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04/04 03:43 CDT UConn and Illinois square off in the Final 4
UConn and Illinois square off in the Final 4
By The Associated Press
Illinois Fighting Illini (28-8, 16-6 Big Ten) vs. UConn Huskies (33-5, 19-4 Big
East)
Indianapolis; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -1.5; over/under is 139.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 UConn and No. 13 Illinois play in the NCAA Tournament Final
Four.
The Huskies are 19-4 against Big East opponents and 14-1 in non-conference
play. UConn averages 18.4 assists per game to lead the Big East, paced by Silas
Demary Jr. with 5.9.
The Fighting Illini are 16-6 against Big Ten teams. Illinois is second in the
Big Ten scoring 83.8 points per game and is shooting 46.4%.
UConn's average of 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 fewer
made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Illinois gives up. Illinois has
shot at a 46.4% rate from the field this season, 5.9 percentage points higher
than the 40.5% shooting opponents of UConn have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time this season. UConn won 74-61 in the last
matchup on Nov. 28. Solomon Ball led UConn with 15 points, and Kylan Boswell
led Illinois with 25 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tarris Reed Jr. is shooting 62.1% and averaging 14.7 points for
the Huskies. Alex Karaban is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.
Keaton Wagler is averaging 17.9 points and 4.3 assists for the Fighting Illini.
David Mirkovic is averaging 14.8 points and 8.5 rebounds over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 8-2, averaging 71.2 points, 32.7 rebounds, 17.7
assists, 6.8 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 62.9 points per game.
Fighting Illini: 7-3, averaging 82.8 points, 36.0 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 4.1
steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 70.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
