Illinois 69, Yale 65

State Farm Center // Dec. 9, 2015 // Attendance: 11,648

1. Illinois has now started a different lineup in nine of its first 10 games.
2. Illinois is 22-2 all-time against Ivy League teams and 3-0 against Yale.
3. Illinois tied its largest halftime lead of the season, leading Yale by an eight-point margin, 33-25. The Illini held Yale two points under its previous season low for first-half points (27 vs. Albany).
4. The Illini finished the first half on a 20-12 run in the last 11:07 after starting the game tied 13-13.
5. The Illinois defense forced Yale to a season-high 23 turnovers, with 15 coming in the first half. Yale committed a turnover on 31.9% of its possessions. Four of Yale's starters had 4+ turnovers. The most turnovers Illinois had forced prior to tonight's game was 19 against Chattanooga and Western Carolina.
6. Illinois scored 25 points off turnovers to Yale's five.
7. Despite allowing 17 Yale offensive rebounds, the Bulldogs only scored 11 second-chance points. Illinois scored 11 second-chance points on seven offensive boards.
8. Illinois held Yale to five three-pointers made, tying the lowest total by an Illini opponent this season (UAB).
9. The Illini only committed five turnovers. The season low of three turnovers came during the State Farm Center season opener vs. Notre Dame.
10. Illinois led for the final 8:24 after tying the game 49-49 with 9:00 remaining. Yale's last lead was 49-47 with 9:27 remaining.
11. Kendrick Nunn scored in double figures in his fifth consecutive game to start the season, posting 28 points, a new career high (previously 27 set last game). Nunn has been Illinois' leading scorer in three of his five games played.
12. Illinois was 8-of-26 shooting from three-point range with Nunn shooting 6 of 8 from downtown. Nunn is 18 of 40 (45%) from three-point range in five games this season.
13. Malcolm Hill one upped his career-high assist mark with seven assists in the game. Hill tallied 20 points along with five rebounds.
14. Nunn and Hill combined for 48 points, 69.6% of Illinois' 69 points, the highest percentage by a scoring duo this season.