Illinois gave fair warning to the rest of the Big Ten by heading out to Oregon and strafing the then-No. 9 Ducks 109-77. Hello there!
The big story at Oregon was forward Ben Humrichous, whose offensive struggle ended with his season-high 18 points. That matched his scoring total from his previous five games combined.
He shot 7 for 11, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range against the Ducks.
When Humrichous is hitting from the perimeter, that allows Illinois to space the floor and give guards Kasparas Jakucionis (16 point, six assists against Oregon) and Tre White (20 points, 11 rebounds) more room to work.