PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 23 Illinois fell to Rutgers on the road, 82-73, on Wednesday night at Jersey Mike's Arena.
Will Riley finished with a team-high 18 points, including 11 points on 2-for-3 shooting from beyond the arc in the second half. Leading the Illini in scoring for the third straight game, Riley also tallied six assists, matching his career high, and grabbed three rebounds.
Morez Johnson Jr. posted his seventh scoring outing in double figures with 11 points in addition to securing five rebounds and an assist.
Ben Humrichous added 14 points and three 3-pointers off the bench while going 4-for-7 from the field in the second half and corralling five rebounds.
Kylan Boswell logged six points, 10 rebounds, and four steals. Tomislav Ivisic collected nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and a steal.
No. 23 Illinois remains on the road to take on Minnesota on Saturday evening. The 5 p.m. CT tilt from Williams Arena is set to air on Big Ten Network.
HIGHLIGHTS
PRESS CONFERENCE
POSTGAME NOTES
Player Notes:
- Will Riley scored 18 points and added with three rebounds and six assists.
- Led the Illini in scoring for the third-consecutive contest.
- Scored in double-figures for the third-straight game and his 12th time this season.
- Tied career high with six assists set Jan. 8 vs. Penn State.
- Ben Humrichous scored 14 points and added five rebounds.
- Scored in double figures for the ninth time this season.
- Has knocked down a 3-pointer in 22 of 24 games this season and has recorded 11 games with multiple triples.
- Morez Johnson Jr. scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- Scored in double-figures for the second consecutive game and the seventh time overall this season.
- Tomislav Ivisic scored nine points and secured seven boards. Also blocked three shots.
- Tied his career high with three blocks, all recorded on Rutgers' first offensive possession of the game.
- Kylan Boswell scored six points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
- Secured double-digit rebounds for the second time this season.
- His 10 rebounds tied a career high.
- Fifth game this season with at least nine rebounds.
Team Notes:
- Starting lineup: Kylan Boswell, Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Tomislav Ivisic, Kasparas Jakucionis, Morez Johnson Jr.
- Illinois' fifth starting lineup of the season and its third in three games.
- Illinois trailed by as many as 17 points (23-6) at the 9:43 mark in the first half before fighting back to regain the lead for the first time since 2-0 at the 13:06 mark in the second half, 48-47.
- The Illini shot 41.5% (27-65) from the field, while holding Rutgers to 40.7% (24-59) shootings.
- Illinois falls to 14-1 this season when outshooting its opponent.
- Illinois outrebounded Rutgers 41-40, including an 18-16 advantage on the offensive glass.
- The Illini have won the rebounding battle in 20 games this season.
- The Orange and Blue converted the 18 offensive rebounds into 20 second-chance points.
