Efficiency stats: Illinois vs Colorado

If you're looking for a couple of early keys in this matchup, simply based on these numbers, I would offer the following. Illinois needs to decisively win the turnover battle, and they need to keep Colorado from making up for those lost possessions with too many second chances from the offensive glass. It doesn't look like either of these teams will be winning many shooting contests, so whoever can get some easy looks in transition should also have the edge.

Brian Moline