National Basketball Association
Illinois 85, Southern Illinois 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 13, 2010
Where: Assembly Hall-ILL, Champaign, Illinois
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Michael Kitts, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
16618
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Demetri McCarney scored 18 points and sparked a big second-half run as host Illinois pulled away for an 85-63 victory over intrastate rival Southern Illinois on Saturday night.
D.J. Richardson added 16 points and Mike Davis contributed 14 as the No. 16 Illini used a 33-8 run that bridged halftime in improving to 3-0 on the season.
Illinois broke open a tight game with a 14-5 closing run to take a 41-30 lead at halftime. Richardson buried a pair of 3-points in the late surge.
McCarney then took control by scoring the first five points of the second half and seven in a 19-4 run that propelled Illinois to a 60-34 cushion with 13 1/2 minutes to play.
A senior point guard, McCarney also had nine assists and four rebounds while shooting 7-of-11 from the field.
Carlton Fay scored 13 points and Mamadou Seck added 12 for Southern Illinois in its season opener.
Top Game Performances
| Southern Illinois |
|
Illinois |
|
Justin Bocot 14 |
Scoring |
Demetri McCamey 18 |
|
Justin Bocot 2 |
Assists |
Demetri McCamey 9 |
|
Gene Teague 7 |
Rebounds |
Mike Davis 7 |
|
Carlton Fay 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Demetri McCamey 3 |
|
Justin Bocot 3 |
Steals |
Meyers Leonard 2 |
|
Carlton Fay 1 |
Blocks |
Mike Tisdale 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern Illinois
|
63 |
37.5 |
5-21 |
10-14 |
9 |
29 |
3 |
9 |
|
| Illinois
|
85 |
55.2 |
6-13 |
15-19 |
22 |
31 |
6 |
6 |
|