EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Tre White had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 22 Illinois made a resounding statement on the road with a 109-77 blowout of ninth-ranked Oregon on Thursday night.
Ben Humrichous shot 4 of 7 from 3-point range and scored 18 points on a night when Illinois went 16 for 29 behind the arc. Kylan Boswell also made four 3s and finished with 15 points for the Fighting Illini (10-3, 2-1 Big Ten).
Kasparas Jakucionis added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Jake Davis scored 12.
Supreme Cook scored 20 to lead the Ducks (12-2, 1-2), while Nate Bittle added 13 points and five rebounds.
Illinois built a seven-point lead at halftime before opening the second half on a 22-6 run to pull away.
Oregon took a 7-2 lead before the Illini scored 12 straight points, including the last six from Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
Illinois: Earned its first win over a ranked team this season after losing top-10 matchups against Alabama and Tennessee.
Oregon: Hosted a ranked opponent for the first time since 2020, but didn’t do much to cheer up Ducks fans still disappointed after their top-ranked football team lost 41-21 to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. This defeat began a difficult stretch of five straight games for Oregon against teams in the top 40 of KenPom rankings.
Illinois hit three straight 3-pointers to open the second half with an 11-2 run that increased its lead to 56-40 less than two minutes into the period.
Illinois shot 58% from the field, including 55% on 3-pointers, while the Ducks were at 44% from the floor.
Illinois: Will visit Washington on Sunday.
Oregon: Will host Maryland on Sunday.
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STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. White | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
B. Humrichous | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
K. Jakucionis | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
K. Boswell | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
T. Ivisic | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Davis | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
D. Gibbs-Lawhorn | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
W. Riley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
M. Johnson Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
K. Kutcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Redd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Booth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Jakstys | – | – | – | – |
Total | 109 | 40 | 17 | 18 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
N. Bittle | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
T. Bamba | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
J. Shelstad | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
B. Angel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
J. Tracey | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
S. Cook | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
K. Evans Jr. | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
K. Barthelemy | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
M. Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Williams-Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
O. Kobzystyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. Moss | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
D. Carter | – | – | – | – |
J. Cooper | – | – | – | – |
A. Warren | – | – | – | – |
L. Johnson | – | – | – | – |
Total | 77 | 28 | 13 | 14 |