Post-Game Notes
November 28, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2002
Recap?|? Final Stats
- Everyone who played for Illinois scored.
- Illinois freshmen have scored 104 of the 186 (55.9 percent) Illini points and have accounted for 42 of the Illini's 90 (46.6 percent) of the team's rebounds in the first two games.
- Roger Powell set a new career high with 17 points.
- Illinois is now 55-17 under Head Coach Bill Self
- The margin of victory is the largest under Coach Bill Self (the previous best was 41, 85-44 over UW-Milwaukee, Dec. 6, 2000).
- The 53-point margin of victory is three points shy of the largest margin at Assembly Hall. That came in a 109-53 over Illinois-Chicago on Dec. 11, 1987
- Illinois out-rebounded Pine Bluff 50-20. The 50 rebounds for the Illini are the most since Dec. 9, 2000 when the Illini had 52 against Seton Hall. The fewest rebounds Illinois has allowed in the last two seasons was 24 by Wisconsin (1/5/02) and Minnesota (3/8/02).
- Illinois grabbed more offensive rebounds (24) than Ark.-Pine Bluff had total rebounds (20).
- Nick Huge scored his first points in an Illinois uniform.
- Dee Brown has started his Illini career by making 6 of 12 from three-point range
Players Mentioned
David Mirković Will Return to Illinois
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