Champagne – illinois coach brad underwood favorite Sky Clark Calm down, but asks the freshman guard to be more aggressive. On Friday, Clark answered the phone.
Clark scored a season-high 19 points and made eight of a season-high nine-shot attempts to lead Illinois to Lindenwood’s 92–59 rout at the State Farm Center.
RJ Melendez He scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-11 (2-of-3) shooting. Terrence Shannon Scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting.freshman guard Jaden Epps They scored 12 points off the bench on 5-for-8 shooting.
Illinois (5-1) shot 58.1% from the field to take the lead with the final 37:46 of the game.
Keenon Cole Leading Lindenwood (3-5) by 20 points and marking 8/11 from the field, the rest of the Lions shot 16/47 (34.0%) combined.
Illinois used a 17-2 run midway through the first half to distance themselves from Lindenwood, shooting 63.6% from the field before taking a 49-25 lead at halftime. Melendez had a career high (15 points) by halftime, while Clarke had a season high (13 points) by halftime.
Illinois extended their lead to 62-27 after six dunks/layups before the first media timeout, but Lindenwood continued with an 11-1 run to give the Illini players a 1. I made a point difference. brad underwood on the bench.However Matthew Mayer Eight consecutive goals midway through the second half extended the Illini’s lead to over 30 points once again.
Its meaning: brad underwood Finding a few things to harp to his men in the bi-game, especially in the second half, as effort and urgency waned. Overall, though, the Illini didn’t sleepwalk through this, putting the hammer down on Lindenwood midway through the first half, but Underwood was the one who wanted to stay in the team leading up to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. We found the moment. The Illini were also able to build confidence in several key players, including Melendez and Clarke, allowing them to play with freshmen. Ty Rogers When Sensia Harris extension. It’s about how to script for a key stretch of four consecutive high-major games.
Game star: Sky Clark With his best game as Illini, he looked like a top 40 prospect. New students are active from the beginning, Luke Good Clarke, who is out with an injury, looks like he could be the best shooter on the team. But he also showed his ability to finish at the rim with his acrobatic Livia his layup, double his clutch his layup and explosive dunks.
game statistics
- Illinois made 11 of 30 3-point attempts.
- Illinois defeated Lindenwood, 48-32.
- Illinois outscored Lindenwood 38-22 in rebounding.
- Illinois edged Lindenwood 18-2 in fastbreak points.
- Illinois enforced three 10-second violations.
- Lindenwood scored 19 points from 21 turnovers for Illinois. Coleman Hawkins and three by Epps. Illinois scored 26 points from his 22 turnovers for Lindenwood.
do not miss it: Matthew Mayer He led Illinois with a season-high nine rebounds despite playing only 16 minutes. He also scored eight straight points in the second half.
What’s next: In Illinois, Syracuse will be held at the State Farm Center on Tuesday at 6:30 pm as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Illinois is leading an all-time series against Syracuse, where he is 2-1, but the team hasn’t played since his 1995, and Syracuse won his 75-64 victory in Hawaii. I’m here. The Orange he started the season 3-2, losing to Colgate (at home he was 80-68) and St. John’s (at Brooklyn he was 76-69 in overtime).freshman guard Judah Mintz They lead Syracuse with 18.0 points per game, Joseph Girard 1 game average 17.8 points.
