BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Malcolm Hill committed his first foul 46 seconds into Saturday’s game at Indiana. His second came at the 17:25 mark, and No. 3 followed about a minute later.
That sent Illinois’ scoring leader to the bench with 16:29 to play in the first half and the Illini already trailing 11-0.
“I wasn’t heading into the game expecting to get three quick fouls,” Hill said. “It’s not in my control. I’m not a ref. Me, personally, I guess I’ve got to do a better job of protecting myself a little bit because I feel like I hurt the team with that.