{"id":23527,"date":"2025-11-24T06:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=23527"},"modified":"2025-11-24T06:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:18:07","slug":"fighting-illini-roll-past-long-island-university-in-mens-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/23527-fighting-illini-roll-past-long-island-university-in-mens-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Illini Roll Past Long Island University In Men&#8217;s Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><strong>By UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. \u2013 The #8 Fighting Illini rolled past Long Island University, 98-58, on Saturday afternoon at State Farm Center, behind a 20-point effort from Andrej Stojakovic.<\/p>\n<p>Stojakovic posted his second straight &#8211; and third overall &#8211; game with 20+ points to lead the Illini. The Orange and Blue also received double-digit points from Keaton Wagler (19), David Mirkovic (12), and Kylan Boswell (11).<\/p>\n<p>As a team, the Illini shot a season-best 63.1% (41-65) from the field, while posting a 68-24 scoring edge in the paint against the Sharks. Illinois also forced a season-high 17 LIU turnovers, turning those miscues into a 28-14 scoring advantage.<\/p>\n<p>LIU jumped out to a 4-0 lead, and the Sharks clinged to an 8-7 edge just four minutes into the contest when the Illini clamped down defensively to take control.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange and Blue held LIU without a field goal for the next 5 minutes, and used a 19-2 run to build a 26-10 lead, and never looked back en route to the team&#8217;s third 40+-point victory of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The Illini scored the final 16 points of the first half to build 54-19 halftime lead, then opened the second period on a 16-4 scoring run to push the advantage as high as 46 points, 70-24, with 14 minutes left in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The sharks cut into the deficit by 13 to pull within 33 points, 91-58, but the Illini scored the final six of the game before dribbling out the clock just shy of the team&#8217;s third 100-point scoring effort of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Illini outrebounded the Sharks, 40-22, the team&#8217;s sixth straight to open the season with a rebounding advantage, and turned their 13 offensive rebounds into 17 second-chance points.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois has a quick turnaround before hosting UT Rio Grande Valley on Monday night. 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