National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 85, Southern Illinois 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 13, 2010
Where: Assembly Hall-ILL, Champaign, Illinois
Officials: # John Higgins, # Michael Kitts, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 16618
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Demetri McCarney scored 18 points and sparked a big second-half run as host Illinois pulled away for an 85-63 victory over intrastate rival Southern Illinois on Saturday night.

D.J. Richardson added 16 points and Mike Davis contributed 14 as the No. 16 Illini used a 33-8 run that bridged halftime in improving to 3-0 on the season.

Illinois broke open a tight game with a 14-5 closing run to take a 41-30 lead at halftime. Richardson buried a pair of 3-points in the late surge.

McCarney then took control by scoring the first five points of the second half and seven in a 19-4 run that propelled Illinois to a 60-34 cushion with 13 1/2 minutes to play.

A senior point guard, McCarney also had nine assists and four rebounds while shooting 7-of-11 from the field.

Carlton Fay scored 13 points and Mamadou Seck added 12 for Southern Illinois in its season opener.

Top Game Performances
 
Southern Illinois   Illinois
Justin Bocot 14 Scoring Demetri McCamey 18
Justin Bocot 2 Assists Demetri McCamey 9
Gene Teague 7 Rebounds Mike Davis 7
Carlton Fay 4 Free Throws Made Demetri McCamey 3
Justin Bocot 3 Steals Meyers Leonard 2
Carlton Fay 1 Blocks Mike Tisdale 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern Illinois 63 37.5 5-21 10-14 9 29 3 9
Illinois 85 55.2 6-13 15-19 22 31 6 6