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Men's Basketball Illini play first road game since Jan. 7 on Tuesday at Indiana

Game Notes | #12 Illini at Indiana

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Men's Basketball Illini play first road game since Jan. 7 on Tuesday at Indiana

Game Notes | #12 Illini at Indiana

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#12 ILLINOIS (11-5, 7-3) at Indiana (9-7, 4-5)
Date | Time Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 | 8 p.m. CT (9 p.m. ET)
Location Bloomington, Ind. | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
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Illinois Probable Starters (from the last game)
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note
G 11 Ayo Dosunmu 6-5 200 Jr. 21.9 6.1 4.8 10 games of 22+ points (2nd in NCAA)
G 1 Trent Frazier 6-2 175 Sr. 9.6 3.0 2.8 24 points Fri vs. Iowa
G 44 Adam Miller 6-3 180 Fr. 9.0 2.4 0.7 35.6% 3FG (31-87)
G/F 3 Jacob Grandison 6-6 205 r-Jr. 3.4 3.0 1.0 11 pts, 10 reb Fri vs. Iowa
C 21 Kofi Cockburn 7-0 285 So. 16.9 10.3 0.2 11 double-doubles (1st in NCAA)
Off the Bench
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note
F 2 Connor Serven 6-9 215 Fr. 0.7 0.3 0.0 First year walkon
F 4 Zach Griffith 6-6 220 Sr. 0.7 0.7 0.0 2x Academic All-B1G
G 5 Andre Curbelo 6-1 175 Fr. 8.6 3.1 4.6 2nd in assists in B1G play (5.7)
G 10 Edgar Padilla Jr. 6-1 165 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 First year walkon
C 12 Brandon Lieb 7-0 210 Fr. 1.3 1.7 0.3 4 pts, 3 reb in debut
F 13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 6-8 235 r-Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Made season debut Jan. 7
F 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 6-9 245 Jr. 5.8 2.8 0.7 58.8% FG (40-68)
G 20 Da'Monte Williams 6-3 215 Sr. 5.6 5.4 1.9 59.5% 3FG (22-37)
G 22 Austin Hutcherson 6-6 175 r-Jr. – – – Out for season
G 32 Tyler Underwood 6-2 180 Gr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Working on 2nd grad. degree
F 33 Coleman Hawkins 6-10 215 Fr. 1.4 0.9 0.5 5 pts, 3 blk vs. PSU (Jan. 19)
C 34 Jermaine Hamlin 6-10 235 So. 1.2 0.6 0.0 4 pts vs. MINN (Dec. 15)

Head Coach Brad Underwood

Career Record: 167-81 (.673), 8th year
At Illinois: 58-54 (.518), 4th year

Series Notes vs. Indiana

Record: Indiana leads 93-89
Streak: Illinois W-2
Record at Bloomington: Indiana leads 57-29
Streak at Bloomington: Indiana W-7
Last Meeting: #18 ILL 69, IND 60 (12/26 @ILL)
Underwood vs. Indiana: 3-3

Opening Tips

• Illinois is on the road for the first time since Jan. 7, playing at Indiana Tuesday night (8 p.m. CT, ESPN).

• Illinois played four-straight home games from Jan. 10-29 due to a pair of road-game postponements.

• Illinois has lost seven straight at Indiana, looking for its first win in Bloomington since 2010.

• Illinois returned to action for its first game in 10 days last Friday, defeating Iowa to record its fifth Quad 1 of the season. 

• Leading the Illini is reigning Big ten Player of the Week and first-team All-America contender Ayo Dosunmu. Owning numbers of 21.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game, Dosunmu is one of only two players nationally averaging at least 20 points, six rebounds and four assists (Cameron Shelton, Northern Arizona).

• Dosunmu is on pace to become just the third Big Ten player since 1993 to average 20 points, six rebounds and four assists, joining two Conference Players of the Year in Indiana's Brian Evans (1995-96) and Ohio State's Evan Turner (2009-10). 

• The nation's No. 5 leading scorer at 21.9 points per game, Dosunmu owns the highest scoring average by an Illini since Nick Weatherspoon in 1973 (25.0 ppg). 

• Kofi Cockburn leads the NCAA with 11 double-doubles this season. He has posted double-doubles in eight of 10 Big Ten games, averaging 18.6 points and 11.1 rebounds during league play. 

• At 16.9 ppg and 10.3 rpg, Cockburn is one of 19 players nationally – and one of just three from the high-major conferences – currently averaging a double-double. He is on pace to become the first Illini player since Nick Weatherspoon in 1973 (25.0 ppg, 12.3 rpg) to average a double-double for an entire season.

• Since going scoreless against Maryland on Jan. 10, senior Trent Frazier is averaging 15.0 points (45) and shooting 42.9% from 3-point range (9-21) over the last three games.

• Freshman Andre Curbelo ranks second in the Big Ten in assists during league play at 5.7 apg. He is averaging 4.6 assists on the season, currently ranking fourth on the school's all-time freshman assists chart behind legendary Illini point guards Bruce Douglas, Derek Harper and Dee Brown.

• Junior Jacob Grandison has scored 22 points over the last three games after totaling 29 points through this season's first 13 games. 

• Da'Monte Williams leads the nation in 3-point shooting (min. 30 attempts), connecting on 22-of-37 for 59.5%.

• Since scoring a season-low 63 points in the Maryland loss, Illinois is averaging 80.0 points over the last three games (240).

• Illinois is 9-0 when holding teams to less than 45% shooting.

• Illinois is 10-0 when shooting more free throws than its opponent, compared to 1-5 in games where it gets to the foul line less than the opposition.

Dosunmu Earns Another B1G Award

Junior point guard Ayo Dosunmu is the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week. He earns his third weekly conference honor of the season and fourth of his career after starring on the national stage once again for the Fighting Illini.

• Scored a game-high 25 points with four assists and two rebounds in Illinois' 80-75 victory over No. 7 Iowa

• Made 11-of-18 from the field, including all three of his 3-point attempts 

• Tallied his 10th game of 22+ points this season, ranking second nationally

• Led Illinois to its highest-ranked win of the season and fifth victory over a top-10 team during his career

Double-Digit Consistency

Ayo Dosunmu has scored at least 10 points in each of the last 31 games, a run that dates back to last year's win at Wisconsin on Jan. 8, 2020. Dosunmu owns the second-longest streak among players from the high major conferences, – trailing only Iowa's Luka Garza (40) – and the sixth-best streak in Div. I.

Here is a look at the longest active double-figure scoring streaks in the NCAA, courtesy of Elias Sports.

74 – Antoine Davis, Detroit (Nov. 6, 2018)
40 – Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell (Nov. 17, 2019)
40 – Luka Garza, Iowa (Dec. 3, 2019)
36 – Carlik Jones, Louisville/Radford (Dec. 18, 2019)
32 – Tre Mitchell, Massachusetts (Dec. 4, 2019)
31 – Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois (Jan. 8, 2020)

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Players Mentioned

Da

#20 Da'Monte Williams

G
6' 3"
Freshman
Giorgi Bezhanishvili

#15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili

F
6' 9"
Junior
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk

#13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Kofi Cockburn

#21 Kofi Cockburn

C
7' 0"
Sophomore
Ayo Dosunmu

#11 Ayo Dosunmu

G
6' 5"
Junior
Trent Frazier

#1 Trent Frazier

G
6' 2"
Senior
Jacob Grandison

#3 Jacob Grandison

G/F
6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Zach Griffith

#4 Zach Griffith

F
6' 6"
Senior
Jermaine Hamlin

#34 Jermaine Hamlin

C
6' 10"
Sophomore
Austin Hutcherson

#22 Austin Hutcherson

G
6' 6"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Da

#20 Da'Monte Williams

6' 3"
Freshman
G
Giorgi Bezhanishvili

#15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili

6' 9"
Junior
F
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk

#13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk

6' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
F
Kofi Cockburn

#21 Kofi Cockburn

7' 0"
Sophomore
C
Ayo Dosunmu

#11 Ayo Dosunmu

6' 5"
Junior
G
Trent Frazier

#1 Trent Frazier

6' 2"
Senior
G
Jacob Grandison

#3 Jacob Grandison

6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
G/F
Zach Griffith

#4 Zach Griffith

6' 6"
Senior
F
Jermaine Hamlin

#34 Jermaine Hamlin

6' 10"
Sophomore
C
Austin Hutcherson

#22 Austin Hutcherson

6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
G