The Illini ended the first half in the driver’s seat, and looked as if they were going to ride this one off into the sunset for their first conference win. A poor second half, and a near shutout in overtime made sure that was not the case.
Let’s take a deeper look at some of the stats that stood out in the Illini’s fifth loss to start the conference season.
The first thing that stands out on the Illinois side of the box score has to be Trent Frazier’s line. He notched a career-high 27 points on 7-of-11 shooting from deep to go along with three assists and two rebounds.