NCAAB Game Recap - East Tennessee State at Illinois
Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:00 PM EST

Vill
71
Kansas
74
F
Tenn
102
Mem
92
F
Gonz
90
UNC
103
F
W MI
62
Mich
70
F
SDSt
68
Nev
72
F
Aub
75
UAB
71
F(OT)
AbCh
48
TxTch
82
F
VaTec
73
Wash
61
F
SIU
65
Buff
73
F
Buck
71
OhSt
73
F
Cin
59
MissSt
70
F
Utah
61
KY
88
F
AzSt
76
UGA
74
F
NrthIA
54
Iowa
77
F
UNCW
50
Furm
93
F
ODU
68
Syr
62
F
Ind
71
Butl
68
F
GASt
59
KSU
71
F
Iona
81
Princ
85
F
SMU
81
GTown
73
F
App
69
SoFL
76
F
W IL
68
IUPUI
82
F
Ohio
63
Detr
61
F
Nich
63
Boston
75
F
SEMO
74
Citad
86
F
Purd
80
ND
88
F
Maris
66
Colg
82
F
YSU
58
Bingha
48
F
Rut
66
Seton
72
F
(N/A)
44
Presb
87
F
MD-ES
43
Pitt
78
F
NCSU
89
PSU
78
F
ETSU
55
Ill
73
F
JSU
55
Evans
50
F
KTChr
55
Lib
96
F
Marsh
75
Akr
74
F
SFA
58
ULM
74
F
UCSB
99
Rice
89
F(OT)
Pepp
69
S UT
78
F(OT)
Dart
61
Albany
52
F
RobM
50
Rider
69
F
Radf
66
Clem
74
F
TNTec
68
KennSt
73
F
SCSt
84
USC-Up
88
F
Charl
83
VCU
79
F
StPet
53
StFNY
56
F
ORU
59
Rich
52
F
(N/A)
59
MtStM
74
F
Kent
70
Lou
83
F
Temp
77
David
75
F(OT)
IaSt
77
Drake
68
F
Belm
74
UCLA
72
F
NCAT
78
TNSt
76
F
N AL
48
UNCG
53
F
IPFW
68
APSU
95
F
ChaSo
61
NFla
68
F
USM
60
WichSt
63
F
NebOm
89
Ida
80
F
GrCan
60
Tex
98
F
JU
79
BethC
71
F
StLeo
60
Hamp
72
F
E WA
62
Stan
78
F
McNee
67
UMKC
80
F
UNCA
49
Woff
92
F
MTSU
62
Toled
84
F
WCU
59
HiPt
86
F
NJIT
90
FaDi
80
F
LaTec
83
UL
62
F
TxSt
77
UTRGV
68
F
Manh
46
UConn
61
F
E KY
77
Xav
95
F
JackSt
57
Murr
74
F
E IL
73
Brad
66
F
UTSA
67
Ark
79
F
MOSt
67
NDSU
74
F
UNLV
92
BYU
90
F(OT)
(N/A)
79
TN-M
108
F
South
66
NWSt
69
F
Bois
54
Oreg
66
F
USC
70
Okla
81
F
UtVal
75
Web
63
F
ASU
48
UtSt
86
F
CAPoly
66
Cal
67
F
NoAZ
74
SJSU
79
F
Gram
70
Portl
58
F
N CO
65
USD
85
F
Denv
52
UCIrv
86
F
LoyMa
85
PorSt
58
F
TAMU
67
OrSt
64
F
Baylor
58
Ariz
49
F
LSU
78
StMar
74
F

Dec 15, 2018, 2:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

East Tennessee State

18

37

55

Illinois

43

30

73

Frazier's 25 points leads Illinois past ETSU 73-55
Sat Dec 15, 2018 5:45 PM

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Trent Frazier scored 25 points on Saturday to lead Illinois past East Tennessee State 73-55.

Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored 15 points and Kipper Nichols added 14 for Illinois (4-7). Aaron Jordan had a game-high 10 rebounds.

ETSU (8-4) was led by Daivien Williamson's 19 points. Patrick Good scored 11 points and Jeromy Rodriguez grabbed 7 rebounds for the Buccaneers.

The Illini dominated the first half, going on a 14-0 run at one point and leading 43-18 at the break. Frazier hit five 3-pointers in the half to lead the charge.

"I liked today," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. "We played well from top to bottom, at both ends of the court."

Illinois shot 43 percent (26 of 60) from the field while ETSU shot 35 percent (18 of 52). The Illini hit 10 of 25 3-pointers, the Bucs 6 of 22.

"I give all the credit to Illinois," ETSU coach Steve Forbes said. "They took us out of our offense early and we struggled to deal with it the whole game. They deny an offense like no other team."

The Bucs adjusted to the Illini's swarming man-to-man defense in the second half and slowly started to crawl back into the game, outscoring Illinois 37-30. But 3-pointers by Da'Monte Williams. Frazier and Jordan kept Illinois' lead intact.

"That first half was the best we've played all year," Underwood said.

"Their record is not indicative of who they are as a team," Forbes said. "They've played a tough schedule, no puffy games at all."

BIG PICTURE

ETSU: The Buccaneers were searching for their first win against a Big Ten opponent after having dropped 17 games. Saturday's loss marked ETSU's first game against the Big Ten since hosting Michigan State in December 1998.

Illinois: Starting guard Ayo Dosunmu and backup guard Alan Griffin dressed but didn't play because they were late to the morning shoot-around, team officials said.

TRAVEL WOES

The Bucs had travel problems. After being forced to fly to Chicago's Midway Airport Friday night because central Illinois was socked in with heavy fog, their bags didn't make the trip and the bus broke down on its way to Champaign.

"It was a little bizarre," Forbes said. "We got in to Chicago about 9:30 or 10 last night. No bags. Got on the bus, the bus broke down. Had to get a new bus."

The team didn't get to their hotel until after 3 a.m. The luggage didn't arrive until less than two hours before the start of the game, causing the coaching staff to resort to wearing sweatpants and warm-up jackets instead of the usual suit and tie.

"We're going to bus home," Forbes said. "I'm not getting back on that plane again."

HIGHLIGHT REEL

Kipper Nichols hit a reverse layup for Illinois with three defenders all but hanging on him early in the game, which brought the crowd to its feet and kicked off the 14-0 Illini scoring run.

UP NEXT

ETSU: Plays Wyoming in the Sun Bowl Classic on Friday.

Illinois: Travels to Missouri on Saturday.

Leaders

East Tennessee State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Williamson 19 0 2 3 1 0
P. Good 11 0 1 2 2 0
Illinois PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Frazier 25 0 5 1 3 0
G. Bezhanishvili 15 0 0 6 1 0

Team Comparison

ETSU Ill
Points For 55 73
Field Goals 18/52-35% 26/60-43%
Three Pointers 6/22-27% 10/25-40%
Free Throws 13/21-62% 11/21-52%
Offensive Rebounds 11 14
Defensive Rebounds 26 25
Rebounds 43 41
Blocks 0 3
Steals 8 8
Turnovers 20 14
Personal Fouls 21 17
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Ill Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Dec 15 ETSU 55 @ Ill 73 D. Williamson 19 T. Frazier 25

Game Information

Stadium: State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Attendance: 12,379
Game Time: