Southern Jaguars (2-10) at Illinois Fighting Illini (9-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Friday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern will attempt to stop its 10-game road slide when the Jaguars face Illinois.
The Fighting Illini have gone 7-0 in home games. Illinois ranks ninth in the Big Ten with 36.2 points per game in the paint led by Kendall Bostic averaging 12.0.
The Jaguars have gone 0-8 away from home. Southern is 2-5 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.6 turnovers per game.
Illinois is shooting 44.4% from the field this season, the same percentage Southern allows to opponents. Southern’s 33.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.5 percentage points lower than Illinois has given up to its opponents (38.5%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Makira Cook is averaging 11.9 points and 3.6 assists for the Fighting Illini.
Aniya Gourdine is averaging 10.4 points and 1.6 steals for the Jaguars.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 8-2, averaging 74.1 points, 36.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.2 points per game.
Jaguars: 2-8, averaging 57.1 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 33.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points.
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