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03/22 02:43 CDT Kentucky and Illinois square off in second round of NCAA
Tournament
Kentucky and Illinois square off in second round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Illinois Fighting Illini (22-12, 13-9 Big Ten) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (23-11,
11-9 SEC)
Milwaukee; Sunday, 5:15 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -1.5; over/under is 170.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Kentucky squares off against Illinois in the second round
of the NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats have gone 11-9 against SEC opponents, with a 12-2 record in
non-conference play. Kentucky is sixth in college basketball averaging 85.0
points and is shooting 48.2% from the field.
The Fighting Illini are 13-9 against Big Ten opponents. Illinois averages 11.4
turnovers per game and is 8-0 when winning the turnover battle.
Kentucky scores 85.0 points, 10.4 more per game than the 74.6 Illinois gives
up. Illinois averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes
per game than Kentucky allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Koby Brea averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the
Wildcats, scoring 11.5 points while shooting 44.1% from beyond the arc. Otega
Oweh is averaging 16.4 points and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games.
Ben Humrichous averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Fighting Illini,
scoring 7.8 points while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc. Will Riley is
averaging 14.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 82.1 points, 32.6 rebounds, 15.4
assists, 8.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 80.2 points per game.
Fighting Illini: 6-4, averaging 80.8 points, 34.3 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 3.8
steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 83.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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