Overview
- Tomislav Ivisic and Keaton Wagler scored 16 points each, with Kylan Boswell adding 15 and David Mirkovic 10 for No. 14 Illinois.
- Illinois forced 13 turnovers and committed six, overcoming a 46-31 rebounding deficit to No. 13 Tennessee.
- The Illini pulled away with a 15-3 surge in the second half after Tennessee led 34-32 at the break and briefly 49-48.
- The win moved Illinois to 7-2 and marked Brad Underwood’s first victory over Tennessee, while the Volunteers fell to 7-3 with a third straight defeat.
- The schools will also meet in football at the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium, a pairing reported by On3’s Brett McMurphy and announced by Illinois Football.