Illini Game Notes vs. Maryland
December 2, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Illinois host Terrapins Sunday evening for Big Ten home-opener (7 pm CT on BTN)
| Game 9: ILLINOIS (6-2, 0-1) vs. Maryland (6-3, 0-1) | |
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| Date | Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 | 7 p.m. |
| Location | Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center (15,544) | Fan Guide |
| Tickets | Buy Online | 4-Pack | Virtual Seating Map |
| Television | BTN (Jeff Levering & Robbie Hummel) |
| Live Stream | BTN2Go.com |
| Radio | Fighting Illini Sports Network | Audio | Sirius 205 / XM 201 | TuneIn |
| Live Stats | FIGHTINGILLINI.com |
| Printable Notes | Illinois | Maryland | Big Ten |
| 2017-18 Stats | Illinois | Maryland | Big Ten |
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| Illinois Starters (from last game) | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 3 | Te'Jon Lucas | 6-1 | 180 | So. | 6.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | CH 14 pts at NW |
| G | 13 | Mark Smith | 6-4 | 225 | Fr. | 10.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .857 FT% (24-28) |
| G | 24 | Mark Alstork | 6-5 | 190 | Gr. | 7.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 14 pts at NW |
| F | 12 | Leron Black | 6-7 | 230 | r-Jr. | 14.3 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 16 Off. Rebs |
| F | 43 | Michael Finke | 6-10 | 235 | r-Jr. | 11.5 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 15 Off. Rebs |
| Off the Bench | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 1 | Trent Frazier | 6-1 | 170 | Fr. | 5.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 10 pts vs. Marshall & Augie |
| F | 2 | Kipper Nichols | 6-6 | 225 | r-So. | 10.6 | 5.1 | 0.6 | Double-figure pts. 5x this yr. |
| F | 4 | Matic Vesel | 6-10 | 215 | Fr. | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | Native of Slovenia |
| G | 10 | Drew Cayce | 6-1 | 175 | r-So. | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | UI walkon |
| F | 11 | Greg Eboigbodin | 6-9 | 225 | Fr. | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | Native of Nigeria |
| G | 20 | Da'Monte Williams | 6-3 | 190 | Fr. | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 7 steals |
| G | 23 | Aaron Jordan | 6-5 | 210 | Jr. | 12.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | Leads NCAA in 3FG% (.667) |
| G | 35 | Samson Oladimeji | 6-4 | 200 | So. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | UI walkon |
| F | 45 | Cameron Liss | 6-6 | 220 | r-Jr. | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | B1G Distinguished Scholar |
| Sitting Out (*2016-17 Stats listed) | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 32 | Tyler Underwood | 6-1 | 165 | r-So. | 0.6* | 0.2* | 0.1* | Sitting out season (transfer) |
| G | 41 | Clayton Jones | 6-0 | 170 | r-Sr. | 0.4* | 0.0* | 0.0* | Recovering from torn ACL |
Head Coach Brad Underwood
Career Record: 115-29/.799 (5th year)
At Illinois: 6-2 (1st year)
Big Ten: 0-1
Series Notes vs. Maryland
Record: Maryland leads 8-5
Streak: Maryland W-3
Record at Champaign: Maryland leads 2-1
Streak at Champaign: Maryland W-1
Last Year's Meetings: MD 84, ILL 59 (12/27/16 @MD) & MD 62, ILL 56 (1/14/17 @ILL)
Underwood vs. Maryland at Illinois: First meeting
Underwood vs. Maryland All-Time: 0-1
Opening Tips
• The Illini return to State Farm Center following a pair of road losses, facing Maryland in the Big Ten home opener Sunday night to conclude a stretch of three games in six days.
• The Maryland game marks the fourth of seven one-day preps Illinois has on its schedule this season.
• Illinois' current 10-game winning streak at State Farm Center is its longest since winning 13 straight home games from Feb. 7, 2013-Jan. 4, 2014.
• Illinois ranks second in the NCAA in made free throws (170) and eighth nationally in free throw attempts (221).
• Illinois ranks eighth in the NCAA in turnovers forced (19.6 per game) and 14th nationally in turnover margin (+5.6), while scoring 24.4 points per game off turnovers.
• Sophomore Te'Jon Lucas is coming off a career-high 14 points with five rebounds Friday at Northwestern.
• Junior Aaron Jordan leads the NCAA in 3-point shooting at 66.7 percent (20-30).
• Junior Leron Black has scored in double figures in each of the last five games, equaling his career-long streak.
