National Basketball Association
Illinois 107, Austin Peay 66
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Lewis Garrison, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
16337
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Illinois 107, Austin Peay 66: Rayvonte Rice scored 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting and Malcolm Hill added 16 on 6-of-7 shooting as the Fighting Illini rolled past the visiting Governors.
Kendrick Dunn scored 14 points, Nnanna Egwu had 13 and Ahmad Starks added 12 for Illinois (3-0). Nunn hit all four of his 3-point attempts, and Rice was 3-of-3 as the Illini went 14-of-25 from behind the arc.
Chris Freeman scored 13 points for Austin Peay (1-3), which committed 18 turnovers. Khalil Davis chipped in 12 points and Josh Robinson had 11.
The Illini rolled off a 16-5 run in the first half and took a 30-18 lead on Hill’s three-point play with 5:26 remaining. Jaylon Tate hit three free throws with one second left as Illinois led 46-25 at the break.
Nunn connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Illini’s lead to 69-39 with 13:51 to play. The advantage reached 40 for the first time when Rice knocked down a jumper to make it 88-48 with 7:53 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Illinois shot 59.7 percent from the field. … The Governors were 5-of-17 from behind the arc. … Nunn had three of the Illini’s nine steals.
Top Game Performances
| Austin Peay |
|
Illinois |
|
Chris Freeman 13 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Hill 16 |
|
Chris Freeman 5 |
Assists |
Jaylon Tate 5 |
|
Khalil Davis 5 |
Rebounds |
Malcolm Hill 6 |
|
Chris Freeman 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Malcolm Hill 4 |
|
Domas Budrys 1 |
Steals |
Kendrick Nunn 3 |
|
Assane Diop 2 |
Blocks |
Maverick Morgan 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Austin Peay
|
66 |
42.9 |
5-17 |
13-15 |
12 |
23 |
6 |
3 |
18 |
| Illinois
|
107 |
59.7 |
14-25 |
13-18 |
20 |
33 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
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