Game 11 preview | Illinois vs. Missouri; Noon, Sunday

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Dec. 21—Lineups Illinois (7-3)

Starters

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 10.1 Champaign

G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 16.1 Vilnius, Lithuania

G Tre White Jr. 6-7 9.1 Dallas

F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 8.3 Tipton, Ind.

C Tomislav Ivisic So. 7-1 14.2 Vodice, Croatia

➜ FYI: Last Saturday’s loss to No. 1 Tennessee marked the first game this season Boswell didn’t have multiple assists. The former Arizona guard has had at least two assists in 55 of 81 career games played, with most of those 26 games with one or fewer assists coming in his freshman season in Tucson, Ariz. Boswell is averaging 3.4 assists this season — just shy of his 3.6 assists per game last season for the Wildcats.

Off the bench

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

F Will Riley Fr. 6-8 13.5 Kitchener, Ontario

G Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn So. 6-1 5.3 Lafayette, Ind.

F Morez Johnson Jr. Fr. 6-9 4.6 Chicago

Missouri (10-1)

Starters

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G Tony Perkins Gr. 6-4 7.8 Indianapolis

G Anthony Robinson II So. 6-3 11.5 Tallahassee, Fla.

G Tamar Bates Sr. 6-5 12.3 Kansas City, Kan.

G/F Mark Mitchell Jr. 6-9 13.5 Kansas City, Kan.

C Josh Gray Gr. 7-0 3.2 Brooklyn, N.Y.

➜ FYI: Perkins is new to Braggin’ Rights, but not new to playing Illinois. The former Iowa guard scored what’s still a career-high 32 points in a Feb. 4, 2023, win against the Illini, shooting 8 of 11 from the field and 15 of 16 at the free throw line. Perkins is averaging 13 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in seven career games against Illinois, which includes a 17-point, 12-rebound double-double in a March 6, 2022, loss by the Hawkeyes that secured the Illini a share of the Big Ten regular season title.

Off the bench

P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown

G/F Trent Pierce So. 6-10 8.8 Tulsa, Okla.

G/F Jacob Crews Gr. 6-8 4.8 Hilliard, Fla.

G Marques Warrick Gr. 6-3 8.8 Lexington, Ky.

Details➜ Site: Enterprise Center (22,000), St. Louis.

➜ Radio: Brian Barnhart (play-by-play) and former Illini Deon Thomas (analysis) will have the call on the Illini Sports…

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Publish date : 2024-12-21 15:47:00

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