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Game Notes: Illini Set to Resume B1G Play at #21 Indiana
January 2, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Illinois travels to Bloomington Thursday to face the Hoosiers (7 pm ET/6 CT on FS1)
| Game 14: ILLINOIS (4-9, 0-2) at #21/22 Indiana (11-2, 2-0) | |
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| Date | Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 | 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET |
| Location | Bloomington, Ind. | Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) |
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| Illinois Probable Starters (from last game) | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 1 | Trent Frazier | 6-1 | 170 | So. | 15.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 spg (2nd in B1G) |
| G | 11 | Ayo Dosunmu | 6-5 | 185 | Fr. | 11.9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | Leads B1G frosh in steals |
| G | 23 | Aaron Jordan | 6-5 | 210 | Sr. | 10.8 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .448 3FG (30-67) |
| F | 2 | Kipper Nichols | 6-6 | 220 | r-Jr. | 9.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 28 pts vs. IU last yr (2 gms) |
| F | 15 | Giorgi Bezhanishvili | 6-9 | 235 | Fr. | 9.7 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 OREB/gm (15th in B1G) |
| Off the Bench | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 0 | Alan Griffin | 6-5 | 180 | Fr. | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | CH 11 pts. vs. Iowa State |
| G | 3 | Drew Cayce | 6-1 | 175 | r-Jr. | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Walkon in third year |
| F | 4 | Zach Griffith | 6-6 | 210 | So. | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Walkon is former manager |
| G | 5 | Tevian Jones | 6-7 | 205 | Fr. | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 8 pts, 4 reb vs UE |
| G | 10 | Andres Feliz | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 19 pts, 7-11 FG vs. UNLV |
| C | 12 | Adonis De La Rosa | 7-0 | 260 | Gr. | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | Grad transfer from Kent St. |
| G | 20 | Da'Monte Williams | 6-3 | 200 | So. | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 11 steals |
| F | 22 | Anthony Higgs | 6-8 | 235 | Fr. | - | - | - | Won 2 HS state titles in MD |
| G | 32 | Tyler Underwood | 6-2 | 180 | r-Jr. | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Son of Coach Underwood |
| C | 34 | Samba Kane | 7-0 | 220 | Fr. | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8 pts, 4-5 FG vs. UNLV |
| G | 35 | Samson Oladimeji | 6-4 | 200 | Jr. | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | Third-year walkon |
Head Coach Brad Underwood
Career Record: 127-54/.702 (6th year)
At Illinois: 18-27/.400 (2nd year)
Series Notes vs. Indiana
Record: Indiana leads 91-87
Streak: Indiana W-1
Record in Bloomington: Indiana leads 56-29
Streak in Bloomington: Indiana W-6
Last Year's Meetings: ILL 73, IND 71 (1/24/18 @ILL) // IND 78, ILL 68 (2/14/18 @IND)
Underwood vs. Indiana: 1-1
Opening Tips
• The Fighting Illini resume conference play with a pair of road games this week, beginning on Thursday night at No. 21 Indiana (6 p.m. CT, FS1).
• Illinois plays its first four Big Ten games away from State Farm Center.
• Illinois has lost six straight in Bloomington, aiming for its first win at Assembly Hall since Jan. 9, 2010 (66-60).
• Illinois is looking to snap a 12-game skid against Top 25 teams, aiming for its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 20 Iowa, 68-66, in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament Second Round (March 10, 2016). The Illini's last road win over a ranked opponent, meanwhile, was a 66-63 victory at No. 24 Iowa on March 8, 2014.
• Trent Frazier averaged 15.5 points in two games last year against Indiana, while Kipper Nichols averaged 14.0 ppg last season against the Hoosiers.
• Illinois ranks sixth in the nation in turnover rate (kenpom), forcing turnovers on 24.9 percent of opponent possessions on the season.
• Illinois has led during the second half in seven of its nine losses.
• Illinois has played the No. 21-ranked schedule in the nation by kenpom.
