| Game 4: Illinois (3-0) vs. Brown (1-3) |
| When | Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 | 7 p.m. CT |
| Where | Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center | Fan Guide | Parking Map (PDF) |
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* Stats from 2013-14 season
Head Coach John Groce
Career Record: 131-84/.609 (7th year)
At Illinois: 46-28/.622 (3rd year)
Series Notes vs. Brown
Series Record: First meeting
Series Streak: N/A
Record at Champaign: First meeting
Series Streak at Champaign: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A
Groce vs. Brown: First meeting
Opening Tip
3-0 Illinois wraps up its four-game home stand to open the season, facing 1-3 Brown on Monday night. It also is a preliminary-round game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational.
November Reign
Illinois is a perfect 18-0 in the month of November under coach John Groce. The UI's success in the opening month of the season goes back even further, as the Illini currently carry a 29-game winning streak in November.
Illinois is the only team in the nation with an undefeated November record over the last four seasons (beginning in Nov. 2011).
On the Offensive
Illinois is currently averaging 100.3 points, ranked third nationally in scoring offense. The Illini are shooting 50 percent from 3-point range, ranked sixth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage, and are averaging 12 treys per game. Illinois also sits in the top 10 nationally in free throw shooting, ranked eighth at 80.3 percent.
Triple Digits
Illinois has topped 100 points in each of the last two games, registering 107 points against Austin Peay after tallying 114 versus Coppin State. It marks the first time the Illini have hit the century mark in consecutive games since the 1993-94 season when they did so in three straight games from Dec. 10-18, 1993.
The Illini have now recorded two 100-point games in the span of six days after eclipsing the century mark just twice over the previous 14 seasons.
Rice Dominant In Non-Conference Play
Rayvonte Rice is averaging 18.0 points three games into his senior season, continuing to excel against non-conference competition. Last season Rice averaged 18.7 points in 15 games against non-Big Ten opponents. He has scored at least 12 points in every non-league game of his Illinois career and currently boasts an average of 18.6 points (334) on 53.5 percent shooting (123-230) over 18 non-conference games as an Illini.
Notes from Friday's Win over Austin Peay
1. The 41-point victory over Austin Peay following the 58-point win over Coppin State gave Illinois consecutive wins by 40-plus points for the first time in the modern era. The last time it happened was in 1943 when the Whiz Kids closed out the season with a 42-point win at Northwestern followed by a 67-point win over Chicago.
2. Illinois topped 100 points for the second straight game, improving its average to 100.3 points on the season.
3. Illinois equaled the most three-pointers made in back-to-back games in school history with 29, as UI drained double-digit threes (14) for the second straight game after previously tying the State Farm Center record with 15 three-pointers against Coppin State. The only other time it has been done was in 2004-05 with 14 vs. Northwestern (2/23/05) and 15 vs. Purdue (3/3/05). Illinois hit double-figure threes just twice in 35 games last season.
4. The Illini were on fire in the second half, shooting 24-of-32 (75 percent) from the field. For the game, Illinois was 40-of-67 (59.7 percent), including 14-of-25 (56 percent) on 3-pointers.
5. UI improved to 3-0 on the season. It marks the 15th-straight season the Illini have started the season with at least three consecutive wins, a streak that began in 2000-01.
6. The Illini forced 18 turnovers and capitalized with a double-digit advantage in points off turnovers (22-6) for the third consecutive game.
7. Senior Rayvonte Rice and sophomore Malcolm Hill each turned in a game-high 16 points and six rebounds. For Hill, it marked his career high in scoring. Rice hit all six of his field goals, including three 3-pointers, while Hill was 6-of-7 from the field.
8. Sophomore Kendrick Nunn was 4-of-4 on 3-pointers, one shy of his career high, and was third on the team with 14 points. He also equaled his career high with three steals.
9. Senior Nnanna Egwu reached double figures for the first time this season with 13 points.
10. Junior Mike LaTulip scored a career-high nine points in eight minutes. He has tallied 16 points in the past two games after totaling 30 points in his first 28 career games.
Non-Conference Homecourt Success
Illinois carries a 32-game winning streak at State Farm Center against non-conference opponents. The Illini last lost at home to a non-Big Ten foe on March 24, 2010, against Dayton in the NIT Quarterfinal. The UI active non-conference home winning streak ranks sixth nationally behind Duke (111), Syracuse (53), Indiana (43), Providence (38) and Minnesota (37).
Home Sweet Home
Illinois has been undefeated in regular season non-conference home games for five-plus seasons. Last year the Illini won all seven games at State Farm Center prior to Big Ten play. The Illini have won 43 consecutive regular season home games against non-conference opponents heading into Monday vs. Brown. The UI's last loss in a regular season non-conference home game was to Clemson on Dec. 2, 2008.
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