Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1) vs. UConn Huskies (5-1)
New York; Friday, 12:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Illinois and No. 5 UConn square off in New York City, New York.
The Huskies have a 5-1 record in non-conference games. UConn is 4-0 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Fighting Illini are 6-1 in non-conference play. Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten with 42.7 rebounds per game led by David Mirkovic averaging 10.3.
UConn makes 51.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.9 percentage points higher than Illinois has allowed to its opponents (40.1%). Illinois has shot at a 50.2% clip from the field this season, 11.6 percentage points higher than the 38.6% shooting opponents of UConn have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Karaban averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Huskies, scoring 14.3 points while shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc. Solomon Ball is shooting 39.4% and averaging 14.2 points.
Andrej Stojakovic is shooting 58.8% and averaging 18.5 points for the Fighting Illini. Kylan Boswell is averaging 16.1 points.
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