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DaMonte Williams had 10 points and five
rebounds, Alan Griffin scored 10 points and Ayo Dosunmu had six
points, nine rebounds and nine assists in for the
perimeter-oriented Fighting Illini (2-4), who broke a four-game
losing streak.
The Illini also had 16 3-pointers in one of the most memorable
victories in school history, a 90-89 overtime NCAA tournament
win over Arizona on March 27, 2005, in which they overcame a
15-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation to make
the Final Four.
Jordan Evans had 22 points and four 3-pointers, Dante Scott had
12 points and Aleksa Koracin had 10 points for the Delta Devils
(1-6), who have played six road games and lost them all,
including stops at Utah State and Utah.
Nichols, Griffin, Williams, Aaron Jordan, Andres Feliz made two
3s apiece for the Illini, who have made at least 10 in five of
six games this season. The Illini played its first game since
losing all three in the Maui Invitational last week, although it
played No. 3 Gonzaga within six points.
Illinois made nine 3s in the first half to take 45-29 edge and
led by as many as 25 in the second half, when the Delta Devils
never were closer than 14.
The Illini shot 51.6 percent from the field, including 16 of 30
from 3-point range, and had a 39-26 rebounding advantage.
Mississippi Valley State shot 46.0 percent, and it made missed
nine of its last 11 shots in the first half as the Illini took
control.
Frazier had 13 points and Nichols had all 12 in the first half,
when Frazier's 3-pointer at the buzzer capped a 10-0 run for
45-29 lead.
--Field Level Media
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