National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 77, Chicago St. 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 22, 2013
Where: State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Officials: # Terry Oglesby, # Don Olson, # Johnny Wilkins
Attendance: 15488
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Illinois 77, Chicago State 53: Jon Ekey scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Illini to a home win over the Cougars.

Rayvonte Rice, Tracy Abrams and Joseph Bertrand each added 12 points for Illinois (5-0), which easily won the boards battle, 39-20. Nnanna Egwu grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Illini.

Clarke Rosenberg led Chicago State (2-4) with 16 points, hitting 3-of-4 3-pointers. Matt Ross chipped in 13 points.

Illinois jumped out quickly, scoring 12 of the game's first 14 points, but Chicago State responded with its own 15-6 run to get right back in it. It was a two-point game with just under two minutes to play in the opening half when the Illini closed with a 5-0 spurt to take a seven-point halftime lead.

The Cougars trailed by 13 with just over 12 minutes to play before going on a 11-2 run to pull within four with eight minutes left. But Ekey had 10 straight points, including two 3-pointers, in a two-minute span to put the Illini comfortably ahead for good.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Chicago State G Quinton Pippen, the team's leading scorer, was held more than six points below his average with nine points. … This was the first game this season that Egwu hadn't scored 10 points, as he finished with six. … Illinois improved to a perfect 11-0 against the Cougars.



Top Game Performances
 
Chicago St.   Illinois
Clarke Rosenberg 16 Scoring Jon Ekey 19
Quinton Pippen 3 Assists Tracy Abrams 5
Eddie Denard 5 Rebounds Nnanna Egwu 9
Eddie Denard 3 Free Throws Made Tracy Abrams 6
Nate Duhon 1 Steals Joseph Bertrand 2
Quinton Pippen 1 Blocks Nnanna Egwu 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago St. 53 40.0 7-20 10-14 8 17 2 4 13
Illinois 77 48.1 9-21 16-22 11 35 4 6 10