Post-Game Notes
November 21, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 21, 2004
Recap | Final Stats
- After Florida A&M scored the first bucket of the game, Illinois went on a 19-0 scoring run.
- Dee Brown recorded his 43rd career double-digit scoring game with his 20 points vs. the Rattlers.
- With a victory over the Rattlers, Illinois extended its non-conference win streak to 33 games.
- The Illini are now 53-2 over last four-plus years at Assembly Hall.
- With 91 points scored, the Illini hit the 90-point mark for the fourth time under head coach Bruce Weber.
- Dee Brown was 8-of-10 from the field vs. FAMU and 5-of-6 in the season opener for an .812 shooting percentage this season (13-of-16). From three point range, Brown is shooting 80 percent with consecutive 4-of-5 performances.
- Of Illinois 32 field goals made today, 22 came off assists (.688).
- All five of Illinois' starters scored in double digits, for the first time in the Weber era.
- The Illini shot over 50 percent for the second straight game (.654 vs. Delaware State). The Illini are 20-0 when shooting over 45 percent for the game.
- Illinois outrebounded FAMU, 46-33, and for the 22nd time under Weber. The Illini are 18-4 when winning the rebounding category.
- Today's game was Illinois' first all-time appearance against the Florida A&M Rattlers, the 249th different opponent in school history. Illinois is now 206-43 in the first games of the series against each of those 249 opponents.
- At the 3:35 mark of the second half, freshman Shaun Pruitt scored his first points as an Illini with a field goal and a bonus free throw. He also had five rebounds, which topped his two boards recorded against Delaware State.
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