National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 107, Austin Peay 66
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Lewis Garrison, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 16337

Illinois 107, Austin Peay 66: Rayvonte Rice scored 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting and Malcolm Hill added 16 on 6-of-7 shooting as the Fighting Illini rolled past the visiting Governors.

Kendrick Dunn scored 14 points, Nnanna Egwu had 13 and Ahmad Starks added 12 for Illinois (3-0). Nunn hit all four of his 3-point attempts, and Rice was 3-of-3 as the Illini went 14-of-25 from behind the arc.

Chris Freeman scored 13 points for Austin Peay (1-3), which committed 18 turnovers. Khalil Davis chipped in 12 points and Josh Robinson had 11.

The Illini rolled off a 16-5 run in the first half and took a 30-18 lead on Hill’s three-point play with 5:26 remaining. Jaylon Tate hit three free throws with one second left as Illinois led 46-25 at the break.

Nunn connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Illini’s lead to 69-39 with 13:51 to play. The advantage reached 40 for the first time when Rice knocked down a jumper to make it 88-48 with 7:53 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Illinois shot 59.7 percent from the field. … The Governors were 5-of-17 from behind the arc. … Nunn had three of the Illini’s nine steals.
Top Game Performances
 
Austin Peay   Illinois
Chris Freeman 13 Scoring Malcolm Hill 16
Chris Freeman 5 Assists Jaylon Tate 5
Khalil Davis 5 Rebounds Malcolm Hill 6
Chris Freeman 5 Free Throws Made Malcolm Hill 4
Domas Budrys 1 Steals Kendrick Nunn 3
Assane Diop 2 Blocks Maverick Morgan 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Austin Peay 66 42.9 5-17 13-15 12 23 6 3 18
Illinois 107 59.7 14-25 13-18 20 33 3 9 10