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Francis leads Rutgers against No. 16 Illinois
By The Associated Press
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-7, 1-3 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (11-3,
2-1 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -22.5; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers faces No. 16 Illinois after Tariq Francis scored 30 points
in Rutgers' 88-85 overtime victory against the Oregon Ducks.
The Fighting Illini are 7-1 in home games. Illinois averages 9.8 turnovers per
game and is 2-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Scarlet Knights are 1-3 in conference play. Rutgers has a 3-7 record
against teams above .500.
Illinois averages 87.1 points, 14.6 more per game than the 72.5 Rutgers gives
up. Rutgers averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made
shots on average than the 7.9 per game Illinois gives up.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams
in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Mirkovic is averaging 13.1 points and 8.4 rebounds for
the Fighting Illini. Keaton Wagler is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Francis is averaging 14.9 points for the Scarlet Knights. Dylan Grant is
averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 7-3, averaging 82.9 points, 36.5 rebounds, 15.4
assists, 3.7 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.8 points per game.
Scarlet Knights: 4-6, averaging 68.3 points, 29.6 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 7.4
steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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