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01/11 03:43 CST Stirtz and No. 19 Iowa host No. 16 Illinois
Stirtz and No. 19 Iowa host No. 16 Illinois
By The Associated Press
Illinois Fighting Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (12-3, 2-2 Big
Ten)
Iowa City, Iowa; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawkeyes -1.5; over/under is 143.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Iowa hosts No. 16 Illinois after Bennett Stirtz scored 21
points in Iowa's 70-67 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Hawkeyes have gone 9-0 in home games. Iowa is 0-1 in one-possession games.
The Fighting Illini have gone 3-1 against Big Ten opponents. Illinois is 0-1 in
games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Iowa makes 51.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 12.5
percentage points higher than Illinois has allowed to its opponents (39.4%).
Illinois averages 10.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.9 more made
shots on average than the 5.4 per game Iowa allows.
The Hawkeyes and Fighting Illini square off Sunday for the first time in
conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Stirtz is shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made
3-pointers per game for the Hawkeyes, while averaging 18 points, five assists
and 1.7 steals. Tavion Banks is shooting 45.6% and averaging 8.3 points over
the past 10 games.
Keaton Wagler is shooting 39.7% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers
per game for the Fighting Illini, while averaging 15.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and
3.7 assists. Andrej Stojakovic is averaging 13.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawkeyes: 7-3, averaging 74.6 points, 28.3 rebounds, 15.0
assists, 8.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 59.9 points per game.
Fighting Illini: 8-2, averaging 82.4 points, 37.3 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 3.2
steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 65.3 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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