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FIGHTINGILLINIBASKETBALL Game #29: Illinois (11-17, 3-12) at Iowa (12-17, 5-11) March 1, 2008 • 5 p.m. CT • BTN Iowa City, Iowa • Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) 2007-08 Schedule/Results Illini Probable Starters 10-31 Quincy (Exh.) W 82-61 F – 23 Rodney Alexander (Jr., 6-7, 225, 4.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg) 11-6 Kentucky Wesleyan (Exh.) W 76-39 C – 55 Shaun Pruitt (Sr., 6-10, 245, 12.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg) 11-11 Northeastern W 63-55 1-0 G – 3 Chester Frazier (Jr., 6-2, 190, 4.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.7 apg) 11-16 at Hawaii W 79-77 2-0 G – 1 Trent Meacham (r-Jr., 6-2, 195, 10.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.6 apg) 11-19 vs. Arizona State (Maui) & W 77-54 3-0 G – 32 Demetri McCamey (Fr., 6-3, 205, 7.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.2 apg) 11-20 vs. #13 Duke (Maui) & L 66-79 3-1 11-21 vs. Oklahoma State (Maui) & W 65-49 4-1 11-28 at Maryland @ L 61-69 4-2 Off the Bench 12-1 Weber State W 78-61 5-2 G – 2 Chris Hicks (Sr., 6-2, 190, 0.1 ppg, 0.0 rpg) 12-8 vs. #22 Arizona (Chicago) # L 72-78 (OT) 5-3 G – 13 Jeff Jordan (Fr., 6-1, 185, 0.9 ppg, 0.5 rpg) 12-17 Western Carolina W 58-35 6-3 G – 22 Steve Holdren (r-Jr., 6-5, 200, 1.3 ppg, 0.8 rpg) 12-20 Miami (OH) L 58-61 (OT) 6-4 F – 24 Mike Davis (Fr., 6-9, 195, 2.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg) 12-22 vs. Missouri (St. Louis) % W 59-58 7-4 G – 25 Calvin Brock (r-Jr., 6-5, 195, 7.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.4 apg) 12-28 Loyola (MD) W 77-43 8-4 12-30 Tennessee State L 58-60 8-5 F – 50 Richard Semrau (r-Fr., 6-9, 235, 0.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg) 1-3 Ohio State L 58-74 8-6, 0-1 C – 54 Mike Tisdale (Fr., 7-1, 215, 4.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg) 1-6 Penn State L 64-68 8-7, 0-2 1-10 at #21 Wisconsin L 60-70 8-8, 0-3 Out 1-13 at #10 Indiana L 58-62 8-9, 0-4 F – 30 Bill Cole (Fr., 6-9, 210, 2.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg) 1-16 Michigan W 75-57 9-9, 1-4 F – 42 Brian Randle (r-Sr, 6-8, 220, 9.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.4 apg) 1-19 at Purdue L 67-74 9-10, 1-5 1-22 at Ohio State L 58-64 9-11, 1-6 1-27 Northwestern W 70-37 10-11, 2-6 Series Notes: Iowa 1-30 at #8 Michigan State L 41-51 10-12, 2-7 Illinois leads the all-time series over Iowa 74-66, but the Hawkeyes lead 52-17 in 2-2 Purdue L 75-83 10-13, 2-8 games played in Iowa City. 2-7 #14 Indiana L 79-83 (2OT) 10-14, 2-9 The Illini have won eight of the last 11 games in the series. The most recent 2-12 at Minnesota W 84-60 11-14, 3-9 match-up between the two teams occured last March in Iowa City, a 60-53 Iowa victo- 2-16 at Penn State L 51-52 11-15, 3-10 ry. Illinois’ last win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena came in 2005. 2-20 #11 Wisconsin L 57-71 11-16, 3-11 This is the only regular season meeting between the teams this year as Iowa and 2-23 at Michigan L 43-49 11-17, 3-12 Northwestern are Illinois’ “singles” in the Big Ten schedule. 3-1 at Iowa 5 pm BTN 3-6 Michigan State 8 pm ESPN2 3-8 Minnesota Noon BTN The Coaches • All Times Listed are Central • All Rankings Listed are Associated Press & = EA SPORTS Maui Invitational @ = Big Ten/ACC Challenge Illinois Head Coach Bruce Weber # = Lexus December to Remember Classic % = Busch Braggin’ Rights Overall Record: 226-99/.695 (10th year) Big Ten: 51-28/.646 At Illinois: 123-45/.732 (5th year) Vs. Iowa: 6-2 www.fightingillini.com Assistant Coaches: Wayne McClain (7th year), Jay Price (5th year), Jerrance Howard (1st year) Illinois Men’s Basketball Sports Information Contacts: Assistant to the Head Coach: Gary Nottingham (5th year) Derrick Burson, [email protected], cell: 217-766-7315 Trainer: Al Martindale (25th year at Illinois) Kent Brown, [email protected], cell: 217-493-9795 UI Sports Information Main Line: 217-333-1391 Iowa Head Coach: Todd Lickliter Overall Record: 143-78/.647 (7th year) At Iowa: 12-17/.414 (1st year) Vs. Illinois: 0-0 On the Air TV BTN: Roger Twibell, play-by-play; Tim McCormick, expert ana- Media Information - What’s Coming Up lyst. Illinois Basketball Media Teleconferences/Luncheons with Bruce Weber Radio • Monday, March 3, 9:20 a.m. - Big Ten Teleconference • Tuesday, March 4, 11:30 a.m. - Luncheon/Teleconference Illini Sports Network – 45 stations: Brian Barnhart, play-by- • Friday, March 7, 11:30 a.m. - Luncheon/Teleconference play; Jerry Hester, expert analyst; Loren Tate, pregame/half- • Monday, March 10, 9:20 a.m. - Big Ten Teleconference time/postgame interviews. • Tuesday, March 11, 11:30 a.m. - Luncheon/Teleconference 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES Illini Headlines … the arc at Minnesota (Feb. 12), tying the best 3-point Illini Head Coach Bruce Weber • Illinois’ three Big Ten wins have each been by 18 or field goal percentage by a Big Ten player this year more points. Illinois’ average margin of victory in con- (Wisconsin’s Jon Leuer also made 5-of-5 treys vs. Bruce Weber has led the Fighting Illini to the top ference wins is 25.0 ppg (75). Michigan). of the national charts while at the helm of the • Ten of Illinois’ 12 Big Ten losses have been by 10 • Demetri McCamey is averaging 15.3 points in Big Illinois program. points or less. Illinois’ average margin of defeat in Ten play at home (107), compared to an average of 5.9 Weber directed the Illini to 23 wins last season, conferences losses is 7.5 ppg (90). points in conference play on the road (47). McCamey is a fourth-place Big Ten finish, and to the program’s • Trent Meacham has scored in double figures in each shooting 50.7 percent from the floor (36-71) and 47.4 eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, tying of the last four games, tying a career-best streak. percent from 3-point range (18-38) at the Assembly a school record. Meacham is averaging 12.8 points (51) on 51.6 per- Hall through seven Big Ten games. He led the Illini to 26 wins in 2005-06 which tied cent shooting (16-31) over the last four games. • McCamey scored a career-high 31 points vs. Indiana the fourth-winningest season in school history, a • Illinois’ strength of schedule ranks 24th in the nation on Feb. 7. It was the highest point total by an Illini runner-up finish in the Big Ten and the second round and first among Big Ten teams. The Illini have played player in two years, since Dee Brown scored 34 vs. of the NCAA Tournament. 11 games vs. the RPI Top 50, tied for the seventh-most Michigan State (Jan. 5, 2006). It also was the top-scor- games nationally against the current RPI Top 50. ing performance by an Illini freshman in 14 years, Weber led Illinois to an NCAA record-tying 37 vic- • Illinois concludes its second stretch of playing four since Kiwane Garris had 33 points vs. Iowa (Jan. 19, tories and the school’s first appearance in the of five Big Ten games away from Assembly Hall with 1994). national championship game during the 2004-05 Saturday’s contest at Iowa. Illinois is the only Big Ten • Shaun Pruitt leads the Big Ten in offensive rebounds season. Illinois won its first 29 games that year and school that twice plays four of five games on the road with an average of 3.2 per game (86 total off. reb.). He was ranked No. 1 in the national polls the final 15 during the conference schedule. In fact, Penn State is ranks fourth in the league in total rebounds (7.1 avg). weeks of the season. Weber became the first coach the only other Big Ten Team that had a stretch of four • In conference play, Pruitt ranks second in the Big Ten in Big Ten history to lead his squad to outright Big out of five league games away from home. in field goal shooting at 63 percent (63-100). Ten titles in each of his first two seasons, with • Illinois has either led or been tied at halftime in all • Pruitt has scored at least nine points in 23 of the 27 Illinois’ outright conference championship in 2005 but seven games this season. games he has appeared in this season. with a 15-1 league record. The Illini success helped • Illinois has started eight different lineups this sea- • The Illini are third in the Big Ten and 23rd national- son. ly in field goal percentage defense at 39.5 percent, and Weber be named National Coach of the Year by 10 • Eight different players have been the Illini’s leading fourth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage different organizations.