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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1682665" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/illini-win-big-ten-opener-with-blowout-of-rutgers/article_92436144-cbf6-59b0-8fbd-795bf4b7e563.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois guards Jacob Grandison and Alfonso Plummer found their spots on the State Farm Center floor, draining shot after shot while combining for 25 first-half points.</p><p>For Rutgers, no spot on the court was safe from the Illini’s swarming defense.</p><p>Illinois limited the Scarlet Knights to 29 percent first-half shooting and rocketed to a 20-point halftime lead that only grew larger after the break as the Illini manhandled Rutgers 86-51 on Friday in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams before a crowd of 14,501.</p><p></p><p>That weighty Illini footprint led to 31 percent Rutgers shooting overall and just 27 percent inside the 3-point arc. Underwood was particularly pleased with the defense of Coleman Hawkins on leading Knights’ scorer Ron Harper Jr.</p><p><strong><em>“I told him Ron goes to bed every night envisioning Coleman Hawkins in a pink tutu.</em></strong> Last year he had his way with him. He had him on skates,” the Illini coach said. “I think Coleman is an elite defender. He took on the challenge of one of the best players in the league. He made it difficult for him, and that really set the tone.”</p><p></p><p>Illinois 86, Rutgers 51</p><p></p><p>RUTGERS (4-4)</p><p>Omoruyi 4-9 0-0 8, Jones 4-14 0-0 10, McConnell 2-7 0-0 5, Mulcahy 2-11 0-0 4, Harper 1-9 2-2 5, Gonzales-Agee 2-5 0-1 4, Mag 3-5 0-0 8, Miller 1-3 0-0 2, Palmquist 1-3 0-0 3, Hyatt 0-1 0-0 0, Reiber 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 21-68 2-4 51.</p><p></p><p>ILLINOIS (6-2)</p><p>Hawkins 4-8 0-0 9, Cockburn 4-8 5-6 13, Frazier 2-10 0-0 6, Plummer 8-15 5-5 24, Williams 2-6 0-0 6, Grandison 7-11 0-0 16, Payne 0-0 0-0 0, Goode 2-4 0-0 6, Melendez 2-2 0-0 4, Bosmans-Verdonk 1-1 0-0 2, Hutcherson 0-0 0-0 0, Podziemski 0-1 0-0 0, Lieb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-66 10-11 86.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1682665, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/illini-win-big-ten-opener-with-blowout-of-rutgers/article_92436144-cbf6-59b0-8fbd-795bf4b7e563.html[/URL] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois guards Jacob Grandison and Alfonso Plummer found their spots on the State Farm Center floor, draining shot after shot while combining for 25 first-half points. For Rutgers, no spot on the court was safe from the Illini’s swarming defense. Illinois limited the Scarlet Knights to 29 percent first-half shooting and rocketed to a 20-point halftime lead that only grew larger after the break as the Illini manhandled Rutgers 86-51 on Friday in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams before a crowd of 14,501. That weighty Illini footprint led to 31 percent Rutgers shooting overall and just 27 percent inside the 3-point arc. Underwood was particularly pleased with the defense of Coleman Hawkins on leading Knights’ scorer Ron Harper Jr. [B][I]“I told him Ron goes to bed every night envisioning Coleman Hawkins in a pink tutu.[/I][/B] Last year he had his way with him. He had him on skates,” the Illini coach said. “I think Coleman is an elite defender. He took on the challenge of one of the best players in the league. He made it difficult for him, and that really set the tone.” Illinois 86, Rutgers 51 RUTGERS (4-4) Omoruyi 4-9 0-0 8, Jones 4-14 0-0 10, McConnell 2-7 0-0 5, Mulcahy 2-11 0-0 4, Harper 1-9 2-2 5, Gonzales-Agee 2-5 0-1 4, Mag 3-5 0-0 8, Miller 1-3 0-0 2, Palmquist 1-3 0-0 3, Hyatt 0-1 0-0 0, Reiber 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 21-68 2-4 51. ILLINOIS (6-2) Hawkins 4-8 0-0 9, Cockburn 4-8 5-6 13, Frazier 2-10 0-0 6, Plummer 8-15 5-5 24, Williams 2-6 0-0 6, Grandison 7-11 0-0 16, Payne 0-0 0-0 0, Goode 2-4 0-0 6, Melendez 2-2 0-0 4, Bosmans-Verdonk 1-1 0-0 2, Hutcherson 0-0 0-0 0, Podziemski 0-1 0-0 0, Lieb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-66 10-11 86. [/QUOTE]
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