National Basketball Association
Illinois 72, Indiana 48
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Assembly Hall-ILL, Champaign, Illinois
Officials:
# Michael Kitts, # Jim Schippers, # Gerald Williams
Attendance:
16618
By SportsDirect Inc.
Demetri McCamey scored 22 points in his final home game and Illinois wrapped up the regular season with a 72-48 rout of Indiana on Saturday afternoon.
The Fighting Illini (19-12, 9-9 Big Ten) wasted little time taking control, jumping out to a 23-9 lead and holding a double-digit advantage the rest of the way. Illinois hit 19-of-35 shots (54.3 percent) in the first half while turning the ball over just once, then extended the gap to as many as 29 points in the second period.
Indiana had one of its worst shooting games of the season, hitting just 3-of-17 3-point attempts and 18-of-57 (31.6 percent) overall.
Mike Davis added 13 points and nine rebounds for Illinois. Verdell Jones II scored 12 points to lead Indiana (12-19, 3-15), which will have the bottom seed in the Big Ten tournament.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Illinois |
Verdell Jones III 12 |
Scoring |
Demetri McCamey 22 |
Jordan Hulls 2 |
Assists |
Demetri McCamey 4 |
Verdell Jones III 7 |
Rebounds |
Mike Davis 9 |
Christian Watford 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Demetri McCamey 3 |
Jordan Hulls 2 |
Steals |
Mike Davis 2 |
Tom Pritchard 1 |
Blocks |
Meyers Leonard 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
48 |
31.6 |
3-17 |
9-11 |
6 |
25 |
2 |
3 |
|
Illinois
|
72 |
49.1 |
6-17 |
10-13 |
16 |
40 |
5 |
5 |
|