| (2) Kentucky | 93 |
| Canisius | 69 |
| Box Score | |
| (6) North Carolina | 97 |
| Chattanooga | 57 |
| Box Score | |
| (16) UCLA | 102 |
| Cal State Northridge | 87 |
| Box Score | |
Northern Kentucky 64, 
Illinois 79
Non-Conference Regular Season
State Farm Center (Champaign, Illinois)
Attendance: 10,888
Officials: Chris Beaver, Donnie Eppley, Jim Schipper
Team Rebounds: Northern Kentucky (2) Illinois (1)
Technicals: Northern Kentucky (0) Illinois (0)
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKU (1-1) | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| ILL (2-0) | 31 | 48 | 79 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKU | 71 | 90.0 | 111.1 |
| ILL | 71 | 111.1 | 90.0 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKU | .447 | 0.239 | 0.317 | 0.228 |
| ILL | .500 | 0.113 | 0.323 | 0.339 |
Northern Kentucky Norse
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jeff Garrett | Starter | PF | 20:00 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | Lavone Holland II | Starter | PG | 26:00 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 34 | Drew McDonald | Starter | C | 20:00 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Jalen Tate | Starter | SG | 18:00 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Carson Williams | Starter | SF | 25:00 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 14.9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tre Cobbs | Bench | PG | 00:01 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mason Faulkner | Bench | SG | 09:00 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Jordan Garnett | Bench | SF | 24:00 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Brennan Gillis | Bench | SF | 07:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Brandon Maxwell | Bench | PG | 05:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Cole Murray | Bench | SF | 14:00 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Blake Spellman | Bench | PG | 27:00 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | Dantez Walton | Bench | SF | 05:00 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 200 | 21-57 | 9-30 | 13-23 | 30.6 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 64 | ||||
| 36.8% | 30.0% | 56.5% |
Illinois Fighting Illini
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Tracy Abrams | Starter | PG | 26:00 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 43 | Michael Finke | Starter | PF | 30:00 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 8.0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 21 | Malcolm Hill | Starter | SF | 36:00 | 13-23 | 5-8 | 9-12 | 29.2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| 22 | Maverick Morgan | Starter | C | 28:00 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1 | Jaylon Tate | Starter | SG | 28:00 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Jalen Coleman-Lands | Bench | SG | 21:00 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | Aaron Jordan | Bench | SG | 11:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Te'Jon Lucas | Bench | PG | 03:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Mike Thorne | Bench | C | 08:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | D.J. Williams | Bench | SF | 09:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 200 | 26-59 | 7-19 | 20-30 | 48.8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 79 | ||||
| 44.1% | 36.8% | 66.7% |
Northern Kentucky Norse Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Lavone Holland II 9p, 2r, 2.5a |
Jalen Tate 7p, 1.5r, 1a |
Carson Williams 12.5p, 8.5r, 2.5a |
Jeff Garrett 10p, 8.5r, 2a |
Drew McDonald 11p, 3r, 1.5a |
| Rotation | Blake Spellman 7p, 3r, 0.5a |
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Jordan Garnett 2.5p, 3r, 1a |
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Cole Murray 4.5p, 2.5r, 0a |
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| Lim PT | Brandon Maxwell 1p, 1r, 1.5a |
Mason Faulkner 4p, 1.5r, 2a |
Brennan Gillis 5p, 1r, 1a |
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| Lim PT | Tre Cobbs 0p, 0r, 0a |
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Dantez Walton 6.5p, 4r, 0.5a |
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Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Tracy Abrams 9p, 2.5r, 2.5a |
Jaylon Tate 5.5p, 1r, 4.5a |
Malcolm Hill 30.5p, 10r, 2.5a |
Michael Finke 11p, 9r, 0a |
Maverick Morgan 12p, 3r, 1.5a |
| Rotation | |
Jalen Coleman-Lands 7p, 0.5r, 0.5a |
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| Rotation | |
Aaron Jordan 0p, 1r, 0a |
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| Lim PT | Te'Jon Lucas 0p, 0r, 0a |
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D.J. Williams 3p, 2.5r, 0.5a |
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Mike Thorne 2p, 2.5r, 0a |