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03/18 03:42 CDT Illinois Fighting Illini square off against Pennsylvania
Quakers in opening round of NCAA Tournament
Illinois Fighting Illini square off against Pennsylvania Quakers in opening
round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Pennsylvania Quakers (18-11, 11-5 Ivy League) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
(24-8, 15-6 Big Ten)
Greenville, South Carolina; Thursday, 9:25 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -24.5; over/under is 150.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Illinois squares off against Pennsylvania in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Fighting Illini's record in Big Ten games is 15-6, and their record is 9-2
in non-conference play. Illinois is the Big Ten leader with 37.5 rebounds per
game led by David Mirkovic averaging 7.8.
The Quakers are 11-5 in Ivy League play. Pennsylvania is 5-3 in one-possession
games.
Illinois is shooting 46.3% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points
higher than the 45.1% Pennsylvania allows to opponents. Pennsylvania has shot
at a 44.1% rate from the field this season, 3.1 percentage points above the
41.0% shooting opponents of Illinois have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keaton Wagler is scoring 17.9 points per game with 4.8 rebounds
and 4.4 assists for the Fighting Illini. Mirkovic is averaging 15.6 points and
6.7 rebounds while shooting 51.8% over the last 10 games.
Ethan Roberts is shooting 40.1% and averaging 16.9 points for the Quakers. TJ
Power is averaging 20.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 5-5, averaging 83.8 points, 36.1 rebounds, 15.1
assists, 3.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.
Quakers: 9-1, averaging 75.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 8.4 steals
and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 69.5 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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