NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Colorado Buffaloes 49
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Illinois Fighting Illini 57
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Match Report

Illinois tops Colorado after 3s from Brandon Paul, D.J. Richardson

Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson made consecutive 3-pointers to give Illinois the lead with 6 minutes left and the seventh-seeded Illini pulled out a tough 57-49 win against Colorado.

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Team Stats

COLO ILL
17-51
FG
16-52
33
Field Goal %
31
5-19
3PT
8-31
26
Three Point %
26
10-13
FT
17-24
77
Free Throw %
71
36
Rebounds
37
8
Offensive Rebounds
11
28
Defensive Rebounds
26
7
Assists
10
5
Steals
8
5
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
12
5
Largest Lead
16

Top Performers

COLO

  • Josh Scott F MIN 33 · PTS 8 · FG 4-9
  • Andre Roberson F MIN 34 · PTS 9 · FG 4-10
  • Askia Booker G MIN 34 · PTS 14 · FG 5-14
  • Xavier Johnson G MIN 27 · PTS 7 · FG 2-6

ILL

  • Brandon Paul G MIN 31 · PTS 17 · FG 3-12
  • Tracy Abrams G MIN 34 · PTS 13 · FG 4-10
  • D.J. Richardson G MIN 37 · PTS 14 · FG 5-14
  • Nnanna Egwu F MIN 33 · PTS 7 · FG 3-6

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