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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Illinois Fighting Illini

· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Will Riley's 31 points are the most by an Illinois freshman in their debut

Will Riley buries a sweet jumper for Illinois

Riley scored 15 of Illinois' 17 points late in the second half, including 12 straight to take a 41-point lead. He finished 10 of 13 from the field in just 25 minutes, making 5 of 6 from 3-point range and 6 of 7 at the free-throw line.

Riley made all four of his 3-pointers in the second half, including a four-point play with 5:14 left.

Illinois has won nine straight openers, a streak that began with an 81-62 victory over Southeast Missouri in 2016. The Fighting Illini have hosted Eastern Illinois for its season opener the last three seasons.

Illinois sits just outside the Top 25 of the preseason AP poll, receiving the most points (92) among unranked teams.

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 21 points and four 3-pointers as Illinois went 16 of 42 (38%) from distance. Ben Humrichous and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 14.

Nakyel Shelton led Eastern Illinois with 16 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Illinois: 98.7%
Eastern Illinois: 1.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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26-68 FG 31-64
38.2 Field Goal % 48.4
4-12 3PT 16-42
33.3 Three Point % 38.1
11-25 FT 34-46
44.0 Free Throw % 73.9
28 Rebounds 58
6 Offensive Rebounds 14
22 Defensive Rebounds 44
5 Assists 16
5 Steals 2
1 Blocks 9
8 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 8
6 Fast Break Points 14
20 Points in Paint 28
29 Fouls 21
2 Largest Lead 47

Game Information

State Farm Center

Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,246 | Capacity:

2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee Tech 0-0 - 2-1
UT Martin 0-0 - 2-1
SIU Edwardsville 0-0 - 2-2
Lindenwood 0-0 - 1-1
Eastern Illinois 0-0 - 1-2
Little Rock 0-0 - 1-2
Morehead State 0-0 - 1-2
Southeast Missouri State 0-0 - 1-2
Western Illinois 0-0 - 1-2
Southern Indiana 0-0 - 1-3
Tennessee State 0-0 - 1-3

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Illinois 0-0 - 3-0
Iowa 0-0 - 3-0
Maryland 0-0 - 3-0
Nebraska 0-0 - 3-0
Oregon 0-0 - 3-0
Penn State 0-0 - 3-0
Purdue 0-0 - 3-0
USC 0-0 - 3-0
Wisconsin 0-0 - 3-0
Indiana 0-0 - 2-0
Ohio State 0-0 - 2-0
Rutgers 0-0 - 2-0
Michigan State 0-0 - 2-1
Minnesota 0-0 - 2-1
Northwestern 0-0 - 2-1
UCLA 0-0 - 2-1
Washington 0-0 - 2-1
Michigan 0-0 - 1-1
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