Texas Tech vs Illinois
Illinois withstands a furious 2nd half rally to defeat Texas Tech
Illinois pulled away late with some key basketbs fform Andrej Stojakovic
JT Toppin was dominate in the paint today for Texas Tech
Both teams have dealt with injuries early in the season
Key Stats
Illinois outscored Texas Tech by 13 at the FT line
Texas Tech shot 64.5% from the field in the 2nd half and 53.1% for the game
Texas Tech scored 36 points in the paint in the 2nd half
Key Individual Performances
Illinois was led by Andrej Stojakovic with 23 points and a key block at the end of the game. He made some nice isolation moves late in the game to extend the Illinois lead.
Texas Tech JT Toppin was unstoppable. He had 35 points and 11 rebounds
Kylan Boswell of Illinois added 22 points and 3 assists
What it means
Illinois gets a big non-conference quality win.
Texas Tech will be a difficult matchup with Toppin inside and several outside threats.
Both teams very likely to be tournament teams come March
Quotes
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood “The one thing you decide is what you are giving up- Their guards can shoot. We didnt want to give up a ton of threes”
More from Coach Underwood, “Really proud that we withstood their run”
Texas Tech Coach Grant McCasland, “They were more physical than us in getting to the basket and drawing fouls”
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