Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (16-13, 9-7)
Big Wins: 12/28 Georgia (70-59), 1/6 at Ohio State (79-73), 1/17 at Nebraska (62-52)
Bad Losses: 11/15 Bradley (77-83), 12/21 Illinois State (68-69), 3/7 vs Wisconsin (57-58)
Coach: Matt Bollant
Probable Starters:
Alexis Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 5.1 apg, 2.0 spg
Ivory Crawford, Sophomore, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 1.6 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 spg
Amber Moore, Junior, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4.6 rpg
Adrienne GodBold, Senior, Guard, 17.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.2 spg
Karisma Penn, Senior, Forward, 19.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.9 spg, 2.1 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Taylor Tuck, Sophomore, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.0 (38th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.3 (289, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.3 (143, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.1 (312, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.7 (95, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.0 (197, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (92, 9)
Rebound Margin: -3.6 (281, 12)
Assists Per Game: 12.9 (158, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.5 (253, 12)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010 NIT Round of 32 win over Marquette
2010 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Missouri State
2010 NIT Regional Final loss to Illinois State
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Western Kentucky
2008 NIT Third Round loss to Marquette
2008 NIT Second Round win over Drake
2007 NIT Second Round win over Utah
2007 NIT Third Round loss to Kansas State
2006 NIT Opening Round win over Western Illinois
2006 NIT First Round loss to Marquette
2005 NIT First Round loss to Indiana State
*all team stats through 3/7
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