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Illinois Fighting Illini (10-3, 2-1 Big Ten) at
Washington Huskies (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten)
Seattle; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Illinois visits Washington after Tre White
scored 20 points in Illinois' 109-77 victory over the Oregon
Ducks.
The Huskies are 8-2 on their home court. Washington is fifth in
the Big Ten with 9.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Great
Osobor averaging 3.1.
The Fighting Illini are 2-1 against Big Ten opponents. Illinois
scores 88.2 points and has outscored opponents by 21.7 points
per game.
Washington's average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season
is just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 5.8 per game
Illinois allows. Illinois has shot at a 46.0% clip from the
field this season, 2.6 percentage points above the 43.4%
shooting opponents of Washington have averaged.
The Huskies and Fighting Illini face off Sunday for the first
time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Osobor is scoring 14.6 points per game with 9.1
rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Huskies.
Kasparas Jakucionis is shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc with
2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Fighting Illini, while
averaging 16.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 7-3, averaging 75.6 points, 30.4
rebounds, 14.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while
shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged
69.3 points per game.
Fighting Illini: 7-3, averaging 87.8 points, 41.4 rebounds, 15.5
assists, 5.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.3%
from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.5 points.
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