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Kylan Boswell, the Illini's second-leading scorer and top
defensive player, returned and played nearly 33 minutes after
missing seven games with a broken right hand, his dominant hand,
which was heavily taped and padded.
Boswell had nine points and seven rebounds and committed one of
Illinois' two turnovers.
Keaton Wagler scored 18 points and Tomislav Ivisic had 14,
including 12 in the second half, for Illinois (21-5, 12-3 Big
Ten), which was coming off OT losses to Wisconsin and No. 10
Michigan State. Ben Humrichous went 0 for 7 from the field but
led the Illini with eight rebounds.
Lamar Wilkerson had 21 points for Indiana (17-9, 8-7), 14 in the
first half. He has scored at least 20 points in 10 Big Ten games
this season.
Tucker DeVries scored 13 and Sam Alexis had 11 points and eight
rebounds for the Hoosiers, who were outscored 33-20 in the
second half after trailing 38-31 at halftime.
Illinois pulled down 15 offensive rebounds, which led to 17
second-chance points, and outrebounded Indiana 38-25.
Indiana came into the game with five wins in six tries after a
four-game losing streak.
Former Illini players and NBA rookies Kasparas Jakucionis (Miami
Heat) and Will Riley (Washington Wizards) were at the State Farm
Center to watch the game during the All-Star break. The two are
Illinois' first one-and-done players.
Up next
Indiana visits No. 13 Purdue on Friday.
Illinois visits Southern California on Wednesday.
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