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No. 22 Illinois comes west, wipes out No. 9 Oregon

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Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of ninth-ranked Oregon in Eugene. Humrichous, an Evansville transfer, sank four of the Fighting Illini's 16 3-pointers. Teammate Tre White stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks, while freshman Kasparas Jakucionis hit for 16 points and Arizona transfer Kylan Boswell added 15. Illinois (10-3, 2-1 Big Ten) also got help in the first half from reserves Jake Davis (12 points) and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (11).