Illinois squares off against No. 19 Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1)
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 4 p.m. EST
Fighting Illini -2.5; over/under is 154
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois plays No. 19 Arkansas in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Fighting Illini are 5-1 in non-conference play. Illinois leads the Big Ten in rebounding, averaging 46.3 boards. Tomislav Ivisic leads the Fighting Illini with 8.7 rebounds.
The Razorbacks are 5-1 in non-conference play. Arkansas averages 12.5 turnovers per game and is 4-0 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Illinois scores 89.0 points, 29.8 more per game than the 59.2 Arkansas allows. Arkansas averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 5.5 per game Illinois gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Will Riley is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 5.3 rebounds for the Fighting Illini.
Boogie Fland is shooting 48.1% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Razorbacks, while averaging 17.2 points, 5.5 assists and 2.2 steals.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
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