Illinois Holds Off IPFW, 57-55

Friday, November 29

State Farm Center

7:00 PM

University of Illinois

7-0

IPFW

6-3

Team	1	2	F
IPFW	35	20	55
Illinois	27	30	57

Rayvonte Rice led Illinois with 17 points against IPFW on Friday night.

November 29, 2013 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Nov. 29, 2013

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	1st	2nd	F
IPFW	35	20	55
Illinois	27	30	57
Illini Top Performers
Rayvonte Rice	17 pts, 6 reb, 2 steals
Tracy Abrams	15 pts, 2 rebs, 4 steals
Joseph Bertrand	11 pts, 4 rebs, 2 blocks
Game Stats
		Illinois	IPFW
FG Percentage		39%	43%
3-point Percentage		19%	41%
FT Percentage		57%	15%
Def. Rebounds		23	26
Off. Rebounds		10	13
Assists		6	9
Steals		7	7
Turnovers		12	18
Blocks		4	2
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Rayvonte Rice scored 17 points and Tracy Abrams added 15, including 12 in the second half, as Illinois held off feisty Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne for a 57-55 win on Friday.

Joseph Bertrand added 11 points for the Illinois (7-0).

The Illini overcame a miserable shooting night to make up an 11-point first half deficit mostly because the Mastodons (6-3) were just 2 of 13 from the free throw line in the game.

Illinois was a little better at the line but shot only 39.2 percent from the field including just 19 percent from 3-point range. They turned the ball over 14 times and were outrebounded by IPFW, 39-33.

Luis Jacobo led the Mastodons with 15 points, Pierre Bland added 12 and Steve Forbes and Mo Evans had 11 points each for IPFW.