 25.8 23-59.390 10-31.323 18-23.783 13 22 35 3.5 30 2 14 22 4 7 74 7.4 43 Finke, Michael 10-10 232 23.2 28-69.406 4-29.138 5-10.500 17 17 34 3.4 22 0 11 6 0 4 65 6.5 23 Jordan, Aaron 10-0 184 18.4 17-43.395 9-25.360 18-18 1.000 9 8 17 1.7 19 0 10 10 3 8 61 6.1 03 Lucas, Te'Jon 7-3 148 21.1 15-34.441 1-4.250 9-13.692 1 9 10 1.4 16 0 17 11 0 7 40 5.7 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 9-0 136 15.1 20-27.741 0-0.000 3-10.300 12 20 32 3.6 18 0 4 6 6 3 43 4.8 20 Williams, Da'Monte 10-2 204 20.4 10-37.270 1-14.071 13-16.813 9 26 35 3.5 19 1 13 15 1 10 34 3.4 13 Smith, Mark 10-7 164 16.4 13-40.325 4-19.211 2-3.667 5 5 10 1.0 23 0 11 12 0 7 32 3.2 04 Vesel, Matic 4-0 15 3.8 0-3.000 0-0.000 1-2.500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.3 35 Oladimeji, Samson 2-0 2 1.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 Cayce, Drew 3-0 14 4.7 0-3.000 0-3.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 45 Liss, Cameron 2-0 4 2.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 14 6 20 10 Total... 10 2075 276-614.450 62-217.286 129-175.737 113 189 302 30.2 229 8 127 149 22 75 743 74.3 Opponents... 10 2075 262-521.503 62-185.335 195-263.741 95 240 335 33.5 191-136 179 57 74 781 78.1 TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP SCORING 743 781 Points per game 74.3 78.1 Scoring margin -3.8 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 276-614 262-521 Field goal pct.450.503 3 POINT FG-ATT 62-217 62-185 3-point FG pct.286.335 3-pt FG made per game 6.2 6.2 FREE THROWS-ATT 129-175 195-263 Free throw pct.737.741 F-Throws made per game 12.9 19.5 REBOUNDS 302 335 per game 30.2 33.5 Rebounding margin -3.3 - ASSISTS 127 136 Assists per game 12.7 13.6 TURNOVERS 149 179 Turnovers per game 14.9 17.9 Turnover margin +3.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.8 STEALS 75 74 Steals per game 7.5 7.4 BLOCKS 22 57 Blocks per game 2.2 5.7 ATTENDANCE 63228 66419 Home games-avg/game 5-12646 5-13284 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. *4 12/01/17 at Northwestern Lot 68-72 10017 * 12/03/17 MARYLAND Lot 91-92 12735 * 01/03/18 at Minnesota L 67-77 11597 * 01/06/18 at Michigan L 69-79 11888 * 01/11/18 IOWA Lot 97-104 11326 * 01/15/18 at Nebraska L 63-64 15630 * 01/19/18 at Wisconsin L 50-75 17287 * 01/22/18 MICHIGAN STATE L 74-87 13552 * 01/24/18 INDIANA W 73-71 13003 * 01/30/18 RUTGERS W 91-60 12612 1-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 343 372 28 743 Opponents 362 379 40 781 41 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
COMBINED STATISTICS ALL GAMES 2017-18 Illinois Basketball Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 30, 2018) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 12-11 11-3 0-7 1-1 CONFERENCE 2-8 2-3 0-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 10-3 9-0 0-2 1-1 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 22-21 553 25.1 128-228.561 9-19.474 55-70.786 40 74 114 5.2 71 3 20 41 5 5 320 14.5 01 Frazier, Trent 23-7 548 23.8 96-224.429 34-104.327 43-67.642 4 36 40 1.7 45 1 65 51 1 36 269 11.7 43 Finke, Michael 23-23 583 25.3 91-187.487 23-80.288 22-36.611 50 65 115 5.0 48 0 27 20 8 9 227 9.9 02 Nichols, Kipper 22-1 375 17.0 69-155.445 19-49.388 58-67.866 34 66 100 4.5 44 2 12 29 10 19 215 9.8 23 Jordan, Aaron 23-2 452 19.7 61-125.488 36-71.507 42-50.840 30 41 71 3.1 50 0 18 23 5 22 200 8.7 13 Smith, Mark 23-19 459 20.0 53-148.358 13-55.236 33-41.805 16 19 35 1.5 64 1 33 33 2 12 152 6.6 24 Alstork, Mark 23-23 543 23.6 43-129.333 17-66.258 39-51.765 37 55 92 4.0 59 3 48 41 9 14 142 6.2 03 Lucas, Te'Jon 20-16 408 20.4 42-93.452 2-12.167 26-37.703 5 34 39 2.0 50 0 62 41 2 21 112 5.6 20 Williams, Da'Monte 23-3 439 19.1 30-92.326 6-34.176 27-38.711 25 46 71 3.1 38 1 27 24 2 21 93 4.0 11 Eboigbodin, Greg 21-0 207 9.9 22-37.595 0-0.000 6-17.353 23 31 54 2.6 35 0 5 12 8 7 50 2.4 10 Cayce, Drew 7-0 32 4.6 0-8.000 0-7.000 4-6.667 1 3 4 0.6 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0.6 45 Liss, Cameron 6-0 14 2.3 1-2.500 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.3 04 Vesel, Matic 9-0 48 5.3 1-6.167 0-0.000 1-6.167 1 6 7 0.8 7 0 3 3 1 0 3 0.3 35 Oladimeji, Samson 6-0 14 2.3 0-1.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 1 3 4 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 Team 45 16 61 18 Total... 0 4675 637-1435.444 159-498.319 356-486.733 312 495 807 0.0 516 11 320 337 53 172 1789 0.0 Opponents... 0 4675 563-1229.458 133-409.325 400-555.721 221 533 754 0.0 487-271 425 107 157 1659 0.0 TEAM STATISTICS ILL OPP SCORING 1789 1659 Points per game 77.8 72.1 Scoring margin +5.7 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 637-1435 563-1229 Field goal pct.444.458 3 POINT FG-ATT 159-498 133-409 3-point FG pct.319.325 3-pt FG made per game 6.9 5.8 FREE THROWS-ATT 356-486 400-555 Free throw pct.733.721 F-Throws made per game 15.5 17.4 REBOUNDS 807 754 per game 35.1 32.8 Rebounding margin +2.3 - ASSISTS 320 271 Assists per game 13.9 11.8 TURNOVERS 337 425 Turnovers per game 14.7 18.5 Turnover margin +3.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.6 STEALS 172 157 Steals per game 7.5 6.8 BLOCKS 53 107 Blocks per game 2.3 4.7 ATTENDANCE 170932 108853 Home games-avg/game 14-12209 7-11696 Neutral site-avg/game - 2-13492 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Illinois 851 910 28 1789 Opponents 779 840 40 1659 Date Opponent Score Att. 1 11/10/17 SOUTHERN W 102-55 14637 11/12/17 UT MARTIN W 77-74 11882 2 11/17/17 DEPAUL W 82-73 11254 1 11/19/17 MARSHALL W 91-74 10022 11/22/17 AUGUSTANA (ILL.) W 96-62 10404 1 11/24/17 N.C. CENTRAL W 86-73 11004 3 11/28/17 at Wake Forest L 73-80 5782 *4 12/01/17 at Northwestern Lot 68-72 10017 * 12/03/17 MARYLAND Lot 91-92 12735 12/06/17 AUSTIN PEAY W 64-57 12352 5 12/10/17 at UNLV L 82-89 9668 12/13/17 LONGWOOD W 92-45 12387 6 12/16/17 vs New Mexico State L 69-74 5695 7 12/23/17 vs Missouri W 70-64 21289 12/30/17 GRAND CANYON W 62-58 13762 * 01/03/18 at Minnesota L 67-77 11597 * 01/06/18 at Michigan L 69-79 11888 * 01/11/18 IOWA Lot 97-104 11326 * 01/15/18 at Nebraska L 63-64 15630 * 01/19/18 at Wisconsin L 50-75 17287 * 01/22/18 MICHIGAN STATE L 74-87 13552 * 01/24/18 INDIANA W 73-71 13003 * 01/30/18 RUTGERS W 91-60 12612 1-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 42 // 2017-18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball
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