How to Watch No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 14 Penn (NCAA Tournament Round of 64)
Game Time: ~8:25 p.m. Thursday
TV Channel: TNT
Online Streaming: March Madness Live
Odds: Illinois -22.5
Quick Hits:
Illinois Fighting Illini (24-8, 15-5 Big Ten)
Head Coach: Brad Underwood (9th season)
Last Game: Wisconsin 91, Illinois 88 (Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals)
Gameday Reading:
Penn Quakers (18-11, 9-5 Ivy)
Head Coach: Fran McCaffery
Last Game: Penn 88, Yale 84 (Ivy League Title Game)
What Happened the Last Time These Two Teams Played?
- Illinois leads the all-time series 6-0.
Nov. 22, 2001: Illinois 78, Penn 71
LAS VEGAS — Frank Williams scored 22 points to lead No. 2 Illinois to a 78-71 victory over Pennsylvania last night in the second round of the Las Vegas Tourney.
The Illini (3-0) trailed 45-34 at the
half and didn’t take the lead until midway through the second half.
Nick Smith and Robert Archibald each added 11 points and Brian Cook had 10 for Illinois, which shot 71 percent from the floor in the second half.
Damir Krupalija had 11 rebounds as the Illini outrebounded the Quakers 34-26.
Ugonna Onykewe led Penn (1-1) with 28 points, including four 3-pointers. Koko Archibong added 12 points.
Onyekwe had 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the first half, while Illinois was 8-of-25. Archibald was particularly cold, missing three shots under the basket.
Penn also made 7 of 13 3-pointers in the first half, led by Onyekwe and Jeff Schiffner with three apiece.
