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03/21 02:41 CDT Illinois Fighting Illini play Creighton Bluejays in first round
of NCAA Tournament
Illinois Fighting Illini play Creighton Bluejays in first round of NCAA
Tournament
By The Associated Press
Creighton Bluejays (26-6, 18-3 Big East) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (21-9,
11-8 Big Ten)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -1; over/under is 137.5
BOTTOM LINE: Illinois and No. 23 Creighton play in the NCAA Tournament opening
round.
The Fighting Illini are 11-8 against Big Ten opponents and 10-1 in
non-conference play. Illinois is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Bluejays' record in Big East play is 18-3. Creighton is seventh in the Big
East with 29.5 rebounds per game led by Morgan Maly averaging 5.8.
Illinois is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points
higher than the 42.6% Creighton allows to opponents. Creighton has shot at a
44.9% rate from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points higher than the
40.3% shooting opponents of Illinois have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kendall Bostic is averaging 15.9 points and 11.1 rebounds for
the Fighting Illini. Genesis Bryant is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10
games.
Lauren Jensen is shooting 45.5% and averaging 17.7 points for the Bluejays.
Maly is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 6-4, averaging 68.6 points, 31.3 rebounds, 15.6
assists, 5.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points per game.
Bluejays: 8-2, averaging 67.8 points, 30.8 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 6.1 steals
and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 60.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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