National Basketball Association
Illinois 74, Illinois-Chicago 60
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Lamont Simpson, # Paul Szelc
Attendance:
13017
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Illinois 74, Illinois-Chicago
60: Rayvonte Rice scored a season-high 28 points as the Fighting
Illini rallied from a halftime deficit to top the Flames at the
United Center in Chicago.
Tracy Abrams had 16 points while
Joseph Bertrand added 14 for Illinois (11-2), which committed only
four turnovers. Illinois finished 5-of-19 from 3-point
range.
Kelsey Barlow scored 21 points - only three after halftime - for Illinois-Chicago (5-9), while Marc Brown added 12. The Flames won the
rebound battle 33-32, led by Jordan Harks' nine.
Illinois-Chicago dominated the
first half, forging a 44-34 halftime advantage behind 62.1 percent
shooting from the floor, including 7-of-12 from 3-point range. The
Flames had a 19-8 advantage on the glass in the first 20 minutes.
But the Illini came out a
different team in the second half, scoring 19 of the first 28 points
to tie the game with just over 13 minutes to play. A 12-2 run from
that point - including seven points by Rice - gave Illinois the
lead and it cruised the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Flames shot
5-of-9 from the free-throw line. … The Illini gave up a season-high
44 first-half points but allowed a season-low 16 in the second. … Illinois improved to 35-12 all-time at the United Center.
Top Game Performances
| Illinois-Chicago |
|
Illinois |
|
Kelsey Barlow 21 |
Scoring |
Rayvonte Rice 28 |
|
Kelsey Barlow 6 |
Assists |
Tracy Abrams 4 |
|
Jordan Harks 9 |
Rebounds |
Nnanna Egwu 7 |
|
Kelsey Barlow 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Tracy Abrams 5 |
|
Kelsey Barlow 2 |
Steals |
Jon Ekey 2 |
|
Kelsey Barlow 1 |
Blocks |
Tracy Abrams 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Illinois-Chicago
|
60 |
46.2 |
7-19 |
5-9 |
11 |
29 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
| Illinois
|
74 |
44.6 |
5-19 |
19-25 |
9 |
27 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
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