UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 12 Illinois let a late lead slip away in a 90-89 road loss to Penn State at Rec Hall on Wednesday night.
The Fighting Illini led by as many as 14, but the Nittany Lions scored the final eight points of the night in the Orange and Blue's fifth Big Ten loss of the season.
All 10 Illini who saw the floor recorded at least two points, while all five starters notched at least five points.
Terrence Shannon Jr. recorded a double-double with a career-high 35 points and 11 rebounds. Shannon reached the 30-point mark for the fourth time this season, and he grabbed double-digit boards for the third time during the 2023-24 campaign. Amassing double-digit free throws for the second consecutive game, he also made one block and one steal.
Marcus Domask scored in double figures for the 17th game in a row, pouring in nine of his 15 points in the second half. Domask dished out a team-high six assists, his fifth game with at least six helpers. He also grabbed three rebounds.
Coleman Hawkins amassed nine points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block.
Luke Goode connected on three 3-pointers off the bench en route to a nine-point scoring effort, while he also snagged five boards.
The Fighting Illini accumulated 19 offensive rebounds, including a team-high five from Ty Rodgers, and they totaled 19 second-chance points via those boards. Illinois outrebounded Penn State, 49-25, the team's second-largest rebounding margin in conference play this season.
No. 12 Illinois (19-7, 10-5 B1G) hosts its Hail to the Orange Out on Saturday, when Iowa comes to town. Tipoff from State Farm Center in Champaign is slated for 1:15 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
HIGHLIGHTS
POSTGAME NOTES
PLAYER NOTES
- Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-high 35 points, and tied his season high with 11 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season and the fifth of his Illini career.
- Shannon's 35-point effort is the most by an Illini since Kofi Cockburn scored 37 vs. Wisconsin (2/2/2022), and is the most in a road game by an Illini since Ayo Dosunmu tallied 36 at Missouri (12/12/2020).
- Shannon has scored in double figures in 30 straight contests dating back to Jan. 31, 2023.
- He has recorded four straight 20+-point game, a career-long streak.
- It marks his fourth 30-point game of the season, tying for third-most in a single season in school history and the most since Ayo Dosunmu in 2020-21.
- His five 30-point games as an Illini are tied for sixth on the program's career charts.
- Made 10 field goals, his third game this season with double-digit makes from the field.
- Shannon shot 13-for-19 from the free-throw line, setting his career-high for free-throw attempts for the second straight game after going 14-for-16 at Maryland (2/17/24).
- Marcus Domask finished with 15 points, his 17th straight game in double-figures scoring.
- Domask also dished out a team-high six assists and has recorded at least five helpers in nine of the Illini's last 16 games.
- Ty Rodgers amassed six points and seven rebounds in his 16 minutes of action.
- Rodgers entered the game leading the Illini at 2.0 offensive rebounds per game, and pulled down a team-high five boards on the offensive glass tonight.
- Rodgers has recorded at least five offensive rebounds four times this season.
- Coleman Hawkins totaled nine points, all of which came from 3-point range, and he snagged five rebounds.
- Hawkins has hit a 3-pointer in 10 consecutive games, the longest streak of his career.
- It marked Hawkins' eighth game of the season with at least three 3-pointers.
- Luke Goode connected on three 3-pointers and finished with nine points off the bench.
- Goode tallied his ninth game this season with at least three 3-pointers, and his first such game since Jan. 27 vs. Indiana.
- Amani Hansberry ended his night with four points and three rebounds in his six minutes of action.
- Four points and three rebounds set new career-best marks in conference play.
- Played six minutes, which equaled his best mark against Big Ten opposition.
- Justin Harmon dished out a season-high four assists.
TEAM NOTES
- Illinois is now 27-21 (.563) on the road in Big Ten play over the last five seasons, the best mark in the conference during that period.
- All 10 Illini to see playing time scored before halftime.
- Illinois' 48 points in the first half marked the team's most in an opening period this season against a Big Ten opponent, and the second-most in a first half overall this season just behind the 49 points scored in Period 1 vs. Missouri.
- The Illini outrebounded the Nittany Lions, 49-25.
- The +24 rebounding mark is the team's second-largest margin on the boards in conference play this season (+28 at Rutgers on 12/2/23).
- Illinois finished with 19 second-chance points on 19 offensive rebounds.
- The Illini totaled 15 assists on 31 made field goals.
