Nov. 24, 2004

Recap |  Final Stats

1. With an 85-54 win over Oakland, Illinois extends its winning streak over regular season non-conference opponents to 34 games, dating back to the 1998-99 season.

2. The Illini also improve to 54-2 at the Assembly Hall over the last four-plus seasons and 15-1 under head coach Bruce Weber.

3. Senior guard Luther Head set a career-high with six three-pointers made, besting performances against Michigan and Michigan State in 2004 when he made five. With nine assists against Oakland, he also ties a career-high, which he set against Indiana on March 12, 2004.

4. With his first board of the game, junior guard Deron Williams recorded his 200th career rebound. He now has 205 for his three-year career. His first trey of the night was also his 100th career three-pointer to bring his total to 101 as an Illini.

5. Junior guard Dee Brown broke into Illinois' Top-50 all-time scoring list with his six points against Oakland. He now has 867, good enough for 48th place, surpassing Jeff Dawson (50th, 865) and Roger Taylor (49th, 866).

6. Illinois continued its sharp shooting against Oakland, hitting 31-55 for .564 percent. For the first three games of the season, the Illini are 98-175 for .560 percent. The Illini are now a perfect 21-0 in games when they shoot over 45 percent under Bruce Weber.

7. Dee Brown is shooting .625 from three-point range through three games this season. After making 8-of-11 in the first two games, he added a 2-for-5 performance against the Golden Grizzlies to bring his season total to 10-of-16.

8. The Illini made 31 field goals off 26 assists vs. Oakland for an .839 assist-to-field goals made percentage, the best of the Bruce Weber era. The 26 assists also tie for a high during that same period, matching Illinois' 26 assists vs. Cincinnati in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.

9. Illinois made its first five field goals of the game for a 12-7 lead over Oakland through the first 5:01.

10. The Illini defeated Oakland by a 31-point margin (85-54). The last time the two teams met on Jan. 4, 2003, Illinois also defeated the Golden Grizzlies by over 30 points, a 35-point margin (88-53).