NCAAB

Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Penn State Nittany Lions
12-4, 1-2 Away
Final
52 - 91
Illinois Fighting Illini
12-3, 8-1 Home

Ben Humrichous scores 21 points, No. 13 Illinois routs Penn State 91-52

Ben Humrichous knocks down his 4th 3 of 1st half for Illinois

Tre White also had 20 points to help Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) win with scoring leader Kasparas Jakucionis sidelined by a bruised forearm.

Penn State star Ace Baldwin Jr. aggravated a back injury early in the first half and didn’t play in the second half. He didn’t score, missing all six of his shots.

Nick Kern Jr. had 13 points for the Nittany Lions (12-4, 2-3). Zach Hicks added 11.

Takeaways Illinois: After sweeping No. 9 Oregon and Washington on a West Coast trip, Illinois was tasked with beating nemesis Penn State without Jakucionis, whose absence was announced just before the game. Humrichous and Johnson made up for the loss of Jakucionis.

Penn State: The Nittany Lions came into the night as the 10th-highest scoring team in the nation, averaging 86.8 points. They had scored a program record 80-plus points in six straight games. Penn State shot 31% against Illinois.

Key moment A 21-2 Illini run in the first half gave them a 26-13 lead. Penn State missed nine straight shots during the stretch, going 7:56 without a field goal.

Up next Illinois: Hosts Southern California on Saturday.

Penn State: Hosts No. 9 Oregon on Sunday.

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Matchup Prediction

Illinois: 83.7%
Penn State: 16.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 91
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 52 - 91
2nd 0:12 AJ Redd Offensive Rebound. 52 - 91
2nd 0:15 Carey Booth missed Three Point Jumper. 52 - 91
2nd 0:34 Carey Booth Defensive Rebound. 52 - 91

Statistics

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20-65 FG 34-77
30.8 Field Goal % 44.2
2-12 3PT 10-31
16.7 Three Point % 32.3
10-14 FT 13-16
71.4 Free Throw % 81.3
32 Rebounds 57
6 Offensive Rebounds 19
26 Defensive Rebounds 38
6 Assists 19
9 Steals 7
7 Blocks 6
14 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 11
11 Fast Break Points 11
36 Points in Paint 42
15 Fouls 14
6 Largest Lead 39

Game Information

State Farm Center

Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 13,883 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 14-3 - 23-5
Michigan 14-3 - 22-6
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 7-11 7.5 14-15
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
Full Standings