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11/05 22:09 CST Andrej Stojakovic scores 25, Quentin Coleman adds 19 as No. 3
Illinois beats Penn 112-70
Andrej Stojakovic scores 25, Quentin Coleman adds 19 as No. 3 Illinois beats
Penn 112-70
By STEVE STEIN
Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) --- Andrej Stojavovic scored 25 points and Quentin Coleman
had 19, including 15 in the second half, to lead No. 3 Illinois to a 112-70
victory Thursday over Penn.
Zavier Zens had 18 points, Ethan Brown had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Lincoln
Williams had 12 points and nine rebounds in his collegiate debut and Stefan
Vaaks tossed in 11 points for the Illini (2-0), who shot 59% from the field (43
of 73) and outrebounded Penn 62-33.
Illinois also scored in triple figures in its opener, beating Fairleigh
Dickinson 120-45 on Monday.
Michael Zanoni scored 16 points for Penn (0-1) and Lucas Lueth had 14 points
and three blocked shots.
Illinois led 53-30 at halftime. Stojakovic scored 21 points in the first half
and Illinois outscored Penn 30-8 over the last 10:22 to break open a tight game.
The Illini played without returning starters David Mirkovic, an AP preseason
All-American, and Jake Davis. Each is out indefinitely.
Mirkovic is recovering from foot surgery in August and an appendectomy
Saturday. Davis suffered a separated shoulder early in the game vs.
Fairleigh-Dickinson and underwent surgery Wednesday.
The Illini beat Penn 105-70 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game last season
with Mirkovic scoring 29 points and collecting 17 rebounds and went on to play
in the Final Four.
Ivy League preseason favorite Penn has four returning starters and seven of its
top nine scorers back from last year's team, which won the league tournament
and earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2018.
Ex-Iowa coach Fran McCaffery is in his second year as the Quakers' coach.
Illinois was 16-11 against McCaffery in his 15 years in charge of the Hawkeyes.
Up next Penn: Hosts Howard on Monday. Illinois: At No. 19 Texas Tech on Tuesday. Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full men's basketball coverage here |
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