Overview
- Andrej Stojaković led Illinois with 23 points on 11-for-16 shooting, adding three steals and two blocks in just his second game with the team.
- Kylan Boswell scored 22 points and reached the 1,000-point career mark, with Illinois closing out after a late flagrant foul set up two Red Raiders free throws.
- Texas Tech erased a 45-32 halftime deficit by making its first 12 shots of the second half before Illinois regained the lead for good on a Zvonimir Ivišić layup with 8:19 left.
- J.T. Toppin posted 35 points and 11 rebounds for Texas Tech, while Illinois held a decisive free-throw edge at 16-of-23 to the Red Raiders’ 3-of-4.
- With Tomislav Ivišić out and Mihailo Petrović sidelined, Illinois got 11 points each from Zvonimir Ivišić, David Mirkovic and Keaton Wagler; Texas Tech hosts Milwaukee on Friday.