{"id":3759,"date":"2025-03-03T06:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2025-03-03T06:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:40:03","slug":"illinois-pounds-michigan-93-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/3759-illinois-pounds-michigan-93-73\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Pounds Michigan, 93-73"},"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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANN ARBOR, Mich.<strong> \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Illinois pulled away in the second half to take down No. 15 Michigan on the road, 93-73, on Sunday afternoon at&nbsp;Crisler Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four Fighting Illini scorers finished in double figures as the Orange and Blue claimed their ninth-consecutive win over the Wolverines and their fourth ranked triumph of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After posting a game-high 13 first-half points,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kylan-boswell\/14523\" data-airgap-id=\"66\">Kylan Boswell<\/a>&nbsp;finished with 17 points while going 7-for-13 from the field. Five of his nine rebounds came on the offensive glass, while he also amassed four assists, two blocks, and a steal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/tre-white\/14524\" data-airgap-id=\"67\">Tre White<\/a>&nbsp;secured his second double-double of the season, collecting a team-high 19 points alongside 11 rebounds. Going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, White also recorded two steals and a block.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/will-riley\/14574\" data-airgap-id=\"68\">Will Riley<\/a>&nbsp;registered 13 points on 6-for-12 shooting in addition to his five assists and four rebounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kasparas-jakucionis\/14521\" data-airgap-id=\"69\">Kasparas Jakucionis<\/a>&nbsp;scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, and he also totaled six rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Illini capitalized on their dominance on the boards, winning the rebounding battle, 43-32, while scoring 30 second-chance on 19 offensive rebounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neither side led by more than three across the opening eight minutes of action, though Boswell accounted for eight of the Illini&#8217;s first 10 points. The Illini turned a deficit into a seven-point advantage with an 8-0 run in less than 60 seconds, giving the visitors a 20-13 edge at the halfway point in the opening period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The home side used back-to-back buckets to cut into Illinois&#8217; lead, but a 6-2 run from the visitors re-established the Orange and Blue&#8217;s seven-point advantage. The Wolverines closed the half on an 11-5 run, though, sending the sides into the break with the Illini narrowly ahead, 31-30.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boswell led all scorers with 13 points in the first half, while the opening 20 minutes featured three ties and five lead changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the game tied at 41 just under four minutes into the second half, the Illini pieced together an 8-0 run over the next three minutes to go in front once again. That lead reached double digits two minutes later, and a 16-5 stretch over the next four minutes extended the Illini&#8217;s advantage up to 75-55 with 6:20 remaining in the contest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Orange and Blue&#8217;s advantage reached as high as 21 points late as Illinois improved to 19-11 overall and 11-8 in Big Ten play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois wraps up the regular season at State Farm Center on Friday night against No. 20 Purdue. The Senior Night tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. CT on FOX.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ANN ARBOR, Mich. \u2013&nbsp;Illinois pulled away in the second half to take down No. 15 Michigan on the road, 93-73, on Sunday afternoon at&nbsp;Crisler Center. 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