SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Illinois Fighting Illini
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tomislav Ivisic scores 18 points, Illinois hits 15 3s to roll past SIU Edwardsville 90-58
Ivisic dunked just seconds into the game and Tre White hit back-to-back 3-pointers to get Illinois out of the gate and the Fighting Illini used eight treys to build a 46-28 lead at the break and finished 15 of 38 from distance.
Kasparas Jakucionis dished 13 assists for Illinois to go with 12 points. Ben Humrichous hit 5 of 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 while Will Riley added 14 points off the bench and White hit 3 of 5 from deep to added 13 points. Eleven Illini figured in the scoring with six hitting at least one 3-pointer.
Reysean Taylor scored 14 points to lead the Cougars (1-2). Brian Taylor II added 10. SIU Edwardsville hit 20 of 73 from the floor (30.1%) and 6 of 24 from deep.
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Matchup Prediction
Illinois: 99.0%
SIU Edwardsville: 1.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Jordan Hamilton Turnover. | 58 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Keaton Kutcher made Jumper. Assisted by Carey Booth. | 58 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:52 | Keaton Kutcher Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 88 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-73 | FG | 28-63 |
| 30.1 | Field Goal % | 44.4 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 15-38 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 39.5 |
| 8-17 | FT | 19-28 |
| 47.1 | Free Throw % | 67.9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 23 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
State Farm Center
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,544 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-4 | - | 19-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-6 | 2 | 19-10 |
| Little Rock | 12-6 | 2 | 18-11 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10-8 | 4 | 15-14 |
| Tennessee State | 10-8 | 4 | 14-15 |
| Morehead State | 9-9 | 5 | 14-15 |
| Lindenwood | 9-10 | 5.5 | 14-16 |
| UT Martin | 8-10 | 6 | 12-17 |
| Eastern Illinois | 6-12 | 8 | 10-19 |
| Southern Indiana | 5-13 | 9 | 10-18 |
| Western Illinois | 5-14 | 9.5 | 11-19 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 14-3 | - | 23-5 |
| Michigan | 13-3 | 0.5 | 21-6 |
| Wisconsin | 12-5 | 2 | 22-6 |
| Maryland | 11-6 | 3 | 21-7 |
| UCLA | 11-6 | 3 | 20-8 |
| Purdue | 11-6 | 3 | 19-9 |
| Illinois | 10-8 | 4.5 | 18-11 |
| Oregon | 9-8 | 5 | 20-8 |
| Indiana | 8-9 | 6 | 17-11 |
| Ohio State | 8-10 | 6.5 | 16-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-10 | 7 | 17-11 |
| Rutgers | 7-10 | 7 | 14-14 |
| Northwestern | 6-11 | 8 | 15-13 |
| Iowa | 6-11 | 8 | 15-13 |
| Minnesota | 6-11 | 8 | 14-14 |
| USC | 6-11 | 8 | 14-14 |
| Penn State | 5-13 | 9.5 | 15-14 |
| Washington | 4-13 | 10 | 13-15 |