FIGHTINGILLINIBASKETBALL Game #16: Illinois (8-7, 0-2) at #21 Wisconsin (12-2, 2-0) Jan. 10, 2008 • 8 p.m. CT • ESPN Madison, Wis. • Kohl Center (17,190) 2007-08 Schedule/Results Illini Probable Starters 10-31 Quincy (Exh.) W 82-61 F – 42 Brian Randle (r-Sr, 6-8, 220, 10.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 apg) 11-6 Kentucky Wesleyan (Exh.) W 76-39 C – 55 Shaun Pruitt (Sr., 6-10, 245, 12.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.1 apg) 11-11 Northeastern W 63-55 1-0 G – 25 Calvin Brock (r-Jr., 6-5, 195, 7.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.2 spg) 11-16 at Hawaii W 79-77 2-0 G – 32 Demetri McCamey (Fr., 6-3, 205, 6.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.3 apg) 11-19 vs. Arizona State (Maui) & W 77-54 3-0 G – 3 Chester Frazier (Jr., 6-2, 190, 5.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.1 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 – 1 Trent Meacham (r-Jr., 6-2, 195, 10.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.7 apg) 12-8 vs. #22 Arizona (Chicago) # L 72-78 (OT) 5-3 G – 2 Chris Hicks (Sr., 6-2, 190, 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg) 12-17 Western Carolina W 58-35 6-3 G – 13 Jeff Jordan (Fr., 6-1, 185, 0.6 ppg, 0.4 rpg) 12-20 Miami (OH) L 58-61 (OT) 6-4 12-22 vs. Missouri (St. Louis) % W 59-58 7-4 G – 22 Steve Holdren (r-Jr., 6-5, 200, 1.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg) 12-28 Loyola (MD) W 77-43 8-4 F – 23 Rodney Alexander (Jr., 6-7, 225, 5.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg) 12-30 Tennessee State L 58-60 8-5 F – 24 Mike Davis (Fr., 6-9, 195, 2.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg) 1-3 Ohio State L 58-74 8-6, 0-1 F – 30 Bill Cole (Fr., 6-9, 210, 2.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg) 1-6 Penn State L 64-68 8-7, 0-2 C – 33 Brian Carlwell (So., 6-11, 265, 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg) 1-10 at Wisconsin 8 pm ESPN F – 50 Richard Semrau (r-Fr., 6-9, 235, 0.0 ppg, 0.6 rpg) 1-13 at Indiana 3:30 pm CBS C – 54 Mike Tisdale (Fr., 7-1, 215, 4.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg) 1-16 Michigan 8 pm BTN 1-19 at Purdue 1 pm ESPN 1-22 at Ohio State 8 pm BTN Series Notes: Wisconsin 1-27 Northwestern 7 pm BTN Illinois leads the all-time series 106-70 over Wisconsin, but the Badgers lead 1-30 at Michigan State 8 pm BTN 50-38 in games played in Madison. After four straight Illini wins in the series, 2-2 Purdue 2:30 pm BTN the Badgers have won the last two match-ups. The Illini have been victorious 2-7 Indiana 8 pm ESPN/ESPN2 in their last two trips to Madison, winning in 2005 and 2006. Illinois is the only 2-12 at Minnesota 8 pm BTN 2-16 at Penn State 6 pm BTN Big Ten school to defeat Wisconsin at the Kohl Center during Bo Ryan’s tenure. 2-20 Wisconsin 8 pm BTN 2-23/24 at Michigan TBA TBA The teams will meet again in Champaign on Feb. 20. 3-1/2 at Iowa TBA TBA 3-4/5/6 Michigan State TBA TBA 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: 223-89/.715 (10th year) Big Ten: 48-18/.727 At Illinois: 120-35/.774 (5th year) Vs. Wisconsin: 5-4 www.fightingillini.com Assistant Coaches: Wayne McClain (7th year), Jay Price (5th year), Jerrance Howard (1st year) Men’s Basketball Contacts: Assistant to the Head Coach: Gary Nottingham (5th year) Trainer: Al Martindale (25th year at Illinois) Derrick Burson & Kent Brown UI Sports Information: 217/333-1391 Wisconsin Head Coach: Bo Ryan Overall Record: 537-160/.770 (24th year) On the Air At Wisconsin: 154-57/.730 (7th year) Vs. Illinois All-Time: 6-8 TV ESPN: Brent Musburger, play-by-play; Steve Lavin, expert ana- Media Information - What’s Coming Up lyst; Erin Andrews, sideline reporter. Illinois Basketball Media Teleconferences/Luncheons with Bruce Weber

Radio • Tuesday, Jan. 8, 11:30 a.m. - Teleconference Illini Sports Network – 45 stations: Brian Barnhart, play-by- • Friday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m. - Teleconference play; Jerry Hester, expert analyst; Loren Tate, pregame/half- • Monday, Jan. 14, 9:20 a.m. - Big Ten Teleconference time/postgame interviews. • Tuesday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m. - Luncheon/Teleconference • Friday, Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m. - Teleconference 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES

Tough Road back-to-back games just four times. After concluding a four-game homestand, Illinois is • Only four opponents have score more than 70 points Illini Head Coach Bruce Weber now on the road for four of its next five games. The against the Illini this season (last: Ohio State on Jan. Bruce Weber has led the Fighting Illini to the top Illini play at Wisconsin Thursday and at Indiana 3, 74 pts). of the national charts while at the helm of the Sunday. After a home game vs. Michigan on Jan. 16, • Illinois has not allowed an opponent to score 80 or Illinois program. the Illini hit the road again for games at Purdue (Jan. more points in 41 consecutive games. The last team to Weber directed the Illini to 23 wins last season, 19) and at Ohio State (Jan. 22). do so was Arizona on Dec. 2, 2006 (84 points). a fourth-place Big Ten finish, and to the program’s • Illinois has only had one opponent this season shoot eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, tying Taking on the Top 25 better than 46 percent from the field (Duke on Nov. 20, Illinois faces its third ranked opponent this season on 56.5%). a school record. Thursday in No. 21 Wisconsin. Illinois is 0-2 vs. ranked • Illinois has outrebounded its opponent in 11 of 15 He led the Illini to 26 wins in 2005-06 which tied opponents this season, falling to No. 13 Duke in Maui games and ranks fifth in the Big Ten in rebound mar- the fourth-winningest season in school history, a on Nov. 20 (79-66) and No. 22 Arizona in Chicago on gin at +4.5 rpg. runner-up finish in the Big Ten and the second round Dec. 8 (78-72, ot). • Demetri McCamey is averaging 11.5 points on 44.7 of the NCAA Tournament. Illinois owns a record of 17-16 vs. Top 25 teams percent shooting from the field and 42.1 percent from Weber led Illinois to an NCAA record-tying 37 vic- under Weber. The Wisconsin and Indiana games mark 3-point range over the last four games. the first time Illinois will play ranked teams in back-to- • Chester Frazier has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5 tories and the school’s first appearance in the back games since Jan. 20 and 23, 2006, when the Illini over the last four games (20 a/8 to). national championship game during the 2004-05 faced the same two programs, hosting the 2nd-ranked • Shaun Pruitt is averaging 13.7 points (82) and season. Illinois won its first 29 games that year and Badgers (L, 71-64) and 23rd-ranked Hoosiers (W, 51- shooting 59.6 percent over the last six games (31-52). was ranked No. 1 in the national polls the final 15 43). • Illinois played seven road/neutral games during weeks of the season. Weber became the first coach The last time Illinois played consecutive games on non-conference play, tied for the second-highest total in Big Ten history to lead his squad to outright Big the road against ranked opponents was nine years ago of road/neutral games among BCS schools. -- Jan. 3 and 7, 1999 -- at No. 8 Indiana (L, 62-53) and • Shaun Pruitt has scored at least nine points in all Ten titles in each of his first two seasons, with at No. 17 Iowa (L, 84-62). but two games this season. Illinois’ outright conference championship in 2005 • Pruitt was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on with a 15-1 league record. The Illini success helped Oh So Close Dec. 24 after averaging 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds Weber be named National Coach of the Year by 10 In five of its seven losses, Illinois has either led, been over three games vs. Western Carolina, Miami (OH) different organizations. tied or trailed by no more than two points with less and Missouri. He became the first Illini to earn Player Weber became just the third coach in Big Ten than two minutes remaining … Illinois has led during of the Week honors since James Augustine on Dec. 5, the second half in four of its seven losses … Five of 2005. history to win an outright title in his first season in Illinois’ seven losses have been by eight points or less • Pruitt scored in double figures for five consecutive the league in 2003-04, leading the Illini to 10 … Illinois is 3-5 on the year in games decided by less games before the streak was snapped vs. Tennessee straight victories to end the regular season and than nine points. State (Dec. 30) when he finished with seven points. claim the title. The Illini won 26 games to tie the During the streak, Pruitt totaled 24 points vs. Arizona fourth-winningest season in school history and Illini Notes … and Miami (OH), 16 vs. Loyola (MD), 14 vs. Missouri advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA • Eight different players have been the Illini’s leading and 11 vs. Western Carolina. Over that five-game scorer in a game this season (Brian Randle-5, Shaun stretch, he averaged 17.8 points and 10.2 rebounds. Tournament. Pruitt-3, Trent Meacham-3, Calvin Brock-1, Rodney Pruitt returned to double figures Thursday vs. Ohio Now in his fifth year leading the Illini, Weber Alexander-1, Demetri McCamey-1, Mike Tisdale-1, State on Jan. 3, finishing with 12 points. came to Illinois following five years at Southern Chester Frazier-1) • Brian Randle averaged 12.4 points over a five-game Illinois where he led the Salukis to Missouri Valley • Losing streaks have been extremely rare during stretch prior to Dec. 30. He left the Tennessee State Conference titles each of his last two seasons. Bruce Weber’s five-year tenure at Illinois. This is only game late in the first half after suffering a mild con- In his five seasons at SIU, Weber took the Saluki the second time under Weber that the Illini have lost cussion. Randle returned to action vs. Ohio State on three straight games. The program has never lost more Jan. 3 and scored a team-high 14 points in a career- program to the top of the MVC, winning league titles than three in a row under Weber and has dropped high 37 minutes. in 2002 and 2003. He posted records of 28-8 and 24-7 in his last two seasons, leading the Salukis to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. 2007-08 Illinois Roster A 1978 graduate of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Weber No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 1 Trent Meacham* G 6-2 195 r-Jr. Champaign, Ill. spent 18 years as an assistant at Purdue under 2 Chris Hicks** G 6-2 195 Sr. Chicago, Ill. Gene Keady before moving to SIU. 3 Chester Frazier** G 6-2 190 Jr. Baltimore, Md. Weber has helped teams make 21 NCAA 13 Jeff Jordan G 6-1 185 Fr. Highland Park, Ill. Tournament appearances in his previous 28 seasons 22 Steve Holdren G 6-5 200 r-Jr. Champaign, Ill. as a collegiate coach, including one Final Four, one 23 Rodney Alexander F 6-7 225 Jr. Benton Harbor, Mich. Elite Eight and four Sweet Sixteen appearances. 24 Mike Davis F 6-9 195 Fr. Alexandria, Va. Purdue won six Big Ten titles during his stay in West 25 Calvin Brock** G 6-5 200 r-Jr. Chicago, Ill. 30 Bill Cole F 6-9 210 Fr. Peoria, Ill. Lafayette. 31 Jamar Smith** G 6-3 185 Jr. Peoria, Ill. 32 Demetri McCamey G 6-3 205 Fr. Bellwood, Ill. Weber’s Career Coaching Record 33 Brian Carlwell* C 6-11 265 So. Maywood, Ill. All Games ...... 223-89 (.715) 34 C.J. Jackson* F 6-8 260 r-So. Buena Vista, Ga. At Illinois ...... 120-35 (.774) 42 Brian Randle*** F 6-8 220 r-Sr. East Peoria, Ill. Illinois, 2007-08 ...... 8-7 50 Richard Semrau F 6-9 235 r-Fr. Grafton, Ohio Southern Illinois, 1999-2003 . . .103-54 (.656) 54 Mike Tisdale C 7-1 215 Fr. Riverton, Ill. 55 Shaun Pruitt*** C 6-10 245 Sr. Aurora, Ill. Assistant at Western Kentucky . . .21-8 (.724) Alex Legion G 6-5 195 Fr. Detroit, Mich. Assistant at Purdue ...... 394-168 (.701)

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• Pruitt and Randle combined for 38 points vs. Miami from the field, 42 percent from 3-point range and 85 Bench Production on Dec. 20, the duo’s highest scoring total this season. percent from the free throw line. He also was a two- Illinois’ bench is contributing 22.8 points per game • Chester Frazier is averaging 4.9 assists over the last time first-team Class B All-State selection in 2005 (342 total) and has had eight double-figure scoring 10 games (49) after averaging just 2.6 assists over and 2006 at Country Day by the Associated Press, games by players off the bench this season: the first five games (13). He tied his season high with Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. Player Opponent Points six assists vs. Tennessee State on Dec. 30 and Penn Legion played in a total of six games last semes- Calvin Brock Hawaii (N 16) 11 State on Jan. 6. ter at Kentucky, starting twice. He averaged 6.7 Demetri McCamey Hawaii (N 16) 10 • Shaun Pruitt leads the Big Ten in offensive rebounds points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals in Calvin Brock Duke (N 20) 14 with an average of 3.7 per game (56 total off. reb.). He 17.5 minutes per game. Trent Meacham Oklahoma St. (N 21) 17 ranks fourth in the league in total rebounds (8.1 avg). Trent Meacham Weber State (D 1) 26 • Pruitt has started every game over the past two- Last Time Out: Penn State Mike Tisdale Western Carolina (D 17) 13 and-a-half seasons, entering the Wisconsin game Illinois dropped to 0-2 in the Big Ten after falling to Demetri McCamey Ohio State (J 3) 10 with an active streak of 83 consecutive starts. Penn State 68-64 Sunday at the Assembly Hall. Illinois Demetri McCamey Penn State (J 6) 18 • There have been 53 consecutive sellout crowds at made five more baskets than the Lions and shot 45.5 the Assembly Hall entering the next home game vs. percent compared to PSU’s 36.4 percent shooting. Pruitt a Force Inside Michigan on Jan. 16. The streak began on Dec. 6, Illinois also had a season-low eight turnovers. But Illinois has one of the top post players in the Big Ten 2004. rebounding proved to be the difference in the game. in senior and three-year starting center Shaun Pruitt. • Illinois held Loyola (MD) to 20 percent shooting (13- Penn State had 22 offensive boards and outrebound- A preseason All-Big Ten selection, Pruitt leads the Illini 65) on Dec. 28, the lowest field goal percentage in the ed the Illini 49-24. The Lions owned a 20-5 advantage in scoring and rebounding, averaging 12.6 points 44-year history of Assembly Hall. in second-chance points. (17th in Big Ten) and 8.1 rebounds (4th in Big Ten). He • Illinois’ defense held Western Carolina to 35 points Demetri McCamey scored a career-high 18 points to has scored at least nine points in all but two games on Dec. 17, the third-lowest point total in Assembly lead the Illini, while Calvin Brock also scored in dou- this season, with a career-high 24 points vs. both Hall history and just one point off the record-low score ble figures with a season-high 15 points. Arizona and Miami (OH), 16 vs. Loyola (MD), 15 at of 34 set by Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1985 and tied by Hawaii, 14 vs. Missouri, 12 vs. Northeastern and Ohio Savannah State last season. Lock Down “D” State, 11 vs. both Duke and Western Carolina, 10 at • Illinois defeated Missouri on Dec. 22 in the 27th Illinois has been one of the nation’s top defensive Maryland, and nine each vs. Arizona State, Oklahoma annual Braggin’ Rights game in St. Louis. It marked teams each year under Bruce Weber. This year’s squad State and Penn State. the Illini's eighth straight win in the series, tying the looks to continue that style of aggressive man-to-man Pruitt made 10-of-11 from the field against school record for consecutive Braggin’ Rights wins. defensive pressure throughout each game. Illinois Arizona on Dec. 8, which tied the sixth-best shooting Illinois also won eight straight over Mizzou from 1983- ranks sixth in the Big Ten in scoring defense with performance in school history and is the top percent- 90. opponents averaging 61.4 points per game on the sea- age by a Big Ten player this season. son. The Illini are third in the league in field goal per- Pruitt scored in double figures for five consecu- Legion Joins Illini centage defense (.385) and second in 3-point field tive games before the streak came to an end vs. Alex Legion has joined the Illini basketball program goal percentage defense (.296). Tennessee State on Dec. 30 (7 points). During that after transferring from the University of Kentucky. No team has reached 80 points on the Illini this stretch, he had 24 points vs. Arizona, 11 vs. Western Legion began practicing with the Illini on Saturday season, with just four opponents topping the 70-point Carolina, 24 again vs. Miami, 14 vs. Missouri and 16 and will attend classes when the semester begins Jan. marker. Illinois’ defense also has allowed only one vs. Loyola. It marked the first time he reached double 14. He must sit out the next two semesters under NCAA team (Duke) to shoot over 46 percent from the field. figures in five straight games since his streak of six transfer rules and will be eligible to return to compe- straight games last season (1/20/07 through 2/7/07). tition following the conclusion of the 2008 fall semes- Dominating the Glass Over the last six games, Pruitt is averaging 13.7 ter. He will have 2.5 years of eligibility remaining with Illinois has outrebounded 11 of 15 opponents this year points (82) on 59.6 percent shooting (31-52). the Illini. and owns a rebounding margin of +4.5 on the season. Pruitt has 12 career double-doubles including Legion, a 6-5, 195-pound guard, hails from Illinois ranks fifth in the Big Ten in rebounding margin three this season: 12 pts-17 reb vs. Northeastern, 24 Detroit. He spent three years at Country Day High and also is fifth in the conference in total rebounds, pts-15 reb vs. Miami and 16 pts-11 reb vs. Loyola. His School before attending Oak Hill Academy as a senior. averaging 38.6 rpg. career-high 17 rebounds vs. Northeastern marked the Legion was a 2007 Parade Magazine All-American highest rebounding total by an Illini player in eight after averaging 19.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists seasons, since Sergio McClain had 18 rebounds at and 1.8 steals at Oak Hill, where he shot 53 percent Michigan on Jan. 16, 2000. Big Ten Standings This Week’s Big Ten Schedule (All Times CT) In addition to ranking fourth in the Big Ten in rebounding, Pruitt leads the league in offensive (through Jan. 7) Tuesday, Jan. 8 rebounds with an average of 3.7 per game (56 total). Big Ten Overall Indiana at Michigan (6 pm, ESPN) One of the most Illini’s most durable players in 1. Wisconsin 2-0 12-2 Purdue at Michigan State (8 pm, BTN) recent years, Pruitt has started every game over the last two-and-a-half seasons and enters the Wisconsin Ohio State 2-0 11-3 Wenesday, Jan. 9 game with an active streak of 83 consecutive starts. Penn State 2-0 10-4 Iowa at Ohio State (6 pm, BTN) 4. Michigan State 1-0 13-1 Northwestern at Minnesota (8 pm, BTN) Randle More Aggressive on Offense Indiana 1-0 12-1 Thursday, Jan. 10 Senior and three-year starter Brian Randle currently carries a career-high scoring average of 10.1 points, Purdue 1-0 10-4 Illinois at Wisconsin (8 pm, ESPN) ranking second on the team. He reached double fig- 7. Minnesota 0-1 10-3 Saturday, Jan. 12 ures in each of the first four games this season, a 8. ILLINOIS 0-2 8-7 Minnesota at Penn State (1 pm, BTN) career-best streak, before it came to an end vs. Iowa 0-2 7-8 Ohio State at Purdue (3 pm, BTN) Oklahoma State on Nov. 21 when he left due to injury Northwestern 0-2 5-6 Michigan at Northwestern (5:30 pm, BTN) just seven minutes into the game. Randle had 14 Michigan State at Iowa (7:30 pm, BTN) points in the opener vs. Northeastern, 12 points at Michigan 0-2 4-10 Hawaii, a career-high 17 points vs. Arizona State and Sunday, Jan. 13 16 points vs. Duke. Illinois at Indiana (3:30 pm, CBS)

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Illini Record Under Bruce Weber: Scores more bench points 73-15 5-6 Week-by-Week Rankings Scores fewer bench points 41-19 3-1 All 07-08 AP ESPN/USA Today Plays at home 60-9 4-4 Scores same bench points 6-1 0-0 Preseason RV RV Plays on the road 24-13 1-1 Has fewer TOs than opp. 87-12 4-3 Nov. 12 RV RV Plays at neutral site 36-12 3-2 Has equal or more TOs than opp. 32-23 4-4 Plays at United Center 10-2 0-1 Has 15+ assists 76-14 3-4 Nov. 19 RV RV Big Ten record 48-18 0-2 Wears white uniforms 49-10 3-4 Nov. 26 RV RV Big Ten at home 28-6 0-2 Wears blue uniforms 10-9 1-1 Dec. 3 –– RV Big Ten on the road 20-12 0-0 Wears orange uniforms 61-16 4-2 Dec. 10 –– RV When Ranked 82-15 0-0 Plays in tournaments 25-8 2-1 Dec. 17 RV –– As No. 1 31-2 0-0 NCAA Tournament 8-4 0-0 Dec. 24 –– –– Plays a ranked opponent 17-16 0-2 In November 24-3 4-2 Dec. 31 –– –– Plays a Top-10 opponent 4-7 0-0 In December 32-7 4-3 Jan. 7 –– –– Vs. No. 1 1-0 0-0 In January 22-12 0-2 Jan. 14 In February 23-4 0-0 Wins the game before 93-27 3-5 Jan. 21 Loses the game before 23-8 4-2 In March 18-8 0-0 Jan. 28 Leading at the half 100-14 7-3 In April 1-1 0-0 Feb. 4 Trailing at the half 15-19 1-2 Plays during the day 48-19 2-4 Tied at the half 5-2 0-2 Plays at night 72-16 6-3 Feb. 11 Shoots 45% or better 79-7 5-2 Margin is 5 points or less 18-12 2-3 Feb. 18 Shoots less than 45% 41-28 3-5 Margin is between 6-10 23-12 1-2 Feb. 25 Opp. shoots 45% or less 92-16 7-4 Margin is between 11-20 43-11 2-2 March 3 Opp. shoots better than 45% FG 28-19 1-3 Margin is more than 20 36-0 3-0 March 10 Shoots better than opp. 98-7 8-2 Has a 20+ point scorer 47-9 1-3 March 17 Shoots worse than opp. 21-28 0-5 Scores 59 points or less 16-17 2-3 Shoots same as opp. 1-0 0-0 Scores 60-69 points 23-14 2-3 National Polls Scores 70-79 points 44-3 4-1 Shoots more FT than opp. 69-7 5-2 (Jan. 7) (Jan. 7) Scores 80-89 points 26-1 0-0 Shoots fewer FT than opp. 46-26 2-4 AP ESPN/USA Today Shoots same number of FT 5-2 1-1 Scores 90-99 points 10-0 0-0 1. North Carolina (46) 1. North Carolina (23) Makes more FT than opp. 64-6 4-2 Scores 100+ points 1-0 0-0 2. Mempis (25) 2. Memphis (6) Makes fewer FT than opp. 49-27 3-5 Overtime 5-2 0-2 3. Kansas (1) 3. Kansas (2) Makes same number of FT 7-2 1-0 On BTN 3-3 3-3 4. Washington State 4. Washington State Scores 70 or more points 81-4 4-1 On ESPN 23-12 0-3 Leads in rebounding 83-17 6-5 On ESPN2 13-2 3-1 5. UCLA 5. UCLA Trails in rebounding 32-16 2-2 On CBS 19-9 0-0 6. Michigan State 6. Michigan State When rebounding is tied 5-2 0-0 On FSN 3-0 0-0 7. Georgetown 7. Duke 8. Tennessee 8. Georgetown Randle returned to double figures for the first D-Mac Emerges 9. Duke 9. Tennessee time in four games vs. Arizona on Dec. 8, scoring 11 Freshman point guard Demetri McCamey has been a 10. Indiana 10. Texas A&M points. He also had a season-high five assists vs. the bright spot for the Illini the past two weeks, earning Wildcats. He just missed double figures vs. Western increased playing time and challenging for a starting 11. Texas A&M 11. Indiana Carolina, finishing with nine points. spot. McCamey has averaged 11.5 points (46) on 44.7 12. Texas 12. Vanderbilt Randle scored 14 points vs. Miami (OH) on 6-10 percent shooting from the field (17-38) and 42.1 per- 13. Vanderbilt 13. Texas shooting. He had 11 points in the win over Missouri and cent from 3-point range (8-19) over the last four 14. Butler 14. Butler then tied his career high with 17 points against Loyola games, playing an average of 24.5 minutes per game. (MD), hitting 7-of-10 shots. He had nine points each vs. Loyola (MD)and 15. Marquette 15. Mississippi He was off to another strong start vs. Tennessee Tennessee State. He then reached double figures in his 16. Mississippi 16. Marquette State on Dec. 30, with six points and six boards before first career Big Ten game with 10 points vs. Ohio State. 17. Dayton 17. Villanova suffering a mild concussion just before halftime. McCamey had the best game of his young career 18. Clemson 18. Pittsburgh Considered doubtful for last Thursday’s game vs. Sunday vs. Penn State, scoring a career-high 18 points Ohio State, Randle returned to the lineup and led the on 7-12 shooting, including 4-6 from behind the arc to 19. Villanova 19. Clemson Illini in scoring with 14 points while playing a career- mark the best 3-point field goal percentage by an Illini 20. Pittsburgh 20. Rhode Island high 37 minutes. player this season. He scored Illinois’ last eight points 21. Wisconsin 21. Wisconsin Randle ranks second on the team in field goal of the game, all in the final two minutes, on a layup 22. Rhode Island 22. Dayton percentage on the season, shooting 50 percent from and back-to-back 3-pointers. the field. He also is the team’s third-leading rebounder McCamey is fifth on the Illini in scoring on the year 23. Stanford 23. Stanford with an average of 4.9 boards on the season. (6.2 ppg) and ranks third on the team in assists (2.3 24. Xavier 24. Arizona apg). 25. Miami (Fla.) 25. Xavier * Illini opponents listed in bold

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Illinois Career Totals 2007-08 Fighting Illini Starters Game G G F F C Record* 2007-08 Career Northeastern Frazier Meacham Alexander Randle Pruitt 1-0 Double-Digit Scoring Games Shaun Pruitt 10 38 at Hawaii Frazier Meacham Alexander Randle Pruitt 2-0 Brian Randle 9 29 vs. Arizona State Frazier Meacham Alexander Randle Pruitt 3-0 Jamar Smith 0 19 vs. Duke Frazier Meacham Alexander Randle Pruitt 3-1 Chester Frazier 1 13 Calvin Brock 6 11 vs. Oklahoma State Frazier Brock Alexander Randle Pruitt 1-0 Trent Meacham 5 10 at Maryland Frazier Brock Alexander Randle Pruitt 1-1 Demetri McCamey 33Weber State Frazier Brock Alexander Randle Pruitt 2-1 Rodney Alexander 22vs. Arizona Frazier Meacham Brock Randle Pruitt 0-1 Mike Tisdale 11 Western Carolina Frazier Brock Alexander Randle Pruitt 3-1 20+ Point Games Miami (OH) Frazier Meacham Brock Randle Pruitt 0-2 Shaun Pruitt 24vs. Missouri Frazier Meacham Brock Randle Pruitt 1-2 Trent Meacham 23 Jamar Smith 03Loyola (MD) Frazier Meacham Brock Randle Pruitt 2-2 Chester Frazier 01Tennessee State Frazier Meacham Brock Randle Pruitt 2-3 Ohio State Frazier Meacham Brock Randle Pruitt 2-4 10+ Rebound Games Penn State Frazier Meacham Brock Randle Pruitt 2-5 Shaun Pruitt 3 14 Brian Randle 02at Wisconsin Chester Frazier 02at Indiana Calvin Brock 01Michigan Double-Doubles at Purdue Shaun Pruitt 3 12 at Ohio State Chester Frazier (pts-ast) 02Northwestern Calvin Brock 01at Michigan State Brian Randle 01 Purdue 5+ 3-Point FG Games Indiana Jamar Smith 06at Minnesota Trent Meacham 12 Chester Frazier 01at Penn State Wisconsin 3+ Steal Games at Michigan Chester Frazier 07at Iowa Brian Randle 04 Calvin Brock 12Michigan State Jamar Smith 01Minnesota Trent Meacham 01* Running total of Illinois’ record when this lineup starts ** Illinois has started three different lineups this season 3+ Block Games Brian Randle 02 Shaun Pruitt 02Frazier Does It All Meacham is third on the Illini in scoring with an Brian Carlwell 01Point guard Chester Frazier has earned a reputation average of 10.0 points. He is 10th in the Big Ten with Calvin Brock 01for his relentless play and ability to impact the game an average of 2.0 treys per game (28 total). in all areas. Leading the team in playing time at 34.0 Meacham has had some big games, topping 20 Starts Shaun Pruitt 15 83 minutes per contest (fifth in Big Ten), Frazier is aver- points twice and reaching double figures five times on Brian Randle 15 79 aging 5.0 points. He leads the Illini and ranks seventh the year. Meacham scored a career-high 26 points vs. Chester Frazier 15 43 in the conference in assists (4.1 apg) and is second on Weber State on Dec. 1 and had 24 vs. Tennessee State Trent Meacham 11 23 the team in steals (0.8 spg). on Dec. 30. He also scored 17 vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. Calvin Brock 11 20 Despite standing 6-2, Frazier also is second on the 21), 16 vs. Arizona (Dec. 8) and 13 vs. Missouri (Dec. Rodney Alexander 88team in rebounding behind Pruitt with an average of 22). Jamar Smith 065.5 rpg. He currently ranks 15th in the Big Ten in Leads Team in Scoring rebounding and is the only point guard listed among Illini Program Ranked Among Nation’s Finest Shaun Pruitt 3 12 the league’s top 20 rebounders. Two national magazines recently ranked the Fighting Jamar Smith 07 Frazier has twice grabbed a season-high nine Illini men’s basketball program among the nation’s Brian Randle 56rebounds, at Hawaii and vs. Duke, He also tallied eight elite in two very different categories. Trent Meacham 35 Chester Frazier 14boards vs. Oklahoma State and Penn State, and seven Forbes Magazine ranked the Most Valuable College Rodney Alexander 11at Maryland. He has been the UI’s leading rebounder in Basketball Teams and placed a value of $19.4 million Calvin Brock 11five games this season. on the Illini program, which ranked sixth in the nation Mike Tisdale 11 and tops in the Big Ten. The valuations were based on Demetri McCamey 11Meacham Settles in at Shooting Guard what the basketball programs contribute to four Junior Trent Meacham shared time at point guard and important beneficiaries: their university (money gener- Leads Team in Rebounding Shaun Pruitt 8 27 shooting guard last season, but with the addition of ated by basketball that goes to the institution for aca- Chester Frazier 5 12 freshman Demetri McCamey to share point guard demic purposes, including scholarship payments for Brian Randle 1 12 responsibilities with junior Chester Frazier, Coach basketball players); athletic department (the net prof- Calvin Brock 16Weber has Meacham focusing solely on the shooting it generated by the basketball program retained by the Rodney Alexander 11guard position this season. The move has helped department); conference (the distribution of tourna- Trent Meacham 11 Brian Carlwell 01Meacham settle in and define his role on this year’s ment revenue); and local communities (incremental Richard Semrau 01squad. spending by visitors to the county during the regular 2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 5 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES The Last Time AN ILLINOIS PLAYER HAD AN OPPONENT PLAYER HAD 40+ points Andy Kaufmann (46) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 12/3/90 40+ points Glenn Robinson (49), Purdue, 3/13/94 35-39 points Kevin Turner (35) vs. Indiana, 1/3/98 35-39 points Daniel Horton (39), Michigan, 2/21/06 30-34 points Dee Brown (34) vs. Michigan State, 1/5/06 30-34 points Jamar Butler (32), Ohio State, 1/3/08 25-29 points Trent Meacham (26) vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 25-29 points David Teague (28), Purdue, 1/27/07 2, 20+ pt. scorers D. Brown (20) and J. Augustine (23) vs. Michigan, 2/21/06 2, 20+ pt. scorers Arizona (Jordan Hill-23, Jerryd Bayless-20), 12/8/07 20+ rebounds Nick Weatherspoon (22) vs. DePauw, 12/2/72 20+ rebounds Joe Franklin (23), Wisconsin, 12/19/66 15-19 rebounds Shaun Pruitt (15) vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 15-19 rebounds Greg Oden (15), Ohio State, 1/6/07 15+ assists Tony Wysinger (16) vs. Pittsburgh, 12/6/86 15+ assists never, Quinn Buckner (14), Indiana, 2/18/74 10-14 assists Rich McBride (10) vs. Penn State, 3/8/07 10-14 assists Greivis Vasquez (10), Maryland, 11/28/07 6+ 3-pointers Rich McBride (6) vs. IUPUI, 12/6/06 7+ steals Jamon Gordon (7), Virginia Tech, 3/16/07 7+ steals Kendall Gill (7) vs. Iowa, 3/4/90 5+ blocks Kurt Looby (5), Iowa, 3/3/07 6 steals Luther Head vs. Iowa, 1/20/05 AN OPPONENT TEAM HAD 5+ blocks James Augustine (5) vs. Arkansas, 12/6/03 100+ points 108, Missouri, 12/22/93 Triple-Double Sergio McClain (10p, 11r, 11a) vs. Michigan, 1/13/01 under 50 points 35, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 AN ILLINOIS TEAM HAD under 40 points 35, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 100+ points 105 vs. Longwood, 12/27/04 over 50 rebounds 50, Delaware State, 11/25/96 under 50 points 41 vs. Wisconsin, 3/10/07 over 20 off. reb. 22, Penn State, 1/6/08 under 40 points 34 vs. Purdue, 1/30/85 over 50 rebounds 54 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 over 20 off. reb. 21 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 overtime L (58-61), vs. Miami (OH) 12/20/07 season that is attributable to the program). time Mizzou has scored less than 72 points on the sea- shooting while pulling down a game-high eight Stack Magazine ranked the nation’s basketball pro- son. The Tigers also shot a season-low 34.5 percent boards. He shot 50 percent (11-22) on the week and grams using the 2008 U.S. News ranking for colleges (20-58), its first game this season shooting less than also led the Illini with five steals. and universities, the APR score, final national rankings 41 percent. for the past three seasons and games above .500 for Illinois Finishes Third at Maui Invite the past three seasons. In this ranking, Illinois fin- Road Tested Illinois finished third at the 2007 EA SPORTS Maui ished fifth nationally and again was tops among the Illinois played a challenging schedule prior to Big Ten Invitational, held Nov. 19-21. The Illini rolled past Big Ten institutions. play in a number of locations. Seven of Illinois’ non- Arizona State 77-54 in the opening round, behind conference games came on the road (Hawaii, career-high totals of 17 points apiece from Brian Pruitt Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Dec. 24 Maryland) or at neutral sites (Arizona State, Duke and Randle and Rodney Alexander. Illinois fell to No. 13 Shaun Pruitt was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Oklahoma State inMaui, Arizona in Chicago and Duke 79-66 in the semifinal, as Brian Randle again led on Dec. 24, earning his first career weekly honor. Missouri in St. Louis). Illinois tied for second among the UI with 16 points. Trent Meacham then came off Pruitt averaged 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds over schools from BCS conferences that played the highest the bench to score 17 points as the Illini won the third- three games to earn the accolade. He was the Illini's number of road and neutral games: place game with a 65-49 victory over Oklahoma State. top scorer and rebounder in all three contests, record- Non-Conference Road/Neutral Games by BCS Schools ing 11 points and eight rebounds vs. Western Carolina, 1. Washington State Pac-10 8 Assembly Hall: The House of ’Paign 24 points and 15 rebounds vs. Miami (OH), and 14 T2. Georgia Tech ACC 7 The Illini have put together one of the best homecourt points and eight rebounds vs. Missouri. His 24 points T2. North Carolina ACC 7 records in the nation over the last eight-and-a-half against Miami tied his career high, first set Dec. 8 vs. T2. South Florida Big East 7 years, owning a record of 111-11 (.910) at the Arizona. Pruitt’s top moment of the week came against T2. ILLINOIS Big Ten 7 Assembly Hall this decade. The Illini are also 60-9 Missouri, when he scored the game-winning basket off T2. Colorado Big 12 7 (.870) at The Hall during Weber’s tenure. an offensive rebound with 35 seconds left, capping off Below is a look at Illinois’ record at the Assembly an undefeated career for the Illini senior in the Topping the Big Ten Hall this decade: Braggin’ Rights game. Two Illini players have had performances that rank at Year Overall Big Ten the top of the conference this season. Shaun Pruitt’s 2007-08 4-4 0-2 Illini Still Braggin’ 10-for-11 (.909) shooting day vs. Arizona on Dec. 8 is 2006-07 14-3 6-2 Illinois brought home the Braggin’ Rights trophy for the best field goal percentage by a Big Ten player this 2005-06 15-1 7-1 the eighth straight year, defeating Missouri 59-58 on season. Trent Meacham, meanwhile, had 11 baskets 2004-05 15-0 8-0 Dec. 22 in St. Louis. Shaun Pruitt made a game-win- vs. Weber State on Dec. 1, tied for the most field goals 2003-04 12-1 7-1 ning basket off an offensive rebound with 35 seconds by a league player on the year. 2002-03 14-0 7-0 left to give Illinois the victory. Pruitt led the Illini with 2001-02 13-1 7-1 14 points and eight rebounds while Trent Meacham Brock Named to Maui Invite All-Tourney Team 2000-01 12-0 8-0 had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists and Junior Calvin Brock was named to the EA SPORTS 1999-2000 12-1 7-1 Brian Randle added 11 points and eight boards. Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team (Nov. 19-21) Total 111-11 (.910) 57-8 (.877) With eight consecutive wins in the series, Illinois after averaging 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds during the has tied its school record for consecutive Braggin’ tournament in just over 21 minutes per game. Brock Following is a list of the NCAA Div. I teams with the Rights wins. The Illini also won eight straight over came off the bench to record a season-high 14 points best homecourt records this decade (courtesy of Allan Mizzou fro 1983-90. vs. Duke, which was also the second-highest scoring Spear, STATS): Illinois’ defense was stifling in the win, holding output of his career. He earned his first start of the School Record .Pct Next Missouri to a season-low 58 points, more than 26 season the following day vs. Oklahoma State and 1. Gonzaga 102-7 .936 Jan. 19 points below its season average and marking the first scored in double figures again with 12 points on 5-7 2. Kansas 123-10 .925 Jan. 8

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 6 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES 3. Michigan State 122-10 .924 Jan. 8 • Senior Brian Randle missed nearly one-third of the results in the NCAA Tournament over the past eight 4. Utah State 120-10 .923 Jan. 12 season last year due to a number of injuries. In 23 years: 5. Wisconsin 123-11 .918 Jan. 10 starts, he averaged 7.4 points and was third on the Year Seed Result 6. Duke 118-11 .915 Jan. 13 team in rebounding (5.0 rpg). 2000 4 Second Round 7. ILLINOIS 111-11 .910 Jan. 16 • Illinois welcomed a number of new faces to the pro- 2001 1 Elite Eight 8. BYU 113-12 .904 Jan. 12 gram this season. In fact, Illini coach Bruce Weber 2002 4 Sweet 16 9. Texas 122-13 .904 Jan. 19 believes it is the largest group of newcomers he has 2003 4 Second Round 10. Southern Illinois 103-12 .896 Jan. 8 ever had in his 29 years coaching college basketball. 2004 5 Sweet 16 There are six new players on campus this year: guards 2005 1 National Runner-Up Illini Storylines For the 2007-08 Season Demetri McCamey and Jeff Jordan, forwards Rodney 2006 4 Second Round • Illinois returns three starters on this year’s squad in Alexander, Bill Cole and Mike Davis, and center Mike 2007 12 First Round point guard Chester Frazier, forward Brian Randle and Tisdale. In addition, junior Steve Holdren is eligible Illinois has won eight NCAA Tournament games under center Shaun Pruitt. after sitting out last season as a transfer, and fresh- Weber, which is tied for the fifth-most victories nation- • Senior Shaun Pruitt is the Illini’s leading returning man Richard Semrau has rejoined the active roster ally over the last four years. The following are the scorer and rebounder. A third-team All-Big Ten selec- after taking a medical redshirt last season. nation’s winningest programs in the NCAA Tournament tion last year and a preseason first-team All-Big Ten • Illinois is happy to having a healthy and deep roster from 2004 through 2007: honoree this season, Pruitt was second on the team in after a number of injuries took its toll on last season’s School NCAA Victories scoring in 2006-07 (11.4 ppg) and led the Illini and squad. Six different players combined to miss a total 1. Florida 13 ranked third in the Big Ten in rebounding (7.5 rpg). of 58 games due to injury in 2006-07. 2. North Carolina 11 Pruitt also ranked fourth in the conference in field goal • Illinois ranked fourth in the nation in scoring 3. Connecticut 10 percentage (.549) and was second in the league with defense last year, allowing an average of just 57.1 4. UCLA 9 nine double-doubles on the year. He was the only Illini points on the season. The Illini also ranked 21st in the T5. ILLINOIS 8 player to start all 35 games last season, and also NCAA in field goal percentage defense (.402) and 29th T5. Duke 8 started all 33 games as a sophomore. in rebounding margin (+5.2 rpg). • Junior Chester Frazier was named to the Big Ten All- • In conference games, Illinois led the Big Ten in scor- Illini Nation’s Fifth-Winningest Team this Decade Defensive Team last season. He averaged 7.2 points ing defense (55.8) and 3-point field goal percentage Illinois ranks as the fifth-winningest team in the and 4.5 rebounds while ranking fourth in the confer- defense (.286), while ranking third in field goal per- nation over the past eight-and-a-half seasons in ence in assists (4.5 apg) and sixth in the league steals centage defense (.404). terms of total wins, and also ranks fifth over that same (1.5 spg). time span in terms of winning percentage. Illinois has Illini Nation’s Fifth-Winningest Team Under Weber reeled off 220 victories since the beginning of the Coach Bruce Weber Media Illinois has won a total of 120 games during Bruce 1999-2000 season, trailing only Duke, Kansas, Florida Luncheon/Teleconference Schedule Weber’s tenure in Champaign. Illinois currently ranks and Gonzaga while the Illini’s .764 winning percentage All luncheons will be held in the team meeting room at the as the fifth-winningest team in the nation over the last over that time span trails just Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga Ubben Basketball Complex, with the exception of Nov. 13, four-and-a-half seasons. The Illini were tied with Duke and Florida. Following is a list of the five winningest which will be held in the squad room at Memorial Stadium and Florida for the most wins nationally at 112 each teams (ranked by total wins) this decade: following Coach Zook’s press conference. Contact the UI over a four-year period from 2004-07. School Wins Record Pct. Next Sports Information Office for phone number information. Illinois recorded 26 wins in 2003-04, an NCAA 1. Duke 244 244-48 .836 Jan. 9 record-tying 37 victories in 2004-05, 26 wins in 2005- 2. Kansas 232 232-58 .800 Jan. 8 Date Event Time 06, 23 wins last year, and eight victories so far this 3. Florida 225 225-64 .779 Jan. 8 Jan. 8 Teleconference 11:30 am season. The following ranking is the top teams in the 4. Gonzaga 222 222-56 .799 Jan. 12 Jan. 11 Teleconference 11:30 am NCAA by total wins over the last four-and-a-half years 5. ILLINOIS 220 220-69 .761 Jan. 10 (since the beginning of the 2003-04 season): Jan. 14 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am Weber Nation’s Third-Winningest Coach over Last Jan. 15 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am School Wins Next Game Six-and-a-Half Seasons Jan. 18 Teleconference 11:30 am 1. Florida 125 Jan. 8 Bruce Weber has coached consistent winners every- Jan. 21 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am T2. Memphis 123 Jan. 9 where he’s been throughout his college career. In fact, Jan. 21 Teleconference 11:30 am T2. Duke 123 Jan. 9 over the last six-and-a-half seasons only two head Jan. 25 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am 4. North Carolina 121 Jan. 9 coaches in America have more wins on their resumes Jan. 28 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am 5. ILLINOIS 120 Jan. 10 than Weber. Beginning with the 2001-02 season, Jan. 29 Teleconference 11:30 am 6. Kansas 119 Jan. 8 Weber has recorded 172 victories, which trails only Roy Feb. 1 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am T7. Pittsburgh 117 Jan. 9 Williams (185 wins, next game Jan. 9) and Mike T7. Gonzaga 117 Jan. 12 Krzyzewski (182 wins, next game Jan. 9) for the most Feb. 4 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am wins by an NCAA Div. I coach over this time span. In his Feb. 5 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am Illinois Appears in NCAA Tournament for Eighth final two years at Southern Illinois, Weber went 28-8 in Feb. 11 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am Straight Year 2001-02 and 24-7 in 2002-03. He then took over the Feb. 11 Teleconference 11:30 am Illinois made its 27th all-time appearance in the NCAA Illinois program, leading the Illini to a 26-7 record in Feb. 14 Teleconference 11:30 am Tournament in 2007, which is the second highest num- 2003-04, a 37-2 mark in 2004-05, another 26-7 record Feb. 18 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am ber of Tournament appearances among Big Ten schools in 2005-06, a 23-12 mark last season, and 8-7 so far Feb. 18 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am (behind Indiana’s 34). Illinois ranks 11th among NCAA in 2007-08. Feb. 22 Teleconference 11:30 am schools for most Tournament appearances. Feb. 25 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am Last season also marked the Illini’s eighth consec- Illini By the Numbers Under Weber utive NCAA Tournament appearance, tying a school Illinois has been a consistent winner under Bruce Feb. 28 Teleconference 11:30 am record. The UI previously appeared in eight straight Weber, a tenure that spans the most successful period March 3 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am Tournaments from 1983-90. in school history. The following is a breakdown of March 3/4 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am The Illini are one of only 10 schools in the nation to Illinois’ success under Weber: March 6/7 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am appear in the NCAA Tournament every year since 2000 • 120-35: Illinois’ overall record under Weber, a win- March 10 Big Ten Teleconference 9:20 am and have advanced to the Sweet 16 or further four of ning percentage of .774. March 11 Luncheon/Teleconference 11:30 am the last seven years. The following is a look at Illinois’ • 60-9: Illinois’ record at the Assembly Hall under

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Weber, a winning percentage of .870. over Labor Day weekend. The Illini practiced on cam- Tournament title and appeared in the NCAA • 37-2: Illinois’ record in 2004-05, which tied the pus for nine days before playing two games in Ottawa, Tournament all four years, advancing to the Elite Eight record for the winningest season in NCAA history. followed by two games in Montreal. The Illini went 3-1 in 2001 and the Sweet 16 in both 2002 and 2004. • 26-7: Illinois’ record in 2005-06 as well as 2003- on the tour and gained valuable experience heading 04, which tie the fourth-winningest seasons in school into the official start of practice on Oct. 12. Shaun Illini Rewrite Attendance Records history. Pruitt led the team during the trip with an average of A number of Illinois attendance records were broken • 23-12: Illinois’ record last season. 14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Steve Holdren last season. There were 17 sellout crowds at the • 48-18: Illinois’ record in Big Ten play under Weber – averaged 14.3 points and Trent Meacham added 10.3 Assembly Hall in 2006-07, setting a school record for which incudes back-to-back outright championships ppg. most sellouts in a season. in 2004 and 2005 – a winning percentage of .727. Last year also set a school record for highest total • 105-28: Illinois’ record in regular season games Illinois’ Academic Success Under Weber attendance in a season, with a total of 282,506 fans under Weber, a winning percentage of .789. All 12 players that completed their athletic eligibility passing through the turnstiles. • 57-10: Illinois’ record in regular season non-confer- at the University of Illinois have earned their degrees Illinois tied its record for highest average atten- ence games under Weber, a winning percentage of during Bruce Weber’s tenure. The Illini basketball team dance for a season, with the sellout average of 16,618 .851. also has the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) in equaling the mark first set in 2005-06. The Illini • 24-13: Illinois’ record in road games under Weber, a the Big Ten in the most recent report released in May ranked 10th in the nation last year in average home winning percentage of .649. 2007, with a score of 986 based on three-year data attendance. • 35-12: Illinois’ record in neutral-site games under from the 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 school years. Weber, a winning percentage of .745. Illinois received a public recognition award by the Illini Fourth-Winningest Team in Big Ten History • 8-4: Illinois’ NCAA Tournament record under Weber NCAA for ranking in the top 10 percent nationally over Four-Year Period – which includes a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2004 and the among schools that sponsor men’s basketball, and the Illinois won 112 games from 2004-07, which tied the program’s first-ever appearance in the national cham- Illini were one of only 10 schools to both rank in the top fourth-winningest period in Big Ten history over four pionship game in 2005 – a winning percentage of 10 percent of the APR and participate in the 2007 consecutive seasons. Illinois now owns three of the top .667. NCAA Tournament. five spots on that list, also ranking second with 114 • 7-3: Illinois’ Big Ten Tournament record under Weber The following is a list of Illini graduates under wins from both 2002-05 and 2003-06. Below is the – which includes the 2005 tournament title – a win- Weber: top-6 list for the most wins by a Big Ten school over a ning percentage of .700. Jerrance Howard - B.S., speech communication period of four-straight years: • 15-7: Illinois’ combined postseason record under Nick Smith - B.S. & M.S., finance School Wins Years Weber, a winning percentage of .682. Luther Head - B.S., sport management 1. Michigan State 115 1998-01 Jack Ingram - B.S., electrical engineering T2. ILLINOIS 114 2003-06 Big Ten Tournament Tickets On Sale Fred Nkemdi - B.S., political science T2. ILLINOIS 114 2002-05 All-session and single-session tickets are on sale for Roger Powell - B.S., speech communication T4. ILLINOIS 112 2004-07 the 2008 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. Tickets James Augustine - B.S., sport management T4. Michigan State 112 1999-02 are available at the Conseco Fieldhouse Box Office, Dee Brown - B.S., sport management T6. Indiana 108 1991-94 through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by Marcus Arnold - B.S., speech communication T6. Indiana 108 1973-76 calling (312) 559-1212. The Big Ten Tournament will Warren Carter - B.S., community health be held March 13-16 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Rich McBride - B.S., sport management Weber Second-Winningest Coach in Big Ten History Indianapolis. Brian Randle - B.S., agri-finance over Four-Straight Years All-session tickets are available for $150 or $275 Bruce Weber won 112 games at Illinois from 2004-07, while single-session tickets range from $30 to $85. Weber Honored for Work with Coaches vs. Cancer which ranked as the most wins ever by a Big Ten coach Bruce Weber has been one of the nation’s most active in his first four seasons and tied the second most wins Assembly Hall Turns Pink at Illini Madness participants in the Coaches vs. Cancer (CVC) program by a Big Ten coach in any period of four consecutive Illinois tipped-off the season on Oct. 12 with Illini that raises money for the American Cancer Society. He seasons. The record is 115 wins set by Michigan Madness. The Assembly Hall, which is usually a sea of was recognized for his efforts by being named the State’s Tom Izzo from 1998-2001. Below is the top-5 orange on game night, was painted pink that evening 2007 recipient of the Coaches vs. Cancer Champion list for the most wins by a Big Ten coach over a period as over 12,000 fans wore pink Fighting Illini Award, as chosen by members of the CVC National of four straight years: Basketball t-shirts that served as their ticket to the Council. Weber and the University of Illinois ranked Coach, School Wins Years event along with raising awareness for the fight sixth nationally during the 2006-07 season, raising 1. Tom Izzo, Michigan State 115 1998-01 against cancer. Proceeds from shirt sales went to nearly $200,000 for cancer research. T2. Bruce Weber, Illinois 112 2004-07 Coaches vs. Cancer and with 20,000 shirts sold cou- T2. Tom Izzo, Michigan State 112 1999-02 pled with a donation from Orange Krush, the evening Howard Returns to Illini Family T4. Bob Knight, Indiana 108 1991-94 raised approximately $47,500 for cancer research. Former Illini Jerrance Howard was hired as an assis- T4. Bob Knight, Indiana 108 1973-76 tant coach by Bruce Weber in September. Howard was Illini Get Headstart on Season with Trip to Canada a four-year letterwinner at point guard from 2001-04. Illini Sign Simpson The Illini got off to an early start on the 2007-08 sea- During his career, Illinois compiled a record of 104-31 Illinois signed Chicagoan Stan Simpson to a national son by participating in an exhibition tour of Canada and won three BigTen championships, a BigTen letter of intent during the fall signing period. 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2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 8 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL NOTES is a 6-9, 220-pound power forward/center that attends Senior National Team. Williams was one of 12 players Big TenNetwork Televises 36 Classic Men’s Simeon High School under the direction of head coach on the USA squad that went 10-0 en route to a gold Basketball Games this Season Robert Smith. Simpson transferred to Simeon, the two- medal at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, held The Big Ten Network is televising 36 classic college time defending Class AA state champions, after play- Aug. 22-Sept. 2 in Las Vegas. basketball games involving the conference schools ing at Leo High School for coach Noah Cannon. He is this season for a series entitled “The Big Ten’s Greatest also a member of the Illinois Warriors AAUteam Illini Overseas Games.” In addition to the games, the series will coached by Larry Butler. In addition to the four Illini that are currently on NBA include interviews from players and coaches who par- Simpson averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and rosters, there are a number of Illinois alums currently ticipated in the games. Illinois will appear six times five blocks last season as a junior at Leo, earning All- playing professional basketball overseas: this season. Here are the air dates on the BTN for Catholic League honors and honorable mention all- Robert Archibald - Illinois 1999-02 Illinois games as part of the series: state accolades. He is rated a three-star recruit by Ukraine (Azovmash) • Nov. 27 - Georgia Tech at Illinois (1/22/89) both Rivals.com and Scout.com. Cory Bradford - Illinois 1999-02 Illinois defeated Georgia Tech 103-92 in double France (Dijon) overtime at the Assembly Hall to remain the country’s Four Illini in the NBA Cleotis Brown - Illinois 1999-2000 last unbeaten team and earn a No. 1 ranking. Illinois currently has four alumni in the NBA in Brian Argentina (Quimsa) • Dec. 12 - LSU at Illinois (12/22/90) Cook, Deron Williams, Luther Head and James Dee Brown - Illinois 2003-06 Illinois defeated Shaquille O’Neal-led LSU 102-96 Augustine. Turkey (Galatasaray) behind 25 points and nine rebounds from Andy Cook, chosen as the 24th pick in the first round of Warren Carter - Illinois 2004-07 Kaufmann. the 2003 draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, is now in his Turkey (Selcuk Uni.) • Dec. 26 - Minnesota at Illinois (3/9/96) fifth season in the NBA, currently with the Orlando Kiwane Garris - Illinois 1994-97 The Gophers held on for a 67-66 victory in Lou Magic. Italy (Premiata) Henson’s final Big Ten game as Illini head coach. Williams, the highest drafted player in Illinois his- Jack Ingram - Illinois 2004-05 • Jan. 8 - Indiana at Illinois (3/1/87) tory at No. 3 in the 2005 Lottery, is in his third season Slovenia (Helios) On Senior Night at The Hall, Illinois defeated the with the Utah Jazz. Damir Krupalija - Illinois 1999-02 Indiana 69-67, giving the eventual national champion Head, taken with the 24th pick in the 2005 first France (Dijon) Hoosiers their final loss of the 1987 season. round, is in his third season with the Houston Rockets. Roger Powell - Illinois 2002-05 • Jan. 22 - Illinois at Northwestern (1/14/04) Augustine, selected No. 41 in the 2006 draft, is in Italy (Siviglia Wear) 25th-ranked Illinois fell to the Wildcats 70-60, his second season with the Orlando Magic. Deon Thomas - Illinois 1991-94 dropping its first game in Evanston in 10 years. Israel (Maccabi Haifa) • March 11 - Illinois vs. Indiana (3/5/89) D-Will Wins Gold with USA Basketball The Flyin’ Illini pulled out a 70-67 victory in Former Illini and current Utah Jazz starting point guard Bloomington when Nick Anderson drilled a 30-footer at Deron Williams is a member of the USA Basketball the buzzer. Illini in the NBA

Name Team Notes James Augustine Orlando Magic Second-round pick in 2006 Draft (No. 41 overall) is in second season with Magic … Has played in 16 games this year, averaging 1.6 points and 0.9 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game … Had a career-high six points vs. New York (12/26/07) and career-high four rebounds vs. Detroit (11/2/07) … Appeared in two games as a rookie.

Brian Cook Orlando Magic First-round pick in 2003 Draft (No. 24 overall) is in fifth season in the NBA … Traded to the Orlando Magic on Nov. 21, 2007 after spending first four-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers … Has played in 17 games this season, starting twice, and is averaging 2.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game … Played in 65 games last season, averaging 6.9 points and 3.3 rebounds … Had a career-high 14 rebounds at Phoenix (3/4/07) … Played in 81 games in 2005-06, earning 46 starts, and posted career-high averages of 7.9 points and 3.4 rebounds … Recorded a career-high 28 points at Dallas (2/7/06) … Participated in 2004 NBA Finals.

Luther Head Houston Rockets First-round pick in 2005 Draft (No. 24 overall) is in third season with Rockets … Has played in 31 games this season, starting three times, and is averaging 6.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 17.9 minutes per game … Played in 80 games last year, earning 10 starts, and averaged 10.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28 minutes per game … Tallied career highs of 30 points vs. Golden State (4/4/07) and 11 assists vs. San Antonio (12/22/06) … Selected to Sophomore Team for 2007 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge … Played in 80 games as a rookie, earning 27 starts, and averaged 8.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 29 minutes per game … Had a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Phoenix (11/23/05) … 2006 NBA All-Rookie Second Team … Selected to Rookie Team for 2006 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge.

Deron Williams Utah Jazz Lottery selection is the highest draft pick in Illinois history at No. 3 overall in 2005 Draft … Member of USA Basketball Senior National Team that earned a gold medal at the 2007 FIBA Tournament of the Americas … Now in his third season with Utah, has started all 35 games this season and is averaging 19.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.1 steals in 37.3 minutes per game … Scored a career-high 41 points at Dallas (12/8/07) … Currently ranks fourth in the NBA in assists … Started every game for the Jazz last season, averaging 16.2 points, 9.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds in a team- best 37 minutes per game … Ranked second in the NBA in assists behind Steve Nash … Had a breakout performance in the playoffs, averaging 19.2 points, 8.6 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals while helping lead Utah to the Western Conference Finals … Had a career-high 21 assists vs. Memphis (1/24/07) … Selected to Sophomore Team for the 2007 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge … Played in 80 games during rookie season of 2005-06, earning 47 starts, and averaged 10.8 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 29 minutes per game … 2006 NBA All-Rookie First Team … Selected to Rookie Team for 2006 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge.

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Illinois vs. Ranked Opponents By the Numbers Did you Know? The Illini have played 33 games against 1 – Illinois’ final ranking in the 2005 Associated ... Illinois has the 11th best all-time winning opponents ranked by the Associated Press under Press Poll. percentage (.655) among Division I schools. Bruce Weber, winning 17 times (.515). Following 3 – Seasons in which Illinois has been ranked No. 1 in the national polls, including 1952, 1989 and is a complete list of the Illini vs. ranked oppo- ... Illinois has an all-time record of 1577- 2004-05 831. The 1577 wins rank 14th on the NCAA nents (AP) under Weber: 4 – Times Illinois has won back-to-back Big Ten Division I list. titles, including 2001 and 2002, and 2004 and 12/3/03 vs. #10 North Carolina L, 81-88 2005. 12/23/03 vs. #11 Missouri W, 71-70 6 – States represented on the Illinois roster (Georgia, ... Three of the five starters from Illinois’ 1/10/04 #24 Purdue L, 54-58 Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia). 2005 national runner-up squad are currently 1/24/04 at #21 Wisconsin L, 56-76 6 – Big Ten record for consecutive 25-win seasons by on NBA rosters (Deron Williams - Utah; 2/18/04 #12 Wisconsin W, 65-57 the Illini from 2001-06. Luther Head - Houston; and James 3/14/04 vs. #10 Wisconsin L, 53-70 8 – Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Augustine - Orlando). 3/21/04 vs. #11 Cincinnati W, 92-68 the Illini (2000-07). 3/26/04 vs. #6 Duke L, 62-72 11 – Illinois’ final ranking in the 2004 Associated … Illinois has had a total of seven players 11/27/04 vs. #24 Gonzaga W, 89-72 Press Poll. drafted since 2002, which leads the Big Ten 12/1/04 #1 Wake Forest W, 91-73 12 – Players on the roster from the state of Illinois and is the fourth-highest total of any pro- 12/31/04 #22 Cincinnati W, 67-45 (Calvin Brock, Brian Carlwell, Bill Cole, Chris gram in the nation over the last six years. 1/20/05 #23 Iowa W, 73-68-ot Hicks, Steve Holdren, Jeff Jordan, Demetri McCamey, Trent Meacham, Shaun Pruitt, Brian 1/25/05 at #18 Wisconsin W, 75-65 ... Fourteen Illini players have been first- Randle, Jamar Smith and Mike Tisdale). 2/1/05 at #12 Michigan St. W, 81-68 round draft selections, including Nick 2/12/05 #20 Wisconsin W, 70-59 13 – Illinois’ final ranking in the 2006 Associated Press Poll. Anderson and Kendall Gill from the 1989 3/13/05 vs. #23 Wisconsin W, 54-43 Final Four team and recent UI alumni Frank 3/26/05 vs. #9 Arizona W, 90-89-ot 17 – Big Ten Championships won by Illinois. Williams to New York in 2002, Brian Cook to 4/2/05 vs. #4 Louisville W, 72-57 23 – Wins last season. 4/4/05 vs. #2 North Carolina L, 70-75 25 – Wins in 2002-03. the Los Angeles Lakers in 2003 and the tan- 1/5/06 #7 Michigan State W, 60-50 26 – 20-win seasons for Illinois, including eight dem of Deron Williams (No. 3 overall) to 1/17/06 at #13 Indiana L, 60-62 straight and 10 of the last 11 seasons. Utah and Luther Head (No. 24) to Houston in 26 – Wins in 2001-02. 2/12/06 at #19 Ohio State L, 53-69 2005. 26 – Wins in 2003-04. 2/25/06 #20 Iowa W, 71-59 26 – Wins in 2005-06. 3/4/06 at #25 Michigan St. W, 75-68 ... Illinois has the highest all-time winning 27 – Wins in 2000-01. 3/18/06 vs. #17 Washington L, 64-67 percentage among Big Ten schools, and 27 – All-time NCAA Tournament appearances by 11/28/06 vs. #23 Maryland L, 66-72 ranks second behind Indiana in all-time vic- Illinois. tories. In all-time Big Ten play, the Illini are 12/2/06 vs. #16 Arizona L, 72-84 33 – Illinois’ record homecourt winning streak at the 1/6/07 #6 Ohio State L, 44-62 Assembly Hall, snapped Feb. 4, 2006. first in conference wins, and third in win- 1/20/07 #2 Wisconsin L, 64-71 37 – School record for wins, set by the 2004-05 team. ning percentage behind Purdue and Indiana. 1/23/07 #23 Indiana W, 51-43 220 – Wins by the Illini this decade, the fifth- 3/10/07 #3 Wisconsin L, 41-53 highest total nationally. ... Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten 11/20/07 vs. #13 Duke L, 66-79 behind Indiana in total NCAA appearances 12/8/07 vs. #22 Arizona L, 72-78-ot with 27, including the last eight in a row.

Streakin’ Illini ... The Orange Krush student group is more than just a Fighting Illini cheering section. Current Streaks by the Illini The students raised over $300,000 last sea- son, which went to the the I FUND and a Illini at “The Hall” All Games: 3 L variety of local and national charities. Krush At the Assembly Hall: 3 L has endowed two scholarships, the Matthew Illinois at the Assembly Hall Sellout Crowds at the Assembly Hall: 53 Heldman Memorial Scholarship Fund, which All-Time: 481-126 (.792) On the Road: 1 L goes to an Illinois basketball player and is 1963-69 49-13 (.790) Neutral Sites: 1 W named after the former Illini point guard 1970-79 69-42 (.622) vs. Ranked Opponents: 3 L who was tragically killed in a car accident, 1980-89 134-23 (.854) Non-Conference Home Games: 1 L and the Rod Cardinal Sports Medicine Fund, 1990-99 114-34 (.770) Big Ten Play: 3 L which goes towards UI student athletic 2000-present 111-11 (.910) Big Ten Home Games: 2 L trainers and is named for the man who Big Ten Road Games: 1 L served for 30 years as athletic trainer for the Longest Winning Streak: 33 games Since Opponent Scored 100 Pts: Illini basketball team. Since the inception of (1/17/04 - 1/28/06) the Orange Krush Foundation in 1998, the 464 games (12/22/93) group has distributed more than $1.5 mil- Consecutive Games with 3-pt. FG: Current Winning Streak: 0 lion to charities. 350 games (11/28/97)

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2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 12 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI RESULTS/ATTENDANCE HIGH HIGH DATE OPPONENT W/L, SCORE ATTENDANCE POINTS REBOUNDS 11/11/07 NORTHEASTERN W, 63-55 16,618 14 - Randle 17 - Pruitt 11/16/07 at Hawaii W, 79-77 6,308 19 - Frazier 9 - Frazier 11/19/07 vs. Arizona State W, 77-54 2,500 17 - Randle & Alexander 8 - Randle 11/20/07 vs. Duke L, 66-79 2,500 16 - Randle 9 - Alexander & Frazier 11/21/07 vs. Oklahoma State W, 65-49 2,500 17 - Meacham 8 - Frazier & Brock 11/28/07 at Maryland L, 61-69 17,950 13 - Brock 8 - Pruitt 12/1/07 WEBER STATE W, 78-61 16,618 26 - Meacham 6 - Frazier 12/8/07 vs. Arizona L, 72-78 (OT) 19,573 24 - Pruitt 9 - Pruitt 12/17/07 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 58-35 16,618 13 - Tisdale 8 - Pruitt 12/20/07 MIAMI (OH) L, 58-61 (OT) 16,618 24 - Pruitt 15 - Pruitt 12/22/07 vs. Missouri W, 59-58 21,941 14 - Pruitt 8 - Pruitt & Randle 12/28/07 LOYOLA (MD) W, 77-43 16,618 17 - Randle 11 - Pruitt 12/30/07 TENNESSEE STATE L, 58-60 16,618 24 - Meacham 8 - Meacham 1/3/08 OHIO STATE L, 58-74 16,618 14 - Randle 8 - Pruitt 1/6/08 PENN STATE L, 64-68 16,618 18 - McCamey 8 - Frazier 1/10/08 at Wisconsin 1/13/08 at Indiana 1/16/08 MICHIGAN 1/19/08 at Purdue 1/22/08 at Ohio State 1/27/08 NORTHWESTERN 1/30/08 at Michigan State 2/2/08 PURDUE 2/7/08 INDIANA 2/12/08 at Minnesota 2/16/08 at Penn State 2/20/08 WISCONSIN 2/23-24/08 at Michigan 3/1-2/08 at Iowa 3/4-5-6/08 MICHIGAN STATE 3/8/08 MINNESOTA

ATTENDANCE Games Totals Average/High Game Sellouts HOME 8 132,944 16,618/16,618 (8) 8 AWAY 2 24,258 12,129/17,950 1 NEUTRAL 5 49,014 9,803/21,941 5 TOTAL 15 206,216 13,748/21,941 14

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 13 2007-08 ILLINOIS TEAM HIGHS & LOWS HIGHS LOWS Points...... 79 at Hawaii, 11/16/07 58, four times; last vs. Ohio State, 1/3/08 Field Goals ...... 32 vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 20 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 & Tennessee State, 12/30/07 Field Goal Attempts ...... 72 at Maryland, 11/28/07 47 vs. Arizona State, 11/19/07 & ...... 47 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21/07 Field Goal Percentage ...... 574 (27-47) vs. Arizona State, 11/19/07 .323 (21-65) vs. Duke, 11/20/07 Three-Point Field Goals ...... 10 vs. Arizona State, 11/19/07 & vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 2 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts...... 29 at Maryland, 11/28/07 12 vs. Missouri, 12/22/07 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ...... 588 (10-17) vs. Arizona State, 11/19/07 .133 (2-15) vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 Free Throws ...... 20 at Hawaii, 11/16/07 & vs. Duke, 11/20/07 4 at Maryland, 11/28/07 & 4 vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 Free Throw Attempts ...... 31 at Hawaii, 11/16/07 8 vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 Free Throw Percentage ...... 722 (13-18) vs. Arizona State, 11/19/07 .444 (4-9) at Maryland, 11/28/07 Rebounds ...... 54 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 24 vs. Penn State, 1/6/08 Assists ...... 23 vs. Arizona, 12/8/07 10 vs. Duke, 11/20/07 & 10 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 Turnovers ...... 19 vs. Arizona, 12/8/07 8 vs. Penn State, 1/6/08 Blocks ...... 6 vs. Arizona State, 11/19/07 0 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17/07 Steals...... 9 vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 & vs. Arizona, 12/8/07 2 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30/07 Fouls ...... 27 vs. Duke, 11/20/07 10 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17/07

OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS

HIGHS LOWS Points...... 79, Duke, 11/20/07 35, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 Field Goals ...... 28, Hawaii, 11/16/07 13, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 & Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 Field Goal Attempts ...... 65, Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 46, Duke, 11/20/07 Field Goal Percentage ...... 565 (26-46), Duke, 11/20/07 .200 (13-65), Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 Three-Point Field Goals ...... 8, Oklahoma State, 11/21/07 & Tennessee State, 12/30/07 3, Northeastern, 11/11/07 & 3, Arizona, 12/8/07 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts...... 27, Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 11, Arizona, 12/8/07 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ...... 462 (6-13), Hawaii, 11/16/07 & Duke, 11/20/07 .148 (4-27), Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 Free Throws ...... 25, Arizona, 12/8/07 5, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 Free Throw Attempts ...... 35, Penn State, 1/6/08 7, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 Free Throw Percentage ...... 875 (14-16), Arizona State, 11/19/07 & .545 (12-22), Missouri, 12/22/07 ...... 875 (7-8), Miami (OH), 12/20/07 Rebounds ...... 49, Penn State, 1/6/08 24, Arizona State, 11/19/07 & Tennessee State, 12/30/07 Assists ...... 20, Maryland, 11/28/07 5, three teams; last, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 Turnovers ...... 22, Western Carolina, 12/17/07 7, Tennessee State, 12/30/07 Blocks ...... 9, Maryland, 11/28/07 0, three teams; last, Penn State, 1/6/08 Steals...... 9, Arizona State, 11/19/07 & Arizona, 12/8/07 1, Miami (OH), 12/20/07 Fouls ...... 25, Hawaii, 11/16/07 10, Maryland, 11/28/07 ILLINOIS & OPPONENT PLAYER SUPERLATIVES ILLINOIS OPPONENT Points ...... 26, Trent Meacham vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 32, Jamar Butler, Ohio State, 1/3/08 Field Goals ...... 11, Trent Meacham vs. Weber State, 12/1/07 10, Bobby Nash, Hawaii, 11/16/07 ...... 10, Jamar Butler, Ohio State, 1/3/08 Field Goal Attempts ...... 16, Shaun Pruitt at Maryland, 11/28/07 20, Bobby Nash, Hawaii, 11/16/07 ...... 16, Shaun Pruitt vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 Field Goal Percentage (min. 8 att.) ...... 909 (10-11), Shaun Pruitt vs. Arizona, 12/8/07 .750 (6-8), DeMarcus Nelson, Duke, 11/20/07 Three-Point Field Goals ...... 5, Trent Meacham vs. Tennessee State, 12/30/07 4, four players; last, Jamar Butler, Ohio State, 1/3/08 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts...... 10, Trent Meacham vs. Tennessee State, 12/30/07 8, Eugene Spates, Northeastern, 11/11/07 ...... 10, Trent Meacham vs. Ohio State, 1/3/08 8, Gerald Brown, Loyola (MD), 12/28/07 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 5 att.) ...... 667 (4-6), Demetri McCamey vs. Penn State, 1/6/08 .667 (4-6), James Anderson, Oklahoma State, 11/21/07 Free Throws ...... 7, Trent Meacham vs. Tennessee State, 12/30/07 8, Jamar Butler, Ohio State, 1/3/08 ...... 8, Jamelle Cornley, Penn State, 1/6/08 Free Throw Attempts ...... 10, Shaun Pruitt vs. Miami (OH), 12/20/07 11, Jamelle Cornley, Penn State, 1/6/08 Free Throw Percentage (min. 6 att.) ...... 875 (7-8), Trent Meacham vs. Tennessee State, 12/30/07 1.000 (8-8), Jamar Butler, Ohio State, 1/3/08 ...... 1.000 (7-7), Bobby Nash, Hawaii, 11/16/07 ...... 1.000 (6-6), Jerryd Bayless, Arizona, 12/8/07 Rebounds ...... 17, Shaun Pruitt vs. Northeastern, 11/11/07 14, Jordan Hill, Arizona, 12/8/07 Assists ...... 6, six times; last, Chester Frazier vs. Penn State, 1/6/08 10, Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, 11/28/07 Blocks ...... 2, six times; last, Shaun Pruitt vs. Ohio State, 1/3/08 4, James Gist, Maryland, 11/28/07 Steals ...... 3, Calvin Brock vs. Arizona, 12/8/07 4, Eric Hayes, Maryland, 11/28/07

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 14 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS GAME FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR –– TOT PF AS TO BK ST PTS (1st-2nd) 11-11 Illinois 26-61/.426 3-15/.200 8-16/.500 18-29 – 47 22 11 15 5863 (22-41) Northeastern 18-62/.290 3-20/.150 16-24/.667 22-20 – 42 19 5 14 2755 (19-36) 11-16 Illinois 27-54/.500 5-17/.294 20-31/.645 16-26 – 42 21 12 15 3479 (36-43) at Hawaii 28-61/.459 6-13/.462 15-18/.833 10-18 – 28 25 14 11 2377 (42-35) 11-19 Illinois 27-47/.574 10-17/.588 13-18/.722 9-22 – 31 16 17 14 6677 (38-39) vs. Arizona State 18-51/.353 4-15/.267 14-16/.875 9-15 – 24 17 5 13 0954 (24-30) 11-20 Illinois 21-65/.323 4-16/.250 20-29/.690 22-19 – 41 27 10 11 4566 (36-30) vs. Duke 26-46/.565 6-13/.462 21-29/.724 5-26 – 31 22 11 12 7579 (44-35) 11-21 Illinois 23-47/.489 4-15/.267 15-27/.556 11-28 – 39 15 13 14 3865 (30-35) vs. Oklahoma State 15-49/.306 8-23/.348 11-14/.786 8-18 – 26 22 8 15 1449 (17-32) 11-28 Illinois 24-72/.333 9-29/.310 4-9/.444 16-26 – 42 16 16 10 2561 (32-29) at Maryland 27-61/.443 6-19/.316 9-12/.750 8-33 – 41 10 20 12 9769 (32-37) 12-1 Illinois 32-63/.508 10-27/.370 4-8/.500 10-21 – 31 12 17 12 1978 (47-31) Weber State 21-50/.420 6-17/.353 13-17/.765 9-24 – 33 14 8 21 4461 (22-39) 12-8 Illinois 29-61/.475 4-17/.235 10-22/.455 14-21 – 35 26 23 19 3972 (35-26-11) vs. Arizona 25-55/.455 3-11/.273 25-32/.781 11-26 – 37 22 18 17 4978 (28-33-17) 12-17 Illinois 24-58/.414 3-17/.176 7-14/.500 15-26 – 41 10 15 15 0658 (26-32) Western Carolina 13-48/.271 4-19/.211 5-7/.714 10-21 – 31 15 5 22 6835 (17-18) 12-20 Illinois 20-57/.351 2-15/.133 16-26/.615 19-22 – 41 16 10 14 3358 (25-27-6) Miami (OH) 24-54/.444 6-19/.316 7-8/.875 9-21 – 30 24 15 14 1161 (23-29-9) 12-22 Illinois 22-48/.458 3-12/.250 12-22/.545 5-30 – 35 21 12 14 3559 (32-27) vs. Missouri 20-58/.345 6-19/.316 12-22/.545 14-28 – 42 21 9 14 0658 (31-27) 12-28 Illinois 27-64/.422 5-18/.278 18-25/.720 21-33 – 54 16 13 94377 (31-46) Loyola (MD) 13-65/.200 4-27/.148 13-18/.722 21-20 – 41 19 6 11 4343 (18-25) 12-30 Illinois 20-49/.408 6-21/.286 12-22/.545 15-25 – 40 17 14 13 1258 (24-34) Tennessee State 22-49/.449 8-19/.421 8-13/.615 5-19 – 24 16 12 71460 (29-31) 1-3 Illinois 23-59/.390 4-21/.190 8-12/.667 15-21 – 36 14 15 18 3358 (30-28) Ohio State 26-57/.456 7-22/.318 15-18/.833 11-22 – 33 19 10 12 6374 (29-45) 1-6 Illinois 25-55/.455 6-22/.273 8-14/.571 7-17 – 24 26 15 83464 (31-33) Penn State 20-55/.364 4-18/.222 24-35/.686 22-27 – 49 13 8 14 0268 (31-37) 1-10 Illinois at Wisconsin 1-13 Illinois at Indiana 1-16 Illinois Michigan 1-19 Illinois at Purdue 1-22 Illinois at Ohio State 1-27 Illinois Northwestern 1-30 Illinois at Michigan State 2-2 Illinois Purdue 2-7 Illinois Indiana 2-12 Illinois at Minnesota 2-16 Illinois at Penn State 2-20 Illinois Wisconsin 2-23/24 Illinois at Michigan 3-1/2 Illinois at Iowa 3-4/5/6 Illinois Michigan State 3-8 Illinois Minnesota

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 15 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 1 TRENT MEACHAM 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-1 29 2-8 .250 2-6 .333 3-5 .600 1-3 – 4 211 0 2 9 11-16 at Hawaii 1-1 17 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 4 2 1 0 0 5 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-1 16 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 3 5 0 0 0 6 11-20 vs. Duke 1-1 18 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 –1 2 4 1 0 0 4 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 27 5-7 .714 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833 0-2 –2 2 2 0 1 2 17 11-28 at Maryland 1-0 24 3-7 .429 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 0 3 1 0 2 9 12-1 Weber State 1-0 23 11-15 .733 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 –3 0 3 1 0 2 26 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-1 39 5-10 .500 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 1-3 –4 4 6 2 1 2 16 12-17 Western Carolina DNP-Inj. 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-1 30 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 5-1 33 0 0 3 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-1 36 4-8 .500 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 0-5 –5 3 5 4 0 0 13 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-1 25 1-8 .125 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-3 –3 2 0 2 0 0 3 12-30 Tennessee State 1-1 39 6-12 .500 5-10 .500 7-8 .875 0-8 –8 3 1 0 0 0 24 1-3 Ohio State 1-1 33 1-11 .091 1-10 .100 0-0 .000 0-4 –4 2 2 4 0 0 3 1-6 Penn State 1-1 24 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 2 1 1 0 0 2

2 CHRIS HICKS 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern DNP 11-16 at Hawaii DNP 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11-20 vs. Duke DNP 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Maryland DNP 12-1 Weber State 1-0 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-8 vs. Arizona DNP 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-20 Miami (OH) DNP 12-22 vs. Missouri DNP 12-28 Loyola (MD) DNP 12-30 Tennessee State DNP 1-3 Ohio State DNP 1-6 Penn State DNP

3 CHESTER FRAZIER 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-1 33 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 – 3 252 0 1 2 11-16 at Hawaii 1-1 39 6-10 .600 3-6 .500 4-6 .667 3-6 –9 2 1 4 0 1 19 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-1 24 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 3 4 0 0 0 9 11-20 vs. Duke 1-1 36 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 3-6 –9 5-1 14 1 2 7 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-1 32 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-7 –8 2 2 5 0 1 5 11-28 at Maryland 1-1 36 0-4 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 1-6 –7 2 5 4 1 1 0 12-1 Weber State 1-1 24 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000 1-5 –6 0 6 1 0 1 8 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-1 36 0-6 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-4 –4 4 5 6 0 2 0 12-17 Western Carolina 1-1 36 1-7 .143 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2-4 –6 1 6 1 0 1 3 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-1 42 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 2-2 –4 2 4 2 0 0 2 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-1 36 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-4 .000 0-6 –6 4 3 3 0 1 2 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-1 26 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 1-1 –2 3 4 0 0 0 5 12-30 Tennessee State 1-1 36 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 –4 2 6 2 0 0 2 1-3 Ohio State 1-1 38 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 1-3 –4 3 4 6 0 0 7 1-6 Penn State 1-1 36 2-7 .286 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-8 –8 3 6 0 0 1 4

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 16 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CONT. 13 JEFF JORDAN 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-0 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 – 0 001 0 0 0 11-16 at Hawaii DNP 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 11 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1 –1 0 1 3 0 1 1 11-20 vs. Duke 1-0 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Maryland DNP 12-1 Weber State 1-0 10 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 0-0 –0 0 0 2 0 2 2 12-8 vs. Arizona DNP 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12-20 Miami (OH) DNP 12-22 vs. Missouri DNP 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-0 7 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-0 –1 1 0 0 0 0 2 12-30 Tennessee State DNP 1-3 Ohio State DNP 1-6 Penn State 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 STEVE HOLDREN 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-0 16 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 2-4 .500 0-2 – 2 210 0 1 7 11-16 at Hawaii 1-0 16 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 1-0 –1 2 2 0 0 1 2 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 1 2 1 0 0 0 11-20 vs. Duke 1-0 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Maryland DNP 12-1 Weber State 1-0 15 0-4 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12-8 vs. Arizona DNP 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-20 Miami (OH) DNP-Inj. 12-22 vs. Missouri DNP-Inj. 12-28 Loyola (MD) DNP-Inj. 12-30 Tennessee State DNP-Inj. 1-3 Ohio State DNP 1-6 Penn State DNP

23 RODNEY ALEXANDER 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-1 20 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1-4 – 5 5-1 02 0 2 9 11-16 at Hawaii 1-1 14 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 2-0 –2 0 0 2 0 0 3 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-1 27 5-8 .625 3-5 .600 4-5 .800 0-3 –3 1 1 2 1 0 17 11-20 vs. Duke 1-1 21 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 6-3 –9 2 1 1 1 1 6 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-1 21 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-4 –4 0 1 0 0 0 6 11-28 at Maryland 1-1 19 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-4 –5 0 1 0 0 1 10 12-1 Weber State 1-1 7 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 2 0 0 0 0 3 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-0 4 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 19 2-5 .400 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 2-5 –7 0 0 1 0 1 6 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-0 14 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2-1 –3 1 0 2 0 0 5 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-0 11 1-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 1 0 1 0 0 2 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-0 18 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 2-3 –5 0 0 2 0 0 5 12-30 Tennessee State 1-0 11 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 –2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1-3 Ohio State 1-0 7 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1-1 –2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1-6 Penn State 1-0 17 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 1-0 –1 0 0 2 0 0 6

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 17 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CONT. 24 MIKE DAVIS 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 – 1 000 0 0 0 11-16 at Hawaii 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-20 vs. Duke 1-0 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-0 –1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 15 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 3-1 –4 0 1 0 1 1 5 11-28 at Maryland 1-0 6 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12-1 Weber State 1-0 15 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 –4 2 0 1 0 1 6 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-0 17 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 –3 1 2 2 0 0 4 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 10 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-0 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 0 0 0 1 0 2 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-0 17 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 –1 0 0 1 1 1 6 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-0 16 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 2-1 –3 1 0 1 2 0 5 12-30 Tennessee State 1-0 21 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-3 –4 2 1 0 1 0 3 1-3 Ohio State 1-0 11 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-1 –2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1-6 Penn State 1-0 14 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 –3 1 0 0 1 0 4

25 CALVIN BROCK 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-0 20 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 – 3 100 1 2 2 11-16 at Hawaii 1-0 21 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 3-5 –8 4 2 2 0 1 11 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 16 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 1 0 1 0 2 2 11-20 vs. Duke 1-0 23 5-11 .455 2-2 1.000 2-4 .500 1-2 –3 5-1 20 0 1 14 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-1 26 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4-4 –8 2 1 4 0 2 12 11-28 at Maryland 1-1 31 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 3-4 –7 2 0 2 0 1 13 12-1 Weber State 1-1 19 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 1 1 2 0 1 6 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-1 34 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 1-1 –2 4 3 0 1 3 11 12-17 Western Carolina 1-1 29 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 –2 2 3 4 0 2 8 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-1 38 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 5-6 .833 2-3 –5 2 3 1 0 0 7 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-1 24 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 –4 1 0 2 0 1 6 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-1 12 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 2-1 –3 1 1 2 0 0 4 12-30 Tennessee State 1-1 15 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 –4 1 3 1 0 1 0 1-3 Ohio State 1-1 12 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-1 –2 2 2 0 0 0 5 1-6 Penn State 1-1 29 6-10 .600 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-1 –1 3 1 0 1 1 15

30 BILL COLE 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-0 9 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 – 2 302 0 0 6 11-16 at Hawaii 1-0 9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 –3 1 1 1 1 0 0 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-1 –3 0 0 0 2 0 2 11-20 vs. Duke DNP 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 7 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 –2 1 0 0 0 1 3 11-28 at Maryland DNP 12-1 Weber State 1-0 14 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 1 0 0 0 0 5 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 9 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 –2 0 1 2 0 1 3 12-20 Miami (OH) DNP 12-22 vs. Missouri DNP 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-0 7 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 –3 1 0 1 1 0 4 12-30 Tennessee State DNP 1-3 Ohio State 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-6 Penn State 1-0 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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32 DEMETRI MCCAMEY 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-0 8 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 – 1 002 1 0 2 11-16 at Hawaii 1-0 23 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 –3 1 2 3 0 0 10 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 20 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 3 2 0 0 6 11-20 vs. Duke 1-0 20 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 –2 3 1 3 0 0 1 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 24 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 –4 2 6 2 0 1 4 11-28 at Maryland 1-0 20 3-8 .375 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-1 –2 3 5 2 0 0 8 12-1 Weber State 1-0 17 3-9 .333 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 1-1 –2 0 2 1 0 1 6 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-0 18 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 2 2 2 0 0 0 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 20 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0-0 –0 0 2 2 0 0 5 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-0 19 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 1-4 .250 1-2 –3 1 0 1 1 2 1 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-0 22 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 0-0 –0 2 1 2 0 0 4 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-0 24 3-7 .429 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-2 –2 0 4 0 0 0 9 12-30 Tennessee State 1-0 24 4-10 .400 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-1 –1 2 0 4 0 0 9 1-3 Ohio State 1-0 26 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 3-4 .750 1-3 –4 2 2 0 0 1 10 1-6 Penn State 1-0 24 7-12 .583 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 4 5 2 0 2 18

33 BRIAN CARLWELL 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern DNP 11-16 at Hawaii DNP 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-20 vs. Duke DNP 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Maryland 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-1 Weber State DNP-Inj. 12-8 vs. Arizona DNP-Inj. 12-17 Western Carolina DNP-Inj. 12-20 Miami (OH) DNP-Inj. 12-22 vs. Missouri DNP-Inj. 12-28 Loyola (MD) DNP-Inj. 12-30 Tennessee State DNP-Inj. 1-3 Ohio State DNP-Inj. 1-6 Penn State DNP

42 BRIAN RANDLE 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-1 22 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-3 – 4 401 2 0 14 11-16 at Hawaii 1-1 21 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-4 –6 4 2 0 0 1 12 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-1 27 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3-5 –8 2 0 0 0 2 17 11-20 vs. Duke 1-1 32 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 5-8 .625 2-1 –3 4 1 1 2 1 16 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-1 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Maryland 1-1 24 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 2-4 .500 2-5 –7 4 1 0 0 0 7 12-1 Weber State 1-1 20 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 –2 2 1 2 0 0 2 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-1 31 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 3-5 .600 3-3 –6 5-1 54 0 1 11 12-17 Western Carolina 1-1 27 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-5 .200 2-3 –5 4 2 3 0 1 9 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-1 32 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 2-1 –3 4 0 5 0 1 14 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-1 17 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 2-6 –8 5-2 00 1 1 11 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-1 25 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 5-3 –8 2 1 0 1 1 17 12-30 Tennessee State 1-1 14 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 3-3 –6 1 1 2 0 0 6 1-3 Ohio State 1-1 37 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 2-3 –5 2 2 1 1 1 14 1-6 Penn State 1-1 14 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2-0 –2 5-3 11 0 0 2

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 19 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CONT. 50 RICHARD SEMRAU 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern DNP 11-16 at Hawaii DNP 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-20 vs. Duke DNP 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 at Maryland DNP 12-1 Weber State 1-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12-8 vs. Arizona DNP 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-20 Miami (OH) DNP 12-22 vs. Missouri DNP 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-0 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-30 Tennessee State DNP 1-3 Ohio State DNP 1-6 Penn State DNP

54 MIKE TISDALE 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-0 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 – 1 101 0 0 0 11-16 at Hawaii 1-0 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 0 0 1 1 0 2 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-0 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3-0 –3 0 0 1 2 0 8 11-20 vs. Duke 1-0 12 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 1 0 0 0 0 4 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-0 14 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2 –2 2 0 0 0 0 4 11-28 at Maryland 1-0 9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 –1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-1 Weber State 1-0 15 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 –2 0 1 1 0 0 8 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-0 9 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 1-1 –2 1 0 0 0 0 4 12-17 Western Carolina 1-0 17 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-1 –2 1 0 0 0 0 13 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-0 6 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-0 3 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0 –0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-0 11 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 3-2 –5 2 0 1 0 0 7 12-30 Tennessee State 1-0 15 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 –3 2 1 0 0 0 4 1-3 Ohio State 1-0 6 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 –1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1-6 Penn State 1-0 8 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 –0 4 1 0 1 0 4

55 SHAUN PRUITT 3-PT OR-DR Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. TOT PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS 11-11 Northeastern 1-1 30 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 10-7 – 17 243 1 0 12 11-16 at Hawaii 1-1 33 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 2-5 –7 2 0 1 1 0 15 11-19 vs. Arizona State 1-1 24 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-4 –5 4 1 2 1 1 9 11-20 vs. Duke 1-1 21 4-12 .333 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 5-3 –8 3 0 1 0 0 11 11-21 vs. Oklahoma St. 1-1 17 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 1-2 –3 3 0 3 1 0 9 11-28 at Maryland 1-1 29 4-16 .250 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 5-3 –8 4 1 1 1 0 10 12-1 Weber State 1-1 16 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3-1 –4 1 2 0 1 1 6 12-8 vs. Arizona 1-1 36 10-11 .909 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 3-6 –9 4 0 2 1 1 24 12-17 Western Carolina 1-1 20 5-13 .385 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 4-4 –8 1 0 2 0 0 11 12-20 Miami (OH) 1-1 39 9-16 .563 0-0 .000 6-10 .600 7-8 – 15 100 1 0 24 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-1 34 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 2-6 –8 3 3 1 0 1 14 12-28 Loyola (MD) 1-1 25 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 6-7 .857 2-9 – 11 230 0 2 16 12-30 Tennessee State 1-1 25 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 1-6 .167 4-1 –5 4 0 4 0 1 7 1-3 Ohio State 1-1 28 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-4 –8 1 2 3 2 0 12 1-6 Penn State 1-1 31 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 3-2 –5 4 0 2 0 0 9

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 20 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON/CAREER HIGHS 1 Trent Meacham 3-Pt. Att. 1 vs. Weber State, 12/1 Season High UI Career High FT 2 vs. Weber State, 12/1 Points 26 vs. Weber State, 12/1 26 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) FT Att. 4 vs. Weber State, 12/1 FG 11 vs. Weber State, 12/1 11 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) Rebounds 1, three times, last vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 FG Att. 15 vs. Weber State, 12/1 15 vs. Weber State (12/1/07) Assists 1 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 & vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 3-Pt. 5 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 8 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Blocks 0 3-Pt. Att. 10 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 13 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Steals 0 10 vs. Ohio State, 1/3 Minutes 11 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 FT 7 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 8 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) FT Att. 8 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 10 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 22 Steve Holdren Rebounds 8 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 8 vs. Tennessee State (12/30/07) Season High/UI Career High Assists 6 vs. Arizona, 12/8 6 vs. Jackson State (11/15/06) Points 7 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 6 vs. Arizona (12/8/07) FG 2 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 Blocks 1 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 1 vs. Oklahoma State (11/21/07) FG Att. 4 vs. Weber State, 12/1 1 vs. Arizona, 12/8 1 vs. Arizona (12/8/07) 3-Pt. 1 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 Steals 2, five times, 3 vs. Michigan (2/21/07) 3-Pt. Att. 4 vs. Weber State, 12/1 last vs. Arizona, 12/8 FT 2 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 & at Hawaii, 11/17 Minutes 39 vs. Arizona, 12/8 40 vs. Jackson State (11/15/06) FT Att. 4 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 39 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 Rebounds 2, three times, last vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 Assists 2 at Hawaii, 11/17 & vs. Arizona State, 11/19 2 Chris Hicks Blocks 0 Season High Career High Steals 1 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 & at Hawaii, 11/17 Points 0 4 vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/30/05) Minutes 16 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 & at Hawaii, 11/17 FG 0 2 vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/30/05) FG Att. 1, three times, 2 vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/30/05) 23 Rodney Alexander last vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Season High/Career High 3-Pt. 00Points 17 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 3-Pt. Att. 1, three times, 1, eight times, FG 5 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 last vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 last vs. Western Carolina (12/17/07) FG Att. 9 at Maryland, 11/28 FT 0 2, three times, 3-Pt. 3 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 last vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 3-Pt. Att. 6 at Maryland, 11/28 FT Att. 0 2, five times, FT 4 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 & vs. Duke, 11/20 last vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) FT Att. 5 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 Rebounds 0 1 vs. Minnesota (1/25/06) Rebounds 9 vs. Duke, 11/20 1 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Assists 1, four times, last at Maryland, 11/28 Assists 0 1 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (12/5/05) Blocks 1 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 & vs. Duke, 11/20 1 vs. IUPUI (12/6/06) Steals 2 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 Blocks 00Minutes 27 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 Steals 0 1 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Minutes 2 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 8 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 24 Mike Davis Season High/Career High 3 Chester Frazier Points 6 vs. Weber State, 12/1 & vs. Missouri, 12/22 Season High Career High FG 3 vs. Weber State, 12/1 Points 19 at Hawaii, 11/17 21 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) FG Att. 5, three times, last vs. Missouri, 12/22 FG 6 at Hawaii, 11/17 7 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) 3-Pt. 0 FG Att. 10 at Hawaii, 11/17 13 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) 3-Pt. Att. 0 3-Pt. 3 at Hawaii, 11/17 5 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) FT 3 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 3 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 FT Att. 6 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 3-Pt. Att. 6 at Hawaii, 11/17 9 vs. Penn State (3/8/07) Rebounds 4, three times, last vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 FT 4 at Hawaii, 11/17 6 vs. Miami (OH) (11/24/06) Assists 2 vs. Arizona, 12/8 FT Att. 6 at Hawaii, 11/17 10 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) Blocks 2 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 Rebounds 9 at Hawaii, 11/17 11 vs. Belmont (12/17/06) Steals 1 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 & vs. Missouri, 12/22 9 vs. Duke, 11/20 Minutes 21 vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 Assists 6, four times; 11 vs. Bradley (11/25/06) last vs. Penn State, 1/6 11 vs. IUPUI (12/6/06) 25 Calvin Brock Blocks 1 vs. Duke, 11/20 1, seven times, Season High Career High 1 at Maryland, 11/28 last at Maryland (11/28/07) Points 15 vs. Penn State, 1/6 18 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Steals 2 vs. Duke, 11/20 4 vs. Michigan State (1/14/07) FG 6 at Maryland, 11/28 7 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) 2 vs. Arizona, 12/8 6, vs. Penn State, 1/6 7 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Minutes 42 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 42 vs. Indiana (3/9/07) FG Att. 14 at Maryland, 11/28 14 at Maryland (11/28/07) 42 vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07) 3-Pt. 2, three times, 2, six times, last vs. Penn State, 1/6 last vs. Penn State, (1/6/08) 13 Jeff Jordan 3-Pt. Att. 3, three times, 4 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Season High/Career High last vs. Penn State, 1/6 Points 2 vs. Weber State, 12/1 FT 5 at Hawaii, 11/17 5 at Hawaii (11/17/07) FG 1 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 5 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 5 vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07) FG Att. 4 vs. Weber State, 12/1 & vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 FT Att. 6 at Hawaii, 11/17 6, three times, 3-Pt. 0 6 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 last vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07)

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 21 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON/CAREER HIGHS CONT. Rebounds 8 at Hawaii, 11/17 10 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) 3-Pt. Att. 3 vs. Duke, 11/20 3, eight times, 8 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 3 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 last vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07) Assists 3, four times, 7 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) FT 5 vs. Duke, 11/20 7 vs. Iowa (2/25/06) last vs. Tennessee State, 12/30 7 vs. IUPUI (12/6/06) FT Att. 8 vs. Duke, 11/20 8, four times, Blocks 1, three times, 1, 11 times, last vs. Duke (11/20/07) last vs. Penn State, 1/6 last vs. Penn State (1/6/08) Rebounds 8, three times, 13 vs. Wisconsin (1/31/06) Steals 3 vs. Arizona, 12/8 3, three times, last vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 last vs. Arizona (12/8/07) Assists 5 vs. Arizona, 12/8 6 vs. Iowa (1/10/07) Minutes 38 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 40 vs. Florida A&M (11/19/06) Blocks 2 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 3 vs. Penn State (1/21/04) 2 vs. Duke, 11/20 3 vs. Minnesota (2/8/04) 30 Bill Cole Steals 2 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 3, four times, Season High/Career High last vs. Wisconsin (3/10/07) Points 6 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 Minutes 37 vs. Ohio State, 1/3 37 vs. Ohio State (1/3/08) FG 3 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 FG Att. 6 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 50 Richard Semrau 3-Pt. 1 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 & vs. Weber State, 12/1 Season High Career High 3-Pt. Att. 2 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 & vs. Weber State, 12/1 Points 0 7 vs. Savannah State (11/21/06) FT 2 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 FG 0 2 vs. Jackson State (11/15/06) FT Att. 2, three times, last vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 FG Att. 1 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 4 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Rebounds 3, three times, last vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 3-Pt. 0 1 vs. Jackson State (11/15/06) Assists 1 at Hawaii, 11/17 & vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 3-Pt. Att. 0 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Blocks 2 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 FT 0 5 vs. Savannah State (11/21/06) Steals 1 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 & vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 FT Att. 0 6 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Minutes 14 vs. Weber State, 12/1 Rebounds 1, three times, 5 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) last vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 32 Demetri McCamey Assists 0 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) Season High/Career High Blocks 00 Points 18 vs. Penn State, 1/6 Steals 00 FG 7 vs. Penn State, 1/6 Minutes 4 vs. Weber State, 12/1 22 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) FG Att. 12 vs. Penn State, 1/6 4 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 3-Pt. 4 vs. Penn State, 1/6 3-Pt. Att. 6 at Maryland, 11/28 & vs. Penn State, 1/6 54 Mike Tisdale FT 3 vs. Ohio State, 1/3 Season High/Career High FT Att. 4 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 Points 13 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 Rebounds 4 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 & vs. Ohio State, 1/3 FG 6 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 Assists 6 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21 FG Att. 7 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 Blocks 1 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 & vs. vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 3-Pt. 1 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 Steals 2 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 & vs. Penn State, 1/6 3-Pt. Att. 2 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 & vs. Penn State, 1/6 Minutes 26 vs. Ohio State, 1/3 FT 4 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 FT Att. 5 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 33 Brian Carlwell Rebounds 5 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 Season High Career High Assists 1, four times, last vs. Penn State, 1/6 Points 0 8 vs. Maryland (11/28/06) Blocks 2 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 FG 0 2, four times, Steals 0 last vs. Iowa (1/10/07) Minutes 17 vs. Western Carolina, 12/17 FG Att. 0 4 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) 4 vs. Maryland (11/28/06) 55 Shaun Pruitt 3-Pt. 00Season High Career High 3-Pt. Att. 00Points 24 vs. Arizona, 12/8 24 vs. Arizona (12/8/07) FT 0 4 vs. Maryland (11/28/06) 24 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 24 vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07) FT Att. 0 6 vs. Savannah State (11/21/06) FG 10 vs. Arizona, 12/8 10 vs. Arizona (12/8/07) 6 vs. Maryland (11/28/06) FG Att. 16 at Maryland, 11/28 16 at Maryland (11/28/07) Rebounds 0 6 vs. Austin Peay (11/13/06) 16 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 16 vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07) Assists 0 2 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/07) 3-Pt. 00 Blocks 0 3 vs. Ohio State (1/6/07) 3-Pt. Att. 00 Steals 0 1, five times, FT 6 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 6 vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07) last vs. Wisconsin (1/20/07) 6 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 6 vs. Loyola (MD) (12/28/07) Minutes 2 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 14 vs. Georgia Southern (11/17/06) FT Att. 10 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 14 vs. Michigan State (1/30/07) Rebounds 17 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 17 vs. Northeastern (11/11/07) 42 Brian Randle Assists 4 vs. Northeastern, 11/11 4 vs. Northeastern (11/11/07) Season High Career High Blocks 2 vs. Ohio State, 1/3 3 vs. Indiana (1/17/06) Points 17 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 17 vs. Arizona State (11/19/07) 3 vs. UIC (12/9/06) 17 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 17 vs. Loyola (MD) (12/28/07) Steals 2 vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 2, five times, FG 8 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 8 vs. Arizona State (11/19/07) last vs. Loyola (MD) (12/28/07) FG Att. 12 vs. Arizona State, 11/19 13 vs. Indiana (1/17/06) Minutes 39 vs. Miami (OH), 12/20 39 vs. Miami (OH) (12/20/07) 13 vs. Wisconsin (1/31/06) 3-Pt. 1, five times, 2 vs. North Carolina (11/29/05) last vs. Loyola (MD), 12/28 2 vs. Belmont (12/17/06)

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 22 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON-IN-REVIEW Game #1 Illinois 63 Game #2 Illinois 79 Game #3 Illinois 77 Northeastern 55 Hawaii 77 Arizona State 54 Nov. 11, 2007 Nov. 16, 2007 Nov. 19, 2007 Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii Illinois struggled to find its rhythm early, but a 10-0 run Calvin Brock hit a driving layup with five seconds left to Rodney Alexander scored 12 of his 17 points in Illinois' to start the second half propelled the Illini to a 63-55 victory give the Illini a 79-77 win at Hawaii. The Illini improved to 2- game-opening 20-0 run and the Fighting Illini went on to a over Northeastern. 0 on the young season while Hawaii dropped to 0-2. 77-54 victory over Arizona State in the opening round of the Brian Randle led the Illini in scoring with 14 points and Illinois trailed 42-36 at halftime and found itself down by EA Sports Maui Invitational. Shaun Pruitt scored 12 and grabbed a career-high 17 as many as 13 points midway through the second half. Down Alexander had two 3-pointers and two three-point plays in rebounds to help the team win its ninth season opener. 64-53 at the 11-minute mark, the Illini went on a game- the early burst. Brian Randle had 17 points for Illinois, which Illinois' other returning starter, Chester Frazier, had two changing run, scoring 14 unanswered points to take a 67-64 shot 57.4 percent for the game (27-for-47), including 10-for- points, three rebounds and a game-high five assists. lead with six minutes left. 17 from 3-point range. Northeastern built an early 9-4 lead before Illinois took Hawaii retook the lead and owned a 77-75 advantage with Christian Polk had 13 points for Arizona State (0-1). The control of the game. two minutes remaining. Shaun Pruitt tied the game on a turn- game-opening run was easily explained by shooting: the Illini Back-to-back dunks from Rodney Alexander, a Calvin around bucket in the lane and the Illini defense then forced a made theirs and the Sun Devils didn't. Brock steal and a Demetri McCamey lay-up put Illinois up 17- missed shot to set up Brock’s heroics. Illinois started the game making seven of its first eight 12 with 9:38 to play in the first half. Coach Bruce Weber called timeout with 31 seconds left shots including three 3-pointers in four attempts. The miss Both teams traded baskets to end the half, but Steve and designed a play to run the clock down and then set up was the first shot of the game by Chester Frazier. Holdrens 3-pointer with 1:27 to go in the half gave Illinois a Brian Randle on an isolation drive. But the Hawaii defense Arizona State, meanwhile, missed its first nine shots and 22-19 advantage heading into the locker room. overplayed the ball so Chester Frazier penetrated and found the first field goal came on an offensive rebound. Antwi Illinois opened the second half with a 10-0 run to open up Brock in the corner, who drove in from the baseline and scored Atuahene put back a missed 3-point attempt by James a 13-point advantage and took its biggest lead at 52-29 with on an uncontested layup to put the Illini up by two. Hawaii Harden to make it 20-2 with 14:08 left in the first half. 10 minutes remaining. inbounded the ball and heaved a pass up court that was The biggest lead of the half was 29-7 on a tip-in by Chaisson Allen led the Huskies with 11 points and Nkem intercepted by Steve Holdren, and Illinois celebrated its first Randle with 9:57 left. Arizona State got as close as 12 points Ojougboh had 10 points and 13 rebounds. road win of 2007-08. in the half - 36-24 on a 3 by Jerren Shipp with 1:34 left - and Frazier led the Illini with 19 points and a game-high nine the Sun Devils trailed 38-24 at halftime. Northeastern FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M rebounds in 39 minutes. Four other Illini joined Frazier in dou- Illinois' biggest lead overall was 76-50 on a 3-pointer by Smith* 0-0 0-0 0-0 010000211 ble figures. Pruitt had 15 points, Randle totaled 12, Brock Demetri McCamey with 2:42 to play. Adako* 3-6 0-0 2-2 318021124 had 11 and Demetri McCamey scored 10 off the bench on 5- Ojougboh* 4-10 0-0 2-2 13 3 10 120030 7 shooting. Arizona State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Allen* 4-12 0-3 3-6 10 3 11 120234 Pendergraph* 2-3 0-0 2-2 646110024 Janning* 2-11 1-6 0-0 345240029 Bobby Nash led Hawaii with 30 points, while Riley Boateng* 1-3 0-0 0-0 502010016 Alvarez 2-5 0-2 2-6 416110225 Luettgerodt scored 16 and Jared Dillinger added 12. Abbott* 1-7 1-6 6-7 139010124 Gunterberg 0-0 0-0 0-0 00001004 McMillan* 1-3 0-0 0-0 202100021 Spates 2-12 2-8 2-2 128011017 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Harden* 2-9 0-1 2-2 216110022 Bataille 0-2 0-1 5-6 335000013 Meacham* 2-6 1-4 0-0 145210017 Atuahene 2-4 0-0 0-0 234010319 Aragbaye 1-3 0-0 0-0 01200008 Frazier* 6-10 3-6 4-6 9219 140139 Glasser 2-3 0-0 0-0 004010019 Washington 0-1 0-0 0-0 00000005 Alexander* 0-3 0-1 3-4 203020014 Polk 4-9 2-4 3-3 1313 020322 Team 51Randle* 5-9 1-2 1-2 6412 200121 Woods 1-2 0-0 1-2 10310017 Totals 18-62 3-20 16-24 42 19 55 5 14 27200 Pruitt* 5-10 0-0 5-9 7215 011033 Kuksiks 0-1 0-0 0-0 00001005 Holdren 0-2 0-2 2-2 122200116 Shipp 2-7 1-4 0-0 135120121 FG% 1st: 8-23/.348 2nd: 10-39/.256 Game: .290 Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 01000002 Team 32 3PT% 1st: 0-4/.000 2nd: 3-16/.188 Game: .150 Brock 3-5 0-0 5-6 8411 220121 Totals 18-51 4-15 14-16 24 17 54 5 13 09200 FT% 1st: 3-6/.500 2nd: 13-18/.722 Game: .667 Cole 0-1 0-1 0-2 31011109 McCamey 5-7 0-1 0-0 3110 230023 FG% 1st: 7-25/.280 2nd: 11-26/.423 Game: .353 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Tisdale 1-1 0-0 0-0 10201105 3PT% 1st: 1-8/.125 2nd: 3-7/.429 Game: .267 Alexander* 4-5 0-1 1-1 559020220 Team 1 FT% 1st: 9-10/.900 2nd: 5-6/.833 Game: .875 Randle* 7-11 0-1 0-1 4414 012022 Totals 27-54 5-17 20-31 42 21 79 12 15 34200 Pruitt* 5-14 0-0 2-4 17 2 12 431030 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Meacham* 2-8 2-6 3-5 429110229 FG% 1st: 13-29/.448 2nd: 14-25/.560 Game: .500 Alexander* 5-8 3-5 4-5 3117 121027 Frazier* 1-5 0-2 0-0 322520133 3PT% 1st: 1-9/.111 2nd: 4-8/.500 Game: .294 Randle* 8-12 0-0 1-3 8217 000227 Jordan 0-1 0-0 0-0 00001003 FT% 1st: 9-14/.643 2nd: 11-17/.647 Game: .645 Pruitt* 4-6 0-0 1-2 549121124 Holdren 2-3 1-2 2-4 227100116 Meacham* 2-4 2-4 0-0 036500016 Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000002 Hawaii FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Frazier* 3-4 3-4 0-0 239400024 Brock 1-4 0-0 0-1 312001220 Dillinger* 4-10 3-6 1-2 3312 340237 Hicks 0-0 0-0 0-0 00001001 Cole 3-6 0-1 0-0 23602009 Luettgerodt* 6-12 0-0 4-5 1116 330136 Jordan 0-1 0-0 1-2 101130111 McCamey 1-4 0-2 0-0 10202108 Nash* 10-20 3-5 7-7 5130 200036 Holdren 0-1 0-1 0-0 21021008 Tisdale 0-0 0-0 0-0 11001008 Verwers* 0-1 0-0 0-0 230010010 Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000004 Team 4 Amis* 2-3 0-0 1-2 455102013 Brock 1-4 0-0 0-0 212010216 Totals 26-61 3-15 8-16 47 22 63 11 15 58200 Nitoto 2-4 0-1 2-2 436230028 Cole 0-1 0-0 2-2 30200205 Campbell 1-1 0-0 0-0 12200003 FG% 1st: 10-34/.294 2nd: 16-27/.593 Game: .426 McCamey 2-4 2-3 0-0 016320020 Mayen 1-3 0-1 0-0 33200009 3PT% 1st: 2-11/.182 2nd: 1-4/.250 Game: .200 Carlwell 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000002 Owsley 2-7 0-0 0-0 344100023 FT% 1st: 0-2/.000 2nd: 8-14/.571 Game: .500 Semrau 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000001 Veit 0-0 0-0 0-0 00020005 Tisdale 2-2 0-0 4-4 308012014 Team 2 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Team 01 Totals 28-61 6-13 15-18 28 25 77 14 11 23200 Northeastern 19 36 55 Totals 27-47 10-17 13-18 31 16 77 17 14 66200 Illinois 22 41 63 A: 16,618 FG% 1st: 16-33/.485 2nd: 12-28/.429 Game: .459 FG% 1st: 13-26/.500 2nd: 14-21/.667 Game: .574 3PT% 1st: 4-7/.571 2nd: 2-6/.333 Game: .462 3PT% 1st: 5-10/.500 2nd: 5-7/.714 Game: .588 FT% 1st: 6-6/1.000 2nd: 9-12/.750 Game: .833 FT% 1st: 7-7/1.000 2nd: 6-11/.545 Game: .722 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Illinois 36 43 79 Arizona State 24 30 54 Hawaii 42 35 77 A: 6,308 Illinois 38 39 77 A: 2,500

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Game #4 Illinois 66 Game #5 Illinois 65 Game #6 Illinois 61 #13/10 Duke 79 Oklahoma State 49 Maryland 69 Nov. 20, 2007 Nov. 21, 2007 Nov. 28, 2007 Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii Comcast Center, College Park, Md. Eric Hayes scored a career-high 18 points, including four Gerald Henderson scored 23 points and DeMarcus Nelson Trent Meacham scored 17 points and Illinois beat cold- clutch free throws in the final 24 seconds, and Maryland held added 16 to lead the 13th-ranked Blue Devils to a 79-66 vic- shooting Oklahoma State 65-49 in the third-place game of on to beat Illinois 69-61 in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. tory over Illinois in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui the EA Sports Maui Invitational. James Gist had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Invitational. The Fighting Illini bounced back from a 79-66 loss to No. Terrapins and Greivis Vasquez offset a 2-for-14 shooting Brian Randle had 16 points to lead the Fighting Illini, 13 Duke in the semifinals and played most of the game with- night with 10 assists. whose best offensive weapon was a missed shot. They outre- out leading scorer Brian Randle. Calvin Brock led Illinois with 13 points. The Fighting Illini bounded Duke 22-5 on the offensive boards and finished with Terrel Harris had 12 points to lead Oklahoma State. shot only 33 percent and went 9-for-29 from 3-point range. 31 second-chance points compared to eight for the Blue Randle, a 6-foot-8 senior who averaged 14.8 points over Maryland trailed 42-39 before Gist scored in the lane and Devils. the first three games of the season, was injured seven min- Hayes hit a 3-pointer to spark a 10-2 run that made it 49-44. Illinois shot 32.3 percent (21-for-65) while the Blue Devils utes into the game when he was defending Oklahoma State's Freshman Cliff Tucker capped the spree with a 3-pointer and finished at 56.5 percent for the game (26-for-46), including Marcus Dove on a drive to the basket. a driving layup. 6-for-13 from 3-point range. Calvin Brock added 12 points for the Illini, whose bench Minutes later, successive dunks by Vasquez and freshman Duke's biggest lead in the first half was 42-25 on a 3- outscored Oklahoma State by two points in the first half. Jerome Burney made it 57-49. But 2-pointers by Shaun Pruitt pointer by Henderson with 2:36 left. Illinois closed the half Illinois shot 48.9 percent for the game (23-for-47), including and Trent Meacham got Illinois to 62-58, and a basket by with an 11-2 run to keep the sellout crowd of 2,500 at the 12-for-19 in the second half (63.2 percent) as it went ahead Pruitt cut it to 62-60 with 1:15 to go. Lahaina Civic Center on its feet. by as many as 21 points, the last time on a free throw by The first half, which featured nine ties and eight lead The Illini kept the run going at the start of the second half Shaun Pruitt with 3:50 to play. changes, ended appropriately at 32-all. with five straight points to make it 44-41 with 18:14 left on This was the Illini's third trip to Maui and their previous After Hayes made two 3-pointers in an early 8-0 spurt that a layup by Randle, but the Blue Devils answered with a 9-2 finishes were a third in 1987 and a second in 2000. put the Terrapins ahead 15-10, Illinois quickly tied it at 15. run capped by a 3-pointer by Greg Paulus and Illinois was Oklahoma State was making its first appearance in the Neither team led by more than three points the rest of the never closer than seven points the rest of the way with Duke tournament. half. leading by as many as 19. This was the first meeting between the schools since It was a physical game with 49 fouls called, 27 against 1954. Illinois leads the series 3-1. Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Illinois, and there was one scrap when Illinois' Chester Frazier Alexander* 4-9 2-6 0-0 5010 100119 and Duke's Kyle Singler got in each other's face with 15:41 to Oklahoma St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Randle* 2-8 1-2 2-4 747100024 play, but the officials got both teams to their benches for a TV Brown* 1-7 1-3 5-8 248101127 Pruitt* 4-16 0-0 2-5 8410 111029 timeout and there were no more problems. Dove* 3-7 0-2 0-0 646030133 Frazier* 0-4 0-4 0-0 720541136 Eaton* 1-6 0-1 4-4 236320023 Brock* 6-14 1-3 0-0 7213 020131 Harris* 4-11 2-5 0-0 7310 240137 Duke FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Meacham 3-7 3-7 0-0 109310224 Anderson* 4-9 4-6 0-0 1012 020134 Singler* 3-6 0-1 2-3 158130125 Davis 2-5 0-0 0-0 10400006 Muonelo 1-5 1-4 2-2 245230022 Thomas* 2-2 0-0 1-2 145011125 McCamey 3-8 2-6 0-0 238520020 Hatch 0-0 0-0 0-0 11001007 Paulus* 2-6 2-4 4-4 3210 410131 Carlwell 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000002 Adams 1-2 0-0 0-0 21200004 Henderson* 8-15 2-4 5-8 5123 102026 Tisdale 0-1 0-1 0-0 11000009 Thomas 0-1 0-1 0-0 120000010 Nelson* 6-8 0-0 4-6 6416 201031 Team 3 Garrett 0-1 0-1 0-0 00000003 Smith 1-1 1-1 3-4 016031110 Totals 24-72 9-29 4-9 42 16 61 16 10 25200 Team 2 King 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000102 Totals 15-49 8-23 11-14 26 22 49 8 15 14200 FG% 1st: 13-39/.333 2nd: 11-33/.333 Game: .333 Scheyer 2-6 1-3 2-2 717220032 3PT% 1st: 5-17/.294 2nd: 4-12/.333 Game: .310 Zoubek 2-2 0-0 0-0 344101118 FG% 1st: 6-23/.261 2nd: 9-26/.346 Game: .306 FT% 1st: 1-2/.500 2nd: 3-7/.429 Game: .444 Team 423PT% 1st: 3-10/.300 2nd: 5-13/.385 Game: .348 Totals 26-46 6-13 21-29 31 22 79 11 12 75200 FT% 1st: 2-2/1.000 2nd: 9-12/.750 Game: .786 Maryland FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M FG% 1st: 15-26/.577 2nd: 11-20/.550 Game: .565 Milbourne* 2-5 0-1 3-4 217021125 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M 3PT% 1st: 3-6/.500 2nd: 3-7/.429 Game: .462 Gist* 5-11 1-3 1-1 9412 244031 Alexander* 2-7 1-5 1-4 406100021 FT% 1st: 11-13/.846 2nd: 10-16/.625 Game: .724 Dupree* 5-7 0-0 0-0 5110 001018 Randle* 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000007 Hayes* 5-10 4-7 4-4 3118 420437 Pruitt* 4-5 0-0 1-5 339031017 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Vasquez* 2-14 0-7 1-2 70510 20238 Frazier* 2-4 0-2 1-2 825250132 Alexander* 1-7 0-2 4-4 926111121 Bowie 0-0 0-0 0-0 11011008 Brock* 5-7 0-0 2-2 8212 140226 Randle* 5-11 1-3 5-8 3416 112132 Tucker 4-6 1-1 0-0 509010012 Meacham 5-7 2-2 5-6 2217 201227 Pruitt* 4-12 0-0 3-4 8311 010021 Burney 2-3 0-0 0-0 204002010 Hicks 0-1 0-1 0-0 00000002 Meacham* 1-7 0-3 2-2 124410018 Osby 2-5 0-0 0-1 424301021 Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 01000004 Frazier* 2-5 1-3 2-3 957141236 Team 3 Holdren 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000002 Jordan 0-1 0-0 0-0 00000004 Totals 27-61 6-19 9-12 41 10 69 20 12 97200 Davis 1-3 0-0 3-6 405101115 Holdren 0-1 0-1 0-0 01000004 Cole 1-2 1-2 0-0 21300017 FG% 1st: 14-32/.438 2nd: 13-29/.448 Game: .443 Davis 1-1 0-0 1-2 11300009 McCamey 2-8 0-3 0-0 424620124 3PT% 1st: 3-10/.300 2nd: 3-9/.333 Game: .316 Brock 5-11 2-2 2-4 3514 200123 Carlwell 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000001 FT% 1st: 1-1/1.000 2nd: 8-11/.727 Game: .750 McCamey 0-5 0-2 1-2 231130020 Semrau 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000001 Tisdale 2-4 0-0 0-0 114000012 Tisdale 1-3 0-0 2-2 224000014 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Team 4 Team 1 Illinois 32 29 61 Totals 21-65 4-16 20-29 41 27 66 10 11 45200 Totals 23-47 4-15 15-27 39 15 65 13 14 38200 Maryland 32 37 69 A: 17,950 FG% 1st: 13-34/.382 2nd: 8-31/.258 Game: .323 FG% 1st: 11-28/.393 2nd: 12-19/.632 Game: .489 3PT% 1st: 2-9/.222 2nd: 2-7/.286 Game: .250 3PT% 1st: 3-11/.273 2nd: 1-4/.250 Game: .267 FT% 1st: 8-13/.615 2nd: 12-16/.750 Game: .690 FT% 1st: 5-9/.556 2nd: 10-18/.556 Game: .556 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Duke 44 35 79 Oklahoma State 17 32 49 Illinois 36 30 66 A: 2,500 Illinois 30 35 65 A: 2,500

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 24 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON-IN-REVIEW Game #7 Illinois 78 Game #8 Illinois 72 Game #9 Illinois 58 Weber State 61 #22/24 Arizona 78 (OT) Western Carolina 35 Dec. 1, 2007 Dec. 8, 2007 Dec. 17, 2007 Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. United Center, Chicago, Ill. Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Guard Trent Meacham scored a career-high 26 points and Arizona freshman point guard Jerryd Bayless made six free Illinois leaned on its big men, getting a career-high 13 Chester Frazier and Mike Tisdale each had eight as Illinois throws in the final 31 seconds of overtime, and the 22nd- points from Mike Tisdale and 11 more from Shaun Pruitt in a overpowered Weber State 78-61 at the Assembly Hall. The ranked Wildcats pulled out a 78-72 victory over Illinois. 58-35 win over Western Carolina. Illini controlled the pace and tempo of the game from start to Arizona caught a major break at the end of regulation, Pruitt, a 6-foot-10 senior center, was no surprise. He finish. when an official ignored Nic Wise's apparent signal for a entered the game as Illinois' leading scorer at 12 points a Illinois used an early 7-0 run, highlighted by two timeout the Wildcats did not have. game. But Tisdale, a 7-foot-1 freshman center, averaged just Meacham 3-pointers, to take a 14-5 lead with 14:14 to play Moments after hitting a free throw, Budinger took a 3.8 points a game before Monday. in the first half. Ahead 28-17 with 8:19 to play in the first, charge on Brian Randle with 2:06 left in the extra period that Illinois endured a rough first half, highlighted only by Illinois went on another run, this time putting together a negated a basket that would have tied it at 67. Then, he put Tisdale's eight points. The Illini went just over six minutes string of nine unanswered points over the next three minutes. back his own miss, and Bayless drove the lane for a dunk that without scoring during one stretch. The Illini held the Wildcats to just two points over the final 4 made it 71-65 with 1:01 left. Sophomore guard Brandon Giles led Western Carolina with minutes and 30 seconds, leading 44-22 at halftime. The Fighting Illini cut it to 72-69 on Shaun Pruitt's basket 13 points. He was the only Catamount to score in double fig- Meacham, who entered the game averaging 8.3 points, with 35 seconds remaining, and they were within 74-72 after ures. came off the bench to score 20 first-half points, hitting 4-of- Trent Meacham hit a 3-pointer following two free throws by Tisdale was the difference for Illinois. He went on a 6-0 8 3-point attempts. His career day topped a 24-point per- Bayless. run toward the end of the first half, scoring on a pair of soft formance against Florida A&M on Nov. 19, 2006, when he hit But Bayless made two more with 24 seconds left and two jump shots and a dunk, to build a 26-15 lead. a school record-tying eight 3-pointers. more with nine seconds to go to seal the win. Jordan Hill had Those points effectively put the game out of reach for the Juan Pablo Silveira led the Wildcats with 10 points and 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Wildcats, while Bayless Catamounts, who shot 27.1 percent from the field. Western Dezmon Harris added nine points. The Wildcats struggled to had 20 points. Carolina’s 35 points, meanwhile, was just one off the record take care of the ball committing 21 turnovers, and 12 in the Pruitt, who sprained an ankle in practice on Sunday, had for fewest points by an opponent in Assembly Hall history. first half. a career-high 24 points on 10-for-11 shooting and grabbed Meanwhile, Illinois shot 61.3 percent from the field during nine rebounds. Meacham scored 16 points for Illinois, but W. Carolina FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M the first 20 minutes, hitting 19-of-31 shots and 7-of-12 3- poor free throw shooting doomed the Illini, who led 50-43 with Gore* 1-3 0-0 0-0 332140127 point attempts. 10 minutes left in regulation. Gallagher* 1-2 0-0 0-1 502042027 Robinson* 2-5 2-5 0-0 026020017 The Wildcats trailed the whole game until Hill dunked with Porrini* 2-12 0-3 1-2 925160235 Weber State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M 55 seconds left in regulation to make it 59-58. Illinois Waginger* 1-6 1-5 0-0 213220126 Valeika* 1-4 0-1 0-1 232031021 regained the lead on a jumper by Calvin Brock and free throw Giles 4-14 1-5 4-4 6313 001129 Silveira* 3-8 2-5 2-2 1210 031025 by Meacham, but Arizona tied it at 61 with seven seconds left Miller 1-4 0-1 0-0 112132217 Panos* 1-4 0-0 0-0 302141019 McKenna 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000002 Harris* 3-9 0-1 3-4 449020022 when a falling Hill scored on a putback to force overtime. Wilson 0-1 0-0 0-0 110011012 Van Brocklin* 1-2 1-1 2-2 105020018 Magowan 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000001 Nance 1-2 0-1 3-4 205020112 Arizona FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Gordon 1-1 0-0 0-0 02200017 Benson 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000001 Budinger* 2-8 0-2 4-7 618340040 Team 4 Davis 4-7 0-1 0-0 628121124 Hill* 8-12 0-0 7-9 14 4 23 013241 Totals 13-48 4-19 5-7 31 15 35 5 22 68200 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000001 Brielmaier* 0-0 0-0 1-2 23100007 McCoy 4-7 1-2 0-0 319420218 Bayless* 6-17 2-3 6-6 2220 550241 FG% 1st: 6-23/.261 2nd: 7-25/.280 Game: .271 Billings 2-6 2-5 2-2 518100024 McClellan* 4-6 0-1 1-2 339050134 3PT% 1st: 2-8/.250 2nd: 2-11/.182 Game: .211 Morris 1-1 0-0 1-2 313110015 Dillon 0-0 0-0 0-0 02020014 FT% 1st: 3-5/.600 2nd: 2-2/1.000 Game: .714 Team 3 Wise 3-8 1-4 4-4 4311 811335 Totals 21-50 6-17 13-17 33 14 61 8 21 44200 Lucas-Perry 1-1 0-0 0-0 01201004 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Horne 1-3 0-1 2-2 234000018 Alexander* 2-5 0-3 2-2 706010119 FG% 1st: 6-22/.273 2nd: 15-28/.536 Game: .420 Walters 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000001 Randle* 4-9 0-1 1-5 549230127 3PT% 1st: 3-10/.300 2nd: 3-7/.429 Game: .353 Team 4 Pruitt* 5-13 0-0 1-1 8111 020020 FT% 1st: 7-8/.875 2nd: 6-9/.667 Game: .765 Totals 25-55 3-11 25-32 37 22 78 18 17 49225 Frazier* 1-7 1-5 0-0 613610136 FG% 1st: 9-25/.360 2nd: 13-25/.520 OT: 3-5/.600 Game: .455 Brock* 4-8 0-1 0-0 228340229 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Hicks 0-1 0-1 0-0 00000001 Alexander* 1-1 1-1 0-0 22300007 3PT% 1st: 2-8/.250 2nd: 1-3/.333 OT: 0-0/.000 Game: .273 FT% 1st: 8-12/.667 2nd: 6-6/1.000 OT: 11-14/.786 Game: .781 Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 10010003 Randle* 1-5 0-1 0-0 222120020 Holdren 0-1 0-1 0-0 21000006 Pruitt* 2-3 0-0 2-2 416201116 Davis 0-1 0-0 0-2 000000010 Frazier* 3-3 2-2 0-1 608610124 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Randle* 4-10 0-1 3-5 6511 540131 Cole 1-2 0-1 1-2 20312019 Brock* 2-4 2-3 0-0 216120119 McCamey 1-4 1-3 2-2 005220020 Meacham 11-15 4-8 0-0 3026 310223 Pruitt* 10-11 0-0 4-7 9424 021136 Meacham* 5-10 3-6 3-5 4416 621239 Semrau 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000003 Hicks 0-1 0-1 0-0 00000001 Tisdale 6-7 1-1 0-0 2113 000017 Jordan 0-4 0-1 2-4 002020210 Frazier* 0-6 0-4 0-0 440560236 Brock* 5-9 1-2 0-2 2411 301334 Team 5 Holdren 0-4 0-4 0-0 120100015 Totals 24-58 3-17 7-14 41 10 58 15 15 06200 Davis 3-5 0-0 0-0 426010115 Alexander 1-2 0-0 0-0 01200004 Cole 2-3 1-2 0-0 115000014 Davis 2-3 0-0 0-0 314220017 FG% 1st: 12-32/.375 2nd: 12-26/.462 Game: .414 McCamey 3-9 0-4 0-1 206210117 Cole 0-0 0-0 0-1 00000001 3PT% 1st: 1-9/.111 2nd: 2-8/.250 Game: .176 Semrau 0-0 0-0 0-0 01001004 McCamey 0-4 0-3 0-0 020220018 FT% 1st: 1-1/1.000 2nd: 6-13/.462 Game: .500 Tisdale 4-6 0-0 0-0 208110015 Tisdale 2-6 0-1 0-2 21400009 Team 2 Team 51Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Totals 32-63 10-27 4-8 31 12 78 17 12 19200 Totals 29-61 4-17 10-22 35 26 72 23 19 39225 Western Carolina 17 18 35 Illinois 26 32 58 A: 16,618 FG% 1st: 19-31/.613 2nd: 13-32/.406 Game: .508 FG% 1st: 14-29/.483 2nd: 11-21/.524 OT: 4-11/.364 Game: .475 3PT% 1st: 7-12/.583 2nd: 3-15/.200 Game: .370 3PT% 1st: 1-5/.200 2nd: 2-6/.333 OT: 1-6/.167 Game: .235 FT% 1st: 2-3/.667 2nd: 2-5/.400 Game: .500 FT% 1st: 6-10/.600 2nd: 2-8/.250 OT: 2-4/.500 Game: .455

Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Score by Halves: 1st 2nd OT Game Weber State 22 39 61 Arizona 28 33 17 78 Illinois 47 31 78 A: 16,618 Illinois 35 26 11 72 A: 19,573

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 25 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON-IN-REVIEW Game #10 Illinois 58 Game #11 Illinois 59 Game #12 Illinois 77 Miami (OH) 61 (OT) Missouri 58 Loyola (MD) 43 Dec. 20, 2007 Dec. 22, 2007 Dec. 28, 2007 Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Mo. Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Michael Bramos scored 19 points and Tim Pollitz added 17 Shaun Pruitt scored the go-ahead basket on a putback Brian Randle tied his career high with 17 points and to lead Miami of Ohio to a 61-58 overtime road upset of with 35 seconds to go, his third shot in the sequence, and Shaun Pruitt added 16 points and 11 rebounds to give Illinois Illinois Thursday. Illinois survived a wild finish to beat Missouri 59-58 in the a 77-43 victory over Loyola of Maryland. Bramos scored 14 of his points after halftime, including a annual Braggin' Rights game. The Illini, coming off a 59-58 win against Missouri, 3-pointer with 2:23 left in extra time to ice the win for Miami Pruitt had 14 points and Trent Meacham 13 for Illinois, showed signs early of the six-day layoff, falling behind 5-0. of Ohio (6-4). which has an eight-game winning streak in the annual holi- But they scored 12 unanswered points, highlighted by back- Senior center Shaun Pruitt led Illinois (6-4), tying his day season neutral-site game. Illinois dominated at the start to-back 3-pointers from Chester Frazier and Demetri career high with 24 points along with 15 rebounds. Senior for- of both halves, scoring the game's first nine points and then McCamey. ward Brian Randle added 14 points. running off seven straight after the break, but Missouri recov- They never looked back. The Illini trailed for all but the last few seconds of the sec- ered each time. Illinois’ defense was stifling, holding Loyola to just 20 per- ond half's last 10 minutes. Leo Lyons had 15 points before fouling out with 1:36 to go cent shooting on the night (13-65), the lowest field goal per- Down by four points at 52-48 with 49 seconds left, Randle for Missouri, which fumbled the game away at the finish for centage in the 44-year history of Assembly Hall. drove the lane and laid in easy shot to cut the lead to two. the second straight year. Keon Lawrence dribbled the ball off Gerald Brown led Loyola with 16 points and three Twenty-two seconds later Randle grabbed a rebound in his foot and out of bounds as time expired, near the same rebounds. Brian Rudolph had six points for the Greyhounds, the lane and dropped it in for a 52-52 tie to force OT. spot where Stefhon Hannah turned it over with two seconds who remained winless on the road after shooting just 15.2 Miami looked to its bench in overtime. And that's where it left in Illinois' 3-point victory last year. percent from the field in the first half. found Bramos, who hit a pair of free throws in front of a loud Missouri was undone by season-worst 34.5-percent shoot- Illinois shot 33.3 percent from the field on 11-of-33 shoot- Assembly Hall crowd, along with the 3-pointer that won the ing. The Tigers had by far their season low for scoring after ing in the first half, but was 6-of-7 from the free throw line game. entering the game with a Big 12-leading 84.5-point average. and led 31-18 at halftime. Hannah, held to a season-low eight points on 2-for-12 The Illini came out strong at the beginning of the second Miami (OH) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M shooting, also had a shot blocked with 18.6 seconds to go. half, going on a 16-2 run to make the score 47-20 and put the T. Pollitz* 8-14 0-0 1-2 13 4 17 221043 DeMarre Carroll had 10 points and eight rebounds for game out of reach. Fletcher* 2-4 0-0 0-0 134110016 Missouri, but was held to 2-for-10 shooting. Hayes* 2-5 1-3 0-0 125130021 Pruitt scored 10 of Illinois' first 19 points while Meacham Loyola (MD) FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Moosmann* 2-6 2-6 2-2 158210036 Reid* 0-4 0-0 0-0 420010119 E. Pollitz* 1-6 0-2 0-0 312210032 was 4-for-4 with 11 points in the first half, topping his 10.6- point average. Fofana* 1-3 0-0 0-0 50201106 Dierkers 1-4 0-1 2-2 544410028 Brown* 4-18 2-8 6-7 3516 030135 Illinois scored the game's first nine points and opened the Richburg 1-1 0-0 0-0 02211006 Harvey* 0-5 0-4 2-2 522220028 Winbush 0-1 0-0 0-0 20001004 second half with seven straight to open the game's biggest Sullivan* 1-9 1-5 0-0 403221016 McCombs 0-0 0-0 0-0 10001004 lead at 43-33 with 16:25 to go. Lewis 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000000 Bramos 7-13 3-7 2-2 1319 220135 Manning 1-2 0-1 0-0 10200006 Team 2 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Ficke 0-0 0-0 2-2 10200003 Totals 24-54 6-19 7-8 30 24 61 15 14 11225 Randle* 4-9 0-1 3-4 8511 001117 Miles 1-5 0-3 1-1 113110019 FG% 1st: 10-21/.476 2nd: 12-27/.444 OT: 2-6/.333 Game: .444 Pruitt* 6-9 0-0 2-5 8314 310134 Rudolph 2-6 1-3 1-2 216000018 3PT% 1st: 3-9/.333 2nd: 2-7/.286 OT: 1-3/.333 Game: .316 Meacham* 4-8 3-6 2-2 5313 540036 Isreal 2-7 0-0 0-2 744112122 FT% 1st: 0-0/.000 2nd: 3-4/.750 OT: 4-4/1.000 Game: .875 Frazier* 1-3 0-2 0-4 642330136 Tuck 1-6 0-3 1-2 543000028 Brock* 3-6 0-0 0-0 416020124 Team 2 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Alexander 1-3 0-2 0-0 112010011 Totals 13-65 4-27 13-18 41 19 43 6 11 43200 Davis 2-5 0-0 2-2 106011117 Randle* 6-10 1-3 1-2 3414 050132 FG% 1st: 5-33/.152 2nd: 8-32/.250 Game: .200 McCamey 1-3 0-1 2-3 024120022 Pruitt* 9-16 0-0 6-10 15 1 24 001039 3PT% 1st: 1-13/.077 2nd: 3-14/.214 Game: .148 Tisdale 0-2 0-0 1-2 02100103 Meacham* 1-3 1-3 0-0 153330030 FT% 1st: 7-9/.778 2nd: 6-9/.667 Game: .722 Frazier* 0-5 0-3 2-2 422420042 Team 2 Totals 22-48 3-12 12-22 35 21 59 12 14 35200 Brock* 1-7 0-1 5-6 527310038 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Alexander 2-5 0-2 1-2 315020014 FG% 1st: 13-25/.520 2nd: 9-23/.391 Game: .458 Randle* 7-10 1-2 2-2 8217 101125 Davis 1-1 0-0 0-0 10200105 3PT% 1st: 3-6/.500 2nd: 0-6/.000 Game: .250 Pruitt* 5-9 0-0 6-7 11 2 16 300225 McCamey 0-5 0-1 1-4 311011219 FT% 1st: 3-8/.375 2nd: 9-14/.643 Game: .545 Meacham* 1-8 1-6 0-0 323020025 Tisdale 0-5 0-2 0-0 10000006 Frazier* 1-3 1-2 2-2 235400026 Team 5 Missouri FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Brock* 1-4 0-1 2-2 314120012 Totals 20-57 2-15 16-26 41 16 58 10 14 33225 Carroll* 2-10 0-1 4-7 10 08110128 Jordan 1-4 0-0 0-1 11200007 FG% 1st: 9-25/.360 2nd: 9-24/.375 OT: 2-8/.250 Game: .351 Lyons* 6-9 0-0 3-5 5515 030127 Alexander 2-5 0-2 1-1 505020018 3PT% 1st: 1-7/.143 2nd: 1-6/.167 OT: 0-2/.000 Game: .133 Hannah* 2-12 2-6 2-2 148220130 Davis 2-4 0-0 1-4 315012016 FT% 1st: 6-11/.545 2nd: 8-13/.615 OT: 2-2/1.000 Game: .615 Horton* 0-2 0-1 0-0 02010009 Cole 2-3 0-1 0-0 31401107 M. Lawrence* 1-4 1-3 2-2 425000016 McCamey 3-7 2-4 1-1 209400024 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd OT Game K. Lawrence 3-8 1-4 1-2 418230034 Semrau 0-1 0-0 0-0 11000004 Miami (OH) 23 29 9 61 Tiller 4-7 2-3 0-0 1210 120228 Tisdale 2-6 0-0 3-5 527010011 Illinois 25 27 6 58 A: 16,618 Brown 0-1 0-0 0-3 210210110 Team 7 Volkus 1-1 0-0 0-1 30200002 Totals 27-64 5-18 18-25 54 16 77 13 943200 Butterfield 1-4 0-1 0-0 342020016 FG% 1st: 11-33/.333 2nd: 16-31/.516 Game: .422 Team 9 3PT% 1st: 3-11/.273 2nd: 2-7/.286 Game: .278 Totals 20-58 6-19 12-22 42 21 58 9 14 06200 FT% 1st: 6-7/.857 2nd: 12-18/.667 Game: .720 FG% 1st: 11-30/.367 2nd: 9-28/.321 Game: .345 3PT% 1st: 4-11/.364 2nd: 2-8/.250 Game: .316 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game FT% 1st: 5-9/.556 2nd: 7-13/.538 Game: .545 Loyola (MD) 18 25 43 Illinois 31 46 77 A: 16,618 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Illinois 32 27 59 Missouri 31 27 58 A: 21,941

2007-08 Illinois Basketball Notes • Page 26 2007-08 FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON-IN-REVIEW Game #13 Illinois 58 Game #14 Illinois 58 Game #15 Illinois 64 Tennessee State 60 Ohio State 74 Penn State 68 Dec. 30, 2007 Jan. 3, 2008 Jan. 6, 2008 Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill. Tigers' Bruce Price scored 17 points to lead Tennessee Jamar Butler scored 32 points to lead Ohio State to a 74- Jamelle Cornley and Geary Claxton had their second State to a 60-58 road win against Illinois. 58 win over Illinois Thursday night in the Big Ten opener for straight pair of double-doubles Sunday and Penn State held Jerrell Houston added 12 points for Tennessee State (4-7), both teams. off Illinois, 68-64. which last played on Dec. 22 in an 83-74 loss to No. 15 Butler accounted for almost half of his team's offense in Cornley had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Claxton added Vanderbilt. the first half, then scored 15 straight points early in the sec- 11 points and 11 boards. The Tigers led 29-24 at halftime behind 40 percent shoot- ond, when the Buckeyes (10-3, 1-0) pulled away from the Freshman guard Demitri McCamey led the Illini with 18 ing from the field and five 3-pointers. Tennessee State ended Illini. The senior guard, who averaged 14.2 points coming into points. the game 8-for-19 from 3-point range. the game, was 4-for-7 from 3-point range. It was McCamey who breathed late life into the Illini. The Tigers' second-half advantage increased to 47-33 Forward Othello Hunter added 15 points for Ohio State. After Claxton hit a pair of free throws to put the Illini up before Illinois (8-5) rallied to cut the lead to 48-45 off a Trent Illinois held 7-foot center Kosta Koufos, the Buckeyes' leading 63-58 with 41 seconds left, McCamey hit a pair of 3-pointers Meacham 3-pointer. score coming into the game, to eight points. that pulled Illinois within a point at 65-64 with 10 seconds Meacham hit five 3-pointers, including one with 1:04 to Senior forward Brian Randle led Illinois (8-6, 0-1) with 14 left. play that brought the score to 59-58. But the Tigers held off points. Center Shaun Pruitt added 12 points and eight But he missed his last shot, and the Illini's last chance, the Illini for the win. rebounds. floating up a shot from inside the lane. Meacham led Illinois with a game-high 24 points. Demetri Both teams struggled shooting in a physical first half, Penn State started only one player taller than 6-5 Sunday, McCamey added nine points. which saw the score tied seven times. but outmuscled Illinois on the boards, 49-24. Aside from 13 first-half points from Butler, the Buckeyes Penn State watched Illinois pull away to a lead of 9 mid- Tennessee St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M were largely lifeless with the ball, hitting 2-of-11 3-point way through the first half, 20-11. Seven early points from jun- Houston* 5-12 1-4 1-3 6312 120026 shots and 11-of-30 field goals in the first 20 minutes. ior Calvin Brock, all on long-range jumpers, helped build that Cox* 3-4 0-0 1-2 317200023 The Illini shot 2-of-10 from 3-point range in the first half lead. Craft* 1-2 0-0 1-1 03301006 and 12-of-29 from the field. Price* 6-14 4-7 1-2 3417 420135 The Nittany Lions slowly reeled Illinois back in, closing to Robinson* 3-7 1-3 2-2 109000230 within a point twice late in the half before taking their first Armstrong 2-5 0-0 1-1 235100022 Ohio State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M lead, 25-24, on a pair of Talor Battle free throws with 2:22 Ervin 0-2 0-2 1-2 321320029 Hunter* 5-7 0-0 5-6 7415 022032 left. Battle had 9 for the game. Weaver 1-1 1-1 0-0 003000010 Koufos* 4-11 0-2 0-0 538003031 After falling behind by 9, Penn State outscored Illinois 38- Belton 1-2 1-2 0-0 203101114 Butler* 10-17 4-7 8-8 6132 620039 Turner* 2-4 0-2 1-2 415251126 23 over the next 25 minutes, giving the Nittany Lions a 49-43 Evans 0-0 0-0 0-0 10000005 lead with 12 minutes left in the second half. Team 3 Lighty* 2-6 0-1 1-2 535210132 Totals 22-49 8-19 8-13 24 16 60 12 714200 Hill 0-1 0-1 0-0 00000001 Diebler 1-4 1-3 0-0 123000121 Penn State FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M FG% 1st: 12-30/.400 2nd: 10-19/.526 Game: .449 Terwilliger 2-7 2-6 0-0 346020015 Cornley* 5-11 0-0 8-11 12 0 18 320034 3PT% 1st: 5-12/.417 2nd: 3-7/.429 Game: .421 Lauderdale 0-0 0-0 0-0 11000003 Jones* 2-5 0-0 0-0 424010010 FT% 1st: 0-0/.000 2nd: 8-13/.615 Game: .615 Team 1 Claxton* 3-11 1-5 4-7 11 3 11 030038 Totals 26-57 7-22 15-18 33 19 74 10 12 63200 Battle* 2-12 1-5 4-6 219130035 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Morrissey* 0-3 0-2 4-4 014200125 FG% 1st: 11-30/.367 2nd: 15-27/.556 Game: .456 Randle* 2-5 0-1 2-3 616120014 Walker 1-2 1-2 0-0 00310007 3PT% 1st: 2-11/.182 2nd: 5-11/.455 Game: .318 Pruitt* 3-6 0-0 1-6 547040125 Pringle 2-5 1-3 1-2 616020013 FT% 1st: 5-6/.833 2nd: 10-12/.833 Game: .833 Meacham* 6-12 5-10 7-8 8324 100039 Jackson 3-4 0-1 2-3 438110120 Frazier* 1-5 0-3 0-0 422620036 Hassell 2-2 0-0 1-2 625010013 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M Brock* 0-2 0-1 0-0 410310115 Brooks 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000005 Randle* 6-11 0-2 2-4 5214 211137 Alexander 1-2 0-0 1-2 203100011 Team 41 Pruitt* 6-8 0-0 0-0 8112 232028 Davis 1-4 0-0 1-2 423101021 Totals 20-55 4-18 24-35 49 13 68 8 14 02200 McCamey 4-10 1-5 0-1 129040024 Meacham* 1-11 1-10 0-0 423240033 Tisdale 2-3 0-1 0-0 324100015 Frazier* 2-7 1-3 2-2 437460038 FG% 1st: 10-32/.313 2nd: 10-23/.435 Game: .364 Team 3 Brock* 2-5 1-1 0-0 225200012 3PT% 1st: 2-10/.200 2nd: 2-8/.250 Game: .222 Totals 20-49 6-21 12-22 40 17 58 14 13 12200 Alexander 1-3 0-1 1-1 20300007 FT% 1st: 9-11/.818 2nd: 15-24/.625 Game: .686 Davis 1-3 0-0 0-1 212000111 FG% 1st: 9-27/.333 2nd: 11-22/.500 Game: .408 Cole 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000002 Illinois FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF PTS A TO B S M 3PT% 1st: 2-12/.167 2nd: 4-9/.444 Game: .286 McCamey 3-9 1-4 3-4 4210 200126 Randle* 1-4 0-0 0-2 252110014 FT% 1st: 4-9/.444 2nd: 8-13/.615 Game: .545 Tisdale 1-2 0-0 0-0 11211006 Pruitt* 2-4 0-0 5-9 549020031 Team 43Meacham* 1-5 0-4 0-0 222110024 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Totals 23-59 4-21 8-12 36 14 58 15 18 33200 Frazier* 2-7 0-4 0-0 834600136 Tennessee State 29 31 60 Brock* 6-10 2-3 1-1 1315 101129 FG% 1st: 12-29/.414 2nd: 11-30/.367 Game: .390 Illinois 24 34 58 A: 16,618 Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 00000000+ 3PT% 1st: 2-10/.200 2nd: 2-11/.182 Game: .190 Alexander 2-5 0-2 2-2 106020017 FT% 1st: 4-4/1.000 2nd: 4-8/.500 Game: .667 Davis 2-3 0-0 0-0 314001014 Cole 0-1 0-1 0-0 00000003 Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game McCamey 7-12 4-6 0-0 0418 520224 Ohio State 29 45 74 Tisdale 2-4 0-2 0-0 04410108 Illinois 30 28 58 A: 16,618 Team 2 Totals 25-55 6-22 8-14 24 26 64 15 834200 FG% 1st: 12-27/.444 2nd: 13-28/.464 Game: .455 3PT% 1st: 3-13/.231 2nd: 3-9/.333 Game: .273 FT% 1st: 4-6/.667 2nd: 4-8/.500 Game: .571

Score by Halves: 1st 2nd Game Penn State 31 37 68 Illinois 31 33 64 A: 16,618

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