CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Kylan Boswell had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Tomislav Ivisic scored 23 points to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 117-64 victory over winless Chicago State on Sunday.
Boswell was one assist shy of his first triple-double and got it with a pass that set up Keaton Kutcher’s 3-pointer with 1:47 left. It was the seventh triple-double in program history.
Dre Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 16 points, Kasparas Jakucionis had 14, Will Riley had 13 and Morez Johnson Jr. had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Illini (9-3).
Gabe Spinelli, son of first-year Chicago State coach Scott Spinelli, led the Cougars (0-15) with 20 points and Noble Crawford scored 15.
Illinois led 60-24 at halftime and built its lead to as many as 58 points in the second half.
Illinois: This wasn’t much of a test for the Illini, who were facing a winless team that doesn’t have a player averaging in double figures and gives up 83 points per game. But it gave them a chance to shake off the rust from having a week off following their Braggin’ Rights win over Missouri on Dec. 21.
Chicago State: It was another bad day for the Cougars, who were outrebounded 47-23, committed 15 turnovers and shot 37%. On a positive note, they were 4 for 4 at the free-throw line.
A 14-point run over a 2 1/2-minute stretch early in the first half extended an 8-7 Illinois lead to 22-7 and propelled the Illini to the lopsided win.
The Illini shoot a lot of 3s. They came into the day averaging 32 per game, No. 6 in the nation, and went 15 for 33.
Illinois plays Thursday at No. 9 Oregon. Chicago State plays Friday at Wagner.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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12
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G. Spinelli G | 20PTS | 2REB | 3AST | |
13
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T. Ivisic C | 23PTS | 4REB | 5AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
G. Spinelli | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
N. Crawford | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
D. Cox | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Forrest | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
M. Robinson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. McKoy Jr. | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
S. Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
M. Brown | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
J. Spinelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Delancy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
A. Raiford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Allen | – | – | – | – |
C. Jernigan | – | – | – | – |
T. Cole | – | – | – | – |
D. Jean-Charles | – | – | – | – |
G. Jones III | – | – | – | – |
G. Spate | – | – | – | – |
Total | 64 | 18 | 10 | 19 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. Ivisic | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
K. Boswell | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
K. Jakucionis | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
T. White | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
B. Humrichous | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
D. Gibbs-Lawhorn | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
W. Riley | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
M. Johnson Jr. | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
J. Davis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
K. Kutcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Redd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Booth | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
J. Jakstys | – | – | – | – |
Total | 117 | 45 | 26 | 8 |